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Michael Torke

  • #ClassicsaDay Revisits #NAFTAclassics – Week 1

    Jul 5th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, #NAFTAclassics, Carlos Chavez, Joan Tower, Jocelyn Morlock, Manuel María Ponce, Michael Torke, Twitter

    The Classics a Day team is made up of American and Canadians. The month of July has important national holidays for both countries. And so the theme for July is the music of North America. (Mexico doesn’t have a major holiday in July, but we decided to be inclusive). In my posts for #ClassicsaDay I […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalChristmas Week 3

    Dec 21st, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, Charles Ives, Christoph Graupner, Classical music, Giovanni Gabrieli, Michael Torke, Thomas Tallis, Twitter

    This is the second year the #ClassicsaDay team went with a Classical Christmas theme. And that’s fine. If you think about it, composers have been writing works for the season as long as there’s been notation to preserve them. For my contributions, I tried to avoid the obvious choices. In the process, I discovered some […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #NAFTAclassics Week 1

    Jul 6th, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, #NAFTAclassics, Gabriela Ortiz, John Wyre, Joseph Vézina, Michael Torke, Silvestre Revueltas, Twitter

    We have an international mix of contributors to the #ClassicsaDay feed. July has significant holidays for two of the three countries in North America. So, at the suggestion of a Canadian contributor, July became #NAFTAclassics, marking Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4). Mexico doesn’t have a July holiday, but we decided to […]

  • Unconquered – Michael Torke Expresses Positive Patriotism

    Jul 2nd, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Contemporary classical, Cristian Macelaru, Ecstatic Records, Michael Torke, Orchestral music, Philadelphia Orchestra

    In my opinion, Michael Torke is something of a national treasure. He has the rare ability to take elements of American culture and develop them with all the tools of a contemporary classical composer. The end result is music that sounds distinctly American. It’s always connected to the traditions of the past, but with a […]

  • Michael Torke – Concerto for Orchestra runs true to form

    Jul 20th, 2016 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Camerata NY, CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Ecstatic Records, Mark Russell Smith, Michael Torke, Paul W. Popeil, Quad City Symphony, Richard Owen, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Universty of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Vasily Petrenko

    I’ve liked everything I’ve heard by Michael Torke. In my opinion, his musical style seems to sit a sweet spot — his language is tonal without being tied to tradition, his rhythms propulsive without the intense repetition of minimalism (some consider him post-minimalist). The Concerto for Orchestra starts with a very simple motif — C-G-C-A. […]

  • Michael Torke Tahiti – No Trouble Here

    Jan 11th, 2012 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: 10/10 Ensemble, CD Review, Clark Rundell, contemporary classical music, Ecstatic Records, Michael Torke

    This release pairs two Michael Torke works inspired by the South Seas – “Tahiti” and “Fiji.” Besides the geographical connection, it’s a logical program choice. Both works were written for a small chamber orchestra, and both have a similar feel. “Fiji” is a 17-minute composition that pulls the listener into a Martin Denny-style Quiet Village […]

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