Anachronism
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn a dense and overstimulated world, slowing down and actively listening to music can bring unexpected richness into your life.
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New Tools, Ancient Craft - An interview with composer Hamish Ander
March 10, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBOn this episode, I speak with a young composer of new orchestral music, Hamish Ander. Hamish joined me from Melbourne, Australia where he uses modern music technologies to bring new orchestral music to life. He and I met through a mutual friend, and I was immediately impressed by his ability to create convincing simulacra of orchestral performances. He uses a keen, classically-trained ear to navigate complex modern music technologies. In addition to creating his own new musical works, he...
Creating Modern Masterworks - An Interview with Composer Peter Boyer
September 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBIn this episode, I am honored to welcome composer Peter Boyer to the Anachronism podcast. Peter and I recorded this interview shortly before the highly successful premiere of his newest work, Balance of Power, upon which we touched in our discussion: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/lang-lang-kennedy-center-nso-concert/2021/09/19/5e146496-1945-11ec-8380-5fbadbc43ef8_story.html Peter and I crossed paths in conservatory at the Hartt School in Connecticut when we were s...
Phi - The Golden Proportion
September 10, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBWe are back with some active listening. In this episode, I share a recent release, Phi. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1djFGNxniWf98LWVO1w5Wk Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/phi-feat-peter-pejtsik-the-budapest-film-orchestra/1563857077?i=1563857078 This orchestral work derives its name from its structural reliance upon a special mathematical relationship known by the greek letter that denotes it. This musical ratio has a long history of influence in the arts, and its ma...
Gazing into the heavens with Gustav Holst
March 13, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBOn this episode, I share insight into my latest release Terra, the Bringer of Life. It was written for a special series of concerts commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gustav Holst's The Planets. I share snippets of the arrangement and line them up with Terra. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6CY1MNTjfMqpMWydSthnya?si=16b5984ec28241ad Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/terra-the-bringer-of-life-single/1552408114
Cultural Transformation through Music - An Interview with Filmmaker and Composer Stephen Ashley Blake, Part 2
March 06, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIn part two of my conversation with Steve, we turn out attention to his work as a composer and how it was that 'classical' music entered his life. I had the pleasure of co-producing concerts in LA with Steve in 2009-2010. Here's a link to our performance of his work, With You Always Composer Richard Wagner
Cultural Transformation through Music - An Interview with Filmmaker and Composer Stephen Ashley Blake, Part 1
February 20, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBThis is the first of a two-part conversation with filmmaker and composer, Stephen Ashley Blake. In this episode, we discuss his current film project, Steal Away. https://stealawaymovie.com/ It is the story of how the Fisk Jubilee Singers brought the music of the Spiritual to the world. The influence of their legacy has touched almost every form of modern music making around the world. We talk about the film and the singers' legacy. Here are links to some of what we touch on: The book tha...
Learning to play a masterpiece - An Interview with Pianist Benjamin Harding, Part2
February 06, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBIt was a year ago that Benjamin and I spoke about his fine piano artistry on my album, The Gilded Age. In this second half of our conversation, he plays a bit of music for us and gives us a look inside Liszt's monumental Piano Sonata in b-minor. You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram (@bhardingmusic), facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.harding) and his website www.benjaminhardingmusic.com/blog
Learning to play a masterpiece - An Interview with Pianist Benjamin Harding, Part 1
January 26, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBIt was a year ago that Benjamin and I spoke about his fine piano artistry on my album, The Gilded Age. With a strange year for so many of us, I wanted to reach back to him to catch up. In this episode he shares an up-close look at the challenge of learning a really challenging piano masterpiece (Franz Liszt's b-minor Piano Sonata), and shares his thoughts about it. We get a glimpse of the technical and emotional challenges such a works presents. I divided our discussion into two parts. In...
Classical Music Entrepreneurship in the time of COVID -Touching Base with Jeffrey Nytch
November 21, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBIn this episode, I welcome back composer, author, and educator Jeffrey Nytch. Jeff and I spoke last year about his music, how he discovered the orchestral tradition, and we listened to some of his symphonic music. In this episode, I touch base with Jeff to hear about the bi-aural audio project he was presenting in Boulder, CO, and then we turn to the impacts of our society's response to the COIVD pandemic on the art and livelihood of classical performers. It is a conversation filled with ...
Expanding the Orchestral Palette - An Interview with composer Leanna Primiani
October 31, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBWe're back after a harrowing escape from a potential lifetime of imprisonment in a mysterious musical prison (h/t The Golden Sparrow). I had the opportunity in September to have a discussion with an outstanding composer and musician, Leanna Primiani, and that conversation is in this episode. Like all my guests, Leanna shares a bit of how she encountered 'classical' music and how it seized her imagination for a lifetime of music creation. She composes music for media (film/tv/video games) a...
Part 8: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
August 29, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MB"In fevered dreams, my subconscious replayed fragments of my current imprisonment like a stained-glass window assembled by a madman. In my dream I saw glimpses of machines without controls, photos of long-deceased dignitaries, instruments that remained silent, and poetry that I could not read. In short, they were involuntary ruminations of an imagination that had been overwhelmed by an unveiling of truths for which it was unprepared. " Welcome to season two of Anachronism with seven-part ad...
Part 7: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
August 22, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MB"Flush with the excitement of serendipity, I had a renewed hope of working through the maze set out by Elias Franklin. Having exhausted the desk of its contents, I now turned my attention to other nooks and crannies in his office." Welcome to season two of Anachronism with seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. Part 7 - Puzzling sounds. Background: In March 2019, I opened a musical escape room in my hometown of Fort Collins. It ran for a few months and featured live musicians an...
Part 6: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
August 15, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MB"I stood motionless before the wardrobe for a moment while I waited for something else to happen. I had turned a key in a long dormant lock, and I had no idea what I had opened, or perhaps freed. " Welcome to season two of Anachronism with seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. Part 6 of our story moves into a mysterious chamber. Background: In March 2019, I opened a musical escape room in my hometown of Fort Collins. It ran for a few months and featured live musicians and musi...
Part 5: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
August 08, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB"“There’s a desk in one of the rooms at 25 Franklin Ln. that has a symbol…” I stopped as I realized that this discussion was starting to descend into farce. If he knew about the symbol, he wasn’t going to admit it. " Welcome to season two of Anachronism with seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. Part 5 deepens the mystery of 25 Franklin Ln. and its peculiar history. Background: In March 2019, I opened a musical escape room in my hometown of Fort Collins. It ran for a few mon...
Parts 3 & 4: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
August 01, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB"It’s difficult to convey how quickly my sense of pride and hope at becoming the owner of this storied property would turn to a deep sense of unease. This unease did not descend upon me clothed in the robes of routine buyer’s remorse. I was triggered by a specific discovery that, at the time, deeply shook me. " Welcome to season two of Anachronism with seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. Part 3 of our story continues our journey deeper into the life and times of Elias Frankli...
Part 2: The Golden Sparrow-A journey into a musical escape room
July 25, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MB"The office was breathtaking, and in its day would have effectively communicated the wealth and influence of which Mr. Franklin had been possessed. Everything in there was a legitimate antique that had been delicately mummified in the same dust that covered the first floor. " Welcome to season two of Anachronism and a new seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. Part 2 of our story continues our journey in the mysterious history of Old Town, Fort Collins, CO. and the legacy of one...
Part 1: The Golden Sparrow-A Journey into a musical escape room
July 18, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB"There are some things about Fort Collins, CO that you should understand at the outset. I won’t go into the whole history of the city as that is not directly relevant to our story. However, there are some peculiar features of this small prairie town that made it the kind of place where the following events would happen." Welcome to season two of Anachronism and a new seven-part adventure through The Golden Sparrow. This episode inaugurates a new series for the Anachronism Podcast. In Mar...
Candy for Your Ears
May 25, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBAs we learned in our previous episode, one of the reasons that people want music in their lives is its ability to help inform our mood. In this episode, I dive into two pieces that are filled with straightforward joy. Both Mozart's Piano Sonata in G, K. 283 and my own 'Bubblegum' are three-movement sonatas with similar structures, but different styles. It's two takes on the joy of life and this episode will give you a preview of my upcoming EP release of music drawn with the materials of A...
Why We Listen to Music, according to science.
May 12, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MBIn this episode, Gustav Hoyer discusses research led by Dr. Tomas Schäfer as published through his research into the psychology of music listening (1). Music is a mirror for our own personal inward journeys, a tool to help define our moods, and a glue that connects us to others. We explore these three reasons that his research identified and Gustav shares some of his own compositions as well as excerpts of other works that have served these functions for him. In this episode we hear: Hoyer...
Creating a sound world
March 06, 2020 19:50 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBHave you ever wondered how a composer creates a sound world? Gustav takes you through his music from Acts, the 3-Man Show, to showcase the thoughts and the process. http://acts3manshow.com/ Background: Bryce Lenon was the author and co-producer of this live stage drama. Pedro Eustache ( http://www.pedroflute.com/ ) plays the Duduk, John Hester plays the Double Bass Initial production was in 2011. Gustav takes you through how to create a story through music: evoke a setting: timbre / in...
The Business of Classical Music as a Composer
February 08, 2020 01:21 - 28 minutes - 43.6 MBGustav takes you through a very recent story relating the challenges of distributing his music for streaming services. Currently, there is a struggle with genre: What is ‘Classical Music’? When a composer uploads music into the world of streaming, it is quite confusing where the composer fits in this process. How does the process of uploading music for a classical music composer differ from Folk and popular music? Why can't the composer be listed as the primary artist? The music is a ...
Buried Treasure
January 19, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBLet's go on a special treasure hunt together through The Gilded Age! We'll zoom in on some favorite moments from the album, but it's up to you to match the "buried treasure" with the right track. The first person to match the buried treasure with the nine tracks wins a free download of the Gilded Age. Good luck! To play: 1. Visit The Gilded Age album page & scroll down to the Buried Treasure Contest. 2. Listen to this Podcast episode, "Buried Treasure" & compare with the full tracks o...
Benjamin Harding and being human in classical music
December 27, 2019 21:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBPianist Benjamin Harding stops by the Anachronism Podcast to share his experiences of talking with his audiences. He shares with us what audiences really want during a classical music concert and how we can educate people about the music. The answers for tearing down the barriers are more simple than we think. In the end, it may be about educating ourselves as classical musicians to be more human with our audiences. Links for this episode: https://www.benjaminhardingmusic.com/ https://gu...
Composer to Composer - An interview with Elena Specht
December 13, 2019 21:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBComposer to composer: relating the love of classical music through composition. Another fabulous composer to composer conversation about the tools of their craft. How do the personalities of the instruments feature in a composition? For a tuba concerto, are there different challenges than writing for a violin? A bigger conversation about how classical music differs from other genres unfolds, and ultimately answers the ongoing questions: why classical music and how can we get more people lis...
Lyricism - Active Listening
December 02, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBToday's episode features two of my works and explores the vocal, linguistic roots of lyricism in music. You will participate in a guided listening on my piece Snowfall on a Midwinters Eve, which is the third movement of my 1st string serenade: Vignettes from an American Life. It opens with two string techniques: pizzicato and col legno. This is from the recording From Darkness Into Light On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Into-Light-Gustav-Hoyer/dp/B0015EJX44 On Spotify: https:...
The Personality of Classical Music - An Interview with Scott Harrison
November 15, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBWe welcome Scott Harrison, an arts administrator hailed as a leader with "imagination and ambition" by the LA Times for his tenure as executive director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Scott has many adventures to tell through his considerable experience in the classical music world. After getting to know Scott Harrison, several contemplative topics were discussed. Do musical instruments have personalities? What leads someone to become an arts administrator? How can we break the barrier...
Guided Listening - Charge of the Light Brigade
November 01, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBCan a piece of music be pictorial? If you have not experienced programmatic music, this episode will open your ears to a new experience. Today, Gustav takes you through his piece The Charge of the Light Brigade, inspired by the poem of the same name by Alfred Lord Tennyson. We will listen to this piece in fragments to dissect the journey, and then we will hear the piece in totality. In the end, you can decide if the musical gestures alone give you the full story. ___ About Tennyson's poe...
She Cares If You Listen - An Interview with Amanda Cook
October 18, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBWhy is classical music worth nurturing today? Why does it matter? How does one connect this music with a diverse audience? What's more valuable...recorded or live music? Amanda Cook, editor-in-chief of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, joins Gustav to answer these questions. A spirited discussion continues throughout and they discuss several topics related to contemporary Classical music, from the experience of attending a first concert to the political engagement of the arts and how the music can fra...
Composer Jeffrey Nytch, Part 2 - Rush!
October 04, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBJoin Gustav as he walks you through Rush, the 2nd movement of Jeffrey Nytch's wonderful Symphony No. 1 (Formations). With an attention to detail that only another composer could offer, you will learn what a symphony is, all about the layers of colors of the music which are created by the different instruments, and how the storyline is created through the character of each sound clip. In the end, the entire movement is presented to hear all the pieces of Rush come together for your enjoyment....
Interview with Composer and Author Jeffrey Nytch
September 20, 2019 07:00 - 25 minutes - 64.1 MBComposer Jeffrey Nytch stops by the Anachronism Podcast. What unfolds is a conversation among two trail blazing composers discussing the humanity of classical music. How can we make the music relatable to today's listeners? Would telling stories help connect people to the music? What new production concepts will invite people to participate again and become insiders of classical music? Examples of creative projects to highlight the importance of the audiences' role in classical music are in...
Active Listening, Part 3
September 06, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBThis final episode of our series on active listening. We build on our introduction to some of the elements of music and take a look at the larger structures that create longer pieces. We listen to some of the fundamental building blocks of my piece, Inspiration, and hear how they work together to tell a story over the course of 5 minutes.
Active Listening, Part 2
August 23, 2019 07:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this second of our three-part series, we dive into the elements of classical music, melody, harmony, meter. We listen to section from Inspiration and hear fragments that help peel back the surface and hear the component parts from which music is constructed
Active Listening, Part 1
August 09, 2019 07:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBWe are constantly surrounded by music and it can be difficult to slow down and give our full attention to it. In this three-part series, Gustav Hoyer will walk through some thoughts about how to listen anew to engage classical music. In this episode, Gustav begins with some thoughts about 'cleansing the palette' and then connecting with the players and context in which the music was made.
Welcome to the Anachronism Podcast
July 27, 2019 02:32 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this initial episode, we introduce this podcast.