Every year, we have our composition students do focused study of the works of a living composer, then Skype with that composer to discuss the music. This year, one of the composers we focused on was Chen Yi, and we met with her this past week. Chen Yi is a fantastic subject for young American composers to study because her life experiences are dramatically distant from theirs, and that … [Read more...]
Lawrence Dillon: Connecting the Dots
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