In episode no. 4 of The Composer's Cut, I sat down with composer-saxophonist and co-director of the Wet Ink Ensemble Alex Mincek to talk about his approach to form, relationships between the surface and the structure of his music, the role of repetition in his music, his relationship with the visual arts, and some recent works!
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Pieces mentioned in the episode:
point, point, point, point
https://wetinkensemble.bandcamp.com/track/point-point-point-point
Pendulum XI: Strato for string quartet and electric guitar
https://youtu.be/o8POsy9n2R0?si=5YoAvxi2RPUy0MaI
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