CLASSICAL REBOOT

Austin and Matt interview Composer Dorian Cunningham about vocal music and his Opera Frideswide and the Devil. Dorian has a large catalogue of vocal repertoire and speaks about what it's like to work with text and people who write the text to be use for musical purposes.

Part 3 of Austin and Matt's discussion on New Music groups. Artist residencies and Festivals both have the capacity to host new music groups but will often stick with canonical repertoire. Listen in to find out more!

Austin and Matt continue their discussion on new music groups with a focus on DIY groups.

Austin and Matt discuss new music groups and how they influence the public consumption of new music.

Classical Reboot welcomes the Valkyrie Ensemble, an all female chamber opera group that focuses on performance equity of female, female identifying, and underrepresented peoples in the opera cannon and new opera. Karen Hunt and Alannah Spencer are the guests!

Austin and Matt Discuss how changing performance spaces may or may not influence the public's consumption on Western Classical Music

Austin and Matt Discuss the articles “Calls for Scores” The Teenage Years of a Composing Career by Alexis C. Lamb and Dissing the Competition by Alex Shapiro (no relation). Both articles discuss how Calls for Scores for composers can often be a gamble and not ultimately worth it for the composer.

Austin and Matt discuss the Role that the concert has in Wester Classical Music and whether it is to educate and inform or to showcase talent and prestige.

Austin and Matt discuss the positive and negative sides of large academies in Western Classical Music

Austin and Matt discuss the New York Times Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 article. The article has a wide range of classical music aesthetic and we encourage any and all people to check out the list and listen to the accompanying playlist!

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