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In this episode, I chat with Mr. Kevin Ernste. Mr. Ernste is a composer, performer, and educator specializing in electronic and electroacoustic music. He teaches at Cornell University, where he directs the Cornell Electroacoustic Music Center and is a founding member of the Cornell Avant-Garde Ensemble. His works, such as Nisi , Numina , and Birches , combine acoustic and electronic sound in innov...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Joy H. Calico. Professor Calico is a professor of musicology and chair of the Department of Musicology at UCLA, whose research explores Cold War cultural politics, modern opera, and the music of Arnold Schoenberg. She is the author of Brecht at the Opera and Arnold Schoenberg’s A Survivor from Warsaw in Postwar Europe , and her upcoming projects include a stu...

In this episode, I chat with Mr. Andrew Clark. Mr. Clark is the Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University, where he leads the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and several other ensembles. A dedicated artist-educator, he is committed to fostering community, equity, and access through choral music and has...

In this episode, I chat with William Dougherty. Mr. Dougherty is an American composer, sound artist, educator, and writer whose work combines experimental sound practices with a deep engagement in contemporary music. He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2025, and his compositions have been performed by leading ensembles such as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Sun Ra Arkestra,...

In this episode, I chat with Brian House. Mr. House is an artist and researcher who explores the connections between sound, technology, and ecology. His work uncovers the hidden rhythms shared by human and environmental systems and invites new ways of listening to our interconnected world. A Creative Capital awardee and Assistant Professor of Art at Amherst College, his projects such as Macrophone...

In this episode, I chat with Ian Pritchard, who is a harpsichordist, organist, and musicologist recognized for his expertise in early music and historical keyboard performance. He has appeared with leading ensembles such as the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, performing under conductors including Christopher Hogwood and Nichola...

In this episode, I chat with Daniel Strong Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey is an American composer and educator whose music has been praised for its lyricism and clarity. A recipient of awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, his works have been performed by leading ensembles including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Chambe...

In this episode, I chat with Prince Charles Alexander. Mr. Alexander is a legendary producer, engineer, and educator whose career bridges the worlds of funk, hip-hop, and contemporary music production. He first rose to fame as the frontman of “Prince Charles and the City Beat Band,” fusing futuristic funk with early rap influences in the 1980s. After transitioning to audio engineering, he became a...

In this episode, I chat with Brad Balliett. Mr. Balliett is a New York City based bassoonist, composer, and educator known for his creative range and social engagement. He performs with leading ensembles such as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and teaches at The Juilliard School, the Peabody Institute, and the Bard Prison Initiative. As bo...

In this episode, I chat with Anthony Paul De Ritis. Mr. De Ritis is an American composer celebrated for blending classical, electronic, and popular music influences. Described by Gramophone as a “genuinely American composer” and by The Wall Street Journal as “an eclectic whose works draw on popular and electronic music,” his compositions have been performed worldwide — from Carnegie Hall to UNESCO...

In this episode, I chat with Paul McNulty. Paul McNulty is one of today’s most respected fortepiano builders, known for his historically informed craftsmanship and deep musical insight. After studying at the Peabody Conservatory and training in piano technology in Boston, he moved to the Czech Republic, where he has built over 300 replicas of instruments by makers such as Stein, Walter, Graf, and...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Douglas Shadle. Professor Shadle is an award-winning musicologist whose work explores the cultural and historical roles of symphony orchestras and orchestral music in America. He is the author of Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise and Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony , both acclaimed for their groundbreaking insi...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Kathleen Howland, who is a music therapist, speech-language pathologist, and educator with over 35 years of experience using music to enhance speech, language, cognition, and movement in rehabilitation and wellness settings. Her work spans a wide range of applications, from reducing stress and anxiety to supporting oncology treatments, surgical preparation, a...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Michael Tenzer. Professor Tenzer is a renowned ethnomusicologist, composer, and educator whose work spans performance, composition, research, and teaching. A professor at the University of British Columbia since 1996, Professor Tenzer is celebrated for his lifelong engagement with Balinese gamelan music, having co-founded Gamelan Sekar Jaya in California and...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Cynthia Cyrus. Professor Cyrus is a distinguished musicologist at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, where she has been a faculty member since 1994. Renowned for her groundbreaking research on women’s contributions to medieval and Renaissance music, Professor Cyrus has reshaped our understanding of women’s roles in musical literacy and convent lif...

In this episode, I chat with Mr. Seth Cluett. Mr. Cluett is an artist, composer, and scholar whose work spans sound installation, concert music, video, photography, and critical writing. Known for his immersive and detail-oriented creations, Mr. Cluett explores the relationship between perception, memory, and the senses, with projects presented at renowned institutions such as MoMA PS1, the Whitne...

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jordyn Carmen, who is an acclaimed composer, theorist, educator, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. With degrees from NYU and The Juilliard School, where she now serves on the faculty, Dr. Carmen has had her compositions performed by ensembles such as the Juilliard Orchestra, AXIOM Ensemble, and the Cassatt String Quartet. She has received prestigiou...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Kate Beever. Professor Beever is a passionate advocate for the intersection of arts and healthcare. She founded Maine Music & Health in 2011, a business recognized as the Small Business Administration’s 2017 Microenterprise of the Year and winner of the 2019 Inc. magazine and UPS Store Small Biz Challenge. Professor Beever has organized the regional Creat...

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Tiffany Kuo, who is a liberal arts-educated musicologist and a conservatory trained pianist.  Dr. Kuo’s current research brings to light the pioneering of performing arts patronage in higher education as instigated by philanthropic foundations in mid-twentieth century America. She has received research grants from the Rockefeller Archive Center, the Paul Sacher (sa...

In this episode, I chat with Mr. David Conte. Mr. Conte is a celebrated composer with over 150 works to his name, including operas, choral pieces, orchestral works, and chamber music, published by E.C. Schirmer Music Company. His music has been commissioned by prestigious ensembles such as Chanticleer, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, and his opera The Gift of the...

In this episode, I chat with Mr. Thomas Whitman. Mr. Whitman is an American composer and educator whose work blends Western classical traditions with global influences, particularly the music of Bali and Indonesia, where he studied as a Luce Scholar. Mr. Whitman completed his Ph. D. in composition at the University of Pennsylvania, studying under composers such as George Crumb and Richard Wernick....

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Coco Leung. Dr. Leung, who is a Canadian-born pianist, made her orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. A prize-winning musician, she has garnered top honors in international competitions, including the 2013 Wildflower International Recording Competition and the Canadian Music Competition. She has performed across North Ameri...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Gamin, who is a Korean-born multi-instrumentalist. She is renowned for her expertise in traditional Korean wind instruments, including the piri, taepyongso (te-yeong-so), and saenghwang. Professor Gamin is also the official holder of South Korea’s Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46, and holds a doctorate in Korean traditional music from Seoul National...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Kyle Adams from Jacobs School of Music. He is a professor of music in music theory, director of undergraduate studies, and aural skills coordinator. Professor Adams research spans two distinct areas: sixteenth-century music and hip-hop. In early music, he explores tonal structures, publishing on topics such as Renaissance chromaticism and polyphonic modes. In...

In this episode, I chat with Professor Reiko Fueting, who is a distinguished composer and educator. He studied composition and piano at prestigious institutions such as the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden, Rice University, Manhattan School of Music, and Seoul National University, under the mentorship of influential figures like Jörg Herchet and Nils Vigeland. Since joining t...