EP 9 - INTERVIEW: Julio Zúñiga

In this episode, we interview composer Julio Zúñiga, a Costa Rican composer living in Cambridge, MA. If you're interested in field recordings, memory,  rainforests, semiotics, gratitude and/or noise, this is an episode for you.   musical example citations (plus some other things we mentioned): (in order of appearance): USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MUSIC REMOVED FROM THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL US  

Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 No. 13 Peter Schreier, tenor Norman Shetler, piano   Julio Zúñiga - 24 (2014) for double bass, harp, and percussion commissioned and premiered by PULSAR Trio (Eloïse Labaume, Noam Bierstone, Florentin Ginot) Fondation Suisse, Paris, 2014/5/18

  Julio Zúñiga - mein liebstes Bild (2015): for large orchestra and electronics premiered by the Dresdner Philharmonie, HfMDD, 2015/5/18   Michael Pisaro field recording article   Julio Zúñiga - GIS (2017): for clarinet, trombone, percussion, and electronics written for and premiered by Richard Haynes, Ben Marks, and Peter Neville of the ELISION Ensemble   Alvin Lucier - Wind Shadows (1994) for trombone and closely tuned oscillators James Fulkerson, trombone; Alvin Lucier, oscillator; Barton Workshop)    Julio Zúñiga - MAM (2018): for amplified flute, cello, clarinet, and electronics   Julio Zúñiga - stars from the earth stars from the stars (2019): for amplified flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and electronics written for Madison Greenstone and the [Switch~ Ensemble]   Carlos Reygada's Silent Light   György Ligeti - Atmospheres (Conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker)   Julio Zúñiga & Danny Walden - Parallel Peaks   Julio Zúñiga & Elena Rykova - Sí Hay MONSTER (2018): written in collaboration with Elena Rykova site-specific performance/installation for the Montreal-based group No Hay Banda   Julio Zúñiga - CAS (2017): for amplified piccolo flute, contrabass clarinet, octave pedals, and low sine tones premiered by Ensemble Adapter, Harvard University, 2017/11/4   Chaya Czernowin: Duo Leat Petra Stump - Bassklarinette Heinz-Peter Linshalm - Bassklarinette Uraufführung am 13.06.2010, Hohenems   Julio Zúñiga - schemes that offer us a sense of futurity (2021): for amplified soprano voice, flute, clarinet, violin, and electronics written for TAK Ensemble SCORE     interview recorded 4/13/2022   others mentioned during interview to check out: Madison Greenstone Elena Rykova Chaya Czernowin  

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