When One Quartet Is Not Enough – Of 2s, 3s, and 4s
A quartet can create full musical structures. So what is it that two quartets can do better than one? Especially in three.
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A quartet can create full musical structures. So what is it that two quartets can do better than one? Especially in three.
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As an unsigned musician, I prefer musician-centric platforms. However, they’ve proliferated so much that it’s hard to choose between them. Platforms Galore Given how suddenly musician resources can go rogue or completely disappear, I am “twice shy” about joining another platform. I’ve written before about needing to leave such platforms that no longer deliver. And
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What happens when one recording project calls for not one, but two bands? Stan Stewart explores the battle of his bands.
I’m directing (and singing in) an octet of tenor, baritone, and bass singers. It’s fun and we are consistently psyched to sing together. We’re called 8th Amendment. The other 8th Amendment I love singing in harmony. For reasons I am unable to verbalize, I am especially drawn to singing with voices in a similar range
Music and musical instruments from foreign lands hold amazing beauty if we are willing to listen. Stan Stewart explores this inspiration.
Here is a tiny introduction to some Persian stringed instruments. Stan Stewart shares them with you because of an upcoming recording.
The more the world changes, the more life follows and so, too, the music projects from Stan Stewart. Here’s the story.
Mallets (or instruments played with them) are featured as every sound on Stan Stewart’s suite named MarXylo. Listen.
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