Category: Interviews

Art's signature on the MacDowell "tombstone" On a brief break during his fellowship at the MacDowell Colony, composer and educator Arthur Gottschalk spoke with PARMA Publicity Manager Scott [...]

Samuel A. "Skip" Livingston was born in Chicago in 1942 and grew up in the Pittsburgh area. During 1966 and 1967, he was a member of the U.S. 4th Armored Division [...]

With the arrival of September comes the welcoming in of crisper temperatures, colorful foliage – and here at PARMA, an array of captivating new music. From the second installment in our electro-acoustic series to a Spanish and Portuguese-inspired duet, our September releases are as vibrant and stirring as the beginning of autumn itself. Read on… Continue Reading →

Ted Coffey makes acoustic and electronic music, sound installations, and songs. His work has been presented in concerts and festivals across North America, Europe, and Asia, at such venues as [...]

Praised for her “dazzling technique and soulful expressiveness,” (Rocky Mountain News), and a musical approach that’s “distinctly sensual…pliant, warm, and sweet,” (New York Times), Debra Nagy is one of North [...]

Campbell Ross is a guitarist, composer, and teacher who lives in Brisbane Australia. He developed a passion for the guitar at an early age and almost immediately began writing for [...]

Kenneth "Ken" Kuhn is an electrical engineer specializing in electronic circuit design who had the privilege of growing up with a great appreciation of classical music. His favorite composers include [...]

Clive Muncaster was born in Sussex England in 1936. At age 12, Clive was taken to an orchestral concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London, and was so enthralled [...]

Jan Järvlepp was born in Ottawa Canada. He began playing pop guitar at the age of 12 and took up cello in high school at 14. He also learned to [...]

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