From joint commissions to Kickstarter, the 21st century has brought  new ways of hiring composers to write music. This week, we’ll look at  some of the more unusual and innovative methods and the music that  resulted and we’ll chat with NewMusicUSA’s Frank J. Oteri and Scott  Winship.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Joan Tower – Made in America, Leonard Slatkin, Nashville Symphony
Michael Holober – Chorale, American Saxophone Quartet, Larry Combs(clarinet)
Michael Gordon – Rushes, Dana Jessen
Steven Mackey – Prelude to the End, Soli Chamber Ensemble
Stacy Garrop – In Eleanor’s Words, Buffy Baggott(mezzo-soprano), Kuang-Hao Huang(piano)
Stacy Garrop – String Quartet No. 3 “Gaia”, Biava Quartet
Joseph Schwantner – Chasing Light, Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony