Arvo Part (with an umlaut above the a) is one of my favourite composers. What's remarkable about this is that he's still alive. Most modern classical music is fairly inaccessible, but Part's music is very modern and usually hauntingly beautiful. (Some samples of his work can be found here.) Like some other modern composers, it is largely based on simplicity and purity, but this is done to profound rather than academic effect.
Anyway, I was just looking him up on Wikipedia to see if there were any new pieces of which I should be aware (answer: not really) and I happened on a link to a page which lists upcoming performances of his work worldwide. And wouldn't you know it, there's a performance of his Miserere in Adelaide tonight! Now for those who don't know, I'm a few hours' flight from Adelaide, so what good is that? Well, an optimistic visit to the ABC classic FM website was rewarded: they're broadcasting this concert at 11pm!
There are a couple of other pieces in the broadcast, seemingly by other modern composers. Should be an enjoyable and educational evening.
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Let it Bleed is a companion blog to Midnight Rambler (see links to recent entries below). Both blogs contain items of interest to the author, but Bleed is short and sharp while Rambler is long and laborious.
The URL let-it-bleeed is a consequence of pollution in the blogspot.com namespace.
The image above is cropped from a Jackson Pollock painting.