Mason Bates

Mason Bates is a widely-performed composer of orchestral music featuring an expanded palette of electronic sounds and the rhythms of techno. As a curator of concerts, he is an advocate for bringing music to new spaces and new audiences. He was recently awarded the Heinz Medal in the Humanities.

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Mason Bates - July 15, 2014

Don’t fall for the fashionable attitude that orchestras are dinosaurs that don’t really produce new music. And while you’re at it, consider self-publishing.