Grant Chu Covell

Managing Editor Grant Chu Covell works in the Boston area. He once worked for a global technology company that made hardware which Xenakis and Babbitt used to good effect. He was the publisher of the brilliant but forgotten The Periodic Journal of Bibliography (1990-95), and his music reviews have appeared in EAR Magazine and InMusic. His instrumental and electroacoustic music has been performed in the U.S. and abroad, and he has shared many CDs of his music with family and friends (one piece was recorded in a refrigerator). A short article about a composition he wrote for piano and tape can be found in the Csound Magazine. Two electroacoustic works have appeared in commercial compilations: Presence III and The Door Project. A recent CD can be found here, and another is in preparation. A long departed family dog’s name was taken from a character in Wagner’s Ring.

Ramble on Doubles with Ceilidh and Ondiola

I am astonished that I haven’t encountered Connolly’s emphatic music before.

Ramble on Doubles with Ceilidh and Ondiola

I am astonished that I haven’t encountered Connolly’s emphatic music before.

(Dis)Arrangements 19: Sciarrino’s Dreams

I could write volumes on Sciarrino’s approach towards other music.

(Dis)Arrangements 19: Sciarrino’s Dreams

I could write volumes on Sciarrino’s approach towards other music.

Mostly Symphonies 46.

Early works from an obscure Mexican composer and not in his later experimental style.

Mostly Symphonies 46.

Early works from an obscure Mexican composer and not in his later experimental style.

EA Bucket 36. / Italian Vacation 17: Studio di Fonologia Musicale di Radio Milano

If the equipment still functions, all that’s missing is power and, presumably, the thick tang of cigarettes.

EA Bucket 36. / Italian Vacation 17: Studio di Fonologia Musicale di Radio Milano

If the equipment still functions, all that’s missing is power and, presumably, the thick tang of cigarettes.

Alex McCartney’s Veterum Musica

Where do we spend our days? With music that soothes, or urged forward by sounds that rouse us? McCartney’s approach to capturing his own instrument warrants attention and admiration.

Alex McCartney’s Veterum Musica

Where do we spend our days? With music that soothes, or urged forward by sounds that rouse us? McCartney’s approach to capturing his own instrument warrants attention and admiration.

EA Bucket 35.

For the electroacoustic ballet score Solitude Transit, Ferrari transforms cliches into poetry.

EA Bucket 35.

For the electroacoustic ballet score Solitude Transit, Ferrari transforms cliches into poetry.

Ramble with Airmachine

I am not sure what an “airmachine” is, but it sounds exotic, like a stuck goose or a deformed kazoo.

Ramble with Airmachine

I am not sure what an “airmachine” is, but it sounds exotic, like a stuck goose or a deformed kazoo.

EA Bucket 34.

Including works for instruments, tape, and instruments with tape, this lively and unpredictable variety pack has anchored recent playlists.

EA Bucket 34.

Including works for instruments, tape, and instruments with tape, this lively and unpredictable variety pack has anchored recent playlists.

Mostly Symphonies 45.

Sinfonia No. 4, marking Walker’s 90th birthday, is a highpoint.

Mostly Symphonies 45.

Sinfonia No. 4, marking Walker’s 90th birthday, is a highpoint.

Mostly Symphonies 44: Heinz Winbeck’s Five

I rarely gush with superlatives, but these five are as great a cycle as one could hope for.

Mostly Symphonies 44: Heinz Winbeck’s Five

I rarely gush with superlatives, but these five are as great a cycle as one could hope for.

A Fortifying Ramble, with Oil Drum and Toaster

Goldmann lived long enough to ride or eschew multiple trends. He is generally untroubled, without arrogance or the need to preach. Why have we not heard more of his music?

A Fortifying Ramble, with Oil Drum and Toaster

Goldmann lived long enough to ride or eschew multiple trends. He is generally untroubled, without arrogance or the need to preach. Why have we not heard more of his music?