Category: interview
Career pivots and perseverance in new music: Interview with Mendel Lee
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Mendel Lee (he/him) (b. 1975) is a New Orleans-based composer whose music explores both the evolution of singular ideas over a long period of time…
Music for anyone, anywhere: Interview with Kimberly R. Osberg
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Kimberly R. Osberg (b. 1992) is a Portland-based composer whose projects have included dance, film, environmental sound installations, instrumental theatre, plays, opera, visual art, award ceremonies,…
Xenharmonic advocate: Interview with Stephen Weigel
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Stephen Weigel is a composer and performer of Indianapolis, IN, with a Master’s in Music Composition and Bachelor’s of Music Media Production at Ball State…
Finding my footing in film music: Interview with Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs
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Composer Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs (née Matthews) received a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Music…
Life in a string quartet: Interview with Sean Neukom
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Composer, instrumentalist, and producer Sean Neukom is the violist and founding member of Beo String Quartet. Prior to Beo, Sean played with the Nashville Symphony,…
Exercising my creative brain: Interview with Richard An
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Richard An (b.1995) is a composer, pianist, percussionist, singer, conductor, and more. Richard has a BM in Composition from the University of Southern California and…
Leadership in Music: Interview with Dan Cavanagh
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Dan Cavanagh recently became Director of the Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was previously interim Dean of the College…
Fun on the front burner: Interview with James Bohn
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James Bohn is a composer and music technology specialist. His music has been performed internationally as well as throughout the United States. An Associate Professor…