From the Composer

From the Composer

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From the Composer episodes

  • Jason K. Nitsch – Composer
    Jason writes music that is interesting and incorporates sounds and textures that students relate to, including electronics. His music has an energetic and infectious drive that will appeal to performers and audiences alike.
    21 min
  • George Sweet – Composer
    George incorporates many techniques and concepts of Twentieth Century Music into his works. His music is unusually sophisticated and emotionally charged while evoking the feeling of modern film music.
    22 min
  • George Sweet – Composer
    George incorporates many techniques and concepts of Twentieth Century Music into his works. His music is unusually sophisticated and emotionally charged while evoking the feeling of modern film music.
    22 min
  • Patti Drennan – Composer
    Patti’s knowledge of festivals, concerts, and contest, makes her familiar with what “works” and will help ensure a choir’s success. She incorporates unusual harmonies and creative melodies in her writing and always has an accompaniment that is enjoyable to play. Enjoy listening to this new episode of ‘From the Composer,’ a podcast of conversations between founder, Larry Clark and our composers about their backgrounds, approaches to their compositions, their inspirations, and much more!
    Patti Drennan’s Website:
    https://www.pattidrennan.com/
    21 min
  • Carl Strommen – Composer
    With over 700 titles registered with ASCAP, Carl Strommen is a prolific powerhouse of educational music. His music is impeccably scored, tuneful, and he has the unique ability to make any level ensemble sound their best. Visit Carl’s Website: carlstrommen.com  
    14 min
  • Peter Terry – Composer
    Peter melds his influences of jazz, popular, world, and American classical music with his experience as a visual artist to create scores that sound big while having melodical interest in every instrument. Visit Peter’s Website: peterterrycomposer.com
    25 min
  • Matthew R. Putnam – Composer
    Matthew pulls from his many years of experience to write music for students that is interesting, melodically driven and fun to play. Visit Matthew’s Composer page: Matthew R. Putnam – Composer
    13 min
  • Peter Sciaino – Composer
    Appealing, playable, tuneful with a dash of whimsy, Peter’s music is influenced by jazz, world, and popular music while still being heavily rooted in the concert band medium. Learn more about his background and career in this informative podcast. Peter Sciaino’s Website: http://www.petersciaino.com/about.html
    21 min
  • John M. Pasternak – Composer
    John is a talented young composer of concert band music. His pieces have interesting melodic contour and a film score sensibility. Learn more about his background and career in this informative podcast. John M. Pasternak’s Website: http://johnpasternak.com
    15 min
  • Tyler Arcari – Composer
    Tyler is an emerging talent. His compositions are quickly drawing the attention of band and orchestra conductors around the world. His music is beautiful, fresh and dynamic. Learn more about his background and career in this informative podcast. Tyler Arcari’s Website: https://www.tylerarcari.com
    26 min

About From the Composer

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Learn about the Excelcia Music Publishing composers, and their music. This podcast will present composers talking about their background and give insights into preparing and performing their music.