Cantaloupe Music

05/16/2025

AVAILABLE NOW: We are pleased to announce the long-awaited release of composer and producer David Handler's debut album Life Like Violence — a multihued listening experience that taps into classical and electro-acoustic music, signal processing, improvisation and remix culture in ways that amplify Handler's tireless search for new ideas, new sounds and new collaborations.

Now streaming in full on all platforms — or you can order the limited edition vinyl package on our Bandcamp page!

Listen today on all streaming platforms!

05/05/2025

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Long Play this year! We had a blast.




https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2025/

04/23/2025

This week at The Joyce Theater (NYC): A.I.M by Kyle Abraham presents new works by Abraham, Andrea Miller, Rena Butler and Paul Singh, with Singh’s ‘Just Your Two Wrists’ featuring music by David Lang. Tickets are going fast!

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham returns to The Joyce with a powerful program of thought-provoking works by visionary choreographers, exploring identity, resilience, and connection through dynamic movement.

04/04/2025

Check out today's video premiere of the first movement of "Uneasy," composed by Ken Thomson, from Anzû Quartet's forthcoming album 𝙖𝙙𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 (out April 25). "Uneasy i" is also streaming TODAY on all platforms (link below).

Many thanks to the editorial team at The Strad, and to our stalwart fans and followers who turned out for Anzû's pre-release concert at Roulette in Brooklyn back on March 9. It's been a long road for this hard-working quartet, and we can't wait for you to hear their fantastic debut!

https://lnk.to/Uneasy_i

Watch the Anzû Quartet's new video 'Uneasy' by Ken Thomson - a work with gnarly mixed-instrument timbres that is literally, not easy ➡️https://trib.al/m7rqRbb

📷 Markus Sepperer

03/26/2025

“Carla Kihlstedt and Present Music will perform 𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 on March 26 and 27 at the Jan Serr Studio on Milwaukee’s east side before they zip down to Knoxville, Tennessee, to perform it there on March 29 as part of the 2025 Big Ears Festival.”

Read more in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and preorder the forthcoming CD from our Bandcamp page!

https://carlakihlstedt.bandcamp.com/album/26-little-deaths

https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/arts/2025/03/20/carla-kihlsted-present-music-edward-gorey-26-little-deaths/82496953007/

Composer Carla Kihlstedt and Present Music teamed up for songs based on a macabre little book by artist Edward Gorey.

03/05/2025

THIS SUNDAY March 9: Don't miss Anzû Quartet at Roulette in Brooklyn, where they'll be previewing work from their upcoming album 𝙖𝙙𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩, out April 25 on Cantaloupe. Tickets are still available!

This Friday you can also stream the album's first single, Anna Webber's "adjust (part ii)," on all platforms, and preorder the CD on our Bandcamp page (link in the comments below).

A premiere of three ambitious new works performed by members of Bang on a Can, Mivos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, and Bearthoven.

02/28/2025

Now playing on John Schaefer's New Sounds: a preview of Carla Kihlstedt's amazing collaboration with Present Music, coming March 28 on Cantaloupe.

26 Little Deaths is inspired by Edward Gorey's macabre classic The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and will be performed in its entirety at this year's Big Ears Festival on March 29!

https://www.wnyc.org/story/4981-new-releases-feb-2025
https://carlakihlstedt.bandcamp.com/album/26-little-deaths

There’s music by violinist and vocalist Carla Kihlstedt based on a book by Edward Gorey; the inverted string quartet OWLS; Icelandic composer María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir; and more.

02/28/2025

We now have not just one, but TWO outstanding projects in preorder!

First up: Composer, singer and violinist Carla Kihlstedt's latest album 𝟚𝟞 𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕤 celebrates the macabre wit of iconic writer and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000), whose 100th birthday fell on February 22, 2025. Her distinctive voice and violin are backed by the intrepid ensemble Present Music, conducted by David Bloom.

If that weren't enough, the brand-new Anzû Quartet — featuring Olivia De Prato (violin), Ashley Bathgate (cello), Ken Thomson (clarinet) and Karl Larson (piano) — is pleased to announce their first full-length studio release of premiere recordings, with new works by Thomson (𝘜𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺) and fellow composer Anna Webber (𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵, which lends the album its title).

Visit our Bandcamp page today, or click the links in the comments below — and stay tuned to this space for more updates! https://cantaloupemusic.bandcamp.com/

02/04/2025

NEXT TUESDAY (Feb 11 in NYC): Don't miss Theatre of Voices at Carnegie's Zankel Hall for an exciting program of premieres, including new works by Julia Wolfe and John Luther Adams, and a special pre-release performance of Michael Gordon's 'A Western'.

Digital singles from the split album of 'A Western' and Caroline Shaw's 'How to fold the wind' (recorded by Ars Nova Copenhagen) are streaming now on all platforms. Both recordings will be available on one CD exclusively at the concert, and for purchase from our Bandcamp page on February 14. Stay tuned!

The Grammy Award–winning vocal ensemble performs works by Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe, and John Luther Adams at Carnegie Hall. Tue, Feb 11, 2025. Official Site.

01/24/2025

TODAY at 11AM on YouTube: don't miss the premiere of the visually arresting short film, directed by Taphat Tawil and animated by Andrew D. Zimbelman, for producer and composer David Handler's debut single "Life Like Violence circa 2003, or: Untitled Caprice," from his forthcoming full-length album LIFE LIKE VIOLENCE, out in May.

The single is now streaming on all platforms!

Life Like Violence ca. 2003, or: Untitled Caprice, the debut single from composer David Handler, is an audio collage about betrayal. An earnest, heart-on-sle...

01/19/2025

If you’re looking for ways to help out musicians, composers and producers who’ve been affected by the LA wildfires, this is the place to start — and you can also find links to help many other families in Altadena, Palisades and Pasadena.