About this podcast
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!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 108 episodes
- 3.20 - David Arkenstone · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 1095-time Grammy nominee David Arkenstone has established himself as one of the best contemporary instrumentalists of our time. This visionary continues to create distinctive tracks…
- 3.19 - Sheila Bristow · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 108Sheila Bristow is a composer, church musician, and collaborative keyboardist based in Tacoma, WA. She serves as Music Director & Organist at St. Barnabas, Bainbridge, and…
- 3.18 - Emily Graham · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 107Emily is an educator, musician, composer in Washington State. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of North Dakota and is currently pursuing a…
- 3.17 - Lynn Bechtold · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 106Violinist/composer Lynn Bechtold, a native of Pittsburgh, has appeared in recital throughout the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, and…
- 3.16 -Chelsea Komschlies · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 105Chelsea Komschlies’ music, called “otherworldly” and “uncanny” and praised for its “vivid storytelling” (Chicago Classical Review), blends the familiar and strange in mysterious…
- 3.15 - Mary Bichner · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 104Mary Bichner (b. 1982) is an American orchestral composer of opera and ballet with sound-to-color synesthesia — a neurological condition that allows her to “see” splashes of…
- 3.14. - Martin Hebel · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 103Zemlinsky Prize winner and eight-time winner of The American Prize, composer Martin Hebel (b.1990) works at the intersection of music, advocacy, and interdisciplinary…
- 3.13 - Eric Lane Barnes · 1 h 16 min · Season 3 Episode 102My name is Eric Lane Barnes. I am a composer, writer, lyricist, pianist, director, conductor, performer, teacher, and advocate for LGBTQ rights. I live to explore all the ways…
- 3.12 Evan VanDoren · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 101Evan VanDoren is an in-demand music composer regularly commissioned to create engaging & award-winning music for marching bands and concert ensembles at all skill levels. Evan’s…
- 3.11 - Mark Simpson · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 100Mark Simpson (b. 1988) is a UK-based composer of an acclaimed body of work and an internationally-renowned clarinettist, whose programmes champion music new and old. His music…
- 3.10 - Kira Zeeman Rugen · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 99Dr. Kira Zeeman Rugen is a composer, conductor, academic professor, and professional soprano from Scottsdale, Arizona. Kira currently serves as the Director of Choral and Vocal…
- 3.9 - Dawn Sonntag · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 98Olympia, Washington based composer Dawn Sonntag’s music has been called “hauntingly lyrical,” “profound,” and “freshly relevant.” Her works have been performed by ensembles and…
- April Fools - John Pasternak Takeover · 1 h 32 min · Season 3 Episode 99Jason Nitsch’s music is equally at home on the concert stage, in outdoor venues, and streaming online, reaching the broadest audience of musicians, performers, and music…
- 3.8 - Beth Anderson · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 97Beth Anderson (M.F.A./M.A.) is a critically acclaimed composer of neo-romantic, avant-garde music, text-sound works, and musical theater. Born in Kentucky, she studied primarily…
- 3.7 - Paula Dreyer · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 96Paula Dreyer is a classically-trained contemporary composer and pianist living in the Pacific Northwest who seeks to inspire, include, and connect individuals through music. She…
- 3.6 - Lee Actor · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 95Composer and conductor Lee Actor (b. 1952 in Denver, Colorado) was one of five composers selected in November 2014 as an "Honored Artist of the American Prize", the first time…
- 3.5 - Katherine Saxon · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 94Katherine Saxon (b. 1981) was born in Santa Monica, California. She graduated magna cum laude from Williams College in Massachusetts where she studied vocal performance with Brad…
- 3.4 - Amy Beth Kirsten · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 93Amy Beth Kirsten is celebrated for her theatrical and conceptual approach to composition. Her music fuses voice, instrument, language, and movement into works that blur…
- 3.3 - Laura Nevitt · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 92Laura Nevitt is a conductor, composer, and educator based in Boston. She earned degrees in Composition and Music Education from the University of South Carolina, and a M.M. in…
- 3.2 - Dale Trumbore · 1 h 19 min · Season 3 Episode 91Dale Trumbore (b. 1987) is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been called "devastatingly beautiful" (The Washington Post) and praised for its "soaring…
