SoundLives
SoundLives, a NewMusicBox podcast, shares insights and stories from people who dedicate their lives to new music.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 16 in total of SoundLives with the tag “interview”.
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Episode 24: Žibuoklė Martinaitytė: Unexplainable Places
August 16th, 2023 | 59 mins 46 secs
composer conversations, interview, newmusicbox, soundlives
To Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, music "surpasses the meaning of words because it can go to unknown places and unexplainable places."
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Episode 23: inti figgis-vizueta: the ability to grow
July 20th, 2023 | 59 mins 39 secs
composer conversation, interview, new music
inti figgis-vizueta likens her compositions to plants and creates music that carefully balances experimentation and practicality.
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Episode 19: Tania León: The Rhythm of Life
December 7th, 2022 | 52 mins 20 secs
amplifying voices, classical, composer conversation, cuba, equity, interview, new music, orchestra, pulitzer
The new music community has been impacted, inspired and transformed by Tania León as a musical creator--as well as an interpreter, educator, and organizer--for decades.
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Episode 18: Elena Ruehr: Turning Emotion Into Sound
October 19th, 2022 | 55 mins 16 secs
accessibility, classical, inspiration, interview
For Elena Ruehr, "It's all about turning emotion into sound. As far as I'm concerned, that's my job; that's what I do."
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Episode 14: Sarah Hennies: Getting at the Heart of a Sound
March 23rd, 2022 | 54 mins 29 secs
composer conversation, interview, new music
How we perceive sound on a psychological level as it unfolds over time is key to the sonic experiences that Sarah Hennies creates.
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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 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.