Contemporary Classical Music Podcast
Wedge: Moments of growth and Decay. Join host Austin Williams as he discusses a variety of works that are heavily influenced by shape. Shape is a very simple concept in composition, but how far do composers take it? We will take a deep dive into works that use it to influence motif and melodic lines, … Continue reading #453 Wedge
Join host Austin Williams and we discuss how the concept of granulation finds its ay into many new and old(er) works of music. Granular activities are something we all experience on. Human level, the sums of man creating the whole. This broad topic can be applied in very specific ays such as granular synthesis or … Continue reading #452 Granular: Parts of the Many Make the Whole
Brooklyn-based flutist Roberta Michel is dedicated to the music of our time. She has commissioned and premiered hundreds of new works and has worked with many notable composers of our day. Roberta is the flutist and Co-Director of Wavefield Ensemble and is a member of PinkNoise and Duo RoMi. Roberta's debut solo flute album, Hush, … Continue reading #451 Roberta Michel
Alarm Will Sound is a ground-breaking 20-member chamber orchestra that challenges and reshapes musical conventions through performances of music by today's composers. Artistic Director Alan Pierson talks with Seth Boustead about 25 years of music-making with Alarm Will Sound and their latest recording: Land of Winter by Donnacha Dennehy. MUSIC Prep Gwarlek by Aphex Twin … Continue reading #450 Alarm will sound
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 Dakn - too low, too far Dakn - I can't Hear You Kinan Abou-Afach - "Fire at the Library - Black River” Laurie Anderson - Amelia Dai … Continue reading #449 On the radar november 2024
Tobias Picker is a celebrated American composer of operas and orchestral music called by BBC magazine "one of the most consistently interesting among the present generation of US theatre composers." Seth Boustead talks with him about three of his seminal operas, Awakenings, Lili Elbe and Fantastic Mr. Fox. MUSIC Awakenings Act 1 Scene 2 - … Continue reading #448 Tobias picker
In this live taping of Access Contemporary Music’s award-winning podcast Relevant Tones we'll talk with McWhorter about the development of language and perform several new pieces of music inspired by and incorporating language and created especially for this evening. "There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by … Continue reading #447 RT Live: The Power of babel
Host Austin Williams speaks with composer and theorist Reiko Futing about his latest album brokenSong. Austin and Dr. Futing had some pointed conversation regarding post modern thought and the use of existing materials. You may even hear Austin's brain expanding as Dr. Futing imbues some incredibly powerful knowledge regarding his process and compositions. Congrats to … Continue reading #446 Reiko futing
Bonnie Whiting is a percussionist, composer, and educator based in Seattle. She's the Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington and the Co-Artistic Director of the Seattle Modern Orchestra. In her work, she seeks out projects involving the speaking percussionist, non-traditional notation, improvisation, and interdisciplinary performance. Whiting also performs frequently with percussionist Jennifer … Continue reading #445 Bonnie Whiting
Established in New York City in 1998, the string quartet ETHEL has been described as “indefatigable and eclectic” (The New York Times), “vital and brilliant” (The New Yorker). Composer performers—Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin)—fuse uptown panache with downtown genre mashup. ETHEL has performed across the United States … Continue reading #444 ETHEL