Everything Band Podcast

Composer Chris Stark joins me to reflect upon the legacy of David Maslanka. Chris studied with David for a year and shares some of his memories before discussing his own exciting career. Topics: David Maslanka as a teacher, composer, and man and the lessons that Chris learned while his student Chris' background in Montana and his thoughts about writing for wind ensemble Writing the music for the upcoming movie Novitiate and advice for young composers Links: Christopher Stark Washington University Novitiate Chris Stark: Velocity Meadows David Gillingham: Waking Angels Joseph Schwantner: ...and the mountains rising nowhere David Maslanka: Symphony no. 4 World Chess Hall of Fame Biography: A 2017 Guggenheim Fellow, Christopher Stark (b. 1980, St. Ignatius, MT) is a fast-rising and dynamic young composer equally at ease in the diverse mediums of contemporary classical, electronic, and film. The New York Times has called his music, "fetching and colorful," and he has received prestigious awards from the Fromm