The Expats

Published: Sept. 13, 2020, 5:22 p.m.

There are a variety of reasons that people decide to leave home for good and settle in another country.

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But according to the U.S. State Department there has been a veritable  exodus lately with a 47% spike in expatriation in 2019 over 2014.

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We talk with four composers living abroad about their lives and music.

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MUSIC
\nStudies for Player Piano: Prelude by Conlon Nancarrow

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A Winter Sketchbook, mvmts I and III by Jane O'Leary

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Earthly Chants mvmt I. The Singing Wall; Tools mvmt VIII Telescopic Ladder; Wood Burn by Ned McGowan

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When the Waves Crash, mvmt III by Colleen Schmuckal

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Among the Asteroids by Gloria Coates (excerpt)
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