Composer's Studio

Sarah Kirkland Snider: Harmonies of the Soul

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore Snider's unique musical style, her inspirations, and the stories behind her compositions. From ethereal orchestrations

Double Vision: Peter Askim and Jeffery Scott

Send us Fan Mail Composer's Jeffery Scott and Peter Askim discuss the upcoming performances of their new works.  'Anatomy of an Embrace' (World Premiere)

Mara Keen - The Essence of Emotion

Send us Fan Mail Mara Keen's talents shine through in her music, particularly when it comes to capturing the essence of time and motion. Her compositions are unique

Thomas Little: A Complex Intuition

Send us Fan Mail From algorithms to Youtube, Thomas Little bridges the intuition of a composer with the heart of a teacher. With a deep understanding of music and music

Annie Nikunen - Embodied Music

Send us Fan Mail Composer, flutist, choreographer, sound artist, and radio broadcaster Annie Nikunen's music is an embodiment of her humanity. Join Tarik and Anna f

Paul Moravec - From the Underground to Freedom, to the Overlook and the Tempest.

Send us Fan Mail From the kind-natured city of Buffalo, NY to the vibrant energy of Long Island; from being the Head Chorister in the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Pauls

Douglas Boyce - The Speed of Time

Send us Fan Mail With a fascination with language and mythos, Douglas Boyce composes music that draws on Medieval and Renaissance traditions but sits firmly within a mod

Christopher Dietz “My Manifesto”

Send us Fan Mail Award winning Composer Christopher Dietz is a stargazer, his compositions moving through the darkness of spacetime in whirling constellations of sound.

Rain Worthington - Tapping into the pre-verbal Language

Send us Fan Mail It's very mysterious how it works, this pre-verbal language that we all recognize and comprehend. It's not simplistic or concrete yet somehow

Shanan Estreicher - A Composer with the Heart of a Teacher

Send us Fan Mail Shanan Estreicher is a man of many accomplishments, and he has done so, not for himself but for others.  There is a Hebrew phrase "Torah Lishmah." Loose

Samuel Zyman - Musical Adventures of Noble Invention

Send us Fan Mail From legendary educator at the Juilliard School to Professor of Composition and Music Theory at Vanderbilt University, Composer Samuel Zyman is one of t

Edward Smaldone - The Architecture of Music

Send us Fan Mail From big ideas to tiny details, join us this week on the Composer's Studio as we embark on a thought provoking discussion about music, life and how

Tarik Ghiradella - Molecules of Sound

Send us Fan Mail On this special episode of Composer’s Studio, join Anna and guest host Shanan Estreicher for a fascinating dive into the music of our own Tarik Ghiradel

Angelica Negron - The Sounds of Music

Send us Fan Mail Puerto Rican-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón’s music is deeply personal, reflecting a sensitive, playful nature that takes nothi

Aaron Noë - Paving the Way for Others

Send us Fan Mail Composer, performer, conductor, and educator Aaron Noë is a musical hero, for he writes music not only for himself or for professional performers, but f

Jenny Olivia Johnson - Don't Look Back

Send us Fan Mail Composer and sound artist Jenny Olivia Johnson’s  work is a musical memoir, her multi-sensory synesthesia coloring everything she does. Her compositions

Anthony Constantino - The Futility of Music

Send us Fan Mail Composer Anthony Constantino wonders, where do I fit in the larger picture? Why does the world need another quartet, another chamber work when so much g

Peter Askim- What's next?

Send us Fan Mail Composer Peter Askim does it all. Active as a performing bassist, Conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Director of Orchestral

Composer's Studio Holiday Show

Send us Fan Mail Anna and Tarik close out the Composer's Studio first season with a holiday special of Sacred Choral works.

Anthony R Green - Celebrating Black Artistry through Music

Send us Fan Mail Join Tarik and Anna for a deep conversation with Anthony R. Green, American composer, pianist, and social justice artist, whose solo and collaborative w