Episode #20: 4 April, 2020 Debra discusses the inspiration behind her oratorio "A Family Portrait" with mezzo-soprano Judy Marlett and her mother Jeanne Sadler, whose Civil War era ancestors authored the letters that inspired the work. (56 mins.) Carnegie Hall... Continue Reading →
Episode #19: 7 February 2021 Debra interviews film and game composer Kurt Roembke. (1 hr 10 mins) Find Kurt's music at the following links: Space Owl Productions Bandcamp Soundwalk App Gamewave Radio Show YouTube Channel (1) or YouTube Channel (2)... Continue Reading →
Episode #14: 7 Dec 2020. Debra interviews David and Elizabeth Mikautadze, founders and directors of Mikautadze Dance Theatre, a Graham-based modern dance company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They'll discuss MDT's unique focus on collaboration with composers and other creatives inspired... Continue Reading →
Episode #7: 11 October, 2020. Debra explores themes from Johns Williams' film score "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and their origins in fragments of Leigh Harline's well-crafted song "When You Wish Upon A Star." (31 mins) Recommended Listening: "Close... Continue Reading →
Episode #6: 4 October, 2020. Debra opens her composer's toolbox to explore a technique called "Patchworking," especially in works by Charles Ives (1874-1954). (33 mins) Recommended Listening: “Three Places in New England” composed by Charles Ives — specifically the 2nd... Continue Reading →
Episode #4: 20 September, 2020. Part 1 of 2 -- Debra talks with Dr. Pamela Haynes, pianist and co-dedicatee of the song cycle "Your John Keats." Together, they explore Pamela's view of the cycle from the piano bench, and how... Continue Reading →
Episode #3: 13 Sept, 2020. Debra interviews Daniel Belcher, Grammy-winning operatic baritone and champion of new operas. He'll discuss his experience working directly with composers as they create opera roles and other works specifically with his voice in mind. Recommended... Continue Reading →
Episode #2: 6 September, 2020. "Composition, Arrangement, and Orchestration: What's the difference? Also, a brief introduction to Joan Tower's use of whole tone scalar material in her 9/11 inspired masterpiece "In Memory." (30 mins duration) Recommended Listening 6 Sept, 2020:... Continue Reading →
What's the Score Episode #2: "Composition, Arrangement, Orchestration -- What's the difference?" Recommended Listening: "In Memory" by Joan Tower. Tokyo Quartet. List of compositions in response to 9/11 (6 Sept 2020)
Episode #1: 30 August, 2020. "Debra Lynn, Host: Background and Composition Process" (27 mins duration) Recommended Listening 30 Aug, 2020: "Barca di Venezia per Padova" composed by Adriano Banchieri. Recorded excerpts from "Banchieri: Barca di Venezia per Padova" by Ensemble... Continue Reading →
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