Front Row Podcast From Swallow Hill Music

Denver has a cutting edge avant-garde music scene exploring the borders of conventional music. Martin is joined by two prestigious Denver musicians and composers versed in prepared instruments. Janet Feder is an acclaimed guitarist and "musical experimenter." She has a bag of gadgets that expand her guitar into something unexpected, new and wonderful. Conrad Kehn teaches music composition at the University of Denver. For this episode, he found some things in his car and changed the piano into a collage of new sounds and depth. Martin, Conrad and Janet talk about the norms of music and art, what it's like to push the boundaries of sound and what listening means. It's an in depth discussion about something musicians often take for granted. Check out their websites: www.playgroundensemble.org andwww.janetfeder.com. Enjoy!