The Story: Composer-conductor Christopher Rountree is perhaps best known as the founder and leader of Wild Up, the Los Angeles-based new music outfit responsible for resuscitating (on four ...

This year, with help from his band, the piano duo Hocket and intrepid violist Nadia Sirota, Rountree released 3 BPM, a 28-minute safe haven for calming reflection. The music also serves as a lasting ...

The music also serves as a lasting tribute to pianist and composer Sarah Gibson (one half of Hocket), who died in July at 38 — a cruel gut punch to the new music community.

The year 2024 was an emotional roller coaster. Wars kept rampaging, a tortured election season further divided an already polarized nation and climate change served up the most scorching summer on ...

This year, with help from his band, the piano duo Hocket and intrepid violist Nadia Sirota, Rountree released 3 BPM, a 28-minute safe haven for calming reflection. The music also serves as a lasting ...