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An interview with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey, creators of "Slide", an eighth blackbird commission with excerpts from workshop rehearsals.Views: 8054 -
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: 1392 -
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: 3113 -
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: 3188 -
Source: Boosey & HawkesSteven Mackey discusses his life and works, focusing on watershed moments that have shaped him as a composer.Views: 31907 -
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: 7730 -
Source: The SixteenThis short film explores James MacMillan's Stabat Mater recorded by The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia conducted by Harry Christophers.Views: 18533 -
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: 11308 -
Source: Royal Flemish PhilharmonicVideo interview with James MacMillan discussing works including Veni, Veni, Emmanuel and The Berserking .Views: 11757 -
Source: Berrini Film ProductionsTrailer for the documentary by Anne Berrini about the Berlin-born composer, who emigrated in the war years, studied and taught in the USA, and returned to Berlin in her 80s.Views: 15001