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Sonic Speculations Nathaniel Otley
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Composer and violinist Nathaniel Otley interviews composers, sound artists and other music creatives from Aotearoa.
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Episode 4: Celeste Oram
Celeste Oram joins Sonic Speculations to discuss her work, multimedia projects, collaboration, radios and more…
To find out more about Celeste Oram please see http://celesteoram.com/
For more information about Oram’s Vera Wyse Munro project https://verawysemunro.nz/
Works:
TAUTITOTITO: http://celesteoram.com/TAUTITOTITO
Televisionmann: Gulliver’s Travels: https://youtu.be/xaeKRdGJuKw
a loose affiliation of alleluias: http://celesteoram.com/Work/a-loose-affiliation-of-alleluias-2019-a-violin-concerto
The Young People’s Guide to the Orchestra: https://youtu.be/_hXg6jTShOI
For more information on the Sonic Speculations podcast visit https://nathanielotley.com/sonic-speculations/ -
Episode 3: Leonie Holmes
Dr Leonie Holmes joins the Sonic Speculations podcast to talk a wide variety of music related things including compositional process, personality in music and her newly written piano concerto for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Stephen De Pledge.
For more information on the Sonic Speculations podcast visit https://nathanielotley.com/sonic-speculations/
Links:
SOUNZ Profile: https://sounz.org.nz/contributors/1052
Piano Concerto Premiere:
https://cso.co.nz/events/triumph-over-tragedy
Works:
Dance of the Wintersmith: https://youtu.be/bT8Vxq7fxss
Watershed Time: https://youtu.be/b__liZh__kY
Frond: https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/201856636/leonie-holmes-frond-from-three-landscapes-for-orchestra
Aquae Sulis: https://youtu.be/3hA0lDYumIU
Other talks/interviews:
Interview with Donald Maurice: https://youtu.be/BqeZcRi2MLU
Talk at 2014 Composers Association of New Zealand Conference https://youtu.be/Ja-4G5ViETw -
Bonus: John Psathas on Freelancing
A short bonus episode from my interview with John Psathas where he discusses freelancing, managing commissions and more.
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Episode 2: John Psathas
John Psathas shot to worldwide attention when his music was heard at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics. Since then the composer has built a wide ranging network of international collaborators, with his music being performed on all seven continents including Antarctica. In this interview, John discusses how he came to composition, his compositional process, percussion, multimedia musical projects and more.
For more information on the Sonic Speculations podcast visit https://nathanielotley.com/sonic-speculations/
For more information about John Psathas please see: https://www.johnpsathas.com/
Links to work discussed:
Waiting for the Aeroplane: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gMDsPzKkU7ducGwREZCrn?si=92b63ed59a23487a
Between Zero and One: https://www.johnpsathas.com/catalogue-1/2018/1/29/between-zero-and-one-2013
Leviathan: https://www.johnpsathas.com/catalogue-1/2020/3/28/leviathan-percussion-concerto-2020?rq=leviathan
Matres Dance: https://open.spotify.com/track/46fTLwbkS9eKBwTvB0Mr3K?si=0dd0264351464883
View From Olympus: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLe6QIpB-jM_Y74doudU4GKIabk7x2B45
Music for the Olympics:
https://www.johnpsathas.com/catalogue-1/2018/4/10/athens-2004-ceremonies-2004?rq=olympics
Abhisheka: https://youtu.be/WAnDpfHcKLQ
No Man’s Land: https://youtu.be/bVQPjdd5JCs -
Episode 1: Eve de Castro-Robinson
In the very first episode of the Sonic Speculations Podcast Nathaniel Otley talks to composer Eve de Castro Robinson at her home in Tāmaki Makaurau during Aotearoa’s August 2021 lockdown about her career, notation, politics, Len Lye and much more.
For more information on the Sonic Speculations Podcast visit https://nathanielotley.com/sonic-speculations/
Links to work discussed:
Tumbling Strains: https://youtu.be/rexXNuV3IrY
Tipping Point: https://youtu.be/xEIi4qWbXh8
Len Dances: https://open.spotify.com/track/3mdlrOK3ZEPlJTogok3FbF
Len Songs: https://sounz.org.nz/resources/17322?locale=en
Talks and other interviews:
SOUNZ Moments in Time Podcast: https://news.sounz.org.nz/moments-in-time-003/
2018 Lilburn Lecture: https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/appointment/audio/2018670821/the-lilburn-lecture-2018-eve-de-castro-robinson-on-new-zealand-s-female-composers -
Preview: Sonic Speculations
A brief introduction to the Sonic Speculations podcast series hosted by Nathaniel Otley.
For more information on the Sonic Speculations Podcast visit https://nathanielotley.com/sonic-speculations/