SoundLives
SoundLives, a NewMusicBox podcast, shares insights and stories from people who dedicate their lives to new music.
We found 9 episodes of SoundLives with the tag “composer conversations”.
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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.
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Episode 2: Julie Giroux: A Wind Band is a Box of 168 Crayons
February 2nd, 2021 | 48 mins 45 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, reel change, soundlives
Julie Giroux takes musicians and audiences on a journey that is a real sonic adventure and, at the same time, is always fun. NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri talks with her about the ins and outs of the wind band, her career in Hollywood (which led to her being the first female composer to win an Emmy), her wacky arrangements of Christmas songs, and how she’s coping with life in quarantine.
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Episode 1: Kris Bowers: In Love With Accompaniment
January 27th, 2021 | 49 mins 58 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, reel change, soundlives
Fans of the Netflix sensation Bridgerton might be curious to hear how the composer of its soundtrack, Kris Bowers, puts his scores together and what inspires him in a career spanning jazz (Heroes & Misfits), film (Green Book), television (the Phyllis Schafly-inspired series Mrs. America), dance (Untitled America for Alvin Ailey), performance art projects (Deconstructed Anthems), and NFL videogames.