One of the great things about my day job is having the opportunity to meet, talk to, and listen to the music of living, breathing composers from all walks of life. Over the past few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the music of two composer heroines of mine. They both entered my musical universe shortly after college graduation, and I’ve been listening to them ever since.

This is an interview with Janice Giteck (accompanied by the full transcript):

And this is an essay about a CD collection of music by the late Eleanor Hovda, whose music is crazy and amazing:

Sounds Heard—Eleanor Hovda: The Eleanor Hovda Collection

Be sure to check them out!

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Creative Juice
Composer Biographies (Famous Author Edition)
Accidental Audience