Dominick Argento / Heather Stebbins
Episode 8: Dario Argento and Super Balls
Josh gets attacked by an 83-year-old composer and Jon brings a piece that looks as good as it sounds.
Featuring performances of Dominick Argento’s Dover Beach Revisited by The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists and Heather Stebbins’s Things That Follow by Adam Vidiksis.
Read some extra notes and preview clips of the works Josh and Jon discuss below:
Episode notes:
Read NPR’s brief (and beautiful) article paying tribute to Dominick Argento at his passing in 2019.
Heather Stebbins’s Instagram page where you can watch her experiment with new ways to make music.
Some links below for watching:
The score for Things That Follow so you can see the fascinating notation Heather Stebbins uses.
An interview with Argento by the brilliant composer, Abbie Betinis. He takes Josh (anonymously) to task beginning around 26:00.
