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Tod Machover, composer and creative director for Death and the Powers , talks about how he first came up with the idea for this innovative new opera.Views: 7154 -
A brief montage of scenes from the world premiere of Death and the Powers , on September 24, 2010 at the Monte Carlo Opera House in Monaco.Views: 9053 -
An interview with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey, creators of "Slide", an eighth blackbird commission with excerpts from workshop rehearsals.Views: 8988 -
Source: Boosey & HawkesComposer Steven Mackey discusses how a single note in Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 helped him realize he wanted to be a composer.Views: 2318 -
Source: Boosey & HawkesSteven Mackey talks about the moment he found his true voice as a composer, when he began to lean into his background as a rock guitarist.Views: 6126 -
Source: Boosey & HawkesComposer Steven Mackey discusses a particularly emotional moment in his orchestral piece Beautiful Passing, written for his mother's passing, that always moves him.Views: 6279 -
Source: Boosey & HawkesSteven Mackey discusses his life and works, focusing on watershed moments that have shaped him as a composer.Views: 36402 -
Source: London Symphony OrchestraJames MacMillan discusses his London Symphony Orchestra feature, celebrating his 50th birthday over the 2009/10 season, including the premiere of a new Violin Concerto for Vadim Repin.Views: 8772 -
Source: The SixteenThis short film explores James MacMillan's Stabat Mater recorded by The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia conducted by Harry Christophers.Views: 23370 -
Source: IntermusicaOn this audio podcast James MacMillan discusses his St John Passion , premiered in April 2008 by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Sir Colin Davis.Views: 12449