<p>I'm pleased to welcome to the show Rebecca Smithorn, cover conductor and lecturer with the National Philharmonic. Rebecca is host of the NatPhil's YouTube series "Composers in Crisis" which takes a look at composers whose lives and art were transformed by times of global crisis. In our interview we talk about several composers in crisis: Beethoven, Ravel, Ruth Crawford-Seeger, John Corigliano, Undine Smith Moore, and a good ol' good one, Louis Armstrong, who Duke Ellington said was "Born poor, died rich, and never hurt anyone in between."</p> <p>"Composers in Crisis"</p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3agUbwO72pA&list=PLtZH2-QfYm4ypSuSDPAyl13znMQZPv24S" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3agUbwO72pA&list=PLtZH2-QfYm4ypSuSDPAyl13znMQZPv24S</a></p> <p><a href="https://rebeccasmithorn.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://rebeccasmithorn.com</a></p> <p>---------------</p> <p>Try nkoda for free! All the digital sheet music you could ever need right on one app. I use it for my own practice, in lessons, and when I just want something fun to play on the piano or guitar!</p> <p><a href="https://www.nkoda.com/">https://www.nkoda.com</a></p> <p>-----------------</p> <p>Subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-star review!</p> <p>download our app!</p> <p>Visit and like our Facebook page!</p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/?ref=bookmarks">https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/?ref=bookmarks</a></p> <p>Works heard in this episode:</p> <p>Ravel - "Le Tombeau de Couperin"</p> <p>mvt. 1, Prelude, played by Janet Seitzer</p> <p><a href= "https://musopen.org/music/4728-le-tombeau-de-couperin/">https://musopen.org/music/4728-le-tombeau-de-couperin/</a></p> <p>mvt. 6, Toccata </p>