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Wednesday, November 06, 2002
  • Brad Garton

    OK Computer

    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.

Primarily a composer, Donnacha Dennehy does research in computer-assisted synthesis and composition, algorithmic composition, analysis of twentieth-century music, multi-media, politics and modern music, ethnic approaches to rhythm, and classical theories of form and rhythm.
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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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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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Introducing our Video Contest

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In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.