Around the end of August, we reported on the pre-sale of “Calling All Dawns,” Christopher Tin’s debut original album. We were quite excited about the project with the announcement of twelve languages across twelve tracks and the inclusion of Tin’s “Baba Yetu,” used in Civilization IV.
October 1st is right upon us, Calling All Dawns is ready for release, and OSV has been fortunate enough to receive an early copy.
Take the jump to read our review of Christopher Tin’s Calling All Dawns! (more…)
Remember that world woodwind player I kept raving about in our World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King review? Well, Pedro Eustache is known for much more than his work on games, and has enjoyed an expansive career as a world woodwind player. I was always moved by his soulful performances, but I wasn’t aware of just how versatile he is as both a performer and a composer until now.
Pedro Eustache recently gave the performance of his career in February, titled “Suite Concertante for World Woodwinds & Symphony Orchestra.” The piece was composed by Eustache himself during 2008, and was performed in February by Eustache along with the Venezuela Orchestra and conducted by world-class conductor Gustavo Dudamel. I know we don’t cover traditional orchestral music very often on OSV, but this performance was anything but traditional!
See what I mean in our review of Pedro Eustache’s masterwork after the jump. (more…)
