The Houston Experiment

Kevin Scott - African American Composers - Part Two

For episode 6 of the Houston Experiment Podcast, I will be continuing my discussion with Kevin Scott about the struggles African American composers face in trying to get recognition as composers. Once again if you want to listen to Kevin's music, you can visit his SoundCloud page here at: https://soundcloud.com/klscomus?fbclid=IwAR2bvSaC33lbmVvVnnKVxQrUjAhfKdz9RBKuqn832-LiYvj667G-BBAADjo [https://soundcloud.com/klscomus?fbclid=IwAR2bvSaC33lbmVvVnnKVxQrUjAhfKdz9RBKuqn832-LiYvj667G-BBAADjo] Enjoy the Podcast!

Kevin Scott - African American Composers - Part One

For the 5th episode of the Houston Experiment Podcast, to coincide with Juneteenth, I will be having fellow African American composer Kevin Scott as a guest to talk about the struggles African American composers face in trying to get recognition as composers This will be a two-part episode with episode 6 premiering next week. If you want to listen to Kevin's music, you can visit his SoundCloud page here at: https://soundcloud.com/klscomus?fbclid=IwAR2bvSaC33lbmVvVnnKVxQrUjAhfKdz9RBKuqn832-LiYvj667G-BBAADjo [https://soundcloud.com/klscomus?fbclid=IwAR2bvSaC33lbmVvVnnKVxQrUjAhfKdz9RBKuqn832-LiYvj667G-BBAADjo] Enjoy the Podcast!

Maurice Ravel and the Prix de Rome Part Two

This is part two of my interview with professor Alexandra Lewis about Maurice Ravel's many attempts at trying to win the Prix de Rome. For episode no.4, we will be discussing the controversy surrounding Rave's entry into the competition, as well as talking about what happened to the winners of the Prix de Rome prize when Ravel entered.

Maurice Ravel and the Prix de Rome Part One

For the third episode, I will be discussing with Professor Alexander Lewis from Brooklyn College about Maurice Ravel's many attempts at trying to win the Prix de Rome Prize. Even though Ravel was an established composer when he applied for the competition, he was still obsessed with winning the prize. This will be a two-part episode with the first discussing how the Prix de Rome was judged, and the second discussing the many controversies surrounding Ravel's entry into the competition.

Houston Experiment Podcast Episode No.2

This is part two of the conversation I had with composer Alex Shapiro about the challenges composers face in applying for composition compositions and call for scores. For those who did not listen to the first episode, this podcast is based on an article Alex wrote on NewMusicBox titled "Dissing The Competition" which you can view here at https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/dissing-the-competition/ [https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/dissing-the-competition/]. Part two deals with alternatives composers can take in getting their music performed. Alex Shapiro is a composer of acoustic and electronic music. Her music has been performed all over and she has also written numerous topics about many topics in the music industry.