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Composition students bring to their studies their pop-culture tastes and their love of computer technology, making these plugged-in composers-in-waiting a sizable part of the next generation of music makers. Brad Garton, director of Columbia University’s Computer Music Center, and Donnacha Dennehy, music-technology professor at Trinity College Dublin, discuss how technology has changed the sound of composition and music education. Also weighing in on the topic is Frank Oteri, editor and publisher of the American Music Center's NewMusicBox.org.
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From degrees in pharmacology and hearing and speech science, to working with
local governments in developing noise control programs, Brad Garton has established
computer-music studios around the world.
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about Brad Garton
The American Music Center, founded in 1939 by Aaron Copland and five of his
contemporaries, has worked to encourage the composition and production of contemporary
American classical music. Its web magazine is NewMusicBox.org.
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