Podcast appearances and mentions of evan ziporyn

Greetings! Happy Post-Birthday to Terry Riley! (June 24th) Enjoy an early composition from 1965 followed by a new composition honoring Terry Riley's, "Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band", the "B-side" of his classic release, "A Rainbow In Curved Air". " Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band" is a saxophone-based drone piece featuring tape loops and edits, drawing on Riley's all-night improvisatory performances in the 1960s. The balance of the program features the usual musical shenanigans you've come to know and love from Pushing The Envelope. Have fun, Joel e-mail: pushingtheenvelopewhus@gmail.com  Twitter-like x-thing: https://twitter.com/envpusher1    8-3-24 PTE Playlist   Tread on the Trail - Delta Saxophone Quartet / composer: Terry Riley - Minimal Tendencies - Clarinet Classics (1998) https://deltasax.com/    Terry Riley: Poppy 88 -  ContaQt, Evan Ziporyn and Friends -  Terry Riley: Poppy 88 - People Places Records (2024) https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/poppy-88    Algorhythmica - Devin Gray's Algorhythmica feat. Maria Grand - tenor saxophone / Carmen Rothwell - bass / Mara Rosenbloom - piano / Devin Gray - drums/composition - Algorhythmica - Rataplan Records (2024) https://rataplanrecordsnyc.bandcamp.com/album/algorhythmica    Cat Food - King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon (2010 Mix) - Inner Knot (1970/2010) https://www.dgmlive.com/albums/in-the-wake-of-poseidon-40th    the Green box - Black Tape for a Blue Girl - As one aflame laid bare by desire (2024 remaster) - Projekt Records (1999/2024) https://blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com/album/as-one-aflame-laid-bare-by-desire-2024-remaster    Adhocism - Tijs Klaassen Quintet - Adhocism - Elastic Recordings (2024) https://tijsklaassenquintet.bandcamp.com/album/adhocism    Shing Kee (1986) - Carl Stone - Electronic Music from the Seventies and Eighties - Unseen Worlds (2016) https://carlstone.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-music-from-the-seventies-and-eighties    Phasing Poppies - Eden Grey - Tactile Dimension - Triplicate Records (2024) https://edengrey.bandcamp.com/album/tactile-dimension    Euroene - John Barnes - Euroene (EP) - Machine Records (2023) https://john-barnes.bandcamp.com/album/euroene    Paraselene - Edward Givens - Abstractions - digital release (2021) https://edwardgivens.bandcamp.com/album/abstractions    Late Shift - Fletina - Serrof - Unfathomless (2024) https://unfathomless.bandcamp.com/album/serrof 

What does a spider web sound like? Join us as we weave a web of connections between science and music - and learn some truly mind-blowing facts about spiders! MIT scientist and musician Markus Buehler shares his journey into the spiderverse, turning spider silk into instruments and making materials from nature.  Watch Markus' spider music videos on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com The song "Spider Variations" by Markus Buehler was used with permission from Markus. The sounds are based on a sonification method of a spider web as described in the references below [1-2], part of a larger collaboration with Tomás Saraceno, Saraceno Studios, Ally Bisshop, Thomas Muehletahler, and Evan Ziporyn, and the MIT Center for Art, Science and Technology (CAST). Hear more of Markus' songs on his Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-275864738 Hear more from Markus about materials and music in our bonus interview episode, available when you support us on Patreon for just $1 or more a month on Patreon.com/tumblepodcast.

We invite you to listen to the special evening celebrating the life and writings of Enheduana, also En-hedu-Ana; (c. twenty-third century B.C.E.) who is the first named author in human history. Enheduana, an Akkadian princess and daughter of King Sargon I, was appointed high priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sîn) in the holy city of Ur. Her poems and hymns offer unique, first-hand accounts of her personal experiences of the goddess Inana, and provide insights into issues of gender, sexuality, theology, and goddess-worship in early Mesopotamia. Reception following the event from 6 to 7 pm. Celine Debourse, Assistant Professor in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard presented on “Women in Mesopotamian Temples: Priestess, Slaves, Weavers” and Dr. Sophus Helle, historian and translator of Enheduana's poems, gave a talk on “Introducing Enheduana's World: Grief and Gender.” Their presentations were followed by a musical performance, drawn from inspiration from Enheduana's writings. The world premiere of “To the Stars,” composed by Douglas Knehans, featured CSWR's Scholar in Residence, Anne Harley (soprano), Maggie Finnegan (soprano), Gabby Diaz (violin), Amy Advocat (bass clarinet), Matt Sharrock (percussion) and Evan Ziporyn (conductor). This event took place December 12, 2023. For more information, https://hds.harvard.edu/home A transcript is forthcoming.

Een bijzondere uitzending met bijzondere muziek! Drie eminente basklarinettisten vanavond LIVE in de studio van NPO Radio 4. Met zowel recent gecomponeerd werk als improvisaties.

"I've always prided myself on doing whatever music came my way… the one thing I wasn't doing, was the music I spent thousands of hours listening to and thinking about." - Evan Ziporyn Today on the show Evan Ziporyn returns to discuss his latest album project which features pop arrangements, why we both love and appreciate popular musical styles, and his recent recording of David Bowie's final album Blackstar. Evan also shares an amazing story of meeting Bowie after he sought out Evan for his work with Bang On A Can. Upgrade to Clarineat Gold: https://www.clarineat.com/join Exclusive Offers for Listeners: https://www.clarineat.com/offers 

For this episode of Live From FM 91, we connect virtually with composers Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth as they introduce their own music. On the program: Christine's Sharktooth Frenzy (from pianist Yevgeny Yontov) and Evan's Tunggal (from New Music Detroit and vibraphonist Ian Ding). Both performances come from last year's New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University, when Evan was the featured composer. https://www.ziporyn.com/ http://www.christinesouthworth.com/ https://www.bgsu.edu/festival

This week we sat down with Massachusetts based homie Ben Baker. Starting with the cello at age four, Ben worked his way through the gamut of classical performance, recently completing his Masters Degree at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He's worked with many esteemed musicians including Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn, Michael Gordon, Louis Cole, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. Since graduating from the world of classical music, Ben has been exploring how electronic music can expand his practice. In this episode we delve into the brain massage that lo-fi beats and sound loops offer; how sound relates to light, color and narrative; and Ben's search for honest, fun, emotion-driven work. You can listen to his latest projects at the following link https://linktr.ee/bbakercello and follow him on instagram @ben_bakermusic. Ben's Artist Picks: Twisted Pine, Out to Lunch Records, and Brazen Bison

Ep #96 - Sampler #8 on The World Fusion Show showcases six of our inspiring guests with some live music videos that were not included on their original episodes. Evan Ziporyn's clip features a piece he wrote for Balinese gamelan with two Balinese dancers. Amit Kavthekar on tabla does a playful and masterful improvisation with me on the kalimba. Frevo, a mixed wind and string quartet from northern VT performs a famous piece by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzola called Libertango. Paul Richmond, performance poet does his spoken word piece “Endless Nightmare” with World Fusionista Tony Vacca on the balafon and percussion. Christopher Adler, khaen player (Thai mouth organ) and composer does a duet with me on djembe. And the three drummers from Kotoko Brass, a high energy Ghanaian-funk fusion dance band from Boston, play a rousing piece with me joining them on electric guitar. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/2890681074501243 YouTube: https://youtu.be/XuGLZnIXyhE The World Fusion Show - National Winner of the Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 on Public Access TV

Filmjournaliste Noa Johannes vertelt over de cult-klassieker Don't Look Now, een film van Nicolas Roeg uit 1973 met muziek van de Italiaanse componist Giuseppe 'Pino' Donaggio. Eerste van een wekelijkse terugblik op belangrijke soundtracks uit de afgelopen decennia, in de aanloop naar de Filmmuziekweek op Radio 4. En verder: Music for Airports van Brian Eno, in de bewerking voor ensemble van Evan Ziporyn. 23.03 CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: I Colori Di Dicembre (Laura's Theme I) Pino Donaggio 0'44” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: Searching for Laura pt I Pino Donaggio 1'08” 23.05 CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: John's Theme Pino Donaggio 0'43” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: Strange Happenings Pino Donaggio 2'37” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: I Colori Di Dicembere (The Last Farewell) Pino Donaggio 0'46” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: John's Theme Pino Donaggio 1'34” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: Through the streets of Venice Pino Donaggio 3'29” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: Laura Comes Back Pino Donaggio 2'20” CD Don't Look Now (Original Film Soundtrack) (Silva Screen Records SILCD1522) Pino Donaggio: Dead End Pino Donaggio 2'20” 23.24 CD AER (Outhere Music | Fuga Libera FUG 770) Anoniem, Aino Peltomaa, Harmen Fraanje, Mikko Perkola: Quis Dabit Aino Peltomaa [zang], Harmen Fraanje [piano], Mikko Perkola [viola da gamba] 5'29” 23.34 EBU opname SM/2020/11/61/02 d.d. 20200301 Brian Eno, arr. Evan Ziporyn: Music for Airports 2/1 Wojciech Blazejczyk (gitaar) Jacek Kita (piano, elektronica) Mikolaj Palosz (cello) Wojtek Traczyk (contrabas) Hubert Zemler (slagwerk en leiding) 13'24” 23.50 CD Timelapse (Signum Records SIGCD 662) Franz Schubert, arr. David Le Page: Sleep Softly Orchestra of the Swan olv Bruce O'Neil 5'14” CD Timelapse (Signum Records SIGCD 662) David Bowie & Brian Eno, arr. David Le Page: Heroes Orchestra of the Swan olv Bruce O'Neil 6'28”

La Dolce Vita (1960 is een film van Federico Fellini, met muziek van een van de beroemdste filmcomponisten uit de afgelopen eeuw, Nino Rota. Nino Rota werd geboren in 1911, hij overleed in 1979, en zijn eerste filmmuziek schreef hij al in de jaren ‘40 van de afgelopen eeuw. Nino Rota maakte de muziek van alle films die Fellini maakte tussen 1952 en 1978. Fellini heeft over Rota eens gezegd: “De meest waardevolle collega die ik ooit heb gehad was Nino Rota. Tussen ons was en onmiddellijk een complete en totale harmonie. Zo compleet en precies viel zijn muziek samen met de personages, de sfeer en de kleur van mijn film.” En verder in deze uitzending: Willem de Fesch (op de Doorgeef-CD-Van-De-Week), Ludwig van Beethoven, Léo Ferré en Brian Eno's Music for airports in de ensemblebewerking van Evan Ziporyn. 23:04:09 CD Willem de Fesch (Challenge Classics CC72829) Willem de Fesch: Concerto Grosso in e-klein, opus 3 nr 5 La Sfera Armoniosa olv Mike Fentross 6'59” 23.12 CD The Fellini Album (Decca 483 2869) Nino Rota: La Dolce Vita suite Filarmonica della Scala olv Riccardo Chailly 11'34” 23.28 CD Searching for Ludwig (Alpha Classics 660) Ludwig van Beethoven: Strijkkwartet nr. 16 in F-groot, opus 135 (arr. voor strijkorkest), IV Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro Kremerata Baltica olv Mario Brunello 6'57” CD Searching for Ludwig (Alpha Classics 660) Léo Ferré: Muss es sein? Es muss sein!' Kremerata Baltica & Mario Brunello [cello] 6'24” 23.45 EBU opname SM/2020/11/61/02 d.d. 20200301 Brian Eno, arr. Evan Ziporyn: Music for Airports 1/2 Wojciech Blazejczyk (gitaar) Jacek Kita (piano, elektronica) Mikolaj Palosz (cello) Wojtek Traczyk (contrabas) Hubert Zemler (slagwerk en leiding) 8'16”

De Engelse muzikant, componist, kunstenaar en conceptenbedenker Brian Eno staat te boek als de uitvinder van de ambient-muziek: muziek die - als de sussende achtergrondklanken in een lift of hotellobby - net zo goed níet als wél gehoord kan worden. In 1978 verscheen de LP Music for airports, met vier van zulke ambient-stukken. De Amerikaanse componist Evan Ziporyn maakte een arrangement voor ensemble. 23.03 CD Classic Film Scores: Casablanca (Sony) Max Steiner: Casablanca (suite) National Philharmonic Orchestra olv Charles Gerhardt 8'40” 23.14 CD Stabat Mater, Marian Motets and instrumental songs (Glossa GCD P31909) Josquin des Prez: Stabat Mater Cantica Symphonia olv Giuseppe Maletto 7'29” 23.22 digi Max Richter - Beethoven - Opus 2020 (Deutsche Grammophon 00028948602667) Max Richter: Opus 2020 Beethoven Orchester Bonn olv Dirk Kaftan & Elisabeth Brauß (piano) 7'45” 23.32 EBU opname SM/2020/11/61/02 d.d. 20200301 Brian Eno, arr. Evan Ziporyn: Music for Airports 1/1 Wojciech Blazejczyk (gitaar) Jacek Kita (piano, elektronica) Mikolaj Palosz (cello) Wojtek Traczyk (contrabas) Hubert Zemler (slagwerk en leiding) 17'19” 23.52 CD Cello (ECM 1464) David Darling: Lament David Darling [cello] 2'54”

Ep #89 with Evan Ziporyn, composer and Bali expert. Evan Ziporyn is a composer, a teacher at MIT and has a decades-long fascination with the music of Bali, Indonesia. He has written many pieces for traditional Balinese gamelan and some that blend the gamelan with other styles. In this episode we get to hear some of his compositions. His music has been embraced by the culture and his Balinese pieces have been performed in Bali over 100 times. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979... On YouTube: https://youtu.be/uN29D96KTNs

For this episode of Live From FM 91, we connect virtually with composers Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth as they introduce their own music. On the program: Christine's Sharktooth Frenzy (from pianist Yevgeny Yontov) and Evan's Tunggal (from New Music Detroit and vibraphonist Ian Ding). Both performances come from last year's New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University, when Evan was the featured composer. https://www.ziporyn.com/ http://www.christinesouthworth.com/ https://www.bgsu.edu/festival

Everyone is familiar with MIT and the university's reputation as a serious force in the world of science, tech, and research, but how many are aware of MIT's legacy in the arts? Did you know that MIT's founder had envisioned incorporating the arts from the very beginning?In this episode we speak with Leila Kinney and Evan Ziporyn of MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) about MIT's culture of creativity and exploration, the institution's mission to humanize science and tech, and the exciting projects that have emerged from CAST, like Tomás Saraceno's Arachnid Orchestra.-About Leila Kinney-Leila W. Kinney is the Executive Director of Arts Initiatives and of the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), working with Associate Provost Philip S. Khoury, the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P), the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), the Creative Arts Council, the Council for the Arts at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, and the MIT Museum, to advance the arts at MIT in the areas of strategic planning, cross-school collaborations, communications and resource development.Kinney is an art historian with experience in both SA+P, where she was on the faculty in the History, Theory and Criticism section of the Department of Architecture (HTC) and SHASS, where she taught in the Program in Women’s Studies and in Comparative Media Studies. She specializes in modern art, with an emphasis on media in transition, arts institutions and artists’ engagement with mass culture. She is a member of the Executive Committee of a2ru (Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities) and of the Advisory Committees of the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center and the MIT Museum.-About Evan Ziporyn-Evan Ziporyn makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, and between East and West. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, Yale University, and UC Berkeley with Joseph Schwantner, Martin Bresnick, and Gerard Grisey. He first traveled to Bali in 1981, studying with Madé Lebah, Colin McPhee’s 1930s musical informant. He returned on a Fulbright in 1987.Earlier that year, he performed a clarinet solo at the First Bang on a Can Marathon in New York. His involvement with Bang on a Can continued for twenty five years. In 1992, he co-founded the Bang on a Can All-stars (Musical America’s 2005 Ensemble of the Year), with whom he toured the globe and premiered over one hundred commissioned works, collaborating with Nik Bartsch, Iva Bittova, Don Byron, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Thurston Moore, Terry Riley, and Tan Dun. He co-produced their seminal 1996 recording of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports,” as well as their most recent CD, “Big Beautiful Dark & Scary” (2012).Ziporyn joined the MIT faculty in 1990, founding Gamelan Galak Tika in 1993, and beginning a series of groundbreaking compositions for gamelan & Western instruments. These include three evening-length works, 2001’s “ShadowBang,” 2004’s “Oedipus Rex” (Robert Woodruff, director), and 2009’s “A House in Bali,” an opera which joins Western singers with Balinese traditional performers, and the Bang on a Can All-stars with a full gamelan. It received its world premiere in Bali that summer and its New York premiere at BAM Next Wave in October 2010.As a clarinetist, Ziporyn recorded the definitive version of Steve Reich’s multi-clarinet “New York Counterpoint” in 1996, sharing in that ensemble’s Grammy in 1998. In 2001, his solo clarinet CD, “This is Not A Clarinet,” made Top Ten lists across the country. His compositions have been commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road, Kronos Quartet, American Composers Orchestra, Maya Beiser, So Percussion, Wu Man, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, with whom he recorded his most recent CD, “Big Grenadilla/Mumbai” (2012). His honors include awards from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2011); The Herb Alpert Foundation (2011); USA Artists Walker Fellowship (2007); MIT’s Gyorgy Kepes Prize (2006); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Goddard Lieberson Fellowship (2004); as well as commissions from Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA and the Rockefeller MAP Fund. Recordings of his works have been been released on Cantaloupe, Sony Classical, New Albion, New World, Koch, Naxos, Innova, and CRI.He is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music at MIT. He also serves as Head of Music and Theater Arts, and in 2012 was appointed inaugural Director of MIT’s Center for Art Science & Technology. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with Christine Southworth, and has two children, Leonardo (19) and Ava (12).-About MIT CAST-The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) creates new opportunities for art, science and technology to thrive as interrelated, mutually informing modes of exploration, knowledge and discovery. CAST’s multidisciplinary platform presents performing and visual arts programs, supports research projects for artists working with science and engineering labs, and sponsors symposia, classes, workshops, design studios, lectures and publications. The Center is funded in part by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Holidays are the season of gift-giving. And music makes the perfect gift. So here’s the first of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end a challenging year on a positive note. PLAYLISTS INCLUDES Donald Fagen, Sonny Rollins, George Benson, Kresten Osgood, Jaga Jazzist, Don Byron, Krystle Warren, Marisa Monte, Jimmie Rowles, Tony Bennett, Marc Ribot, Ernst Reijseger, Georg Gräwe, Paul Motian, Eddie Jobson, Evan Ziporyn, Susie Ibarra Trio, Frank Zappa, Geri Allen, Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltotft, Mary Margaret O'Hara, New American Orchestra, John Bahler, Vangelis, Peggy Lee.

We're kicking off Season Three of Meet the Composer with a look beyond the composer to the performer, that unusual intermediary between the artist and the audience. How do performers from different cultures, who speak different languages, come together to perform the same piece? What happens when an ensemble completely messes up... and the audience loves it? How does a piece change when it’s played nonstop for twelve hours? We explore these questions and more, taking a seat on stage as we find out what it’s like to experience music from the inside-out. Hear a piece of music you loved? Discover it here! 0:59—David Lang: Just | Listen | Buy 4:51—Kayhan Kalhor: Silent City | Listen 6:04—Kayhan Kalhor: Silent City | Listen 9:30—Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A minor | Listen | Buy 11:13—Evan Ziporyn: Sulvasutra | Listen | Buy14:39—Kayhan Kalhor: Silent City | Listen 15:09—The xx: Lips | Listen | Buy17:08—Georg Friedrich Haas: Limited Approximations | Listen 18:13—Georg Friedrich Haas: String Quartet No. 3 | Listen 19:44—Georg Friedrich Haas: Morgen und Abend | Listen 20:59—W.A. Mozart: The Magic Flute | Listen | Buy 23:05—Georg Friedrich Haas: Hyperion | Listen 24:00—Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 | Listen | Buy 24:22—Georg Friedrich Haas: In Nomine | Listen | Buy 27:13—Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No 21 in C minor, D 958 | Listen | Buy  34:36—The National: Sorrow | Listen | Buy 37:09—W.A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, "Contessa perdono" | Listen | Buy 44:33—Nico Muhly: Mothertongue, "I. Archive" | Listen | Buy 

Join host Sean Perrin as he reflects back on the top 10 moments from the first season of the Clarineat podcast. Featured interviews include Martin Fröst, Michael Norsworthy, Lori Freedman, Evan Ziporyn, Michael Lowentern, and more.

This week I speak with Evan Ziporyn, composer and clarinetist, who makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, east and west. As a clarinetist he performs as a soloist and as a member of the Eviyan Trio (with Iva Bittova and Gyan Riley); he also works regularly with Yo-yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and the Steve Reich Ensemble, with whom he shared a Grammy for Music for 18 Musicians. He is founder and director of Gamelan Galak Tika. His opera A House in Bali was featured at BAM Next Wave in 2010. From 1992-2012 he was a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-stars, finishing his tenure with the group with an appearance on an episode of PBS' Arthur. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, the American Composers Orchestra, Steven Schick, So Percussion, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He has collaborated with – among others - Brian Eno, Paul Simon, Ornette Coleman, Thurston Moore, Meredith Monk, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Louis Andriessen, Shara Worden, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgill, Matthew Shipp, and Ethel. His most recent project is the hour-long In My Mind & In My Car (w/Christine Southworth), for bass clarinet, electronics and video, His recording of Don Byron's Clarinet Concerto, which he commissioned, was named one of Downbeat Magazine's 2015 Albums of the Year. At MIT he is head of Music & Theater Arts and director of the Center for Art, Science & Technology. We discuss Evan's life, influences, career accomplishments and go deep into the recording session for the definitive version of Steve Reich's "New York Counterpoint" in 1996. This is a must listen episode for any new music fans. Links: Website: www.ziporyn.com Social Media: Twitter: @evanziporyn Facebook: EvanZiporynMusic Purchase Music: BandCamp: evanziporyn.bandcamp.com BandCamp: eviyan.bandcamp.com BandCamp: gamelangalaktika.bandcamp.com iTunes: iTunes Artist Page Discussion Topics: Calgary's year round snow Balinese Music Gamelan Fate and Spirituality Realizing the intent of the composer Don't mistake a bad performance for a bad piece What draws you to minimalist music? Bang on a Can All Stars Terry Riley - "In C" Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint Recording New York Counterpoint Evan's First CD "This Is Not a Clarinet" The album as an art in itself Extended techniques (multiphonics, singing and playing) Lightning round questions David Bowie Tribute Concert People Mentioned: Josef Schwantner John Lennon Steve Reich Terry Riley Philip Glass La Monte Young John Cage Lightning Round Questions and Answers: If I were to walk over to your music stand right now, what would I find? An iPad (but it depends on which music stand!) What is your all-time piece of music? Rameau - Les Trois Mains and David Byrne - Marching Through The Wilderness If you could meet any musician throughout history would it be? Pythagoras What's your favorite book and why? Blindness by Jose Saramago and Go, Dog Go Is there anything else you'd like to share? Working on a new piece called "In My Mind and In My Car"

In this episode, we learn about Brian's passion for becoming a composer/musician, the constant challenges he faced with accepting that playing music could be a full-time profession that was meaningful and appreciated by others. Brian constantly struggled with accepting that working as a musician was a fine way of making a living, and eventually learned that he didn't need to work a traditional 9-5 job to contribute to the advancement of society. His genuine appreciation for the musical talent he was born with, his supportive environment, and the acknowledgement of the good luck he came across played a pivotal role in his success.  We also discuss how failure is a part of the process, how accepting failure can actually be an achievement in the grander scheme of things, and how failure serves as motivation to continue on your path, not as a deterrent from it. Brian Baumbusch is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, California, whose "harmonically vivid... intense... simmering" (NY Times) compositions push the boundaries of new music. He has spearheaded projects of both western and non-western music which are considered a “cultural treat” (Maryland Gazette). He has headlined performances at the Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar, The Smithsonian Instituion in Washington, The Clarice Smith Center of Maryland, Kresge Hall at MIT, Cambridge, The Yerba Buena Center of San Francisco, and the Prado Concert Series in Madrid, among others. He has collaborated with musicians such as The JACK Quartet, Evan Ziporyn, Pauline Oliveros, David Behrman, Wayne Vitale, and I Made Bandem. Baumbusch has conducted extensive research and collaborated with a variety of musicians from around the globe. In 2009, he founded the Cacho Ensemble in Madrid, dedicated to reviving traditional Argentinean folk music, which has performed throughout Europe and the United States. In 2010, Baumbusch completed the first full English translation of Atahualpa Yupanqui's epic poem "El payador perseguido.” The translation was presented at the Embassy of Argentina in Washington D.C., sponsored by the cultural attaché of the embassy, Francisco Achaval, who describes Baumbusch's playing as embodying “supurb technique which, while listening, took me back to the deep heartland of my country; he has found a way to sing zambas from the bottom of his soul.”  Baumbusch has also performed with and helped direct many Balinese gamelan groups across the U.S., including Dharma Swara of New York, Galak Tikka of Boston, Sekar Jaya of San Francisco, Gita Sari of Holy Cross, and Candra Kancana of Bard College. Dr. I Made Bandem describes Baumbusch as “a serious musician and composer whose profound understanding of Balinese music, dance, and culture has contributed a lot to the development of Balinese music.” In 2012, Baumbusch produced a large scale collaboration with the JACK Quartet and Balinese choreographers Dr. I Made Bandem and Dr. Suasthi Bandem, together with Dr. Bandem's performing group Makaradhwaja. They premiered their collaboration at the Bali Arts Festival in June, 2012. The Jakarta Post described the premiere saying "Baumbusch's overture was a grand and rich musical epic and instantly drew the crowd's amazement. Its patterns were intricate, a testament of Baumbusch's virtuosity and his ability to push the musicians to reveal the astounding ability of their instruments." Additionally, Baumbusch's arrangements of traditional gamelan pieces for string quartet caught the attention of David Harrington (violinist and director of the Kronos Quatet) who describes Baumbusch's work as  “one of the finest attempts to bring the string quartet into the world of Gamelan music. For a composer so youthful to possess this expertise is a very hopeful sign.”  In 2013, Baumbusch founded The Lightbulb Ensemble, an new-music composer's collective performing on steel instruments built and designed by Baumbusch. The group was highlighted in November of 2013 at the Performing Indonesia Festival at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where they represented the advent of American experimental performing ensembles drawing heavy influence from gamelan music. In 2014, The Lightbulb Ensemble was awarded a major grant from the Gerbode Foundation, commissioning Baumbusch and his mentor and collaborator, Wayne Vitale, to compose an evening length work for The Lightbulb Ensemble to be premiered alongside Gamelan Sekar Jaya at the Yerba Buena Center of San Francisco, in May, 2015. The group is currently busy developing these ongoing projects. Baumbusch received his undergraduate degree from Bard College, where he studied microtonal composition with Kyle Gann, and received his M.A. in composition from Mills College, where he studied under various established composers including Chris Brown, Fred Frith, Roscoe Mitchell, and Zeena Parkins, among others. Baumbusch has lectured on composition and world music at the University of Maryland, The Smithsonian Institution, CalArts, Union College, Holy Cross, Bard College, Mills College, U.N. Reno, and the Escuela TAI of Madrid. He has additionally presented electronic music performances at UCSD, UCSB, CalArts, UNR and Mills College. He is currently based in the Bay Area. Website: brianbaumbusch.com Email: brianbaumbusch@yahoo.com ------- VISIT: www.progress-not-perfection.com SPREAD THE WORD: If you liked this episode, please subscribe in iTunes and WRITE A REVIEW. This is what helps make the podcast easily accessible to those who could benefit from it. GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED TO YOUR PHONE: Download the Podcasts app and subscribe to the progress-not-perfection podcast to have new episodes delivered directly to your phone. FEEDBACK: If you want to bounce any ideas off me, provide show feedback, or guest recommendations, email me at zaid@progress-not-perfection.com.   

This weekend we're featuring the Eviyan Trio. The performers in the group are Iva Bittova, Gyan Riley and Evan Ziporyn. These three composers/musicians combine their influences from around the world to create a soundtrack for the 21st century global village. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Eviyan Trio – Odd Meeting Iva Bittova – Dos Kelbl (The Little Calf) Terry Riley and Gyan Riley – Turning Gyan Riley – Guitar Etude Evan Ziporyn – Tire Fire Eviyan Trio – Paper ConeListen– Kind of Nice

Evan Ziporyn discusses his immersion in Balinese music and how it influenced his compositions for gamelan.

During this week's Relevant Tones, Seth Boustead continues to share more music and interviews from the Bang on a Can Marathon 2012. Part II features composers Evan Ziporyn and David Lang, two galvanizing forces in the Bang on a Can Marathons. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Evan Ziporyn: Tire Fire, Mvts. 1, 4, 5, Gamelan Galak Tika Evan Ziporyn: Music from Shadowbang, Bang on a Can All-Stars David Lang: Cheating, Lying, Stealing, Bang on a Can All-Stars David Lang: Little Matchgirl Passion (excerpt), Theatre of Voices