Our Daily Breather: Steve Reich Composes During The Coronavirus Crisis
Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. NPR Music's Tom Huizenga recently spoke with Pulitzer-winning composer Steve Reich, who has been keeping busy with the solitary act of writing a new piece from his winter getaway in Los Angeles.
Who: Steve Reich
Where: Los Angeles, Calif.
Recommendation: Keep on working
(The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.)
Tom Huizenga: How are you doing, personally, since the virus hit? Has it affected you in ways that maybe you didn't expect?
Steve Reich: Well, I'm 83, so I'm following all the guidelines assiduously. My wife is 74 and she's doing the same thing. We come every year to Los Angeles to visit our son, from January to March.
