SoundLives
SoundLives, a NewMusicBox podcast, shares insights and stories from people who dedicate their lives to new music.
We found 10 episodes of SoundLives with the tag “composer conversations”.
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Episode 13: Alice Parker: Feeling the Same Emotion at the Same Time
February 28th, 2022 | 59 mins 9 secs
composer conversations, elderly, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Alice Parker, a fixture of the choral music community for eight decades, believes people find their common ground through singing together.
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Episode 12: Huang Ruo: Creating Four Dimensional Experiences
January 18th, 2022 | 59 mins 54 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
For Huang Ruo, music--like theater--exists in a four-dimensional space. There is also a larger purpose in most of Huang Ruo's work, whether it is to call attention to stories of people, particularly Asians and Asian-Americans, whose voices have often not been heard, or to provide an environment for reflection and healing.
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Episode 11: Matthew Aucoin: Risking Generosity
December 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Matthew Aucoin, composer of the Metropolitan Opera's Eurydice and author of The Impossible Art, talks about generosity and risk-taking.
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Episode 10: Terri Lyne Carrington: A World of Sound Waiting for Us
November 3rd, 2021 | 53 mins 46 secs
composer conversations, drums, gender equity, jazz, mentoring, newmusicbox, percussion, soundlives
NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy Award-winner Terri Lyne Carrington was practically born into jazz, but she is not a traditionalist.
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Episode 9: Renée Baker: Nothing's Gonna Stop You From Creating
September 9th, 2021 | 56 mins 42 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Spending an hour chatting with Renée Baker about her more than two thousand musical compositions and perhaps almost as many paintings was inspirational as well as motivational. Renée does not let anything deter her and while her music is extremely wide ranging and gleefully embraces freedom of expression, her daily schedule is precise and meticulous.
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Episode 8: Adolphus Hailstork: Music is a Service
August 4th, 2021 | 51 mins 7 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
A conversation with Dr. Adolphus Hailstork about his love of melody and his belief that music should have meaning.
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Episode 7: Susie Ibarra: Hybrid Culture
July 7th, 2021 | 56 mins 39 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Susie Ibarra's collaborative approach has informed her work with jazz, classical, indie rock, and traditional Philippine musicians.
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Episode 5: Pamela Z: Expanding Our Imaginations
April 2nd, 2021 | 50 mins 59 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
The only thing that is almost as exciting as watching and listening to a multimedia performance by Pamela Z is to hear her talk about it which she does for almost an hour in a fascinating conversation with Frank J. Oteri that ranges from creating during the pandemic to dealing with constant changes in technology and Pamela's obsession with old telephones.
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Episode 4: Judith Lang Zaimont: The Music She Has to Write
March 4th, 2021 | 52 mins 38 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Judith Lang Zaimont is defiantly unwilling to be typecast for creating music in a particular style, which makes her music always a welcome surprise. NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri talks with her constant reinvention and re-evaluation of her music.
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Episode 3: Valerie Coleman: Writing Music for People
February 15th, 2021 | 49 mins 55 secs
amplifying voices, composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
Valerie Coleman is committed to storytelling through her music, no matter the idiom. NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri talks with her about her early realization that she is a composer and what a composer's responsibilities are.