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Dominic Murcott is a composer, percussionist, curator, and educator based in London. His background as a percussionist and performing in bands has had a deep influence on both his creative work and his research. We talk about his longtime interest in the music of Conlon Nancarrow and his solo percussion arrangement of Nancarrow's Piece for Tape. We also discuss his monumental percussion work The Harmonic Canon, written for a half-ton custom-made bell designed by sculptor Marcus Vergette using Finite Element Analysis, a type of structural analysis that determines the vibration patterns of the bell. Music: Piece for Tape by Conlon Nancarrow (Other Minds Records); Piece for Tape by Conlon Nancarrow, arranged by Dominic Murcott, performed by Chris Froh; The Harmonic Canon by Dominic Murcott, performed by the arx duo (Nonclassical) Follow Dominic on Facebook and Twitter. dominicmurcott.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. otherminds.org Contact us at otherminds@otherminds.org. The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).
Portland, Oregon composer and mezzo-soprano Lisa Neher (b. 1985) writes theatrical, story-driven music for instruments and voices. Trained as a stage actress, her compositions are shaped by her keen sense of dramatic timing and feature aching, lyrical phrases, energetic rhythmic motives, and intense harmonies. She often draws inspiration for her works from the natural world, suggesting the joyous bubbling of streams, the delicacy of sprouting plants, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life with evocative timbres and vivid motives. Lisa's commissions include works for Third Angle New Music, Durward Ensemble, the Glass City Singers, Coe College Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Chamber Singers, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutist Rose Bishop. Her marimba duo Thaw was premiered by Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh at the Sacramento State Festival of New American Music. She is a fellow of the Cortona Sessions for New Music and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is in high demand as a performer of contemporary and standard repertoire and is the creator of the One Voice Project, a performance of new unaccompanied songs and poetry. She spends her free time distance running and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate. For more information, visit her website, www.lisanehermusic.com. Lisa uses she/her pronouns and her last name is pronounced "NEER." https://www.lisanehermusic.com/ (www.lisanehermusic.com) Instagram: @lisanehermezzo Facebook: @lisanehermusic Twitter: @lisaneher One Voice Project Micro Opera Festival and the Think Small conversation series are on her Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaNeher/playlists ( https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaNeher/playlists) At http://makinitinopera.com/ (makinitinopera.com), you can Get access to a spreadsheet of resources and inspiration from folks who are changing the conversation about how we tell stories and how we train artists Subscribe to the Audition Pep Talk Series newsletter Donate and support the podcast If you'd like to share your point of view of what it means to “make it”, send me a voice recording to makinitinopera@gmail.com and I may feature you in a future episode. Music credit: Our Block Party by Reaktor Productions A https://www.angiemjordan.com/ (Podcast Launch Bestie) production
Chris Froh on amplified triangle performs Alvin Lucier's Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra.
Philippe Bodin's La Femme Adultere is performed in string quartet and percussion by Hrabba Atladottir, Michelle Maruyama, violin, Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, Thalia Moore, cello, and Chris Froh, percussion.
Michelle Maruyama, violin, and Chris Froh, percussion, perform Jesper Nordin's In the Midst of Trespassing.
Eric Mo's Jozaphine Freedom is performed by Haleh Abghari, soprano, Peter Josheff, clarinet, Eric More, paino/keyboard, Chris Froh, percussion, with Denise Duhamel, text, and Suzie Silver, video.
Chris Froh on marimba performs Laurie San Martin's Linea Negra for the UC Davis Department of Music.
Iannis Xenakis's Okho is performed by Dan Eisenberg, Chris Froh, and Kevin Kii, percussion.