Kevin Puts: Keeping Secrets
Composer Kevin Puts takes pride in keeping secrets, both by being understated in his interactions with people and by never initially giving away all the goods in his music, preferring, as he says, "to keep something in reserve so that there's a payoff for the attentive listener." But in this in-depth conversation he reveals some of the secrets about his Metropolitan Opera debut The Hours, his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night, his symphony inspired by Björk's album Vespertine, Contact (his triple concerto for Time for Three which just won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition), and much more.
ASCAP Foundation Announces 2023 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients
The ASCAP Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2023 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Jazz composers up to the age of 30 are eligible to apply to these annual awards.
I Am The Gatekeeper (And That’s Okay)
AI and algorithms work on logic. Music, and discovery, work beyond logic, in the realm of intuition and inspiration and chance.
Minding the Gap: Why Targeted Action is Still Needed
I want to mark this year’s International Women’s Day with reflections on what we’ve learnt from the gender equity programs I’ve led in the UK and the US over the past 12 years. I also want to use this opportunity to celebrate the incredible women and gender-expansive creators these initiatives have supported. Back in 2011... Read more »
Diversifying Curriculum: Representation, Risks, and Responsible Pedagogy
Increasing diverse representation in our programming with student musicians can be an intimidating bar for those who speak, teach, and make art from a place of privilege. Oftentimes, we run into issues of concern that we are "doing it wrong." We worry that our errors will make us seem ignorant, uncaring, or the "bad people." To move forward, I have outlined a five-step process that includes what I consider to be several steps to "doing it the least wrong."
Kevin Puts: Keeping Secrets
Composer Kevin Puts takes pride in keeping secrets, both by being understated in his interactions with people and by never initially giving away all the goods in his music, preferring, as he says, "to keep something in reserve so that there's a payoff for the attentive listener." But in this in-depth conversation he reveals some of the secrets about his Metropolitan Opera debut The Hours, his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night, his symphony inspired by Björk's album Vespertine, Contact (his triple concerto for Time for Three which just won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition), and much more.
