Derrick Skye: "Prisms, Cycles, and Leaps" w/ Derrick Skye

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

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🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Derrick Skye is one of the most creative, innovative, and brilliant composers of our time. His orchestral work, Prisms, Cycles, and Leaps is a musical thrill ride spanning influences from literally all over the world, from West African Music, Balkan Folk Music, Hindustani Classical Music, all the way to Appalachan Folk harmonies. I had the great pleasure of talking my way through this piece with Derrick, exploring the mind-bogglingly complex rhythmic patterns, the melodic lines that blend cultures and harmonies, and the infectious joy of this unique piece. If you're not familiar wiith Derrick's music, trust me, take the time to get to know him and his music in this interview/analysis - you won't regret it!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the classical music podcast.
0:08.0	My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the music director of the Phoenix
0:11.8	Orchestra of Boston.
0:13.5	This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting
0:18.0	ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music.
0:22.0	Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Eliza, Celice, Tyler,
0:26.8	and all of my other Patreon sponsors for making season 8 possible.
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0:47.4	So I've got something a little bit different for you today.
0:49.8	This November, I'll be conducting a UK premiere of a piece called Prisms, Cycles, and Leaps
0:55.4	by the LA-based composer Derek Skye.
0:58.0	Derek and I have been friends for a little while now, and I have completely fallen in love
1:02.2	with Derek's piece for many, many reasons, which he will hear about in this episode.
1:07.2	And you know, one of the things that performers always wish for is a chance to talk directly
1:12.0	to the composer about how they compose what they did, why they composed what they did,
1:17.2	and what they want out of their piece when it's being performed.
1:22.0	This is a reinterpretive art classical music, and so, so often, we want to just do what
1:27.2	the composer wanted to do, and then, of course, give it our own influence a little bit.
1:32.7	So this was a real pleasure to talk to Derek directly about Prism, Cycles, and Leaps.
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