This week on the SoundNotion, the panel discusses the cost of total serialism (20,000 Euro turns out), an online catalog of John Cage’s works, and we decide that building community is important but we’re not sure how to do it or what we mean by community.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by clarinetist (and friend of the show) Rachel Yoder. She fills us in on life in Seattle, a new Madera Wind Quintet coming in October on PARMA Recordings and how much babies love clarinet multiphonics!

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg‘s in-development scoring application Daniel Spreadbury (AKA Papa SMuFL). Things get nerdy fast in this interview and that’s the way we like it.

This week on SoundNotion, composer Tristan Perich joins the panel to discuss the joys of 1-bit electronics, almost dry ink pens, the relativity of time and his year long “Compositions” project.

The founders of the Baltimore-based Symphony Number One join the panel to discuss their successful Kickstarter that will fund an ensemble devoted to a new direction in concert programming.

A controversy in Toronto and new notation software!

This week on SoundNotion Du Yun and Alex Weiser join with what to expect at the 2015 MATA Festival, taking place April 13-18 at The Kitchen in New York City. Plus, Dudamel signs on through the 21-22 season and a Charlie Parker opera in Philadelphia.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by singer, songwriter, composer, performer Corey Dargel. We discuss his new album OK It’s Not OK out on the New Amsterdam, the simple clarity of straight tone with a mic, and the trouble with singing in 11/8.

This week on SoundNotion the panel is joined by the 2015 ACF Composition Contest winners Nina C. Young, Alex Temple, and William Gardiner to discuss their music and influences. Plus, the Blurred Lines verdict and more NY Phil music director speculation.

This week on SoundNotion, we have our interview with Alarm Will Sound artistic director Alan Pierson. AWS kicked off their collaborative project Alarm System with ‘avant-groove’ trio Medeski Martin and Wood. Plus: Simon Rattle, David Geffen and Nazis.