I first heard music by Orlando-based composer Charlie Griffin at the 2014 Central Florida Composers Salon, an annual event that showcases music by members of the Central Florida Composers Forum, which Griffin founded in 2011. Among the selections for that evening’s program was Shifting Coastlines, a three-movement song cycle in which Griffin applies a modern […]

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Esteban Meneses

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