More faculty videos

The Oberlin Conservatory has a shocking wealth of interesting musical discussion on display in videos of interviews with many of the school's most interesting and articulate faculty members. I think many of the topics that arise are great jumping-off points to thinking about music, and art in general (case in point: Tim Weiss' comment that "if it doesn't evolve, it's not an art form.")

Tim Weiss and Lewis Neilson talk about the contemporary music going on at Oberlin, which I participated in quite a bit as an undergraduate. When I talk about my Oberlin experience, I always say that I played way more Birtwistle than Beethoven, and that was just fine with me. They are both pioneers in the field of contemporary art music and they care a great deal about their students.

I also worked closely with Jan Miyake and George Sakakeeny and played numerous inspiring concerts with Monique Duphil. All the interviews can be seen here.