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At the Still Point of the Turning World, There the Dance Is

Network for New Music A long piece of music—clocking in at nearly 22 minutes—deserves a lengthy title. Voila, Gerald Levinson’s At the Still Point of the Turning World, There the Dance Is. Don’t expect to experience any boredom while listening. Constantly alternating between agitated passages and subdued moments of repose, the work’s pacing is mesmeric.… Read more »

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Network for New Music

A long piece of music—clocking in at nearly 22 minutes—deserves a lengthy title. Voila, Gerald Levinson’s At the Still Point of the Turning World, There the Dance Is. Don’t expect to experience any boredom while listening. Constantly alternating between agitated passages and subdued moments of repose, the work’s pacing is mesmeric. Unison playing takes a dominant role here, as textures shift and blend together. At times, I can’t help hearing strong echoes of Messiaen’s Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum.

—RN