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Jay Derderian

Jay Derderian is a Portland Oregon-based composer and guitarist.
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Yolanda Kondonassis--Photo by Laura Watilo Blake

5 Questions to Yolanda Kondonassis (harpist)

Yolanda Kondonassis is on a mission to help bring the harp front and center in new music. During her...
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Jay Derderian
Indre Viskontas--Photo by Kirsten Lara Getchell

5 Questions to Indre Viskontas (neuroscientist, soprano)

Indre Viskontas is nothing short of a renaissance woman. She completed her PhD in neuroplasticity re...
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Jay Derderian
Bang on a Can--Photo by Peter Serling

5 Questions to Bang on a Can About LOUD Weekend

Bang On A Can needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. Founded in 1987 by Julia Wolfe, Michael...
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Jay Derderian
Joe Bergen

5 Questions to Joe Bergen (Mantra Youth Percussion)

Mantra Percussion hasn’t stopped moving since they were founded in 2009. Now heading into thei...
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Jay Derderian
Julia Adolphe

5 Questions to Julia Adolphe (composer)

Julia Adolphe’s work has been growing steadily and gaining many well-deserved accolades. Among her r...
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Jay Derderian
Dr. Rob Deemer

5 Questions to Rob Deemer (Founder, Composer Diversity Database)

Structural prejudice is still plaguing the classical and new music worlds, even in 2018. It’s no sec...
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Jay Derderian
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5 Questions to Anthony Joseph Lanman (1 Track Podcast)

Anthony Joseph Lanman is bringing the music to the people. In addition to being a composer and elect...
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Jay Derderian
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The Society for New Music’s Two-Disc Set Music Here & Now (Innova)

New York has always been a hub for creativity–many prominent new music institutions are based...
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Jay Derderian
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5 Questions to Stefan Freund (Mizzou International Composers Festival)

The Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF), lead by artistic director Stefan Freund (Alarm W...
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Jay Derderian
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Composer Collective Albums: Object Collection

This is the second installment of a two-part review series. Both reviews take a look at recent relea...
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Jay Derderian
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Composer Collective Albums: Ensemble Pamplemousse

This is the first installment of a two-part review series. Both reviews take a look at recent releas...
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Jay Derderian
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Home: Eleonore Oppenheim’s Debut Album

Eleonore Oppenheim‘s debut album Home (Innova Recordings) is a showcase of diverse composition...
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Jay Derderian
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Beyond Language: Lois V Vierk’s Words Fail Me

Lois V Vierk’s (b.1951) latest release on New World Records, Words Fail Me, encapsulates a mus...
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Jay Derderian
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Brooklyn Rider presents The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

Composition is such a solitary act. So much so that we can easily forget just how huge and diverse t...
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Jay Derderian

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