Screenshot of the trailer of Opernhaus Zürich’s production of Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums of November
1. Bertrand Chamayou- Letter(s) to Erik Satie
Correspondence with John Cage.
2. Sullivan Fortner- Solo Game
Two sides of the pianist.
3. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne- Welcome 2 Collegrove
Duffle bag boys.
4. Yuhan Su- Liberated Gesture
Good vibes.
5. DJ Manny- Hypnotized
Superior footwork.
6. Viktor Orri Árnason and Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir- Poems
Icy.
7. Thandi Ntuli and Carlos Niño- Rainbow Revisited
Sunshine.
8. Nitai Hershkovits- Call On the Old Wise
Wisdom of the elders.
9. Blockhead- The Aux
Underground all-stars.
10. Sarah Davachi and Quatuor Bozzini- Long Gradus
Deceptive drones.
Top Ten Songs of November
1.Tokischa- "Candy"
Not so sweet.
2. Danny Brown featuring Kassa Overall- "Jenn's Terrific Vacation"
An unexpected update of 2011’s “Fields”.
3. Rico Nasty, NCognita, Simon Said. and Raedio- "Lackin"
Complete.
4. Björk featuring Rosalía- "Oral"
“I just don’t know.”
5. Atmosphere- “Traveling Forever”
Never-ending tour.
6. 070 Shake featuring Ken Carson- "Natural Habitat"
Uncaged.
7. Larry June, Cardo and the Alchemist- "The Great Escape"
Free.
8. Majid Jordan- "Eyes Closed"
Smooth operator.
9. Yahritza Y Su Esencia and El Yaki- "Nos Equivocamos"
We were wrong.
10. Willi Carlisle- “When the Pills Wear Off”
Reckoning.
Top Ten Performances of November
1. András Schiff at Helzberg Hall
2. Juan Diego Flórez at the Folly Theater
3. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Listening Forest at Crystal Bridges Museum (Bentonville)
4. The Danielle Nicole Band and Katy Guillen and the Drive at the Uptown Theater
5. DJ Lucas, Papo2oo4, Subjxct 5, Paris Williams, Lil Heavn and N1n4 Freakquency at Farewell
6. Kelly Hall Tompkins at the Folly Theater
7. UMKC Opera’s “The Magic Flute” at White Recital Hall
8. Jackie Myers, Rich Wheeler and Sebastian Arias at the Market at Meadowbrook
9. The Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society’s “Intersect & Interdependence” at Charlotte Street Foundation
10. East Hill Singers at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
The previous monthly survey is here.