Feb 28, 2020
Thomas lately had the privilege of enjoying piano on the newest
album by Catholic composer Mark Christopher Brandt. The
Butterfly consists of a collection for string quartet and piano,
plus two solo piano items. The suite, which makes use of the butterfly’s
transformation as an allegory of conversion, was described by the
Catholic poet Dana Gioia as “recent, ingenious and alive”.
On this episode you’ll hear the gorgeous Butterfly suite in
full, adopted by a no much less stunning dialog through which Thomas
shares what he discovered from Mark throughout this mission, and Mark (as
at all times) shares a lot knowledge about music and the Christian life,
peppered with examples from his journey in each.
Central to the dialog about music is the continuum of
artists all through historical past, and the deeper continuum for Christian
artists: that our work transcends historical past as a result of our first
viewers is the heavenly courtroom, no matter what welcome our artwork
finds on this world.
Contents
[2:51] Accompanying textual content to The Butterfly
[4:38] The Butterfly suite
[21:09] Why Mark needed one other pianist (Thomas) to play on this
mission
[23:22] Granting the string gamers extra room for particular person
creativity than is common within the classical world
[28:06] What Mark taught Thomas within the studio: making a mistake
just isn’t a sin
[36:54] Advantages of documenting the outcomes of 1’s apply in
order to maneuver ahead
[41:59] The timeline of the album, spanning many years of Mark’s
journey as a composer
[47:09] The historic ‘continuum’ of music and being part of
its progress
[52:38] Mark’s counsel for these starting to check
composition
[1:02:41] Up to date pop has misplaced its connection to what got here
earlier than it
[1:07:17] Christians who’re joyful are misunderstood as being
naive
[1:12:52] When Mark first grew to become conscious of how following Jesus
was reworking him
Hyperlinks
Buy The Butterfly:
Bodily copies https://markchristopherbrandt.com/the-butterfly—store.html
iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-butterfly/1488059624
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Mark-Christopher-Brandt/dp/B081K8Y1C7
Buy the rating and/or elements
https://markchristopherbrandt.com/the-butterfly-scores-and-parts.html
Earlier interviews with Mark:
Episode 33: Construction and Freedom in Music and in
Christ
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-33-structure-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt/
The Nightingale
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-0-nightingale-mark-christopher-brandt/
Different Sources
Mark’s web site https://www.markchristopherbrandt.com/
Manassas String Quartet https://www.manassasquartet.com/
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