Contemporary Classical Music Podcast
Clarinetist, composer, and improviser James Falzone is an acclaimed member of the international jazz and creative music scenes, a veteran contemporary music lecturer and clinician, and an award-winning composer. James performs throughout North America and Europe, appears regularly on Downbeat magazine’s Critics’ and Readers’ Polls, and was nominated as the 2011 Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz … Continue reading #413 James falzone
The latest in our recurring feature On the Radar features new music currently top of mind for hosts Austin Williams, Neve Jahn, Stephen Rawson and Matthew Dosland. MUSIC Mandragora Louvareen - lovliescrushing - Blooded and Blossom-Blown - lovliescrushing - D'un feu secret - Cécile McLorin Salvant - Tazidert from Sahel - Bombino - no por nada donde cortan una rama en … Continue reading #412 On the Radar
Carrie Frey is a New York City-based violist, improviser, and composer who “conjures an inviting warmth that leaves her virtuosity on the margins, placing the focus on her humanity (Bandcamp Daily).” Frey is the violist of the Rhythm Method and a founding member of string trio Chartreuse and string quartet Desdemona. She has performed with many … Continue reading #411 Carrie Frey
The 'Paris Chapters' project is centered around new commissions based on works by Irish writers who lived in Paris (James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, W.B Yeats etc.) for voice, saxophone and piano. Host Seth Boustead talks with saxophonist Robert Finegan and soprano Clara Barbier Serrano about this fascinating project which also features pianist Tia Ling. Music … Continue reading #410 Paris Chapters
We feature a small selection of the many incredible albums released this year. Hosted by Seth Boustead, Matthew Dosland, Stephen Anthony Rawson and Austin Williams. MUSIC Magma by Attowatt Calibrating Friction by Haralabos Stafylakis elided compressed by Stuart McRae I Don't Want to Be Happy by Anna Webber and Matt Mitchell This American Life by Alex … Continue reading #409 Notable Albums of 2023
The California Festival was a two-week statewide festival celebrating the most innovative and compelling music composed around the world in the last five years. The festival was spearheaded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Diego Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony but also included 100 organizations, 140 composers and 180 new works. Host Lisa … Continue reading #408 California Festival
Doug Bielmeier recent release Music For Billionaires is full of irony and brings accessibility to the front of the question for new classical music. Host Austin Williams speaks with Doug in length about the relationship between privilege and accessibility to be able to create art and what that means as an artist. Along the way Doug and Austin … Continue reading #407 Doug Bielmeier
Sophia Jani is currently the Composer in Residence for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the 23/24 and 24/25 seasons, the 2023 Musical Artist in Residence at the Arvo Pärt Center, and last year released her first album, Music as a Mirror. Matthew and Sophia sit down to talk about her upcoming work in Dallas, how … Continue reading #406 Sophia Jani
Over the past century, verbal notation has been embraced as a means of composition with abundant possibilities. Varying from the most precise performance instructions to structured social meditation, composers have found unique and highly accessible ways to share their music with words. Join co-hosts Austin Williams and Stephen Anthony Rawson as they survey a variety … Continue reading #405 Text-Based Scores
Jackson Greenberg is an accomplished film composer in LA who has recently released two substantial works of his own artistic volition this past October. Austin and Jackson speak about the process of these works and a little bit of the history behind them and what they mean to him and his past. Jackson continues to … Continue reading #404 Jackson greenberg