Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Composer Alvin Singleton joins host John Schaefer to talk about his remarkable career. Born in Brooklyn, Singleton attended NYU and Yale, received a Fulbright Scholarship and worked in Europe for more than a decade before making his home in Atlanta, GA. Throughout his career, Singleton has used music to address important social and political events, including the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles. His new piece, "Say You Have This Ball of Meaning," with words by poet Patricia Hampl, receives its premiere this week at Merkin Concert Hall. Steven Isserlis is one of the leading internationally ranked cellists. He is the grandson of Russian composer and pianist Julius Isserlis and can trace his family tree back to connections with both Karl Marx and Felix Mendelssohn. He joins us as well.
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