Scottish composer Gillian Walker on modular composition, “total theatre”, and the aesthetics of performance
Veronika Reutz Drobnic
Croatian composer Veronika Reutz Drobnic on 3D notation, instrumental augmentation, Japanese folk traditions, and Jennifer Walshe
Anthony R. Green
Composer and performer Anthony R. Green on Stockhausen, social justice, boundaries of composition and performance, and promoting Black artists
Fraz Ireland
Composer and conceptual artist Fraz Ireland on unconventional programme notes, the concert experience, notation as invitation, and MS Paint
anthem: a celebration and dissection of liveness
Birmingham Record Company writes about their compilation highlighting composers Emily Abdy, Andy Ingamells, Ryan Latimer, Genevieve Murphy, and Corey Mwamba
Francesca Fargion
Composer-performer Francesca Fargion on predictive text, failure as an aesthetic, and creating imaginary worlds
Sonia Killmann
Multimedia artist Sonia Killmann on audiovisual composition, interdisciplinary collaborations, and working in Ukraine
Tanna Chamberlain
British-Australian choreographer Tanna Chamberlain on reality TV, non-dance, escape rooms, and inspiration from the everyday
Mathis Saunier
French composer and bandleader Mathis Saunier on Jonny Greenwood, Alexander Schubert, Black Mirror, and hands-on compositional process
Luke Deane
Amsterdam-based conceptual composer Luke Deane on post-Cageian thinking, fluidity, queer art, and alter ego Lisa
Joshua Jones
Welsh writer Joshua Jones on cut-up poetry, Frank O’Hara, Joan of Arc, and the subjectivity of truth
Victoria Benito
Spanish composer Victoria Benito on absurdity, meaningless music, and Birmingham’s ‘DIY-classical’ scene
George West
Artist and environmentalist George West on Fluxus, deconstructing orchestral hierarchy, libertarian score-making, and composing sustainability
James McIlwrath
Irish composer-performer James McIlwrath on “anti-comedy”, Neil Luck, and subverting the concert environment