Today we’re chatting improv and Adès with the Vonnegut Collective. An enjoyably Coronavirus-free interview recorded back in March with a healthy dose of silliness and fun to complement the deep thoughts on what makes a good piece, and the place of improvisation in music education.

Vonnegut Collective - https://vonnegutcollective.co.uk/

Links and Show Notes Omer Meir Wellber

Remix Ensemble

Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark - Intro

Rem Koolhaas architect

As Gemma won’t give us her favourite Dire Straits song, here’s Spotify’s

Django Bates

Markus Stockhausen

Cornelius Cardew Scratch Orchestra

John Stevens - Search & Reflect

Iceberg

https://vonnegutcollective.co.uk/projects/thomas-ades-tullis-rennie/

Adès Piano Quintet score (check out the sorta uncoupled piano in the first movement)

Tullis Rennie - Muscle Memory (it’s really cool)

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