Discussions about composition, music, and art

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In this talk I had a discussion with friend and colleague Eliot Burk about Various compositions and philosophies including his work in &#34;A Year Long Performance Piece&#34; and Ideas of anarchy and identity.

Composer Talk #5 (Eliot Burk, Anarchy, a year long performance piece)

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In this talk I had a discussion with composer and DMA candidate Jacob Blodgett about Milton Babbitt&#39;s famous essay &#34;Who Cares if you Listen&#34; and the separation of contemporary classical art music from the audience.

Composer Talk #4 (Milton Babbitt's Who Cares if you Listen)

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A talk with Vincenzo De La Rosa, music librarian at Warner Bros., composer, bassist, and producer, we discuss a variety of topics including popular music, film scoring, AI, and looping. To learn more about Vincenzo De La Rosa and his music visit his website https://www.vincenzodelarosa.com/ Follow Bay Area Composers Group for more community and educational content here: https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaComposersgroup

Composer Talk #3 (film scoring, AI, looping, music industry)

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A talk with Elijah Pontercovo San Franciscan, bassist/composer about censorship of music/art, concept albums, large form compositions, and current events.

Composer Talk #2 (censorship and concept albums/art)

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A talk with Jacob Blodgett Doctoral candidate University of Hartford, about recent controversy over racism in music theory, the education system, and polystylism.

Composer Talk #1 (prejudice in music theory and polystylism)