Articles by Frank Oteri
Frank J. Oteri, New Music USA's Composer Advocate and the Senior Editor of NewMusicBox, is an outspoken crusader for new music and the breaking down of barriers between genres. Frank’s own musical compositions reconcile structural concepts from minimalism and serialism and frequently explore microtonality.
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As a high school student, my favorite subject after music was probably math. So, as soon as I learned about serial music and its mathematical underpinnings, I was …
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I still remember the first time I heard the music of each of the four so-called fathers of minimalism.
Philip Glass came first for me. It was …
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For years, I’ve entertained a fetish for being in spaces that took me away from the present day: walking through ancient ruins like Macchu Picchu in Peru or Volubilis …
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
What is an Orchestra?
Why Introduce …
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Standard repertoire apologists who are loathe to acknowledge the scarcity of new music in orchestral programs or on the radio frequently make the claim that for people who’ve never …
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
New Music and Old Music
The Hermetically Sealed Classical …
How concerned should composers be about the distant future?
Happy Birthday!