Martin Cid Magazine — Culture, Entertainment & World News

Jessie Montgomery’s Cello Concerto and the Question of Musical Legacy

Jessie Montgomery’s Cello Concerto and the Question of Musical Legacy

As orchestral music continues to reassess whose stories it tells and how authority is expressed through sound, These Righteous Paths enters the repertoire as a work shaped by remembrance rather than monument. Montgomery’s concerto approaches legacy not as something fixed or inherited intact, but as a living practice—one formed through collaboration, listening, and the deliberate […]

Alice Lange

Movies & TV

Analysis

Art

Claire Warner and Sam Vinz photo by Aron Gent

The Paradox of Legacy: Why Design Innovation Requires Destroying the Past

The late architect Stanley Tigerman viewed the passing of the creative torch as a potentially violent act, advising protégés to take the baton and use it to “stab” the predecessor who handed it over. This visceral metaphor suggests that true progression in culture demands more than just honoring history; it often requires actively dismantling it. […]

Music

Theater

Technology

More News