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Play It Again, Jenny Lin
Whether it's the grandiose sweep of a Chopin etude or a defiant new piece by a little-known young composer, Jenny Lin dedicates every ounce of her musical prowess to deliver knock-'em-dead performances.
By Randy Nordschow
Published: 4/22/2008
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Going Nowhere with Alex Mincek
Alex Mincek's melting pot mentality creates something very American, but also distinctly individual.
By Trevor Hunter
Published: 3/24/2008
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Slipping Through Memory—The Music of Elizabeth Brown
As a child growing up on an Alabama agricultural station, composer Elizabeth Brown may not have been able to envision a future life in music for herself, but she could already hear it playing in her head.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 2/19/2008
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Inside the Networks of John Bischoff
Just as we ate before microwaves and were polite before cell phones, there are those who remember made-at-home computer music before Apple invented it.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 1/21/2008
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The Complexity of Jason Eckardt
Jason Eckardt is a composer who produces scores of frighteningly complex notation; who counts Schoenberg, Coltrane, Stockhausen, Ferneyhough, and Lachenmann among his primary influences; and who got his start in music as a guitarist in a metal band.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 12/17/2007
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The Sonic Poetry of Michael Djupstrom
Pianist and composer Michael Djupstrom may have been born in 1980, but don't come to his work expecting trendy, genre-bending, "I want my MTV!" sonic pop-culture references.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 11/19/2007
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Inside Anna Clyne's Sonic Paint Box
A chat with British-born, New York-based composer Anna Clyne about musical life on both sides of the pond, the unique places she finds her electronic sounds, and how writing for the orchestra is not so different from writing for the studio.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 10/22/2007
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The Passion of Garrett Fisher
Deeply influenced by Asian and Middle Eastern timbres and acting styles, Seattle-based composer Garrett Fisher has created nearly a dozen mixed-media stage shows which integrate his own myriad influences along with those of his many collaborators.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 9/24/2007
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Snowed In with Slow Six
Chris Tignor stops by to talk about his electronic chamber ensemble's new album, Nor'easter, just out on New Albion.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 8/20/2007
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John Morton's Music for Music Boxes
Composer John Morton has taken the timbre of the plucked metal tines of a music box and—by juxtaposing them, electronically processing them, and physically altering them—discovered a very personal vernacular.
By Molly Sheridan
Published: 7/23/2007
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