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This week on SoundNotion, composer, programmer, circuit bender Tristan Perich joins the panel. We discuss his 1-Bit Symphony, his new work for Mariel Roberts and how to solve undergraduate education. PLUS-Chicago and Atlanta orchestras are back to work! This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Tristan Perich.

Chicago Symphony musicians strike! Also, Universal takes over EMI, J.W. Pepper offers a unique service for composers and pianist Vicky Chow tells us about her career and Bang on a Can All-Stars. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Vicky Chow.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon joins the panel to discuss “Concerto 4-3”, the Baltimore Symphony’s redress, the Milwaukee Symphony’s balanced budget, Amanda Palmer paying musicians with beer and hugs and the legacy of William Duckworth. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Jennifer Higdon.

This week Philip Bradbury brings his interactive, graphic novel, music project with artist Dave Gardiner featuring a martial artist/jazz saxophonist. Also Kozinn shafted, Cage is 100, the artist formerly know as Han Bin, and Gene Roddenberry is a jerk. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Philip Bradbury.

On this week’s SoundNotion #FoTS Rachel Yoder makes us feel lazy taking time off from being a performer, communications director and writer to join the panel. We talk impossible music, sexist pigs, Art of Fugue (FROM MEMORY!) and Stockhausen’s giant ego. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Rachel Yoder

This week we talk about hope for Ives house, keeping tickets cheap at The Met and access to USA Projects for students, classical radio in Philly (that’s not afraid to get crunchy), piano graveyards and making the most out of the Pussy Riot kerfuffle. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers and Nate Bliton.

WE’RE BACK! After missing two weeks, the panel is ready to snark. This week we say yes to the dress, the Insane Clown Posse gets litigious, Charles Ives house in jeopardy, Beck gets something on paper, Rob Deemer has a list and Pussy Riot gets two years. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Patrick Gullo.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by singer, educator and self professed Luddite Paul Sperry. We discuss the foible of atonal vocal works, amplification, indeterminacy with Bruno Maderna, tattoo regret, and the week’s news. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Paul Sperry.

This week on SoundNotion, Melissa Snoza and Crystal Hall of Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble join the panel. We talk artist-educators, narrative performances, a half million bucks for chamber groups and the greatest Def Leppard cover band ever. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Crystal Hall, and Melissa Snoza

This week on SoundNotion the panel discusses the bump and grind of Thomas Tallis (50 shades of cash), Glass on the street in Time Square, band camp for grown-ups and the Alarm Will Sound/social media/John Cage three headed love child. This week's panel: Patrick Gullo, Sam Merciers, and David MacDonald

This week on SoundNotion, orchestra consultant, tech savvy arts entrepreneur and #FoTS Drew McManus joins the panel with GOOD NEWS IN THE ORCHESTRA BUSINESS, classical music’s romance with Twitter, Alec Baldwin’s $1,000,000 donation and much more. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, David MacDonald, and Tansy Davies.

Composer/educator Augusta Read Thomas joins the panel to discuss her upcoming premieres, the composer’s took box, Schoenberg’s legacy, the St. Louis Symphony, and her obsession with metal! This week's panel: Patrick Gullo, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, David MacDonald, and Augusta Read Thomas.

This week, pianist Jeremy Denk joins the panel to give us some insight into Ligeti’s piano études, we dissect Emily White’s blog post on NPR’s All Songs Considered, we discuss the rules in the new media-old media war, and much more! This week's panel: Patrick Gullo, Sam Merciers, Tim Rosenberg, David MacDonald, and Jeremy Denk.

ETHEL violist Ralph Farris joins the panel to discuss the group’s most recent album HEAVY. Plus - Improvising against the Canon fire, Wagner’s Tel Aviv gig gets cancelled, the Pittsburgh Symphony’s YouTube concerto competition - EPIC FAIL and more. This week's panel: Patrick Gullo, Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, and Ralph Farris.

This week on SoundNotion the panel is joined by composer-educator-business mogul-cultural ambassador Anthony De Ritis. He brings his concerto for DJ and orchestra and some opinions on the week’s news. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald and Anthony De Ritis.