Composer's Studio
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Join hosts Anna Linvill, and Tarik Ghiradella for conversations with contemporary composers about music, life, and what’s happening in the genre defying world of classical music today. The Composer’s Studio is a place where living art is made, a place without boundaries where inspiration can come from anywhere from birdsong to heavy metal, Vivaldi to the hum of a vacuum cleaner. Classical composers today are no longer confined to the concert stage or the cathedral but contribute to film scores, television commercials, video game soundtracks and beyond. From graduate students to Grammy winners, this is a classical music show like none you have ever heard. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to join the conversation and find out about upcoming guests and performances.
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Sarah Kirkland Snider: Harmonies of the Soul
March 02, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this episode, we explore Snider's unique musical style, her inspirations, and the stories behind her compositions. From ethereal orchestrations to poignant vocal melodies, Snider's music transcends boundaries and touches the depths of the human experience. Tune in as we uncover the essence of her artistry and the intricacies of her creative process. Whether you're a seasoned music aficionado or just discovering Snider's work, this episode promises to be a journey through the harmonies of ...
Double Vision: Peter Askim and Jeffery Scott
January 30, 2024 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBComposer's Jeffery Scott and Peter Askim discuss the upcoming performances of their new works. 'Anatomy of an Embrace' (World Premiere) by Peter Askim and 'Pesadelos 1' and 'Songs' by Jeffery Scott will be perfomed by Mallarme Music on Friday, February 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m. at the PSI Theatre, Durham Arts Council, Durham NC. If you live nearby, we hope to see you there.
Mara Keen - The Essence of Emotion
August 12, 2023 18:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBMara Keen's talents shine through in her music, particularly when it comes to capturing the essence of time and motion. Her compositions are uniquely attuned to the emotions depicted on screen, seamlessly blending with the language of film. Son of Saul Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qOl7HtZc1c
Thomas Little: A Complex Intuition
April 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBFrom algorithms to Youtube, Thomas Little bridges the intuition of a composer with the heart of a teacher. With a deep understanding of music and music history, Little is not only a prolific composer but also an influential educator who shares his knowledge and passion for music with others on his successful Youtube channel Classical Nerd.
Annie Nikunen - Embodied Music
April 23, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBComposer, flutist, choreographer, sound artist, and radio broadcaster Annie Nikunen's music is an embodiment of her humanity. Join Tarik and Anna for an exploration of the physicality of sound with this lovely, creative spirit.
Paul Moravec - From the Underground to Freedom, to the Overlook and the Tempest.
February 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBFrom the kind-natured city of Buffalo, NY to the vibrant energy of Long Island; from being the Head Chorister in the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Pauls Cathedral to being the 2004 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, Music has always been at the heart of who Paul Moravec is. In this episode of the Composer's Studio, Moravec speaks so eloquently about the personal intention of his music, its lyricism and the connection he feels to some of his most important pieces.
Paul Moravec - From the Underground to Freedom, to the Overlook and the Tempest.
February 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBFrom the kind-natured city of Buffalo, NY to the vibrant energy of Long Island; from being the Head Chorister in the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Pauls Cathedral to being the 2004 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, Music has always been at the heart of who Paul Moravec is. In this episode of the Composer's Studio, Moravec speaks so eloquently about the personal intention of his music, its lyricism and the connection he feels to some of his most important pieces.
Douglas Boyce - The Speed of Time
January 12, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBWith a fascination with language and mythos, Douglas Boyce composes music that draws on Medieval and Renaissance traditions but sits firmly within a modernist aesthetic. Building rich rhythmic structures that shift between order, fragmentation, elegance, and ferocity, many of his works have a direct historical touchstone. Other works draw on sources from antiquity, literature, and philosophy. Join Tarik and Anna for a deep dive into a fascinating, modernist mind.
Christopher Dietz “My Manifesto”
November 10, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBAward winning Composer Christopher Dietz is a stargazer, his compositions moving through the darkness of spacetime in whirling constellations of sound. With instruments standing in for celestial bodies, Dietz engages in a philosophical contemplation of dualities and opposition, changing seasons, beginnings and endings. The individual, in relief against the unfathomable mass of the Universe, turns from the broader view to the comforting safety of self-made limitations. Dietz’ reworking of Th...
Rain Worthington - Tapping into the pre-verbal Language
May 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIt's very mysterious how it works, this pre-verbal language that we all recognize and comprehend. It's not simplistic or concrete yet somehow it channels and resonates its way through our minds and into our souls. It is with this vision and deep understanding that Worthington composes. Often, she may not even know the meaning behind a composition until she has finished writing it. Rain is a self-taught composer. Magical Realism, Reflection and Musical Angels are some of the beautiful man...
Sharan Estreicher - A Composer with the Heart of a Teacher
May 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBShanan Estreicher is a man of many accomplishments, and he has done so, not for himself but for others. There is a Hebrew phrase "Torah Lishmah." Loosely translated, it means - a raging thirst for knowledge. But, in Shanan's case the gift he offers is not about the knowledge he's learned but rather the knowledge he shares. With a heart of a teacher, Shanan expresses his musical voice in a passionate and honest way: an uninterrupted communication of musical language that speaks through him ...
Shanan Estreicher - A Composer with the Heart of a Teacher
May 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBShanan Estreicher is a man of many accomplishments, and he has done so, not for himself but for others. There is a Hebrew phrase "Torah Lishmah." Loosely translated, it means - a raging thirst for knowledge. But, in Shanan's case the gift he offers is not about the knowledge he's learned but rather the knowledge he shares. With a heart of a teacher, Shanan expresses his musical voice in a passionate and honest way: an uninterrupted communication of musical language that speaks through him ...
Samuel Zyman - Musical Adventures of Noble Invention
May 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBFrom legendary educator at the Juilliard School to Professor of Composition and Music Theory at Vanderbilt University, Composer Samuel Zyman is one of the leading Mexican composers on the international scene today. Known for his use of vigorous rhythmic energy and expressive lyricism, Dr. Zyman infuses the many styles that define his heritage.
Edward Smaldone - The Architecture of Music
March 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBFrom big ideas to tiny details, join us this week on the Composer's Studio as we embark on a thought provoking discussion about music, life and how harmony relates to the corner of a room. From rock guitar to pencil and manuscript, from the Aaron Copland School of Music to City University of New York, Edward Smaldone does everything with passion and commitment.
Tarik Ghiradella - Molecules of Sound
March 07, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBOn this special episode of Composer’s Studio, join Anna and guest host Shanan Estreicher for a fascinating dive into the music of our own Tarik Ghiradella. A master of what might be called minimalist maximalism, Ghiradella’s music undergoes astounding transformations from just a few tones-- mere molecules of sound into a dark, misty malediction, the hope of eternal life in another world, or even the love of a mother for her child. His music has been featured on the American Heroes Channel T....
Angelica Negron - The Sounds of Music
February 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBPuerto Rican-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón’s music is deeply personal, reflecting a sensitive, playful nature that takes nothing for granted. Even the most mundane sounds--a stapler, a calculator, crumpling paper, pots and pans become beautiful in her sound sculptor’s able hands. Her music has been described as “wistfully idiosyncratic and contemplative,” while The New York Times noted her “capacity to surprise.” Negrón has been commissioned by the Bang on a Can Al...
Aaron Noë - Paving the Way for Others
February 21, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBComposer, performer, conductor, and educator Aaron Noë is a musical hero, for he writes music not only for himself or for professional performers, but for students just beginning their musical explorations. So many composers we have spoken with on this show had their first experience with music in a school band or choral program. In this episode of Composer’s Studio, Tarik and Anna celebrate the music of a composer who has dedicated his life and work to paving the way for others.
Jenny Olivia Johnson - Don't Look Back
February 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBComposer and sound artist Jenny Olivia Johnson’s work is a musical memoir, her multi-sensory synesthesia coloring everything she does. Her compositions and artwork range from electroacoustic chamber songs and contemplative solo works to short amplified operas and interactive sound and light sculptures. We can’t take you through one of her fascinating installations, but her music is a fascinating experience all on its own.
Anthony Constantino - The Futility of Music
February 07, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBComposer Anthony Constantino wonders, where do I fit in the larger picture? Why does the world need another quartet, another chamber work when so much great work has already been composed? The World already has Beethoven and Stravinsky, Bartok and Shostakovich. Did they not reach the pinnacle of what is possible in classical form? Thankfully, Anthony has figured out how to shut off his doubting mind. Constantino writes everything from chamber, vocal, and electroacoustic music to large scale ...
Peter Askim- What's next?
January 31, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBComposer Peter Askim does it all. Active as a performing bassist, Conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Director of Orchestral Studies at North Carolina State University, he is also founder and Artistic Director of The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, fostering and mentoring young composers and performers. A few months ago, Peter Askim added ‘Dad’ to his distinguished list of titles. It wasn’t easy for us to get this interview, but it was well worth the wait. Pe...
Composer's Studio Holiday Show
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBAnna and Tarik close out the Composer's Studio first season with a holiday special of Sacred Choral works.
Anthony R Green - Celebrating Black Artistry through Music
December 13, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBJoin Tarik and Anna for a deep conversation with Anthony R. Green, American composer, pianist, and social justice artist, whose solo and collaborative work have been presented in over 25 countries. A passionate activist as well as a composer, Anthony is co-founder and Associate Artistic Director of Castle of our Skins, a concert and educational series dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. He is currently a fellow at the Berlin University of the Arts. From the composer: Co...
Douglas Knehans - Is Emotion in Music Real?
November 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBDrifting through falling air and tempests, we find ourselves in a musical world of unfinished introspection. Do you think emotion in music is real? Let’s find out. Join us on the Composer’s Studio as we explore that question and more with award winning composer Douglas Knehans.
David Serkin Ludwig - The Music of a New Colossus
November 22, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBWhen one of your earliest memories is of your grandfather playing at Carnegie Hall, it is hard work just to carve out a place for yourself in your own family. Our guest, Composer David Serkin Ludwig does his namesake proud. Once named by NPR Music as one of the world’s “Top 100 Composers Under Forty,” David’s choral work “The New Colossus,” opened the private prayer service for President Obama’s second inauguration. Based in the creative cauldron of Philadelphia’s hot contemporary music sce...
David Kirkland Garner - Red Hot Sun
November 15, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBComposer David Kirkland Garner’s music is borne of an obsessive urge to take things apart, separate out the fragments of color, emotion, rhythm, and then reassemble it in a way that reveals new meaning and relevance. Grappling with the legacies of everything from the intimidating dominance of Beethoven’s place in the canon, to the confusing shame and nostalgia of his family’s Confederate past, Garner crafts exquisitely wrought transformations of everything from Bach violin sonatas to crackly...
Elainie Lillios - The Fascination of Sound
November 09, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBComposer Elainie Lillios creates electroacoustic soundscapes reflecting her fascination with observing and manipulating the qualities of sound itself. Come with Tarik and Anna on a journey to a world of dreams and memory at the edge of the Immeasurable Distance where those we have loved and lost reside.
Family Secrets
November 01, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBWe are so excited about the new release of Andrea Edith Moore's debut recording of Daniel Thomas Davis’ haunting and humorous work, Family Secrets: Kith & Kin. Set to texts of seven internationally renowned authors of the New South: Frances Mayes, Daniel Wallace, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Randall Kenan, Michael Malone, and Jeffery Beam, this series of interconnected dramatic portraits tell of murder, gossip, humor, regret, solace and ultimately…forgiveness. Get the inside story on this won...
Daniel Thomas Davis and Andrea Edith Moore: Family Secrets
November 01, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBWe are so excited about the new release of Andrea Edith Moore's debut recording of Daniel Thomas Davis’ haunting and humorous work, Family Secrets: Kith & Kin. Set to texts of seven internationally renowned authors of the New South: Frances Mayes, Daniel Wallace, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Randall Kenan, Michael Malone, and Jeffery Beam, this series of interconnected dramatic portraits tell of murder, gossip, humor, regret, solace and ultimately…forgiveness. Get the inside story on this won...
Family Secrets: Daniel Thomas Davis and Andrea Edith Moore
November 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe are so excited about the new release of Andrea Edith Moore's debut recording of Daniel Thomas Davis’ haunting and humorous work, Family Secrets: Kith & Kin. Set to texts of seven internationally renowned authors of the New South: Frances Mayes, Daniel Wallace, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Randall Kenan, Michael Malone, and Jeffery Beam, this series of interconnected dramatic portraits tell of murder, gossip, humor, regret, solace and ultimately…forgiveness. Get the inside story on this won...
Family Secrets: Daniel Thomas Davis and Andrea Edith Moore
November 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe are so excited about the new release of Andrea Edith Moore's debut recording of Daniel Thomas Davis’ haunting and humorous work, Family Secrets: Kith & Kin. Set to texts of seven internationally renowned authors of the New South: Frances Mayes, Daniel Wallace, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Randall Kenan, Michael Malone, and Jeffery Beam, this series of interconnected dramatic portraits tell of murder, gossip, humor, regret, solace and ultimately…forgiveness. Get the inside story on this won...
Chiayu Hsu - Music With Two Homes and No Borders
October 25, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBMuch of composer Chiayu Hsu’s music revolves around the poems, myths, States to hone her craft as a composer. She has found great success in the U.S., but her music reflects a divided heart. It is a collage of imagery and mood, telling stories and painting images full of affection for the place and the people she misses at home, while exploring the kaleidoscope of cultures and creative synergies that makes life and music making in the U.S. so irresistible. Join Tarik and Anna for this fascin...
Chiayu Hsu - A Divided Heart
October 25, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBMuch of composer Chiayu Hsu’s music revolves around the poems, myths, States to hone her craft as a composer. She has found great success in the U.S., but her music reflects a divided heart. It is a collage of imagery and mood, telling stories and painting images full of affection for the place and the people she misses at home, while exploring the kaleidoscope of cultures and creative synergies that makes life and music making in the U.S. so irresistible. Join Tarik and Anna for this fascin...
Lanette Lind - The Telling a Story with Her Music
October 18, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBBeloved Raleigh pianist, pedagogue, and composer Lanette Lind did not set out to be a composer, but one commission led to another, and another, and another. As a masterful pianist, competent in many styles, Lanette does not subscribe to any one compositional technique or ethos--just that the music must serve the story. Whether writing for children or adults, she approaches her task like a storyteller looking for the words that will cut through the distractions of the mind and reach straight...
Lanette Lind - The Music Must Serve the Story
October 18, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBBeloved Raleigh pianist, pedagogue, and composer Lanette Lind did not set out to be a composer, but one commission led to another, and another, and another. As a masterful pianist, competent in many styles, Lanette does not subscribe to any one compositional technique or ethos--just that the music must serve the story. Whether writing for children or adults, she approaches her task like a storyteller looking for the words that will cut through the distractions of the mind and reach straight...
George Tsz-Kwan Lam - Music of a common language that we can all speak.
October 12, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBFounding member of the New York based ensemble, Rhymes With Opera, composer George Tsz-Kwan Lam was born in Hong Kong, brought up in Massachusetts, and studied in some of the finest composition programs in North America. George’s music is all about exploring and documenting the musical aspects of place, whether in a tobacco factory turned performance space in Durham, North Carolina, or through interviews with emigrant musicians adapting their musical traditions to their new homelands. Joinin...
George Tsz-Kwan Lam - Placemaking with Music
October 12, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBFounding member of the New York based ensemble, Rhymes With Opera, composer George Tsz-Kwan Lam was born in Hong Kong, brought up in Massachusetts, and studied in some of the finest composition programs in North America. George’s music is all about exploring and documenting the musical aspects of place, whether in a tobacco factory turned performance space in Durham, North Carolina, or through interviews with emigrant musicians adapting their musical traditions to their new homelands. Joinin...
Juan Pablo Contreras - Celebrating Mexican Culture
October 04, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBJoin Tarik and Anna for a great conversation with composer, Juan Pablo Contreras, a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer from Guadalajara, Mexico. In his music, Juan Pablo explores his joyful but complicated relationships with history, place, and his love for both Western classical and Mexican folk music, resulting in a musical journey full of joy, humor, and just a touch of violence. His works have been performed by major orchestras throughout Mexico, including, the National Symphony Orchestra ...
Juan Pablo Contreras - Meaningful Relationships With History and Place
October 04, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBJoin Tarik and Anna for a great conversation with composer, Juan Pablo Contreras, a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer from Guadalajara, Mexico. In his music, Juan Pablo explores his joyful but complicated relationships with history, place, and his love for both Western classical and Mexican folk music, resulting in a musical journey full of joy, humor, and just a touch of violence. His works have been performed by major orchestras throughout Mexico, including, the National Symphony Orchestra ...
Brittany J. Green - Sound and Movement, Form and Function - Disrupted.
September 27, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBInnovative North Carolina-based composer, artist, and educator, Brittany J. Green’s work explores new ways of looking at the relationships between audience and composer, sound and movement, form and function. Join Anna and Tarik for a generative discussion of computer programming in composition, music as metaphor, the productive dichotomy between tradition and disruptive new ideas, and how she, as a black, female composer, amplifies the unheard voices of her community through her work.
Vivian Fung - JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer, bearing her heart completely with a directness
September 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB“In times of crisis and peril, we have but the reliance of faith - from the profound faith in humanity, faith in love, and faith that we will persevere and get through this with dignity” -Composer Vivian Fung On Composer’s Studio this week: JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung’s new work, Prayer, was composed with a young child at home 24/7, a bronchial infection, and a very tight timeline to complete the piece in a manner feasible for COVID remote performance requirements. Kno...
Vivian Fung - Bearing Her Heart
September 20, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB“In times of crisis and peril, we have but the reliance of faith - from the profound faith in humanity, faith in love, and faith that we will persevere and get through this with dignity” -Composer Vivian Fung On Composer’s Studio this week: JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung’s new work, Prayer, was composed with a young child at home 24/7, a bronchial infection, and a very tight timeline to complete the piece in a manner feasible for COVID remote performance requirements. Kno...
Allison Loggins-Hull: A composer and producer with roots in classical, urban art pop, hip-hop, electronic programming, and R&B.
September 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBAllison Loggins-Hull is a composer and producer with roots in classical, urban art pop, hip-hop, electronic programming, and R&B. The flute duo, Flutronix, she and collaborator Nathalie Joachim founded has been described as “a unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming, and soulful vocals reminiscent of neo-R&B stars like Erykah Badu.” Flutronix has collaborated with an impressive range of artists and ensembles including legendary hip-hop producer Ski Beatz, electroni...
Allison Loggins-Hull: Doing it All
September 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBAllison Loggins-Hull is a composer and producer with roots in classical, urban art pop, hip-hop, electronic programming, and R&B. The flute duo, Flutronix, she and collaborator Nathalie Joachim founded has been described as “a unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming, and soulful vocals reminiscent of neo-R&B stars like Erykah Badu.” Flutronix has collaborated with an impressive range of artists and ensembles including legendary hip-hop producer Ski Beatz, electroni...
Richard Danielpour - Music that speaks of compassion and forgiveness.
September 13, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBAt just 19 years old, Grammy award winning Iranian American Jewish-Christian composer Richard Danielpour had a strange mystical experience that left him awed and shaken, but with new clarity in his faith and life’s purpose as a composer. His powerful and deeply spiritual music made him one of the most beloved and recorded composers of his generation, yet he still struggled to complete the spiritual quest assigned to him during that epiphany those many years ago--to tell the story of the last...
Juliana Hall Shows Us The Bold and Beautiful Art of Song
September 06, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBA composer with a deep love of the English language and a secret dramatic streak, Juliana Hall is one of the most prolific Art Song composers alive today. Juliana ventures out of her monastic studio to join Anna and Tarik for a rare conversation about the relationship between poetry and music, her habit of mining other people’s letters for material, and the real reason Lady Godiva rode naked through the streets. Enjoy a sneak peek into her upcoming album, Bold Beauty, on Griffin Records, se...
Juliana Hall: Bold and Beautiful
September 06, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBA composer with a deep love of the English language and a secret dramatic streak, Juliana Hall is one of the most prolific Art Song composers alive today. Juliana ventures out of her monastic studio to join Anna and Tarik for a rare conversation about the relationship between poetry and music, her habit of mining other people’s letters for material, and the real reason Lady Godiva rode naked through the streets. Enjoy a sneak peek into her upcoming album, Bold Beauty, on Griffin Records, se...
Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain Doesn’t Ask For Permission.
August 30, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBComposer Daniel Bernard Roumain doesn’t ask for permission. He is a revolutionary, changing the world of concert music and opera by creating unapologetically black music--opera, string quartets, a YouTube requiem--all for black audiences. Taking the classical music world by storm, DBR is challenging some of the most powerful names and revered institutions in the classical music world to examine their repertoire and their hearts. Why in spite of blind auditions are there so few black musician...
Adrienne Albert - An Amazing Life in Music: The Singer, The Composer, and Stravinsky
August 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBHow can the act of creating transform fear and anger into courage and hope? Composer Adrienne Albert harnesses the mysterious emotional power of music to strengthen the spirit and change the heart. An artist who has had an extraordinary life in music, Adrienne started out as a singer working with such luminaries as Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein before taking up the composer's pen three decades ago. Join Tarik and Anna for an uplifting, music packed hour with this gifted artist and l...
Adrienne Albert - An Amazing Life in Music: The Singer, The Composer, and Stravinsky
August 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBHow can the act of creating transform fear and anger into courage and hope? Composer Adrienne Albert harnesses the mysterious emotional power of music to strengthen the spirit and change the heart. An artist who has had an extraordinary life in music, Adrienne started out as a singer working with such luminaries as Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein before taking up the composer's pen three decades ago. Join Tarik and Anna for an uplifting, music packed hour with this gifted artist and l...
What Makes a Life - Jennifer Higdon
August 12, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWhat makes a life? After the early death of her younger brother, Andrew Blue, this question consumed composer Jennifer Higdon. Her beloved orchestral work, Blue Cathedral was her creative answer to that question. Blue…like the sky. Where all possibilities soar. Cathedrals…a place of thought, growth, spiritual expression…serving as a symbolic doorway into and out of this world. Join Amy Scurria this week for a very personal conversation with Pulitzer prize and 3 time Grammy award winning c...