Aug 12, 2018
Ep. 72: Gavin Borchert, journalist and composer
Gavin Borchert is a Seattle based journalist and composer. He
currently works for the Seattle Weekly and has a doctoral degree in
composition.
In this podcast we discuss: his career as a
journalist, the importance of
journalism, change in approach to journalism,
inspirations for composing and the struggles of a working
musician. He also talks about composing despite the lack of
performance opportunities, direction and freedom of young
composers, the future of classical music and the competition it
faces in the 21st century, his time on jeopardy, diversity in
classical music and lastly his passion for the Seattle
Sounders.
Articles by Gavin Borchert can be found: