13: What is American Classical Music? (with Jennifer Higdon, Damien Geter, and Jerod Tate)

This week, we start out with a rousing round of Two Truths and a Lie and then we move on to our three interviews, all probing the same topic: what is American Classical Music?We asked each of our guests to select two works to frame our discussions: one from music history and one of their own composition.JENNIFER HIGDONhttp://jenniferhigdon.com/Copland, Appalachian SpringHigdon, blue cathedralDAMIEN GETERhttps://www.damiengetermusic.com/Gershwin, Porgy & Bess, Opening of Act IIIGeter, String Quartet No. 1 “Neo-Soul”JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAAHA’ TATEhttp://jerodtate.com/Erb, “Ritual Thunder”Tate, “Clans”CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistKENSHOChristopher Rouse, IscariotWILLBernstein, West Side Story: “Dance at the Gym”TIFFANYWilliam Grant Still, Wood NotesTHINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” GET A COPY OF ALEX ROSS’S WAGNERISM FOR OUR BOOK CLUBhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374285937You can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram