First Words: A Panel Discussion About Reviewing Premieres
A group of North American music critics spar with composers on the best approach to covering premieres of new music at the 2002 Music Critics Association conference in Santa Fe NM.
George Crumb: Jumping Off The Page to Become Sound
Frank J. Oteri in conversation with George Crumb at his home in Media, PA Friday, July 12, 2002—Noon Filmed and Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane FRANK J. OTERI: Your music, more than that of any composer I can think of, is so sensitive to sound both to the ear and to the eye. It’s completely… Read more »
Merce Cunningham: Moved by the Music of Our Time
Merce Cunningham New York, NY – April 17, 2002 On the roof of the Cunningham Studios Filmed and Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane FRANK J. OTERI: You have been a very significant figure in the history of American music, not only because of all of the composers you’ve worked with, but also because your ideas about… Read more »
Abbey Lincoln: A Woman Speaking Her Mind
Photo by John Sann, courtesy Verve Music Group Abbey Lincoln at home with Lara Pellegrinelli May 10, 2002—2 p.m. New York, NY Filmed and Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane 1. Family LARA PELLEGRINELLI: Well, Abbey, if we’re going to talk about your work as a composer, why don’t we talk a little bit about the Lincoln… Read more »
A Chance Encounter with Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff Friday, January 11, 2002—4:33 p.m. Greenwich House Music School New York, NY FRANK J. OTERI: Your music is like no other music, even the music of other composers of the so-called New York School. And you’re largely, almost totally self-taught. What made you initially embark on the kind of music you’ve been… Read more »
A Cup of Tea with Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw Across the street from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City Thursday, January 3, 2002—11 a.m. Videotaped and transcribed by Amanda MacBlane FRANK J. OTERI: When your Vernon Duke album came out, I was so excited because I think there’s something about your performance that really captures the spirit of both the music… Read more »
The Past, Present, and Future with Sylvia Goldstein at Her Home
Thursday, January 10, 2002, 1 PM, Baldwin, NY
Recorded and transcribed by Frank J. Oteri in collaboration with Lyn Liston…
A Place for New Music: A Discussion on Concert Hall Venues
Russell Johnson, Colette Domingues and Limor Tomer Russell Johnson– CEO of Artec Consultants, Inc. Colette Domingues– Principal, Magalhães Music Limor Tomer– Curator for BAMCafé Conceived by Molly Sheridan and Amanda MacBlane Moderated by Frank J. Oteri Friday, December 7, 2001 The Robert Steele Gallery in Chelsea New York, NY Videotaped and Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane… Read more »
Philip Glass: 25 Years after 'Einstein On The Beach'
A scene from the 1984 Production of Einstein On the Beach Photo by Tom Caravaglia, courtesy Zeisl Frank J. Oteri talks with Philip Glass Tuesday, October 9, 2001—5:00-6:00 p.m. Dunvagen Studios, New York, NY Videotaped and transcribed by Amanda MacBlane FRANK J. OTERI: November 21, 2001 is the 25th anniversary of the U.S. premiere… Read more »
Orchestra Tech: Introducing Technology into the Orchestra
Ray Kurzweil, Gil Rose, and Tod Machover Ray Kurzweil, Gil Rose, and Tod Machover September 24, 2001 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Moderated and Videotaped by Frank J. Oteri Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane RAY KURZWEIL: Well, you can approach that at different levels. At a simple level, it’s a collection of human musicians using… Read more »
Richard Einhorn: Yesterday Is Not Today
Richard Einhorn Editor Frank J. Oteri visits Richard Einhorn at his studio. New York City — Friday, August 10, 2001, 2:00 P.M. Interview Videotaped and Transcribed by Amanda MacBlane FRANK J. OTERI: I wanted to talk to you about what the past means in terms of how the present is affected by the past, so… Read more »
Natasha Sinha: Top Ten!
Natasha Sinha Photo by Raj Sinha Natasha Sinha talks with Frank J. Oteri at the New York City offices of ASCAP May 24, 2001—11:30 a.m. Conversation videotaped by Jenny Undercofler Transcribed by Julia Lu Natasha Sinha Interview Excerpt #1 FRANK J. OTERI: You’re involved with so many different kinds of activities, both composing music… Read more »
Terry Riley: Obsessed and Passionate About All Music
Back in 2001, we met up with Terry Riley at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about earliest musical experience, his first exposure to jazz, the “birth” of minimalism, his immersion in Indian music, his embrace of just intonation, his passion for composing string quartets, and many other things,
Robert Ashley: You Can't Call It Anything Else But Opera
Robert Ashley at his home in New York City March 13, 2001, 1:00pm Transcribed by Julia Lu Filmed by Jenny Undercofler FRANK J. OTERI: I’ve been following your music for over 20 years and am a huge fan of your work which is often hard to describe to people who’ve never experienced it. It doesn’t… Read more »
Joan Jeanrenaud: A Fourth Approach to Performing Music
Joan Jeanrenaud Photo by Marion Ettinger, courtesy New Albion Records Joan Jeanrenaud talks with NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri at her home in San Francisco, CA, about her unusual post-Kronos career Friday, November 9, 2000 Transcribed by Lisa Kang The Role of the Performer A Fourth Approach to Performing Music: Excerpt #01 FRANK J. OTERI:… Read more »
John Adams: In The Center Of American Music
John Adams Photo by Christine Alicino Courtesy Nonesuch Records Just three days after completing the score for El Niño, a 110-minute “Christmas oratorio” for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, John Adams invites NewMusicBox editor Frank J. Oteri to his home in Berkeley CA to talk about his newest work and how it fits in with his… Read more »
Pauline Oliveros: Creating, Performing And Listening
Pauline Oliveros has been changing the way people create, perform, and listen to music for half a century. In the process she has also changed the way that she creates, performs, and listens.
Carl Stone: Intellectual Property, Artistic License and Free Access to Information in the Age of Sample-Based Music and the Internet
California-based composer, radio host and computer music guru Carl Stone At the American Music Center October 17, 2000, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Filmed by Jenny Undercofler Transcribed by Lisa Kang Sections: Formative Experiences The 20th Century and Pre-Recorded Sound Intellectual Property Barbie Getting Sampled vs. Getting Plagiarized Free Downloadable Music Napster Home Taping, Trading… Read more »
John Eaton: Involving Audiences in the Sweep of the Music
John Eaton Photo by Lloyd DeGrane, courtesy of The University of Chicago Chronicle August 3, 2000 – 1:00 to 3:30 pm John Eaton in conversation with Frank J. Oteri at The American Music Center Filmed by Jonathan Murphy and David Hughes Transcribed by Karyn Joaquino John Eaton Interview Excerpt #1 FRANK J. OTERI: A… Read more »
Gary Lucas: Ignoring Genre Divisions
Guitarist Gary Lucas has been one of the most in-demand in the realm of experimental rock for decades. Perhaps best known for his stint with Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Lucas was also the electric guitarist for the European premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. Lucas talks about Beefheart and Lenny as well as his numerous fascinating solo projects.
Lewis Spratlan: Beyond the Pulitzer Prize
Shortly after learning that Lewis Spratlan had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Music for part of an opera that had been completed in 1978 but was only performed in a concert version this past year, we trekked up to Amherst to talk to him about it.
AMPPR Board Members Talk About Radio
Members of the board of directors of the American Music Personnel in Public Radio–Outgoing President Beverley Ervine (WOSU-FM, Columbus OH), Chris Kohtz (WGUC-FM, Cincinnati OH), Boyce Lancaster (WOSU), Robert J. Lurtsema (WGBH-FM, Boston MA), Deanne Poulos (KBAQ-FM, Phoenix AZ), and Lois Reitzes (WABE-FM, Atlanta GA)–get grilled about broadcasting the music of American composers.
Meredith Monk: Composer First
Although she is active as a vocalist, dancer, director, choreographer, and filmmaker, Meredith Monk explains that she considers herself first and foremost a composer.
Elliott Carter: The Career of a Century
A few months after his 92nd birthday, Elliott Carter invited us into his home to talk about what was already his tenth decade immersed in the new music scene.
