Join contemporary music composer and WCCS Board President Brandon Chow for a multidisciplinary discussion on the maverick 20th-century French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). Throughout the discussion, Chow will highlight the influence of Messiaen’s music and musical thinking on his own compositional practice, referring to Messiaen’s groundbreaking 1974 orchestra piece Des Canyons Aux Étoiles as an example.
Image: Olivier Messiaen against Bryce Canyon)