Sigurður Sævarsson: An Icelandic Voice
2017-04-15
An interview by Cara Tasher, choral conductor and teacher
Canons from the Heart: A closer look at the counterpoint of Abbie Betinis
2017-01-15
Peter Steenblik, choral conductor and teacher
Abbie Burt Betinis (b. 1980) is one of the leading composers of 21st-century American choral music. At only 36 years old, her compositional output is wide and varied. It is …Read More →
Part Uusberg: Renaissance Man of Rapla
2017-01-15
Cara Tasher, conductor and teacher
Despite his very busy calendar and rigorous composing regimen, Pärt Uusberg and I corresponded via email together, just a few weeks shy of his thirtieth birthday on December 16th. In 2014…Read More →
Interview with Gyöngyösi Levente, Inspiration is a strange concept….
2016-10-15
By Andrea Angelini, ICB Managing Editor
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Interview with Jake Runestad: When the Text Always Comes First!
2016-07-07
By Cara Tasher, conductor and teacher
His music in one word: Relevant. Jake Runestad, composer and conductor, is one of the leading voices in choral music. He has already received thousands of performances around the world and he is…Read More →
Interview of Ko Matsushita: Composing music for God and to unify the heart of people around the world
2016-07-02
By Andrea Angelini, ICB Managing Editor, Choral Conducting and Composer
Andrea Angelini (AA): Expressing his/her own inner world is important for a musician. He/she must learn to channel this in…Read More →
A Glimpse at David Brunner’s Choral Music for Advanced Women
2016-01-15
By Kelly Miller
David L. Brunner (b. 1953) is one of the most prolific choral composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is an actively performed and commissioned choral composer in the United States; as of 2015…Read More →
Interview with Ēriks Ešenvalds
2015-10-02
Andrea Angelini, Choral Conductor, Teacher, ICB Managing Editor
AA: When did your career as a composer start? And later, in the course of your studies, did you …Read More →
Interview with Javier Busto
2013-10-15
María Zugazabeitia
The composer Javier Busto, who confesses that he feels more comfortable conducting music than he does creating it, has kindly found the time to answer a series of questions from the ICB. The interview…Read More →
A Brief Conversation with John Rutter
2013-07-15
By Cara Tasher, choral conductor and teacher
Cara Tasher: Yours is a household name in choral music, especially for American church musicians, and it is rare for a choral musician to be intervi…Read More →