by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs “We all had plenty of time to ourselves in 2021, to think about life, death, love and politics..” Read reviews of Dave Meder’s Unamuno: Songs and Stories, Oscar Hernandez’s Visión, Mathis Picard’s Live At The Museum and Grant Richard’s Ballyhoo here.
by Nate Chinen, WBGO “His new album on Outside in Music, Unamuno Songs and Stories, adapts some of the ideas Unamuno articulated during the Spanish Civil War to our own present moment of doubt and division, with an underlying note of hope.” See the full article and video here.
By Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales, Denton Record-Chronicle “Dave Meder didn’t set out to make a record during the pandemic. But when the University of North Texas music professor returned to some of his favorite literature — the poems and essays of 20th-century Basque-Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno — he recognized a kinship between himself and the writer. … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene! Undoubtably you are wondering just what are Unamuno songs? This album has quite a concept behind it. Pianist and composer Dave Meder is using the writings of Spanish Civil War-era philosopher Miguel de Unamuno as a historical analogy to recent sociopolitical unrest here in the States. Meder views these the polarized … Read More
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz “Pianist/composer/educator Dave Meder’s Unamuno Songs and Stories is a response to recent sociopolitical turmoil in the U.S., using the writings of Spanish Civil War-era philosopher Miguel de Unamuno as a historical analogy.” Read the full article here.
By S. Victor Aaron, Something Else! Like many of us, Dave Meder has tried to make sense of the turmoil that America finds itself in the midst of. But as a gifted pianist and composer, he’s able to eloquently sort out his feelings of these unsettling times through music. Read more here.
Celebrated Pianist, Composer and Educator Dave Meder Announces His Impassioned Sophomore Release Unamuno Songs and Stories, Out October 29 via Outside in Music Outside in Music is thrilled to announce the October 29th release of Unamuno Songs and Stories, the latest album from pianist and composer Dave Meder. This release is a stunning response to … Read More
