Composer Interviews

A Tempo this Saturday (4/26) looks ahead to the world premiere of an opera about the experiences of Hazel Ying Lee, a Chinese-American pilot who served during the Second World War.

A Tempo (3/29) features conversations with composers of two of the works selected as recipients of Opera America's Discovery Grants for Women Composers.

A Tempo host Rachel Katz speaks with Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Kosinski, a member of the U.S. Army Band, who composed music for the funeral proceedings of former President Jimmy Carter.

A Tempo takes a look at the NY Philharmonic’s Afromodernism series, which includes a concert featuring a cello concerto by flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim exploring themes of African fashion.

Composer Joseph C. Phillips Jr. chats with A Tempo host Rachel Katz about his call for submissions for a commission from the American Composers Orchestra.

A Tempo features a conversation with composer Missy Mazzoli Saturday (9/7) about her new opera, The Listeners, which will kick off Opera Philadelphia's new season.

A Tempo this week (9/7) features a conversation with composer Ellen Reid, whose new album brings together the themes and sounds of works she wrote to accompany visitors as they wandered through various parks.

A Tempo this Saturday (7/27 at 7 pm) features a roundtable conversation with the four composers participating this year in the New Jersey Symphony's Edward T. Cone Composition Institute.

A Tempo this Saturday (12/16 at 7 pm) features a conversation with composer and pianist Courtney Bryan, one of this year's MacArthur Fellows.

A Tempo Saturday (9/23) featured a conversation with New York Theatre Ballet Artistic Director Steven Melendez and composer David K. Israel about Melendez's "Letters to My Father" series, and about a new documentary following Melendez's path from homeless shelter to professional ballet.