Jason K. Nitsch

Composer Chats

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Composer Chat is a podcast where we talk a little bit about music, a little bit about life, and a whole lot about whatever we feel like at the moment! Each episode I am joined by a special guest composer and we will chat about their pathway towards success in their musical career!

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Jason K. Nitsch

Episodes

1.4 - Jim Stephenson 31.10.2023 47:56

Listen in as Jason welcomes composer Jim Stephenson to the podcast! Leading American orchestras, instrumentalists, and wind ensembles around the world have performed the music of Chicago based composer James M. Stephenson , both to critical acclaim and the delight of audiences. The Boston Herald raved about “straightforward, unabashedly beautiful sounds,” suggesting “Stephenson deserves to be hear...

1.3 - Paul Dooley 24.10.2023 52:34

Join Jason as he welcomes composer Paul Dooley to the podcast! aul Dooley is one of the most prolific and performed composers in America today. His path has embraced not only his Western Classical heritage, but also a cross-cultural range of contemporary music, dance, art, technology and the interactions between the human and natural worlds. His music has been described as "impressive and beautifu...

1.2 - Dana Wilson 17.10.2023 39:50

Join Jason Nitsch as he welcomes composer Dana Wilson to the podcast! The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Formosa Quartet, Xaimen Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, Voices of Change, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, the trio STRATA, and...

1.1 - Alex Shapiro 10.10.2023 1:10:31

Tag along with composer Jason Nitsch as he spends some time with some of his favorite composers. There will be a little talk about music, a little talk about life, and a whole lot of whatever happens to come up! Find Alex on the web at https://www.alexshapiro.org Composer Alex Shapiro aligns note after note with the hope that at least a few of them will actually sound good next to each other. Her...