Category: Interviews

One of the most exciting elements of the China Tours is the fresh perspectives from each ensemble. Today, the Fry Street Quartet is sharing their perspectives. The group traversed China [...]

David Ross is a versatile musician with an embracing approach. He regularly performs classical repertoire but also works in jazz and other improvisatory styles. An advocate of new music, he [...]

Brian Field began his musical endeavors at the age of 8 with the study of piano and began his first serious compositional efforts when he was 16. Devoting himself to [...]

Mari Tamaki is a Japanese cellist, composer, performer, and producer whose great improvisational and compositional skills create fascinating music, fluidly crossing through both classical and contemporary genres. She began her [...]

Composer Jennifer Castellano received her Bachelor of Arts in Music in classical piano from Manhattanville College and a Master of Music in composition from Purchase College. Having performed as a [...]

Ian Erickson is a composer and performer from Southwest Missouri. He graduated from Missouri State University with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in music performance and composition, and he has [...]

Jeffrey Jacob is described by the Warsaw Music Journal as “unquestionably one of the greatest performers of 20th century music,” and the New York Times as “an artist of intense [...]

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950, and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1977. Throughout its history, the [...]

Twice the recipient of the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network's Music Award (2013 & 2016), Craig Peaslee's music has been described as bold, crass, and unapologetic. His compositions can be traditional, [...]

Composer David MacDonald writes music that is serious and clever, expressing a fondness for groovy rhythms and delightful surprises. He simultaneously embraces and pokes fun at expectations, like smashing the [...]