The composer, pianist and climate activist Gabriela Lena Frank talks about the environmental damage caused by the music industry, how her significant hearing loss has impacted her career, the issue of cultural appropriation, and how the music industry's "emphasis on perfection leads to a perfect imperfection of soul." Gabriela on her hearing loss: “I don't know what it's like to have normal hearing. And there are advantages. I like working in silence. To me, not being able to turn you...
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The composer, pianist and climate activist Gabriela Lena Frank talks about the environmental damage caused by the music industry, how her significant hearing loss has impacted her career, the issue of cultural appropriation, and how the music industry's "emphasis on perfection leads to a perfect imperfection of soul." Gabriela on her hearing loss: “I don't know what it's like to have normal hearing. And there are advantages. I like working in silence. To me, not being able to turn you...
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra composer-in-residence Tarik O'Regan and executive director Courtney Beck discuss the "fetishization of new music," Tarik's upcoming opera and Concerto for Oud, how to properly compensate and commission composers, and "the dirty truth" of why many composers prefer writing for period-instrument orchestras. "I think with this fetishization of new music, we've got into this rather needy thing. When you look at a lot of marketing around cont...
Parlando: Musical Matters with Vivien Schweitzer
The composer, pianist and climate activist Gabriela Lena Frank talks about the environmental damage caused by the music industry, how her significant hearing loss has impacted her career, the issue of cultural appropriation, and how the music industry's "emphasis on perfection leads to a perfect imperfection of soul." Gabriela on her hearing loss: “I don't know what it's like to have normal hearing. And there are advantages. I like working in silence. To me, not being able to turn you...
