Hello Everyone,
If you have not already, I encourage you to use the following link to listen to the most recent episode of the TCC Podcast, featuring the composer Jake s. Jordan and his piece The Last of Sailing Ships.
https://www.tccollaboration.com/16-the-last-of-sailing-ships-jake-s-jordan/
In retrospect of this most recent episode with Jake, one of the greatest things I love about Jake’s approach to music is another manifestation of a humanistic approach to composition, a different manifestation of a similar idea that Natalia Rojcovscaia-Tumaha spoke about in Episode 14 a few weeks ago. That is, Jake’s personal care and consideration for the educational angle of composition, and his audience-centric ideas. I am really happy that we had the opportunity to discuss such a widely debated idea in composition and art broadly, which is, the balancing act of true artistic expression and wider appeal. This is a tricky line to tow, as few artists want to be seen as arbiters of wide appealing disingenuous expressions, only meant for public accolades and little else, and few (although more seem fine with this than the former) want to be shackled to the tight and small spaces of an academic-centered crowd. I think about this sort of dichotomy when producing this podcast and booking guests, as there is brilliant music meant for an academic minded crowd and the endless playlists of Spotify. Bringing the artists and, especially so, the listeners of such can different worlds can sometimes be difficult. I mean, only so much can be accomplished on that front, people like what they like, dislike what they dislike, and there is nothing inherently wrong with that. I would say, however, in the same way that composers (rightfully so) ask for audiences to keep an open mind to new sounds and ideas, composers should also keep the audience in mind when they are writing, and this is something that Jake spoke on beautifully in the episode. My own musings aside, I really respect and identify with Jake’s purposeful consideration of his audience, and it something that I personally think should be discussed more often.
Thank you again to Jake s. Jordan for coming onto the podcast and for sharing his piece, The Last of Sailing Ships.
I am excited to preview the next episode of the TCC Podcast which will feature the composer Jane Kozhevnikova and her piece Remember Me Then. My conversation with Jane spanned over so many topics that it would be a disservice to try to summarize the conversation, but, to put it lightly, it is not something to miss. We go over a good deal of Jane’s personal story and the long and winding road that brought her to doctoral studies at the University of Florida. We also discuss practices in poetry, something that she has deep personal connection with, and implementing such things into various compositional mediums. Also, very interestingly, we talk about the place of jazz outside of the United States, specifically in and around Russia. It was really special and exciting to speak with someone who has such a unique and engaging personal experience throughout her career, both in and out of academia. I want to give more snippets about the various subjects of the episode, but that would spoil the excitement! You all will have to wait for the release of the next episode this coming Monday. You certainly won’t want to miss it!
I am also excited to tease that the next guest after Jane Kozhevnikova is the composer Daniel Townsend, Ph.D. and his piece The Vibration of Ancient Incarnations, a piece centered around improvisation, something I am not very experienced with, which will make it even that more informative! More on this in next week’s blog post!
Again, don’t forget to listen to the most previous episode if you missed it, featuring the composer Jake s. Jordan and his piece The Last of Sailing Ships. Make sure to follow our social media links below and the podcast streaming platform of your choice to keep up-to-date on new episodes and blog posts from the TCC. Additionally, set your calendar and/or streaming subscriptions to this coming Monday, July 29th for Jane Kozhevnikova and her piece Remember Me Then. You won’t want to miss it, and we’ll see you there!
- Aaron
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