Madly in love with this music:

I had no idea about this with regards to The Nutcracker. This story has me in tears. Tchaikovsky's "Pas de Deux" is one of the most beautiful works of music in all of history. Now knowing what inspired it makes it even more beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=utOG...

New Substack post

Big thanks to @loscil.ca for the inclusion on his Boomkat chart. His “Lake Fire” album is one of my favorite albums and live shows of the year. It was so much fun and an honor to tour with him this year in Canada and Europe. Can’t wait to see and hear what he does next! boomkat.com/charts/boomk...

Great essay + mix from A Strangely Isolated place. Includes music from Roméo Poirier, Saapato, Raica, Jo Johnson, Strategy, µ-Ziq, myself and many others.

Senate News: Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into their latest government funding bill that would make it easier to sell off public lands and national parks, and may have the votes to do it. If you care about protecting your public lands, now’s the time to make it known.

I happened to be up early this morning and while I was drinking coffee I heard something push forcefully at my front door. My two cats immediately ran to it wondering what it was. It happened to be a stray cat that I and a neighbor have been taking care of. He was knocking for food!

In 2023 ago I made a version of Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria / Ellens dritter Gesang" for the holiday season. If you are looking for interesting holiday music this might be your cup of tea. I will donate any funds acquired from this track to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières.

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Grateful to be included in Stephan’s end of year list :)

It’s frog taxi season again! I caught a lot of frogs tonight:)

Honored to be included in this list. Thank you to everyone who listened to and supported my music this year :)

I loved this documentary. It would mean a lot to me if you would watch it and listen to the music of Mel Bonis, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, and Emilie Mayer. They were incredible composers, but sadly many people are unaware of them. I really hope that their works start appearing in more concerts.

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Saw some elk today.

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Great interview with @loscil.ca + an awesome mix that he made. futurenevercomes.net/hyperborea/L...

Happy Bandcamp Friday! My album 'See-Through' on Balmat from 2022 just got repressed! It's available on transparent red/orange vinyl and on standard black. patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/album/see-th...

"This writing is interested in working towards a reclamation-based understanding of acoustic ecology that incorporates the drum and songs from Beaver Lake Cree Nation. In a healthy ecosystem, much of the frequency spectrum is inhabited through diverse species sounds"

Very pleased to announce "Particularly Dangerous Situation," built from recordings of the SoCal winds on January 7th, 2025, the album serves as a document of the time. Huge thanks to @elevatorbath.com for getting this one out there. Out on January 23rd on digital and vinyl.

I recently learned about the French composer and pianist Mélanie Hélène "Mel" Bonis. She was a student at the Paris Conservatoire at the same time as Debussy. Her work is gorgeous! Reminds me of Grieg's Lyric pieces. I don't think many people know about her, sadly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BavF...

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I was thinking on a walk today... hmm I wonder if the artist Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita and Maurice Ravel knew each other? It turns out that they did! They were friends and would go to jazz clubs together. Foujita even made an adorable portrait of him:) www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Port...

@alexandraspence.bsky.social and I have a collaborative track on @dragonseyerecordings.com ‘s new mixtape. Please have a listen.

🪾 loscil.bandcamp.com/album/ash

Such a great story!

A song that Ravel wrote for his friends’ children while on holiday together. He wrote a suite of piano music based on Mother Goose stories. It was just for fun but his friends demanded that he publish them. He orchestrated them and they are now among his most beloved works. youtu.be/2hbOW2DV0yo?...

Stravinsky and Ravel.

So beautiful youtu.be/VfeU3_JI02k?...

Amazing performance l!

My favorite contemporary performer of Ravel’s work talking about his deep connection to this wonderful composer. youtu.be/N0XaJbhaVBc?...

Song of the night www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQxI... Holy night, you sink down; dreams, too, float down, like your moonlight through space, through the silent hearts of men. They listen with delight, crying out when day awakes: come back, holy night! Fair dreams, return!

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A fascinating and beautiful documentary about Vivaldi and the orphaned girls that he trained as master musicians and composed music for. I wish that there were more opportunities like this for today’s orphans and foster kids. youtu.be/efonp34pV2E?...

The obsession persists

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Coming up on November 1 at MonoSpace. Free with RSVP

My radio show from yesterday on @freeformportland.org is up for listening! Rainy, autumnal vibes, acoustic guitar aplenty, birdsong, Portland’s own Candace and @patriciawolf.bsky.social, Disiniblud again, ‘Piano Reverb’ remixed, electronics. www.mixcloud.com/welwing/some... #freeformportland

Amazing shop! Have a peek 👀🐰

I’m very excited to make my New York debut at the amazing Durations Festival with maestro Suso Sáiz on November 7 at Public Records in Brooklyn.

album of the day: @zanetrow.net - Ibis on @room40.bsky.social I hope you can find some time and brain space for this elegantly crafted work of emotionally and intellectually rich sound art.

so cool :)

Legend has it that Ravel wrote “Duo miaulé” from his opera with writer Colette, “L’enfant et les Sortilèges”, to mock Wagner. Hilarious! youtu.be/Bje9i-nPIQQ?...