Milton Babbitt“…in all the many years of listening to…public stations, I have not heard a note of the most influential music of the 20th century…”

Andrew Litton“Sometimes I awaken to my own voice when WRR plays …

As usual, the 34 CDs collected in this month’s round-up of new recordings of American repertoire reflect a stunning range of musical possibilities. A great amount of lost American musical history has been unearthed recently …

Milton BabbittPhoto courtesy C.F. Peters Corp.

I turn on the radio every morning and every night. But more often that not, I turn it off and put on a CD because in all the …

Andrew LittonPhoto by Steven J. Sherman, courtesy Aleba Gartner

I keep my clock radio tuned to Dallas’ classical music station, WRR-FM, the oldest radio station in Texas, and occasionally wake up to music that …

Steve MetcalfPhoto by Paul Cryan

As a child of the ’50s, I have a romantic attachment to radio, or at least the idea of radio. I even built a little crystal radio set from …

Joan TowerPhoto by Steven J. Sherman, courtesy G. Schirmer, Inc.

Frankly, I only listen to the radio in the car and then I’m listening primarily to the local NPR stations. On long rides, I …

Gunther SchullerPhoto courtesy GM Recordings

© 2000 by Gunther Schuller
I appreciate very much being asked to present the keynote address at this Year’s annual Music Personnel Conference. Many of you know me only by …

Michael Daugherty “I would either run a used book store or be a lounge cocktail pianist…”

Daron Hagen “My second great love is to conduct my own theater music…”

Jeffrey Mumford “Run …

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