Reverberations is a new podcast that extends the genre-fluid spirit of New Amsterdam Records from music to conversation. Hosted by musicologist and performer Majel Connery, the podcast is a series of probing discussions with NewAm's family of musical artists on the connection between life and craft. Each episode is rooted in musical exploration, while ranging freely into the big ideas that drive us and that shape our creative lives.
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Mazz Swift: The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious
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This episode of Reverberations features Mazz Swift’s new album, The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious. Mazz and host Majel Connery discuss a series of dualities: spirituality for the irreligious; connection and disconnection with the past; and training and un-training virtuosity. Throughout, Mazz wrestles with Western Classical perspect…
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Alex Sopp: The Hem & The Haw
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This episode of Reverberations features Alex Sopp’s new album, The Hem and the Haw. Alex and host Majel Connery talk about penny whistle freak-outs and landscape painting; Alex’s emergence as a singer and what she calls “the paralysis of potential;” and duality as an organizing force.Von Majel Connery
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Claire Dickson: The Beholder
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In this episode Claire Dickson and host Majel Connery chat about Dickson’s album, The Beholder, with forays into “princess music” (a.k.a. “pop” influences), demo love, broken madrigals, and the love triangle between performance, improvisation, and composition.
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