mattswriting.com » Classical Music http://mattswriting.com DJ Matt Werner Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The DJ Matt Werner Show on Fresh Air: The Alternative features interviews with some of the most provocative musicians and writers today who challenge the status quo of the music and literary scenes. Featured guests include hip hop artist Talib Kweli, spoken word artist and musician Saul Williams, rock composer Dave Smallen, modern classical composer Fr. Bruno Clifton, beatboxer and voice artist Kid Beyond, and poets from the Def Poetry Jam including Ise Lyfe, Dahlak Brathwaite, and George Watksy. DJ Matt Werner no DJ Matt Werner mattswriting@gmail.com mattswriting@gmail.com (DJ Matt Werner) DJ Matt Werner and the respective copyright holders, 2009 A weekly musician interview program with Scotland's premier literary DJ Fresh Air, DJ Matt Werner, Fresh Air: The Alternative, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams, Hyphy, Dahlak Brathwaite, Watsky, Kid Beyond, Literary DJ, Conscious, Hip Hop, Michael Krasny mattswriting.com » Classical Music http://mattswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MLK_and_Eminem_for_iTunes_thumbnail.jpg http://mattswriting.com Interview with Edinburgh Composer http://mattswriting.com/2009/10/05/interview-with-edinburgh-composer/ http://mattswriting.com/2009/10/05/interview-with-edinburgh-composer/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:11 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=199 Maciej-Zurawski-at-the-premiere-of-Love-and-War

DJ Matt Werner interviewed University of Edinburgh composer Maciej Zurawski about the world premiere of his orchestra piece Love and War on May 25, 2009.

In this interview, Werner and Dr. Zurawski discuss music theory, Zurawski’s battle with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the role of illness in art, hill walking in the Scottish Highlands, film music, and his compositions, including Love and War, My Home is in the Mountains, What Life Could Be, and The Journey Towards the Open Sea.

Maciej Zurawski’s newest work will be premiering at the Music of Climate Change concert taking place in the city centre of London on Saturday November 28th at 7.30 p.m. Please visit this site for more details: http://earlymusicexperiment.weebly.com/ideas.html

And please visit Maciej Zurawski’s website for more of his music: http://www.theseaofmusic.com/

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]]> http://mattswriting.com/2009/10/05/interview-with-edinburgh-composer/feed/ 0 Classical Music,Maciej Zurawski,University of Edinburgh DJ Matt Werner interviews the University of Edinburgh composer about the world premiere of his orchestra piece Love and War on May 25, 2009. Topics discussed in this interview include music theory, Zurawski's battle with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, DJ Matt Werner interviews the University of Edinburgh composer about the world premiere of his orchestra piece Love and War on May 25, 2009. Topics discussed in this interview include music theory, Zurawski's battle with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the role of illness in art, hill walking in the Scottish Highlands, film music, and his compositions, including Love and War, My Home is in the Mountains, What Life Could Be, and The Journey Towards the Open Sea. DJ Matt Werner no 38:29 Interview with composer Fr. Bruno Clifton http://mattswriting.com/2009/03/31/interview-with-composer-fr-bruno-clifton/ http://mattswriting.com/2009/03/31/interview-with-composer-fr-bruno-clifton/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:00:15 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=12 fr-bruno-clifton-photo2

DJ Matt Werner’s exclusive interview with modern classical music composer Fr. Bruno Clifton, OP. Originally broadcast on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 24, 2009.

In the interview and hour-long feature, Matt and Fr. Bruno Clifton discuss Fr. Bruno’s latest compositions for the New Edinburgh Orchestra, including “In the jars, dark liquid,” which is one of the three pieces he’s composing, inspired by Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy. Also discussed and played are Fr. Bruno’s other compositions, including “Letters for string quartet,” “Four Last Things IV,” and his “Stations of the Cross” piece, for which he plays the organ. Fr. Bruno talks about his musical training, having his work performed on BBC4, and how he integrates his passion for music with his vocation of being a Dominican friar.

Click here for a BBC article on Fr. Bruno Clifton.

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