Sound of Ages Podcast
Sound of Ages is a professional vocal consort based in Utah. They specialize in performing music of all styles, genres and time periods, with a focus on the timeless fundamentals from medieval and renaissance times.
Hosted by Founder and Artistic Director Kam Kavanaugh and Composer-in-Residence and Chief Strategist Andrew Maxfield. Discussions range from musical concepts, entrepreneurial strategy, live concert streams, interviews with fellow professionals in the industry, and essentially, all things choral music related.
Previously known as "Early Music Monday," Kam has already interviewed a variety of choral rock stars from around the globe including Nigel Short, Eric Whitacre, Owain Park, Cecilia McDowall, Andrew Crane, Chris Gabbitas and many more.
Sound of Ages Podcast
Latest Episodes
Dumpster Candy or Brilliant Simplicity? | The Lord of Glory Is My Light
Writing "simple" music can be rather complex and requires a lot of thought, craft, and discipline. The Lord of Glory Is My Light represents Andrew Maxfield's disciple and commitment to craft. This piece is the next track that will appear on Sou...
Jazz in Utah Better Than Our Basketball... | Nunc dimittis
In this episode, we dig into Drew's matrix of analysis that provides a framework for to categorizing and analyzing music in unconventional, but extremely useful ways. We use this framework to dissect his setting of the Nunc dimittis, a...
Loop Pedal Canons | A Deep Dive Into Andrew Maxfield's Magnificat
When evensong canticles, vocal consort singing, electric guitar, and loop pedal canons combine, you get Andrew Maxfield's setting of the Magnificat, a track being released on SOA's upcoming album Wind, Water, Stone on May 22, ...
Ancient & Modern Collide | O Oriens | With Andrew Maxfield
Today we take a deep dive into track 2 of Sound of Ages upcoming album Wind, Water, Stone: O Oriens. This ancient chant melody is masterfully woven into contemporary textures and harmonies by composer in residence Andrew Maxfield. We d...
Deep Dive Into Track 1: Wind, Water, Stone | Andrew Maxfield
Join us as we discuss the title track of our upcoming album Wind, Water, Stone in depth. We discuss many of Drew's compositional methods such as word painting, counterpoint, genre-bending, and much more. Wind, Wate...
