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Ricky Ian Gordon (Duncan Hannah)
The New York Times describes Ricky Ian Gordon's infectious and deeply moving music as "caviar for a world gorging on pizza." The composer talks about and plays excerpts from his hugely successful operatic version of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." Also, Mode Records director Brian Brandt talks about his long and fruitful association with composer John Cage.
24:33 on WNYC2: A John Cage Festival
24:33 on WNYC2: A John Cage Festival
Ricky Ian Gordon
The modern-day successor to Leonard Bernstein and Steven Sondheim, composer Ricky Ian Gordon's music has been performed by singers including Renee Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Audra MacDonald, and Kristin Chenoweth. His opera with librettist Michael Korie, "The Grapes of Wrath," based on Steinbeck's novel, recently premiered in Minnesota to universal acclaim, ...
Brian Brandt
Mode Records director Brian Brandt talks about his experiences in producing John Cage's music, with a description of Cage and Merce Cunningham's 6th avenue loft.
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