Listening to America’s Best Idea

Jul 12, 2018 | Tea Talk

Most people go to Rocky Mountain National Park or Glacier National Park to enjoy the breathtaking, once in a lifetime views. But if you look closely, you might notice a man who is as much listening to the surroundings as he is enjoying the view. Since 2009, adventure...

Abstractions on the Open Road

Jul 12, 2018 | News, Tea Talk

Composer/guitarist Christopher Cresswell, following the March 2018 release of 315 Ensemble’s “bold, original, and attention-grabbing” eponymous debut record, has had a busy spring with premieres of two major new works, in the space that separates and a stillness,...

Gilbertson Named Finalist for 2018 Pulitzer Prize

Apr 17, 2018 | News, Tea Talk

Michael Gilbertson’s day started the same as any other day: teaching ear training to Freshmen students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and then getting ready for his upcoming premiere with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, but all that changed when his...

Finding Poetry in the Static

Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk

The debut album of emerging American composer, electric guitarist, and sound artist Christopher Cresswell, eponymously named after the ensemble he runs, 315 Ensemble, has just been released earlier this month on Ravello Records. “I’m interested in the intersection...

Music from the Himalayan Mountains

Mar 23, 2018 | News, Tea Talk

Set deep in the Himalayas, fifty kilometers from the Tibetan border and two hundred fifty kilometers from the Indian border, Lo Monthang is Nepal’s ‘hidden kingdom’, home to ancient Buddhist paintings, breathtaking views, and sheer cliffs. It is a long way from the...