SoundNotion 121: Anything With Funk Is Good

This week the panel is joined by composer, singer, writer and devoted football fan Kerry Andrew. Her new chamber opera Woodwose, premieres at Wigmore Hall July 19th – OH WAIT – And her other chamber opera premieres later this summer at Tête à Tête.
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SoundNotion 120: Not Your Grandma’s Salsa

Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel gives us some insight into the American Composers Orchestra’s mission objective and his approach to composition and performance.
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Streamers and Punches 46: Star Trek Into Wrath of Khan (Him?)

In this episode we look at a few articles, talk about new scoring assignments, Arrested Development season 4, Star Trek Into Darkness, After Earth, what we’ve been listening to, and new CD film score releases.
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  • Kevin’s been listening to: Arrested Development Season 4 (David Schwartz).
  • New CD releases: Dreamscape (Maurice Jarre), Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Jerry Fielding), Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (Joel McNeely), Dressed to Kill (Pino Donaggio), Rosewood 2CD (John Williams).
  • Summer Movie Scores Part 2 – Star Trek Into Darkness and After Earth.
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SoundNotion 119: Unique Snowflake of Fights

Friend of the show Drew McManus joins the panel once again to give us the run-down on the current state of the orchestra world, including the state of the Minnesota Orchestra, as well as cutbacks at the Met and La Scala.
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  • Orchestra business consultant (and Friend of the Show) Drew McManus of the blog Adaptistration joins the panel once again to give us the run-down on the current state of the orchestra world.
  • La Scala scales back on its number of productions.
  • The Metropolitan Opera disbands its ballet corps.
  • The New York Phil’s Biennial is set to dazzle with innovative programming and a host of ensembles.
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SoundNotion 118: Papa SMuFL

Steinberg Product Marketing Manager Daniel Spreadbury (aka Papa SMuFL) fills us in on what’s coming in this new notation program…that will blow everything else out of the water!
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  • Steinberg Product Marketing Manager Daniel Spreadbury (aka Papa SMuFL) fills us in on what’s coming in this new notation program…that will blow everything else out of the water! You can even contact him if you have thoughts on what features it should include.
  • Sadly, Henri Dutilleux leaves us at the age of 97.
  • RIP Ray Manzarek.
  • #FotS Kerry Andrew has a new chamber opera premiering July 19. Watch the promo video!
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