Audio/Video Sections, Sufjan Stevens and Seu Jorge

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Dusted Magazine interviews Sufjan Stevens. When asked if he is influenced at all by classical music or modern composers, Sufjan responds:

I think so. I studied oboe for a while in high school, at a music school, and that’s probably what I’m most trained in. A lot of what you study is baroque music, classical music, and the repertoire for the oboe is pretty interesting. I played in a lot of wind ensembles, quintets, things like that. So I’ve been listening to the standard kind of baroque music for a long time. More recently I’ve listened to Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and Grieg, who’s a great Norwegian romantic composer. A little bit of opera, but more baroque opera and cantatas, vocal cantatas. A think a lot of that informs my arrangements, and there are obvious minimalist influences, like Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Phillip Glass.

Sufjan has two upcoming shows at the Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are still on sale ($15).

You may already own the Director's Label Series Boxed Set - The Works of Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry. Coming September 13th, look out for Volumes 4-7 featuring the works of Jonathan Glazer, Stephane Sedanoui, Anton Corbijn and Mark Romanek.

Did you catch Seu Jorge's performance at Sobs 2 weeks ago? If not, you'll get another chance. Seu will be coming back to the states in the fall.

9/9 northampton MA - pearl street nightclub
9/11 new york NY - bowery ballroom
9/12 new york NY - bowery ballroom
9/14 boston MA - museum of fine arts
9/17 columbus OH - wexner center
9/18 chicago IL - logan square auditorium
9/19 chicago IL - jay pritzker pavilion
9/23 grand rapids MI - calvin fine arts center
9/24 bloomington IN - buskirk-chumley theater
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