In this episode, we interview composer Julio Zúñiga, a Costa Rican composer living in Cambridge, MA. If you're interested in field recordings, memory,  rainforests, semiotics, gratitude and/or noise, this is an episode for you.
 
musical example citations (plus some other things we mentioned):

(in order of appearance):
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Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 No. 13

Peter Schreier, tenor

Norman Shetler, piano
 
Julio Zúñiga - 24 (2014)

for double bass, harp, and percussion

commissioned and premiered by PULSAR Trio (Eloïse Labaume, Noam Bierstone, Florentin Ginot)

Fondation Suisse, Paris, 2014/5/18

 
Julio Zúñiga - mein liebstes Bild (2015):

for large orchestra and electronics

premiered by the Dresdner Philharmonie, HfMDD, 2015/5/18
 
Michael Pisaro field recording article
 
Julio Zúñiga - GIS (2017):

for clarinet, trombone, percussion, and electronics

written for and premiered by Richard Haynes, Ben Marks, and Peter Neville of the ELISION Ensemble
 
Alvin Lucier - Wind Shadows (1994)

for trombone and closely tuned oscillators

James Fulkerson, trombone; Alvin Lucier, oscillator; Barton Workshop) 
 
Julio Zúñiga - MAM (2018):

for amplified flute, cello, clarinet, and electronics
 
Julio Zúñiga - stars from the earth stars from the stars (2019):

for amplified flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and electronics

written for Madison Greenstone and the [Switch~ Ensemble]
 
Carlos Reygada's Silent Light
 
György Ligeti - Atmospheres (Conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker)
 
Julio Zúñiga & Danny Walden - Parallel Peaks
 
Julio Zúñiga & Elena Rykova - Sí Hay MONSTER (2018):

written in collaboration with Elena Rykova

site-specific performance/installation for the Montreal-based group No Hay Banda
 
Julio Zúñiga - CAS (2017):

for amplified piccolo flute, contrabass clarinet, octave pedals, and low sine tones

premiered by Ensemble Adapter, Harvard University, 2017/11/4
 
Chaya Czernowin: Duo Leat

Petra Stump - Bassklarinette

Heinz-Peter Linshalm - Bassklarinette

Uraufführung am 13.06.2010, Hohenems
 
Julio Zúñiga - schemes that offer us a sense of futurity (2021):

for amplified soprano voice, flute, clarinet, violin, and electronics

written for TAK Ensemble
SCORE
 
 
interview recorded 4/13/2022
 
others mentioned during interview to check out:
Madison Greenstone
Elena Rykova
Chaya Czernowin
 

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