Classical Conversations

Samuel Adler: One Lives But Once (Part One)

Samuel Adler (WGTE)

Celebrated composer, conductor, teacher, and author Samuel Adler turns 90 this month. Sam joins us for an extended conversation about his life, career, and music – with a focus on the recent album One Lives but Once: A 90th Birthday Celebration from Linn Records, and Sam's recent autobiography Building Bridges With Music: Stories from a Composer's Life from Pendragon Press. Note: due to copyright, musical selections have been edited out of this podcast audio.

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