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November Short Fuses — Materia Critica

November 1, 2026

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Classical Music Review: Flutes, Stones, and Ecstasy — Terry Riley’s “The Holy Liftoff”

September 16, 2026

Posted in Featured, Classical Music, Music, Review

Claire Chase and her collaborators make a persuasive, vivifying case for Terry Riley’s hourlong score of freewheeling fantasy, grief, birdsong, and release.

Classical Album Review: Composer Derek Bermel’s “Intonations” — Turning Acerbity and Complexity on Their Heads

October 1, 2022

Posted in Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review

For Derek Bermel fans, Intonations is a must. For new music enthusiasts and the otherwise curious – ditto.

JACK Quartet

November Short Fuses — Materia Critica

Classical Music Review: Flutes, Stones, and Ecstasy — Terry Riley’s “The Holy Liftoff”

Classical Album Review: Composer Derek Bermel’s “Intonations” — Turning Acerbity and Complexity on Their Heads

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