May 4 with Tom Baker
"The Political Economy of Composition"
What is the role of the composer in this new age of music consumption? YouTube, MySpace, iTunes. These music "sharing" social networks are changing the functional landscape of all musicians and industries built around them. What do these new pathways mean to young composers? How will their work be heard, shared, paid for? What does the current political and economic climate mean for the technological globalization of music? How does classical music in its traditional mode survive into and beyond the 21st century? These questions will be explored and discussed through the lens of the composer along with an in-depth look at the music of Christopher Theofanidis, whose new work will be premiered at this year's Summer Festival.
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Tom Baker is an active composer, performer and music producer in the Seattle new-music scene and is the Artistic Director of the Seattle Composers' Salon. |