Fanfare – CACOPHONY

146. Risk and adventure: Tower, Fanfare for the uncommon woman

10/05/2023 by Steve

Another great, short piece, here’s the first of Joan Tower’s Fanfares celebrating risk-taking and adventurous women. This is both celebratory and substantial, plus a workout for brass and percussion. Listening time 8 mins (podcast 5.5′, music 2.5′)… Listen

Family friendly | Just-is-ness | meditative

145. Representation and taxation: Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man

30/04/2023 by Steve

A short podcast about the shortest of pieces, yet Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man still packs a punch and seems to point to big issues.

‘No taxation without representation’? Perhaps today’s call should be ‘No representatives (from the Head of State down) who don’t pay their taxes!’

Listening time c10 minutes (podcast 6′, music 3′)… Listen