In episode no. 6 of The Composer’s Cut, I sat down with the legendary composer Chaya Czernowin to discuss her music. She spoke of how she conceives of her music almost like creatures that she materializes through the medium of sound, the risk and danger of pursuing certain paths or ideas, warping time and space in music, creating equal forces between orchestra and voice—and much more!

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Pieces discussed in this episode:

Atara (2020/21) for orchestra and 2 amplified voices

https://youtu.be/MoVxSO16dYU?si=nlx2OMKE5wEcogUH

EZOV (Moss) (2024) for string quartet

https://youtu.be/ecx01uP2EdE?si=hMRw8Eew6XVEGJtf

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More recommended listens:

Seltene Erde: alchimia communicationis (2022)

https://youtu.be/pvfH3CggaTg?si=Hw-Wj_BIi7zRelEX

Poetica (2024)

https://youtu.be/Rgb1Mhx9pWA?si=KB_Jq3oMSmSqDLSg

Moths of Hunger and Awe (2023/24)

https://youtu.be/PpYD3EiChPo?si=9MslHlPn9VkuhoPl

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Chaya’s Website:

https://www.chayaczernowin.com/

Subscribe to Chaya’s YouTube channel! 👇🏻

https://www.youtube.com/@chayaczernowin777

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Upcoming performances of NO! A Lament for the Innocent

April 29, 2025

LA Phil World Premiere, Daníel Bjarnason conducting

Los Angeles, USA

https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3120/2025-04-29/vocal-dimensions

June 21, 2025

WDR Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Maxime Pascal

Cologne, Germany

https://www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/sinfonieorchester/konzerte/termine/children-of-europe-100.html

October 28, 2025

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop conducting

Katowice, Poland

https://nospr.org.pl/en

February 20, 2026

Orchestra Philharmonie de Paris, Alan Gilbert conducting

Paris, France

https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr

March 26, 2026

ORF orchestra, conducted by Maxime Pascal

Vienna, Austria

https://rso.orf.at/en/rsowien

The piece was commissioned by these five orchestras.

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Many more performances of Chaya’s music to keep an eye out for:

https://www.chayaczernowin.com/2025

In episode no. 5 of The Composer's Cut, I sat down with interdisciplinary composer Niki Harlafti (Charlafti) to talk about her music, her compositional process, and her recent projects. We spoke about her approach to form, compositional process, how she weaves musical elements together, her use of text, and the innate interdisciplinarity of her work.

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Pieces mentioned in the episode:

Kintsugi for 11 Saxophones

https://youtu.be/32b7GPn95iw?si=25yOi1pTAs2KDC-I

Tee Khe Theemen

https://www.nikiharlafti.com/music/tee-khe-theemen-neuevocalsolisten-adonis-lament

The Blood of Others

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHUgVSOAH4wdP11AWzNf79YWVKt__gJNoe-MwE0/

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More recommended listens:

https://www.nikiharlafti.com/music/demilitarized-zone

https://www.nikiharlafti.com/videos/v/enduring-freedom-harlafti-mullen

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https://www.nikiharlafti.com/

In episode no. 4 of The Composer's Cut, I sat down with composer-saxophonist and co-director of the Wet Ink Ensemble Alex Mincek to talk about his approach to form, relationships between the surface and the structure of his music, the role of repetition in his music, his relationship with the visual arts, and some recent works!

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Pieces mentioned in the episode:

point, point, point, point

https://wetinkensemble.bandcamp.com/track/point-point-point-point

Pendulum XI: Strato for string quartet and electric guitar

https://youtu.be/o8POsy9n2R0?si=5YoAvxi2RPUy0MaI

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More recommended listens:

Nomadic Science

https://youtu.be/t8hBNMqX-dc?si=JosKDuX7a2DgzF_e

Trace

https://youtu.be/UJfDTQzmvu0?si=k9VXsagzGRHtC9wl