There are several young classical composers that critics are calling “indie-classical,’ because they combine the singer-songwriter sensibility of indie rock with classical music complexity and depth. Today you get three videos, all of “indie-classical” music:<\/p>\n
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Gabriel Kahane (b. 1980)works both as a classical composer and has a career as a singer-songwriter. Here’s a lo-fi DIY video that Kahane shot of himself performing “Neurotic and Lonely” from his song cycle “Craigslistlieder,” with words taken from an actual Craigslist personal ad. I’m not all that fond of this piece — it’s a little too close to mockery of people who place personal ads — but musically it’s pretty interesting (and it’s also the only video I could find of Kahane’s classical music). I could almost see using this song in a worship service on loneliness and urban alienation; maybe some of the other Craigslistlieder lack the nastiness of this song:<\/p>\n