Category: Interviews

After finishing his studies in piano, church organ, and choral conducting in Utrecht, Hans Bakker began teaching piano at music schools in two places in the Netherlands. Apart from his [...]

World-renowned jazz vocalist Lela Kaplowitz’s mission is to stimulate, entertain, and show beauty. Singing professionally since she was 16 years old, Lela has performed with many prominent musicians and groups [...]

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Dr. Mike Fansler, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Western Illinois University. Under Mike's leadership, the Western Illinois Wind [...]

Andrea Cheeseman is a clarinetist and teacher living in Columbia SC. Throughout her career, she has been committed to playing good music and collaborating with inspiring people who challenge her. [...]

James O’Callaghan is a composer and sound artist based in Montréal, who has been praised for his “mastery of materials and musical form” (Electromania, Radio France). His music has been [...]

Jan Järvlepp was born in Ottawa, Canada of Estonian and Finnish parents in 1953. He began playing pop guitar at the age of 12 and took up cello in high [...]

Hailed by the New York Times as “An interesting composer” and “attractive and tonal” with music described as “a passionate duet” and “a sprightly songfest,” prolific contemporary composer Mira J. Spektor’s career [...]

Maija Hynninen — composer and sound artist — works in concert music, electronic instrument design, and multidisciplinary performances. The essence of her music builds on the unique moments where the [...]

Akemi Naito is a NYC-based composer. Born in Tokyo, she studied composition at the University Division of the Toho Gakuen School of Music and was a member of the school’s faculty [...]

Ergon Ensemble is an Athens-based contemporary music ensemble created in 2008 for performing works by living composers as well as masterpieces of 20th and 21st-century avant-garde music. Noted for its [...]