A bonus episode before Season 2 launches on March 23!

And we’re back! Well, kind of. Season 2 of Sound Expertise launches on March 23, but for now here’s a bonus preseason episode. Our intrepid producer, D. Edward Davis, interviews host Will Robin (University of Maryland) about his book “Industry: Bang on a Can and New Music in the Marketplace,” out with Oxford University Press next week. We talk about the role of the festival Bang on a Can in shaping the broader world of new music, the institutions and politics of contemporary classical in the ’80s and ’90s, research methods, and more! And stick around until the end of the episode to hear a teaser for Season 2!

If you’re interested in learning more about Will’s work, you can follow me on Twitter at @seatedovation and check out:

• You can buy my book from Oxford University Press by clicking here — it’s out next Monday, Feb 22! That evening at 7pm ET, the 92nd St Y will be hosting a launch event in which I’ll be in conversation with the great Allan Kozinn; get your tickets here
• More info on the book, including a playlist, on Will’s website!
• My other academic work is available here, including my dissertation and a recent article on Meet the Composer and the New York Philharmonic’s 1983 Horizons festival
• My newsletter about my book
• Also, here’s a link to the Eric Drott article on new music and genre I mentioned
• Also, Bang on a Can is hosting its next livestreamed marathon on Feb. 21!
• For more Bang on a Can history, check out their own archive, Canland

Sound Expertise is hosted by Will Robin (@seatedovation), and produced by D. Edward Davis (@warmsilence). Please subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and/or Spotify. Questions or comments? Email williamlrobin@ gmail

Stay tuned for Season 2, coming March 23!!!!