Were Strav and Bergy star crossed lovers? I hope so
WE'RE BACK BABYYYY. For how long? Who knows. Matt and Austin Catch up and discuss exactly why Wagner is the low hanging fruit of racist composers in classical music and ultimately show that Richard Wagner was a piece of shit human.
Austin and Matt discuss the Pitchfork article Decolonizing Electronic Music Starts With Its Software. Healthy debate on how current DAW's could be worth exploring more in depth while they do trend to cater towards western music. https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/decolonizing-electronic-music-starts-with-its-software/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/decolonizing-electronic-music-starts-with-its-software/
Austin and Matt interview Carlos Gonzalez about his upcoming Immigrant Mass that the Chicago Composers orchestra will be premiering on the 22nd of May. Carlos' unique approach to the Mass form and unique interpretations of each movement provide a powerful message and voice for immigrant individuals.
Austin and Matt discuss the fetishization of the Savant/Genius in Classical music. Also, J*ames Levine died the day this episode was recording so we talk about what a shit stain of a human they were.
Austin and Matt discuss the Grammy's in Classical music...among other super related topics
Austin and Matt discuss the culture around addiction, substance abuse, and relationships in the world of Western Classical music.
Austin and Matt set out to discuss electronic music in classical music but ultimately derail and talk about progressive rock...which isn't completely unrelated. Listen in to this rabbit trail fueled discussion on the topic!
Austin and Matt discuss a brief history of notation in Western Classical Music while also touching on the positive and negative sides of it. The discussion also leads into the use of more unconventional notation techniques and how those became more prevalent in the 20th c. repertoire.
Austin and Matt interview Composer Dorian Cunningham about vocal music and his Opera Frideswide and the Devil. Dorian has a large catalogue of vocal repertoire and speaks about what it's like to work with text and people who write the text to be use for musical purposes.
Part 3 of Austin and Matt's discussion on New Music groups. Artist residencies and Festivals both have the capacity to host new music groups but will often stick with canonical repertoire. Listen in to find out more!
Austin and Matt continue their discussion on new music groups with a focus on DIY groups.
Austin and Matt discuss new music groups and how they influence the public consumption of new music.
Classical Reboot welcomes the Valkyrie Ensemble, an all female chamber opera group that focuses on performance equity of female, female identifying, and underrepresented peoples in the opera cannon and new opera. Karen Hunt and Alannah Spencer are the guests!
Austin and Matt Discuss how changing performance spaces may or may not influence the public's consumption on Western Classical Music
Austin and Matt Discuss the articles “Calls for Scores” The Teenage Years of a Composing Career by Alexis C. Lamb and Dissing the Competition by Alex Shapiro (no relation). Both articles discuss how Calls for Scores for composers can often be a gamble and not ultimately worth it for the composer.
Austin and Matt discuss the Role that the concert has in Wester Classical Music and whether it is to educate and inform or to showcase talent and prestige.
Austin and Matt discuss the positive and negative sides of large academies in Western Classical Music
Austin and Matt discuss the New York Times Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 article. The article has a wide range of classical music aesthetic and we encourage any and all people to check out the list and listen to the accompanying playlist! Please find us on: Instagram: CLASSICAL_REBOOT Twittter: @ClassicalReboot