Michael Schell interviews composer Wang Lu about her Seattle Modern Orchestra commission The Nothing Man and Other Tales (premiered on June 3, 2023), as well as her works An Atlas of Time and Aftertouch (for flutist Claire Chase), and her education and formative experiences in China and the US.
Excerpted from Flotation Device, May 21, 2023 (KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma). Visit tinyurl.com/FD0100 to hear the entire program, including complete musical selections.
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