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What makes a composer's music resonate with the audience? Composer John Adams offers a starting point to this ultimately unanswerable question. U...

Bought by WETS and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
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When composer John Adams attends a concert that features his music, he looks forward to hearing what the audience has to say -- as long as they don...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 1
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What came first, the chicken or the egg -- the music's title or the music itself? Composer John Adams talks about the origin of his extroverted wo...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :27
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As talented and exceptionally skilled as today's orchestra musicians may be, there are plenty of living composers whose music still presents a chal...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
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Two modern day rebels meet up in this clip that introduces Leila Josefowicz's performance of (either) Adams' Road Movies or his Violin Concerto. Th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Robert Spano
The New York Philharmonic commissioned composer John Adams to write a new work for the first anniversary of 9/11. Instead of writing music for tho...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
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If you're a conductor, it's helpful to have a living composer at your side to answer questions about their music that may come up during rehearsals...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robert Spano
When asked to write music for the first anniversary of 9-11, composer John Adams wrote a work for orchestra and chorus - and included everyday soun...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :23
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American Classical Music has found an enthusiastic home in most European concert halls. Conductor JoAnn Falletta appreciates the zeal and enthusia...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Nov 14, 2008
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 1
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When composer Jennifer Higdon accepts a commission from a performer to write a new piece, she takes a few steps before writing the very first note....

  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :29
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For your Fundraising campaign, composer Jennifer Higdon talks about the power of classical music, and that the most powerful music is often found o...

Bought by WSMC, WFSU, KVNO, WMNR, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 8
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Composer Jennifer Higdon is one of the busiest, most performed and most acclaimed American composers today. From her vantage point, she understand...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
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Composer Jennifer Higdon's career path does not line up with that old saying, "those who can't do... teach." She's one of the busiest, most perfor...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1