Category: Interviews

It’s a moment many performers only dream of. That backstage buzz of energy, met by the hum of audience murmurs and the anticipation of composers on the edges of [...]

One look at Joseph T. Spaniola's biography, and one can't help but want to lean in and learn more. Joe describes himself as "a composer on a passionate quest to [...]

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 [...]

Daniel Ott is a recipient of honors from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the ASCAP Foundation. He has received commissions from the National Symphony Orchestra, New York [...]

Richard Carr is a violinist, composer, and music educator who lives in Rosendale NY (85 miles north of New York City). He holds a doctorate in music education from Columbia [...]

Pianist Roberta Rust has performed to critical acclaim around the globe, with performances at such venues as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York's Merkin Concert Hall, Rio de [...]

Piano prodigy Eliane Rodrigues was recognized at a very young age for her unique and compelling musical abilities. She began composing at the tender age of 3, performed at her [...]

Hevreh is a Hebrew word meaning “Circle of Friends,” a word that could not be more fitting for this NYC-based group. Hevreh Ensemble has come together from many places; together [...]

The music of Brooklyn-based composer Matt Frey creates intimately sentimental sonic worlds inflected with churning rhythms, minimalist-like textures, and extended moments of restless tension. Matt’s vocal works—comprising song cycles, music-theater [...]

Sidney Bailin started composing when he was 6. His first piece was in three-part counterpoint, a fact that he still does not know how to explain. He learned species counterpoint [...]