YALE STUDENT COMPOSER PROJECT                                                  OHVII 6a

Daniel Wohl

with Libby Van Cleve

New Haven, CT

October 20, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

“Glitch” from String Quartet — expected and unexpected sounds — aesthetic of having contrasts within music — Cage influence — use of electronics — interest in further work with live electronics — importance of a good sound engineer — pre-compositional process — working with performers — singing string parts — Transit ensemble — commission for 30 minute piece for Transit — co-founding Transit after attending the Bang on a Can Summer Institute — collaborations with composers from Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Puerto Rico — different types of self-promotion in different countries — being bi-cultural (French-American) — affinity for French music — Debussy — came to America at age 18 — started composing at age 18 — played classical and jazz piano since age 5 — listened to rock music as a teenager — Nirvana — Radiohead — Mike Patton (Faith No More) — current interest in electronic artists — Animal Collective — Bang on a Can composers — studying with Martin Bresnick — Yale School of Music DMA program — teaching theory and composition at Sarah Lawrence College.