DISCUSSION: Composers Daniel Schorno and John Dante Prevedini discuss creativity, innovation and re-invention with Maria Nockin, Mary Mogil, Giuseppe Pennisi and Roderic Dunnett.
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Classical Music Daily publishes a newsletter, usually on the first day of each month. Here is our August 2023 newsletter, No 172, The Creative Spark. It runs for nearly an hour, and the discussion is led by John Dante Prevedini.
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The three main questions asked in the session are as follows:
1: Composers: How would you define the process of creation in your area of music, and how do imagination and originality fit in?
2: Performers: how would you define the process of creation or re-creation in your area of music, and how do imagination and originality fit in?
3: Everyone: What are some examples of works, performances, recordings or other situations in which you think the creative spark is strong or notable, including how and why you think so?
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These links below complement the contents of the newsletter. You can use them to discover more about those taking part and some of the subjects, organisations and individuals mentioned:
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA / SEVERANCE HALL
JOHN DANTE PREVEDINI AT CLASSICAL MUSIC DAILY
MAHLER: ADAGIO (SYMPHONY NO 10)
- CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA / PIERRE BOULEZ
MAHLER: DAS LIED VON DER ERDE
- KING, FISCHER-DIESKAU, WIENER PHILHARMONIKER / BERNSTEIN
MALCOLM SARGENT - HANDEL'S MESSIAH
ON LIBERTY - AN AUGENMUSIK PIANO SUITE, BY JOHN DANTE PREVEDINI
TRIGGERLAND FEATURE FILM - AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
VIRGINIA TECH PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS
Posted 1 August 2023 by John Dante Prevedini