Episode 2 (March 19, 2021): Dean Burry and I talk about writing opera for kids (and with kids), composers as storytellers, program music, R. Murray Schafer, John Cage, Spider-Man comics and the puppet plays Dean performed as a child, among other things...
Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is an interview podcast about composition and music education, hosted by composer Alex Eddington. Every episode, I have a conversation with a different Canadian composer - with a focus on their writing for/with young and amateur musicians.
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LINKS!
Music by Dean Burry mentioned in the podcast:
At the end of the episode, stay for a recording of the orchestral version of the aria "Above the World" from The Brothers Grimm.
Canadian Children's Opera Company
Canadian Opera Company: programs for children and youth
Find out more about the inaugural Watershed Festival (tagline: "reimagine music theatre") happening May 25-28, 2021.
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Other things we talk about quickly that you might want to click on:
- AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) playing "Among Us"
- Serialism (music composition technique) explained
- R. Murray Schafer and "ear cleaning"
- John Cage: the story behind 4'33"
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CREDITS:
Hosted, edited and produced by Alex Eddington. Learn more at www.AlexEddington.com
Logo 1.0 design and administrative support by Stephanie Chua.
Theme music by Saman Shahi. Hear more of his work at samanshahimusic.com
Fresh Sounds is presented by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP): acnmp.ca