
Composer Essays
Music on Main strives to deepen your experience by not only hosting exciting live and digital concert events, but to offer something more with the aim to enrich your musical journey. Discover composer essays that celebrate the ideas and thinking of composers from around the world. Or uncover unexpected visual stories that capture more than words can say.

Composer Essay
More on Sapphire Haze’s April 2022 Concert
More on Sapphire Haze’s April 2022 ConcertBy Cindy Kao & Aysha Dulong We love being stimulated. We love having things happen. We …Read more

Composer Essay
More on Still Life with Avalanche by Missy Mazzoli
More on Still Life with Avalanche by Missy Mazzoli When I wrote Still Life with Avalanche for Eighth Blackbird, I wrote a …Read more

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More on Ilimaq by Ben Reimer
More on Ilimaq by Ben Reimer The first thing to know about Ilimaq is that it is an hour solo of pretty much constant rolling on drums …Read more

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More on The Oyster Princess by Peter Vermeersch
More on The Oyster Princess by Peter Vermeersch I first watched Ernst Lubitsch’s film The Oyster Princess some ten times in complete …Read more

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More on Lachrimae Viventium by Stacey Brown
More on Lachrimae Viventium by Stacey Brown By Stacey Brown Since the life of my piece is just beginning, I can speak a little to its …Read more

Q & A
Emerge Connects: Claire Edwardes + Julia Chien
2019 Emerge on Main artist Julia Chien asked Claire Edwardes five questions for Edwardes’ april 2, 2019 concert.Read more