Composer Linda Buckley talks to Bob Gilmore about her musical background, her interest in electronics, approach to composing and how she'd like to write once more for Javanese Gamelan.
Copyright ©2007 Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.
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An Interview with Linda Buckley
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Episode 1 listen [7.4M; 8:02]
- Early musical experiences
- Time as a music student in University College Cork
- Meeting other other young composers at International seminars
Music excerpts used:
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| 0:00 & 1:57 |
Do You Remember the Planets? (Karen Dervan [vn]) © Linda Buckley |
| 4:34 |
Telephones and Gongs (UCC Gamelan Ensemble) © University College Cork |
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Episode 2 listen [8.2M; 8:52]
- Discovering electronic music
- Compositional influences
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:34 |
Libera Me (David Bremner [org], MMT Chamber Choir, conductor Edward Holly) © Linda Buckley |
| 5:29 |
All Collisions End in Static (Ríona Ó Duinnín [fl], Nancy Johnson [va], Geraldine O'Doherty [hrp], Keith O'Brien [live electronics]) © Linda Buckley |
| 7:30 |
Do You Remember the Planets? (Karen Dervan [vn]) © Linda Buckley |
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Episode 3 listen [6.6M; 7:03]
- Upcoming projects for 2007/2008
- Compositional style
- Future works
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:08 |
Stop What’s Started (EAR Ensemble: Lioba Petrie [vc], Antonio Cafolla [ssax], Bryan Quigley [db]) © Linda Buckley |
| 6:31 |
Telephones and Gongs (UCC Gamelan Ensemble) © University College Cork |
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Linda Buckley was interviewed on video by Bob Gilmore in the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, on 4 May 2007.
Bob Gilmore is a musicologist, lecturer and pianist who writes about twentieth and twenty-first century music. He teaches at Dartington College of Arts, Devon, England.
The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily those of the Contemporary Music Centre.
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