Ep. 30: David Crowell

David Crowell is a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble, playing woodwinds, and is a genre-crossing composer in his own right, leading his own band, Empyrean Atlas. David plays guitars and saxophones in Empyrean Atlas, as well as writing the music, managing the band, and producing their 3 albums. His music has been said to be a mix of classical, jazz, pop, post-punk, African, ambient, and minimalism. David has played all over the world with the Philip Glass Ensemble, and chats to Marie about what it is like to play huge works such as Einstein on the Beach. We talk about how minimalism has influenced his own work, and a wide variety of other influences he has had during his studies at the Eastman School of Music and professional career. We hear four of David's compositions, including: Redwood, by Empyrean Atlas from the album, Empyrean Atlas Waiting in the Rain for Snow, performed by the Now Ensemble Hashimoto for Flute Trio, performed by Andrew Sterman Eye to Eye, by Empyrean Atlas from the album, Empyrean Atlas Hear more at: davidcrowellmusic.com

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Ep. 30: David Crowell is an episode from The Fidelio Podcast by Marie Ross.

This episode is 53:39 long.

This episode was published on Apr 18, 2018.

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