{"id":2162,"date":"2026-07-19T08:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/?page_id=2162"},"modified":"2026-08-24T00:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:24:21","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"about-top\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-font-font-family wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:-45px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:200\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">220826<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/musicshow\/aja-monet-the-color-of-rain-thomas-meadowcroft\/106992996\">Radio interview, &#8216;The Music Show&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\">An interview about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mso.com.au\/performance\/2026-metropolis-sounds-of-cinema\"><em>Hollywood Parsifals<\/em> <\/a>and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbournerecital.com.au\/whats-on\/current-productions\/rubiks-collective-nested-problems\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.melbournerecital.com.au\/whats-on\/current-productions\/rubiks-collective-nested-problems\">Love Songs Without Subjects<\/a><\/em> on &#8216;The Music Show with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewford.net.au\">Andrew Ford<\/a>&#8216;, ABC Radio National.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/musicshow\/aja-monet-the-color-of-rain-thomas-meadowcroft\/106992996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Musicshow_screenshot2-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Musicshow_screenshot2-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Musicshow_screenshot2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Musicshow_screenshot2-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Musicshow_screenshot2.png 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">230726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.bandcamp.com\/best-contemporary-classical\/the-best-contemporary-classical-music-on-bandcamp-june-2026\">&#8216;Love Songs&#8217;, Best of June 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.bandcamp.com\/best-contemporary-classical\/the-best-contemporary-classical-music-on-bandcamp-june-2026\">Peter Margasak<\/a> at &#8216;Bandcamp Daily&#8217; has included <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/index.php\/recordings\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2125\">Love Songs Without Subjects<\/a><\/em> (Sofa Music) as part of their pick for June 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.bandcamp.com\/best-contemporary-classical\/the-best-contemporary-classical-music-on-bandcamp-june-2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-1536x943.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bandcamp_bestof2-2048x1258.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">230726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V1c2INKdPow\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V1c2INKdPow\">&#8216;Cradles&#8217; (video post)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chambermusicsociety.org\">The Chamber Music Center of the Lincoln Center<\/a> has posted a video of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/index.php\/cradles\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1980\"><em>Cradles<\/em><\/a> featuring: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayanokataoka.com\">Ayano Kataoka<\/a>, percussion \/<a href=\"ps:\/\/www.iandavidrosenbaum.com\"> Ian Rosenbaum<\/a>, percussion \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/davidadamcyk.ca\">David Adamcyk<\/a>, electronic sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1c2INKdPow?si=7MUcZu0D2geEkerl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\n\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"10\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">210726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ykjMh3SevW0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ykjMh3SevW0\">&#8216;Talkback Burnback&#8217; (video post)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timothymunro.com\">Tim Munro <\/a>has posted a video of a live performance of the radio piece, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/index.php\/talkback-burnback\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1675\"><em>Talkback Burnback<\/em><\/a>, featuring: Ida Schultz, speaker \/ Tim Munro, flute \/ Drew Gilchrist, clarinet \/ Camille Barry, violin Dan Curro, cello \/ Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, percussion \/ Lucas Montgomery, guitar \/ Therese Milanovic, keyboard \/ Vanessa van Dalsen, video direction \/ Emily Booij, assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ykjMh3SevW0?si=s4Qc9xB703dLMmSL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\n\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"10\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">190726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mso.com.au\/performance\/2026-metropolis-sounds-of-cinema\">Premiere of &#8216;Hollywood Parsifals&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><em>Hollywood Parsifals<\/em> (concerto for orchestra and foley artists) will receive its world premiere by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (cond. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mso.com.au\/behind-the-music\/meet-the-musicians\/benjamin-northey\">Ben Northey<\/a>) in Melbourne&nbsp;AUS <span style=\"font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font); font-size: 1.125rem;\">on<\/span><b style=\"font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font); font-size: 1.125rem;\"> <strong>21 August 2026<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font); font-size: 1.125rem;\">. The soloists are foley artist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0801060\/\">John Simpson<\/a>, and percussionist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mso.com.au\/behind-the-music\/guest-artists\/eugene-ughetti\">Eugene Ughetti<\/a>, sound engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/alistairmclean.com\">Alistair McLean<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mso.com.au\/performance\/2026-metropolis-sounds-of-cinema\">MORE INFO \/ TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1-1024x604.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1-1536x906.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_foley_rehearsal1.png 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">190726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rubikscollective.com\/events\/2026\/8\/25\/rubiks-amp-jane-sheldon-the-nested-problems-of-being-human\">Rubiks Collective plays &#8216;Love Songs Without Subjects&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janesheldonsoprano.com\">Jane Sheldon<\/a> will join <a href=\"https:\/\/rubikscollective.com\">Rubiks Collective<\/a> to sing and play a new arrangement of <em>Love Songs Without Subjects<\/em> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbournerecital.com.au\">Melbourne Recital Centre<\/a>, Melbourne AUS on <b><strong>25 August 2026<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rubikscollective.com\/events\/2026\/8\/25\/rubiks-amp-jane-sheldon-the-nested-problems-of-being-human\">MORE INFO \/ TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R0A9264.jpg-1024x820.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R0A9264.jpg-1024x820.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R0A9264.jpg-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R0A9264.jpg-768x615.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R0A9264.jpg.webp 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">180726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festival2021.be\/en\/2026\/asamisimasa-torvund-meadowcroft\">asamisimasa plays &#8216;Love Songs Without Subjects&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefact.no\/artist\/ditte-marie-braein\/\">Ditte Marie Br\u00e6in<\/a> will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asamisimasa.com\">asamisimasa<\/a> to sing and play <em>Loves Songs Without Subjects<\/em> at &#8216;Festival 20-21&#8217; in Leuven BEL on <b><strong>24 October 2026<\/strong><\/b>. The concert also features new work by \u00d8yvind Torvund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festival2021.be\/en\/2026\/asamisimasa-torvund-meadowcroft\">MORE INFO \/ TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022-1536x1144.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/asamisimasa_band-2022.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">180726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philharmonie.lu\/de\/konzerte-tickets\/festivals-themes\/das-festival-rainy-days\">&#8216;Talkback Burnback&#8217; in Luxembourg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\">A sound installation version of the radio play, <em>Talkback Burnback<\/em>, along with a short film of a live performance of the work, will be exhibited at &#8216;Festival Rainy Days&#8217;, Philharmonie Luxembourg LUX <b><strong>19-21 November 2026<\/strong><\/b>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Talkback_Burnback_live_still1.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">180726<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.komische-oper-berlin.de\/spielplan\/a-z\/pferd-frisst-hut\/\">&#8216;Pferd Frisst Hut&#8217;, Komische Oper Berlin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\">Based on Eug\u00e8ne Labiche\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Un chapeau de paille d\u2019Italie<\/em>, the musical &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theater-basel.ch\/de\/pferdfrissthut\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theater-basel.ch\/de\/pferdfrissthut\">Pferd Frisst Hut<\/a>&#8216; 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on vinyl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.4\">To celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asamisimasa.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asamisimasa.com\">asamisimasa<\/a>\u2019 has teamed up with fellow Norwegians, SOFA music, and have released their seventh album, a recording of <em>Love Songs without Subjects<\/em>. Featuring the voice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefact.no\/artist\/ditte-marie-braein\/\">Ditte Marie Br\u00e6in<\/a>, the piece is a musical mediation on a short text culled from the seminars of Jacques Lacan: \u2018Love is to give what you do not have, to someone who does not want it\u2019&nbsp;(orig.: \u2018L\u2019amour, c\u2019est donner ce qu\u2019on n\u2019a pas \u00e0 quelqu\u2019un qui n\u2019en veut pas\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofamusic.no\/album\/love-songs-without-subjects\">MORE INFO \/ PURCHASE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomasmeadowcroft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/meadowcroft_sofa_sleeve-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px;font-size:0.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.5\">111225<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-20px;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.364), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDIdUtAqmvw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDIdUtAqmvw\">Ronan Apcar, &#8216;Old Rags \/ Past Haunts&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-system-font-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ronanapcar.com\">Ronan Apcar<\/a> has made a video recording of &#8216;Old Rags&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDIdUtAqmvw?si=CSYWQZsBOz7aHvvP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\n\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"10\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News 220826 Radio interview, &#8216;The Music Show&#8217; An interview about Hollywood Parsifals and Love Songs Without Subjects on &#8216;The Music Show with Andrew Ford&#8216;, ABC Radio National. 230726 &#8216;Love Songs&#8217;, Best of June 2026 Peter Margasak at &#8216;Bandcamp Daily&#8217; has included Love Songs Without Subjects (Sofa Music) as part of their pick for June 2026. 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