Today, 9/15/2023, Time Magazine published an editorial by Diana Fersko about balancing fear and resilience, peace and pride in the face of antisemitism. https://time.com/6314047/rosh-hashanah-peace-essay/ Noise #102 is my musical reaction to that essay, and the themes it explores. I hope you enjoy listening. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #102 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.

In late August, 2023, The New York Times featured an article that looked at the idea of manufactured insecurity - and how people everywhere can help shutter the factory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/opinion/inequality-insecurity-economic-wealth.html "Noise #100" is an improvised solo piano reaction to that article and the ideas therein. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #100 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This week, many news outlets reported an unprecedented level of extreme heat - including a heat index in Iran of 152 degrees Fahrenheit. Noise #98 was recorded as a musical reaction to extreme heat around the world. I hope you enjoy listening. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #98 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.

On July 14, 2023, Le Monde featured an article entitled "Algeria's wandering sub-Saharan migrants fear deportation." https://www.lemonde.fr/en/algeria/article/2023/07/14/wandering-sub-saharan-migrants-risk-deportation-in-algeria_6053152_221.html To me, my solo piano improv “Noise #97” reflects the wanderers’ determination of spirit amidst chaotic journeys. I hope you enjoy listening. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #97 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Over the last few days, The New York Times and other publications have featured articles about weapons creation, destruction, and distribution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/us/chemical-weapons-stockpile.html?searchResultPosition=8 "Noise #95” is an improvised musical reaction to those articles. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #95 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Over the last few days, The New York Times and other publications have featured articles about the violent rhetoric erupting in the wake of Trump’s indictment—and the actual violence such rhetoric could cause. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/us/politics/trump-supporter-violent-rhetoric.html "Noise #93” is an improvised musical reaction to those article, and how news sources reinforce violent rhetoric themselves. This is a public video from the Current Dissonance newsletter. If you like the music, please share it. Learn more and subscribe to regularly receive new compositions in your inbox at https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com ABOUT CURRENT DISSONANCE Current Dissonance takes current events out of our eyes and into our ears. Every few days, I improvise a new piece of music in reaction to a headline in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Asahi Shimbun, The Times of India, The Australian, or other news outlets from around the world, and share it with you via this newsletter. It gives me peace and clarity to do this—and I hope it can bring the same for you. Many thanks for reading, listening, and sharing the noise, Michael Gallant https://CurrentDissonance.Substack.com #solopiano #improvisation #pianoimprovisation ---- Noise #93 by Michael Gallant. Improvised and recorded for Current Dissonance (https://currentdissonance.substack.com). Copyright 2023 Gallant Music LLC. All Rights Reserved.