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 “newmusicbox”.
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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 22: Brandee Younger: A Hip-Hop Baby Transforms the Harp
June 1st, 2023 | 45 mins 36 secs
collaboration, conversations, harp, hip-hop, interviews, jazz, newmusicbox, r&b, soundlives
Brandee Younger has carved out a very unlikely music career for herself, a classically-trained harpist who went from making her jazz debut over a decade ago to being an in-demand leader and collaborator in a wide range of musical genres.
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Episode 17: Victoria Shen (Evicshen): The Landfill of Meaning
August 10th, 2022 | 45 mins 47 secs
composer conversation, newmusicbox, noise, performance art, turntablism
Victoria Shen's needle nails technique is just one of many new approaches to making sounds she uses in her performances and installations.
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Episode 15: Anthony Davis: Any Means Necessary
May 16th, 2022 | 57 mins 36 secs
central park five, composer conversation, jazz, newmusicbox, opera, pulitzer winners, social justice, soundlives, x
Anthony Davis uses jazz, classical, and many other styles in operas dealing with major historic events or important social concerns.
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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.