Stephen Trygar recounts the stories of composers past and present through the music they write. Historical episodes focus on a particular work by the featured composer and examines their life during the time the piece was written and performed. Additionally, living composers, musicians, industry professionals, and general enthusiasts are featured every other week to share their own stories and geek out over the music that we all love. Through these tales, you're invited to explore each composers' legacy and their impact in keeping the world entertained.
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2022-06-02 | What do you get when you gather ten composers, all with different musical styles, talents, backgrounds, and areas of expertise? You get ICEBERG. Featured pieces (in alphabetical order by composer last name): Unfolding for strings and live electronics b... | |
2022-03-02 | When Stephen invited Brian for another episode of Game Play, he didn't expect to be faced with one of the most difficult, heart-wrenching, and beautiful games he has ever played. Lena Raine's music in Celeste is not only some of the best to listen to o... | |
2022-02-23 | There are two sides of a coin. Dakota Sauvé has spent so much of his musical career helping develop video games, but there's a different side to his career that prefers to explore the world of experimental pop. Featured pieces: "Mecha Mt. Fuji" from Ce... | |
2022-02-16 | Adam Kennaugh believes that genuine communication between the composer and performer(s) is what creates honest and powerful music. Featured pieces: Crepuscular Light | Watch this piece: https://youtu.be/0R0IfOUhi70 Confronting Distance | Departure Duo ... | |
2022-02-09 | Derek Cooper is a composer with a deep passion for engaging with his audience. To Derek, the relationship between the composer, the ensemble, and the audience is one of the most important aspects of music making. Featured pieces: Puzzles: https://youtu... | |
2022-02-02 | On this episode of Movie Night, Brooks Leibee joins me once again to chat about Chris Roe's score for the 2018 documentary Spitfire and François Tetaz's score for  the 2007 horror/thriller film Rogue. Grab some popcorn, dim the lights, and get comfy! W... | |
2022-01-26 | In this interview with Eric Lagergren, he leaves us with an important message: never take your art too seriously. Perfection is unachievable, especially when you’re desperate to obtain it. Featured pieces: Quarantime | Flor de Muerto | Rhopalocera Wher... | |
2022-01-12 | In a world where music has time and time again been given narrative, Stephen Ryan Jackson uses his music to explore the mundane. Featured pieces: i can feel the universe expanding | solo voice + electronics Tooth Necklace | flute + bass clarinet + viol... | |
2021-12-08 | Melissa Dunphy is an award-winning and acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music. Melissa is a composer who would be amongst the first to tell you that, if you want to be a composer, you need to write what you're passion... | |
2021-12-01 | You never fully understand what someone is going through unless you've lived it yourself. What makes Puccini's opera La bohème so powerful is that so many of its creators went through the same hardships that the characters of the opera went through. Th... |