Philip Glass "In the Spirit"
Composer Philip Glass discusses “In the Spirit,” a benefit concert for the Garrison Institute, at Town Hall. The concert features the New York premiere of “Songs of Milarepa,” by Glass; as well as...
View ArticleComing Soon: The 'Epic Music' Of Movie Trailers
When you go to a movie in the theater, you'll inevitably see previews for coming attractions. But you might never hear the music again. Those over-the-top, bombastic snippets rarely make it into the...
View ArticleAlex North
Composer Alex North was best known for his sharp and observant film scores, including the iconic music for "Streetcar Named Desire" --but his music always spoke for itself. In this archival edition...
View ArticleThe Regal and Rollicking Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns had a career that lasted longer and covered more ground than most child prodigies. He started at the Paris Conservatory as a boy and grew up to write in virtually every corner of...
View ArticleCamille Saint-Saëns's Musical Souvenirs
Even in his 80s, Camille Saint-Saëns didn’t slow down. He practiced the piano two hours a day and still managed to travel the world, creating musical sketches of his adventures. Claude Debussy and a...
View ArticleA Celebration of a Great American Composer: John Cage
John Cage was arguably one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century. His avant-garde manipulation of sound was completely novel during the height of his working in the 40s, 50s,...
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[Unedited] Mohammed Fairouz with Krista Tippett
This unedited conversation with composer Mohammed Fairouz comes from the produced show "The World in Counterpoint." He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. While still in his 20s, Mohammed Fairouz...
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Mohammed Fairouz — The World in Counterpoint
He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He invokes John F. Kennedy and Anwar Sadat, Seamus Heaney and Yehuda...
View ArticleFamous Pianist-Composers
In his day, Franz Liszt was the most famous as a pianist. So were Mozart, Beethoven and a lot of other composers. This week on Classics for Kids, we’ll listen to music by many pianist-composers.Music...
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[Unedited] Meredith Monk and Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett's unedited interview with Meredith Monk, award-winning, composer, singer, director and choreographer. She spoke with her on January 11, 2012 from the studios of APM in St. Paul,...
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Meredith Monk — Archaeologist of the Human Voice
A kind of archeologist of the human voice, singer and composer Meredith Monk says that "the voice could be like the body" — flexible and fluid with practice. Through music as through meditation, the...
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[Unedited] Mohammed Fairouz with Krista Tippett
Mohammed Fairouz is a composer whose opera and symphonies have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center. His 11 albums include "Native Informant," "In The Shadow of No...
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Mohammed Fairouz — The World in Counterpoint
He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He invokes John F. Kennedy and Anwar Sadat, Seamus Heaney and Yehuda...
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A Deaf Composer Holds Out for Science
Jay Alan Zimmerman discovered he was losing his hearing when he was in his early 20s, trying to make it as a musician on Broadway in New York. As his hearing worsened, Jay considered other professions,...
View ArticleSpecial Guest: William Bolcom
William Bolcom is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of song cycles, chamber pieces, rags, symphonies, and operas — including A Wedding and McTeague in which he collaborated with director Robert Altman....
View ArticleStormy Music
The composer Lois Vierk names her music after dramatic phenomena, like Jagged Mesa or Demon Star or Simoom, an Arabic name for a powerful wind. So it seemed appropriate that when producer Jonathan...
View ArticleDiamanda Galas
The avant-garde composer and vocalist, Diamanda Galas, tells us what she looks for in a critic of her music. Galas is Greek and sings many languages, so she immediately went to the etymology of the...
View ArticleAdam Guettel
Most of the classic American musicals — Oklahoma, The King and I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music— were written by one composer, Richard Rodgers. Now Rodgers' grandson, Adam Guettel, is a composer...
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[Unedited] Meredith Monk and Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett's unedited interview with Meredith Monk, award-winning, composer, singer, director and choreographer. She spoke with her on January 11, 2012 from the studios of APM in St. Paul,...
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