{"id":1587,"date":"2022-05-17T21:58:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T01:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2022-05-17T21:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T01:58:12","slug":"composer-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/composer-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Composer Portraits for the ACA by Aaron Larget-Caplan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are t<span data-offset-key=\"2r8sb-0-0\">wo<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2r8sb-1-0\"> Composer Portrait articles I wrote for the May 2022 Bulletin of the <\/span><span class=\"diy96o5h\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"2r8sb-2-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2r8sb-2-0\">American Composers Alliance (ACA)<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2r8sb-3-0\">. The first is on <a href=\"https:\/\/composers.com\/composers\/thomas-l-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas L. Read<\/a> and the second on <a href=\"https:\/\/composers.com\/composers\/tom-flaherty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Flaherty<\/a>. <\/span>The ACA published the two award winning <strong><em>New Lullaby Project<\/em><\/strong> anthology volumes <a href=\"https:\/\/composers.com\/composers\/various-collections-and-anthologies\/nights-transfigured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nights Transfigured<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/composers.com\/composers\/collections\/hushed-sixteen-21st-century-lullabies-solo-guitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hushed<\/a>. (Audio links at the bottom)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-scaled.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1588 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Read-cover-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1589 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.2-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1590 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.3-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1591 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Portrait-p.4-1583x2048.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 15\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Audio and Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ<\/strong>: <em>Capricci<\/em> \u2022 guitar and string quartet \u2022 [watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_st3KFU-8tE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ<\/strong>: <em>Concert Champe\u0302tre<\/em> \u2022 guitar and cello \u2022 [listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.bandcamp.com\/track\/concert-champ-tre-for-guitar-cello-by-thomas-l-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandcamp<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ<\/strong>: <em>The Moon Through The Window Shines Down<\/em> \u2022 guitar alone \u2022 [listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.bandcamp.com\/track\/the-moon-through-the-window-shines-down-by-thomas-l-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandcamp<\/a>]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 17\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Audio and Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FLAHERTY:<\/strong> <em>Steps and Leaps<\/em> \u2022 guitar and responsive electronics \u2022 [watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9o3JP33Iv98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLAHERTY: <\/strong><em>Timeflies<\/em><strong> \u2022 <\/strong>I. Slowly We Turn&#8230; \u2022 guitar and cello \u2022 [watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TSWQ2VtmMa0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are two Composer Portrait articles I wrote for the May 2022 Bulletin of the American Composers Alliance (ACA). The first is on Thomas L. Read and the second on Tom Flaherty. The ACA published the two award winning New Lullaby Project anthology volumes Nights Transfigured and Hushed. (Audio links at the bottom) Audio and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[392,68,93,150],"tags":[285,7,58,347],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-composing","category-contemporary-music","category-interviews","category-press","tag-american-composers-alliance","tag-new-lullaby-project","tag-thomas-l-read","tag-tom-flaherty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1593,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions\/1593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}