Issue No. 27: MORE Spring Listening!

A few weeks ago, I dedicated an issue of The Theisen Journal to nine performances for your listening pleasure. So many folks enjoyed it, I decided to do it again! Here are nine more videos to feast your ears on.


Legenda II by Jayme Ovalle.

Performed by Andree-Ann Deschenes, piano.

Performance by Zakir Hussain (tabla) and Rakesh Chaurasia (bansouri) at EtnoKraków/Rozstaje 2015.

Yet Unheard by Courtney Bryan.

Performed by Helga Davis and the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus.


NPR Tiny Desk Concert.

Performed by Chick Corea and Gary Burton.

“4 Better Or 4 Worse.”

By The Pharcyde (from the album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde).

Just Say Yes by Alexandra Gardner.

Performed by the Chelsea Symphony (Michael Blancaflor, soloist).


“Turning a Phrase.”

By Ellery Eskelin (from the album Solo Live at Snugs).

Amethyst Sunset by Jennifer Bellor.

Performed by Olga Shupyatskaya and Futaba Niekawa, pianos and Hannah Weaver and Kyle Peters, percussion.

A-Ronne by Luciano Berio.

Performed by Swingle II.