The Gospel According to John Corigliano
John Corigliano emphasizes the importance of “the world” over “our world,” challenging us always to see the bigger picture in order to be better composers, better listeners, and better citizens.
David Krakauer: Laughing and Crying
A musicians within whom contemporary performance and klezmer traditions intersect.
In Conversation with Christoph Cox
An interview with the editor of Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music
In Conversation with Denise Von Glahn
An interview with the author of The Sounds of Place: Music and the American Cultural Landscape
The Next Phase: Steve Reich talks to Richard Kessler About Redefinition and Renewal
Richard Kessler ends his tenure as executive director of the American Music Center
In Conversation with Author Michael Broyles
An interview with the author of Mavericks and Other Traditions in American Music
Extremities: Maryanne Amacher
April 16, 2004—4-5 p.m. Kingston, New York Videotaped by Randy Nordschow Transcribed by Molly Sheridan and Randy Nordschow As someone whose entry point into the vast world of musical repertoire has mostly been through collecting records and since the most unusual and unique things are usually the hardest ones to hear live, Maryanne Amacher has… Read more »
Steven Schick: Ready for Anything
February 16, 2004—11:00 a.m.-noon at the American Music Center Videotaped and transcribed by Randy Nordschow Last November, I went down to the World Financial Center to hear Steven Schick play John Luther Adams’s The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies. In all honesty, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m a big fan of JLA’s music… Read more »
In Conversation with Austin Clarkson,
An interview with the editor of On the Music of Stefan Wolpe: Essays and Recollections
Annea Lockwood Beside the Hudson River
Annea Lockwood Photo by Nicole Tavenner Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:00-2:30 p.m. Garrison, NY Videotaped and transcribed by Randy Nordschow Listening to the Environment Music vs. Other Types of Sound Valuing Acoustic Space Becoming a Composer The Glass Concert Piano Transplants Coming to America The Hudson River Writing for Other Musicians Read a complete transcript… Read more »
In Conversation with Brandon LaBelle
An interview with the co-editor of Surface Tension: Problematics of Site
Rediscovering John LaMontaine
John La Montaine reflects on his meteoric rise to success in the late 1950s and the current music scene.
A Visit to the Workshop of Bart Hopkin
Hopkin demonstrates and explains his Experimental Musical Instruments.
Carla Bley: On Her Own
A conversation at Bley’s home in Willow, NY on June 10, 2003 at 2:00 p.m Jazz and Non-Jazz Musicians FRANK J. OTERI: You are unique. I don’t know what to call the music you do except to say that it’s great. Is it jazz? Is it fusion? Is it classical music? Is it progressive rock?… Read more »
Q & A with Whitaker Commission Winner Manly Romero
Manly Romero took a few moments to share his thoughts on his recent Whitaker commission, the reading session, and the diverse influences that impact his music.
In Conversation with Mark Eden Horowitz
An interview with the author of Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions
In Conversation with Francie Ostrower
An interview with the author of Trustees of Culture: Power, Wealth, and Status on Elite Arts Boards
Colonial Legacy: MacDowell Colony Executive Director Cheryl Young
Videotaped by Amanda MacBlane Transcribed by Randy Nordschow and Frank J. Oteri Beginnings MOLLY SHERIDAN: Why don’t we start out talking a little bit about your history with the MacDowell Colony. I know you came on board leading the development department with your great work with their endowment and now you’re executive director of the… Read more »
A Moving Image of Elliot Goldenthal
The 2003 Golden Globe-winner describes how he creates music for motion pictures, the theater, and the concert hall.
Spaced Out with Henry Brant
Brant describes the evolution of his career and his concept of musical space.
H. Wiley Hitchcock: Changing History
A visit with American music scholar and co-editor of The New Grove Dictionary of American Music.
Frederic Rzewski Visits America
A chat with the expatriate composer about music beyond boundaries, geographical and otherwise.
A Virtual Conversation with Jaron Lanier
Tuesday, June 4, 2002—10:30 a.m. Lanier’s Tribeca Loft, New York, NY Videotaped and transcribed by Amanda MacBlane WILLIAM DUCKWORTH: You’re both a scientist and a musician and you are probably most well-known for virtual reality. What interests me is which one of those talents came first? JARON LANIER: You know it’s funny, sometimes a… Read more »
