Composers Forum is a daily web log that allows invited contemporary composers to share their thoughts and ideas on any topic that interests them--from the ethereal, like how new music gets created, music history, theory, performance, other composers, alive or dead, to the mundane, like getting works played and recorded and the joys of teaching. If you're a professional composer and would like to participate, send us an e-mail.
Record companies, artists and publicists are invited to submit CDs to be considered for review. Send to: Jerry Bowles, Editor, Sequenza 21, 340 W. 57th Street, 12B, New York, NY 10019
I'm glad you enjoyed the interview with Frank, he had some pretty significant things to say and I was happy to get them out in the public. This month is going to feature a lot of new music issues. have you seen the video tapped panel discussion at NMBx yet? this took place back in April and touched on some pretty hot topics. One of which produced some surprise reactions from Henry Fogel and Gerad Schwarz was about the concept of having full time composers as a regular part of the orchestra - even part of the collective bargaining agreement. They were really against the idea (wonder why? do you think it has anything to do with "control"?)
The other hot button issue was recordings but I liked the issues related to creating more interaction between musicians and composers enough that I put together a discussion panel at polyphonic which will be discussing the concept between composers and musicians (I'll have a list of panelists to you shortly - there's some very cool people involved). Wouldn't that be something if every orchestra had a resident, full time composer? Is that a topic the crew at S21 has hashed over before?
