Lunar Module with Madeline Clara Cheng - Part 2

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Episode 134: Lunar Module with Madeline Clara Cheng - Part 2
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In this week's episode, we continue our Lunar Module, a mini-series with the E4TT/ Luna Composition Lab Call for Scores winners and commissioned composers. Today we are joined by Madeline Clara Cheng, who we spoke to in May 2024. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more, check out her music here: https://madelineclaracheng.wixsite.com/music.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), in SF, CA on January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), in SF, CA on October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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Producer, Host, and E4TT co-founder: Nanette McGuinness
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Podcast Cover Art: Brennan Stokes
Interns: Renata Volchinskaya, Sam Mason, Addy Geenen, Yoyo Hung-Yu Lin

Curious to hear music by Luna Composition Lab alums? Check out E4TT's annual concert of music by women and non-binary composers, "Midnight Serenades," on January 25.

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1. Lunar Module with Madeline Clara Cheng - Part 2 (00:00:00)

2. You've kind of talked about what being a composer means to you and what draws you to it, but would you like to expand on that or talk more? (00:00:47)

3. Given your dance background and how much you enjoyed that process, do you see maybe writing more pieces for dance or for dancers? (00:03:16)

4. Do you think you're going to use any fixed media, like the actual bird calls? (00:06:01)

5. What year of school are you in? Remind me. (00:07:11)

6. So obviously, you know, you have your internship this summer, you have the sophomore in college, and you know past that, who knows, right? Or do you have any thoughts beyond, Yeah, who knows? (00:07:24)