Ranked #1
Whitney George
Whitney George
New York City-based composer and conductor Whitney George talks about rebellion in the bathtub, the relative loudnesses ... Read more
1 Apr 2017
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24mins
Ranked #2
Marga Richter
Marga Richter
Composer Marga Richter on how her family rearranged their lives to support her path, what it was like being the only wom... Read more
29 Sep 2017
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25mins
Ranked #3
Lauren Sarah Hayes
Lauren Sarah Hayes
Composer and improviser Lauren Sarah Hayes on making and experiencing sound — in a mausoleum, next to a waterfall, and t... Read more
13 Oct 2017
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27mins
Ranked #4
Andrea Reinkemeyer
Andrea Reinkemeyer
Andrea Reinkemeyer on the beauty of detail, adventures in linguistic misunderstandings, and choosing your mentors carefu... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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23mins
Ranked #5
Elizabeth A. Baker
Elizabeth A. Baker
Elizabeth A. Baker on falling in love from the point of view of a neurotransmitter, making music from bicycle parts, and... Read more
2 Jan 2018
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29mins
Ranked #6
Bobbie-Jane Gardner
Bobbie-Jane Gardner
British composer Bobbie-Jane Gardner on music inspired by cooking, Noam Chomsky, and the city of Birmingham.
25 May 2018
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29mins
Ranked #7
Beth Anderson
Beth Anderson
Composer Beth Anderson on phoning up John Cage, not "looking like" a composer, and the collage that is life.
16 Jun 2017
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27mins
Ranked #8
Lainie Fefferman
Lainie Fefferman
NYC-based composer Lainie Fefferman talks about being the only girl in math class, helping audiences get to know perform... Read more
12 Jan 2017
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27mins
Ranked #9
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer
Composer Sakari Dixon Vanderveer on composing in middle school, the saxophone as a wild animal, and daring to be visible... Read more
13 Jun 2018
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23mins
Ranked #10
Aftab Darvishi
Aftab Darvishi
Composer Aftab Darvishi speaks about blending musical traditions, having her work deemed "feminine," and the state of ne... Read more
24 Jul 2017
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25mins