Bryce Dessner's 'Wires,' Performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain
For today\u2019s Bonus Track, we\u2019re thrilled to bring you the world-premiere recording of Bryce Dessner\u2019s\xa0Wires, performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain!\n\n\n\nLast week, we dug into a particularly contentious moment in classical music\u2019s history.\xa0This week, however, we\u2019re looking at where we are NOW, a place of, well\u2026 niceness.\xa0\xa0\n\u201cI think right now is a really good time to be a composer,\u201d says composer John Adams. \u201cAnd I tell young composers that. They don't believe me, but they don't know how difficult it was back when I was in my 20s and 30s.\u201d\nWe'll hear how David Lang\u2019s group\xa0Bang on a Can\xa0helped to shape a newfound culture of support and generosity, and how the next generation of composers - including Bryce Dessner - can find creative freedom in this new landscape.\xa0Finally, we hear from Bryce what it\u2019s like to write for \u201cthe Rolls Royce \u2026 of New Music,\u201d with his new piece,\xa0Wires, for Ensemble Intercontemporian, led by Matthias Pintscher. \xa0\n\n\n---\nAbout the podcast:\nMeet the Composer is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that takes listeners into the minds and creative processes of the composers making some of the most innovative, compelling, and breathtakingly beautiful music today.\nFollow Meet the Composer\xa0on Twitter:\xa0@MeettheComposerLike Meet the Composer\xa0on Facebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/meetthecomposer\n---\nQ2 Music is WQXR, New York's multi-platform home for dynamic modern\xa0music. Discover countless new artists via our 24/7 music stream \u2013 hand-crafted daily to reward your curiosity \u2013 and surprise your imagination with a world of exhilarating new music.\nProduced by Q2 Music.\xa0www.q2music.orgFollow Q2 Music on Twitter:\xa0@Q2MusicLike Q2 Music on Facebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/q2music