Archive - Gabriel Kahane: Words & Music

council: bright forms

a new song from my new band with pekka kuusisto

Mar 29 •

Soul of the Machine

AI knows too much—and too little—to be a great songwriter.

Mar 19 •

February 2024

A new song, and how it came to be.

Feb 29 •

Curiosity or Contempt?

Michael J. Sandel's 'The Tyranny of Merit,' and the search for the common good.

Feb 16 •

January 2024

a brief dispatch from london

an old-fashioned missive with news about upcoming musical events

Jan 17 •

Absolute Music Is Not A Luxury

meaning, justice, and music’s role in society.

Jan 4 •

December 2023

Chanukah in Gaza

toward an ism-free existence

Dec 7, 2023 •

November 2023

Letter to a Young Composer

On excavation, adjacencies, and what it means to have a "voice."

Nov 10, 2023 •

how to build a coalition

on the ongoing atrocities in gaza & the west bank, the creepy relationship between netanyahu and hamas, and conspicuous silence around the october 7th…

Nov 2, 2023 •

October 2023

An Open Letter to Joe Biden

Dear Mr. President, I write to you as an American, as a Jew, and as the descendant of those murdered during the Holocaust. My heart breaks for the…

Oct 18, 2023 •

threading the needle

selective outrage, rhetorical cul-de-sacs, and [a portion of] the Left's response to Hamas' invasion of Israel

Oct 10, 2023 •

September 2023

songs for judith

on the occasion of an orchestral premiere, I've made an annotated playlist

Sep 27, 2023 •

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