EP 9 - INTERVIEW: Julio Zúñiga
Update: 2022-06-21
Description
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):
USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES -
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MUSIC REMOVED FROM THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL US
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
Follow us on Twitter!
musical example citations (plus some other things we mentioned):
(in order of appearance):
USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES -
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MUSIC REMOVED FROM THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL US
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
Follow us on Twitter!
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