Do you have a favorite emoji? If you could design your own, what would it look like and represent? We ask composer and oboist Alexander Miller this and more ahead of “Double Trouble” on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1. Q: The idea of writing a piece inspired by emoji . . . we…
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Home for the human soul: A concert of music that speaks to everyone
Ahead of “Roots, Reeds, & Rhapsody” at Asia Society Texas Center on March 23, ROCO clarinetist Maiko Saski shares her thoughts on the program. Q: How did you put this program together. What unifies all the pieces? Maiko Sasaki: My selection is based on “folk influences in classical music.” Throughout history, classical music composers have…