Lunar Module with Sage Shurman - Part 1

For Good Measure

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 130: Lunar Module with Sage Shurman - Part 1
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In this week's episode, we begin our Lunar Module, a mini-series with the E4TT/Luna Composition Lab Call for Scores winners and commissioned composers. Today we are joined by Sage Shurman, who we spoke to in June 2024. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more, check out her music here: sageshurman.com.
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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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Curious to hear a little music from our guest Ursula Kwong-Brown, who we spoke to in our most recent episode? Check out the world premiere of the piece she wrote for us, you can find it on our YouTube channel.

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Capitoli

1. Lunar Module with Sage Shurman - Part 1 (00:00:00)

2. Today we are joined by Sage Shurman, who we spoke to in June 2024. (00:00:49)

3. Please tell me about yourself, who you are, where you grew up, your background in music, where you're going next, and what's important to you. Minor questions. (00:01:00)

4. Why neuroscience? What drew you to that? (00:05:02)

5. Do you want to talk about any of the musicals you're doing? You said you're writing?... (00:06:42)

6. You've addressed this a little bit, but let's circle back to this. What does being a composer mean to you and what draws you to that? (00:08:06)

7. At Luna Composition Lab, who was your mentor? (00:09:44)