Musicworks Magazine - 149 - Fall 2024

In this issue

ON THE COVER As Winnipeg hip-hop ensemble Super Duty Tough Work hits the ten-year mark, founder and MC Brendan Grey discusses the words that inspire him, his family’s artistic legacy, and the evolutionary ethos that drives one of Canada’s most dynamic live groups. | FEATURES: The avant-garde sound murals of Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist José Maceda (1917–2004) are brought to the foreground in a multipart exhibition curated by Aki Onda. After a performance of her double concerto for suona (Chinese double-reed horn) and sho (Japanese mouth organ) at Lincoln Center, Rita Ueda explains how her migratory life inspires a collaborative approach to intercultural music. | ALSO INSIDE: The music of saxophonist/improviser Allison Burik’s solo debut was hatched during an artist residency in Iceland and enhanced through extended techniques. Post-classical guitarist Bilal Nasser commits to political praxis through art. | REVIEWS: FIMAV (Quebec) and Sound Within Sound (London), the documentary Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros, new books on the music of James Tenney and on vintage electronic musical instruments, and recording reviews.