In his many poems, essays, novels and translations Paul Auster is commonly regarded as a modern, philosophical writer. But there’s a musical side to his work as well. Today on Soundcheck, he is joined by the jazz clarinetist Don Byron, and together the two speak with us about the intersections between music and literature. These connections have been an ongoing theme for the New York Festival of Song as well, and the organization kicks off its new season with a program devoted to the New York School of Poets, including writers like John O’Hara and John Ashbery who have been set to music by such composers as William Bolcom, Ned Rorem, and Virgil Thompson. Co-founder and artistic director Steven Blier joins us today in the studio. And we begin the show with a talk with Justin Davidson about the recent announcement by the New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall to abandon the planned merger between the two organizations.
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