Meet the Composer

Paul Simon has always been attracted to new kinds of sounds. From his early band Simon & G... more

We began last week’s episode digging into the music of one particular electronic musician ... more

What happens when a composer writes music without pen and paper, using machines? How does ... more

For today’s Bonus Track, we’re thrilled to bring you the world-premiere recording of Bryce... more

It was composer pitted against composer: uptown vs. downtown, tonal vs. atonal, left brain... more

Henry Threadgill’s music and community can’t be separated; there is no boundary: challenge... more

1967, Fort Riley, Kansas. Henry Threadgill is 23 years old. Knowing he’s going to be draft... more

Today's bonus track is an exclusive arrangement of a nutso, sci-fi-y electronic piece John... more

What happens when the composer shows up to the first rehearsal of his brand-new piece? Wou... more

Today's Bonus Track is an extended cut of Pauline Oliveros' "Tuning Meditation," recorded ... more

We continue our investigation of the odd, wrong-side-of-the-tv-set role of The Performer w... more

We are thrilled to bring you a WORLD PREMIERE recording as our first bonus track of Season... more

We're kicking off Season Three with a look beyond the composer to the performer, that unus... more

We conclude the week-long ramp-up to our next and third season with an interview with the ... more

A blast from the past featuring the composer Libby Larsen. Larsen explains how living in M... more

Otto Luening was a forefather of experimental electronic music and a life-long educator, f... more

We continue the week-long ramp-up to our next and third season with an interview with the ... more

As we build up to the launch of our third season next Monday, we thought we'd look back at... more

On Friday, Jan. 20 at 3 pm, Meet the Composer and host Nadia Sirota welcomed audiences to ... more

Help us make a third season of the Peabody Award-winning podcast about the creative musica... more

I'm so excited to share today's Meet the Composer bonus track with you. Last October, I tr... more

Movement I: [Trial By Fire] (http://www.wqxr.org/story/nico-muhly-i-trial-fire/) 0:00—Nic... more

Nico has worked with film directors, librettists, clarinet players and choreographers, and... more

Nico grew up in Providence, but spent odd corridors of his youth abroad, acquiring languag... more

Nico's community is a massive factor in his life. He is very much "in touch," sending emai... more

First, a disclaimer. I wanna make something clear right off the bat here: I'm completely i... more

This week’s Meet the Composer Bonus Track is a world premiere recording of Anna Thorvaldsd... more

Icelandic is a language of whispers and sub-audible subtlety. It is a sort of an ancient t... more

Anna grew up in a tiny town surrounded by incredible beauty — mountains, ocean — studying ... more