Michael John Trotta’s For a Breath of Ecstasy was just recorded by the Northwestern State University Chamber Choir, under the direction of Nicholaus B. Cummins. The recording recently received a review in Gramophone by Donald Rosenberg: The American composer Michael John Trotta has concentrated on choral music for most of his career. The newest discContinue reading “For a Breath of Ecstasy – Gramophone Review”
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The Inside Voice: Michael John Trotta Interview Series
We were so excited to find out that J. W. Pepper created a short video series on composer Michael John Trotta. Trotta has been a MorningStar composer for several years, and more recently has come out with pieces more suited to the Galaxy catalog. This spring, we’re releasing his new work For a Breath ofContinue reading “The Inside Voice: Michael John Trotta Interview Series”
Gramophone Magazine reviews new albums from Su Lian Tan & Michael John Trotta
Since 1923, Gramophone Magazine continues to devote itself to reviewing classical music, particularly recordings. The August 2017 issue featured two albums in the ECS Publishing Group catalog: Seven Last Words by Michael John Trotta and Revelations by Su Lian Tan. Seven Last Words, review excerpt By Guy Rickards “Trotta’s musical style is fairly straightforward….not unlike that ofContinue reading “Gramophone Magazine reviews new albums from Su Lian Tan & Michael John Trotta”
Michael John Trotta Scene4 Interview: Music Born of Necessity
Scene4, an international magazine of arts and culture, featured Michael John Trotta in the July 2017 edition of the magazine. The article begins with Rainer Maria Rilke’s quote, “The work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity.” Trotta notes this quote defines the current season of his career. “Everything is aContinue reading “Michael John Trotta Scene4 Interview: Music Born of Necessity”
Review of Seven Last Words by Michael John Trotta — Choral Scholar
In his famous Poetics of Music of 1939, Stravinsky observes, “A real tradition is not the relic of a past that is irretrievably gone; it is a living force that animates and informs the present.” Michael J. Trotta’s Seven Last Words is a work solidly grounded in tradition, yet incorporates a musical language that, in GeorgeContinue reading “Review of Seven Last Words by Michael John Trotta — Choral Scholar”
Modern Classics: Michael Trotta’s Seven Last Words – MidAmerica Productions
“Michael John Trotta is an award-winning composer of choral music whose latest work, Seven Last Words, will be given its NY premiere in Carnegie Hall on May 27, 2017 as part of MidAmerica Productions’ 34th concert season. This will be the first time that Trotta will conduct his own composition in a MidAmerica Productions CarnegieContinue reading “Modern Classics: Michael Trotta’s Seven Last Words – MidAmerica Productions”
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