Composers At Play Podcast
By Sophocles Papavasilopoulos
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Podcast Description
Composer/performers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. In each episode, Sophocles Papavasilopoulos chats with a musician who both writes and performs music. It's a wide collection of talented artists, each with a unique approach to creating their work. We explore process, personal history, individual pieces, art politics, and a plethora of other topics. Join us on the web at composersatplay.com.
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ExplicitCAP17 Franz Nicolay | I speak with Franz about putting the "show" back in show business, "intelligent hedonism," the importance of the extra-musical within a music persona, the freedom that comes from working as a producer, and the Anti-Social Music collective. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP16 Andrew Shapiro | Andrew and I talk about haters and lovers, artists moving beyond the biggest hits, Michael Reisman, the score to Truman Show, and of course McDonalds. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP15 Gabriel Kahane | Mohammed on stage, February House at the Public Theater, and love songs to buildings. Gabriel Kahane has the world by the balls as he takes over the worlds of song, stage, and symphonic music (I might have forced the alliteration on that last one). | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP14 Jamie Drake | I catch up with Jamie (the) Drake on a visit to NYC. She tells me about setting up crazy ambitious challenges for herself (like playing a weekly gig for 7 months!), going unwittingly electric, the advantages of co-writing songs, and in a CAP podcast first | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP13 Corey Dargel | We talk about how getting ear tubes emotionally damaged me, escaping South Texas with your soul intact, the pros and cons of growing up gay with and without the internet, the power of detachment as a form of expression, and his upcoming shows. Intro: What | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP12 Caleb Burhans | Speaking from his vaulted music lair in upper Manhattan, Caleb Burhans and I discuss the multiple multis that he inhabits, absolute music as a logical outgrowth of being a performer/improviser who composes, Ligeti as punk rocker, why Caleb hates both Broo | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP11 Sleeping Giant | I'm joined by 5 of the 6 members of the composers collective, Sleeping Giant: Ted Hearne, Christopher Cerrone, Robert Honstein, Jacob Cooper, and Timothy Andres (we missed you, Andrew Norman). We tackle the new music scene (or scenes or lack of any such | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP10 Conrad Cummings | In the throes of orchestrating his luminous opera "The Golden Gate" (about which the opera world is all abuzz), I join Conrad to talk "twinkling, shining, clanging" San Francisco nights; harpsichord kits; 1950's marriage manuals, and good advice from Phil | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP9 Bobby Previte | He’s done it all and with everybody who’s anybody. When talking to Bobby Previte, it’s hard not to use the phrase “giants in their field” when discussing his work (I used it twice). We talk about New York as “one big yes,” along with the upc | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP8 Ben Vandermeer (aka Ben Mundane) | Renegade composer, keyboardist, producer, and all around good guy, Ben Vandermeer (aka Ben Mundane) talks with me about setting up a new studio, fun with foley, the brilliance of Talk Talk and Scott Walker, Gen- Xers as a transition generation, and master | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP7 Paula Matthusen | The non-stop musical force that is Paula Matthusen and I discuss electro-acoustic music, growing up around radio tech and chamber ensembles, my penchant for yelling at strangers, spacialization, and her pieces Forgiveness Anthems and Lathyrus. Listen | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP6 Jenny Olivia Johnson | Coming to you from a very spotty, super compressed (but listenable) Skype feed (apologies!), I speak with Jenny Johnson about the life of a newly minted tenure track professor (assistant professor of composition and theory at Wellesley College). We also d | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP5 Clara Latham | I'm joined by Clara Latham and her friend, Mike, who, among many other musical ventures, form part of the group Starring. We discuss the well-worn of path of musicians who move through "music schools" and into the broader indie pop world, creating music w | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP4 Mary Bragg | At the tail end of the production for her third album, I speak with Mary Bragg about working with the producer Lee Alexander (Norah Jones, Amos Lee), the joys of Kickstarter and cooking for your fans, and Type A techniques for organizing the life of a sin | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP3 David Nelson | Featuring David Nelson: trombonist who's stomping grounds include Broadway and on Sufjan Stevens' lastest album. He's also an active composer and songwriter. We discuss serendipitous dwellings, West Side Story, A Soldier's Tale, Louis Andriessen as muse, | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP2 Alex Ness & Jim Altieri | I speak with Alexander Ness and Jim Altieri. We discuss their work as part of the band Glissando bin Laden along with their individual compositions. We also talk about the use of video in live (or recorded) performances and the joy of baffling New Yor | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCAP1 Matthew Quayle | Welcome to the inaugural podcast. I interview pianist and composer, Matthew Quayle. We discuss his current projects — including a woodwind trio and a set of cabaret-style songs — along with pieces from the recent and distant past. Topics include the | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
great start, good for fellow composers!
Really interesting to hear young composers talk about their processes-- haven't been able to find anything like it on iTunes. I especially liked how the fella's music was woven throughout. Sophocles seems very smart, knows his field. Nicely produced. Looking forward to hearing more!
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