About this episode

The episode discusses the annual HERE BE MONSTERS Indie-Classical music festival in Austin, highlighting its unique approach to music and featuring insights from co-director Michael Zapruder.

Hundreds of people are expected to voluntarily step outside of their musical genre mode this weekend and hear something new, and different and maybe even odd. It’s time for the annual HERE BE MONSTERS, Austin’s Indie-Classical music festival. Co-director Michael Zapruder of Tetractys says this is a growing movement within the classical or near classical genre of new music.

People in this episode

Host: Judlyne Lilly

Topics covered

• Indie-Classical music
• music festival
• new music
• genre exploration
• Austin events

Keywords

• Indie-Classical
• music festival
• Austin
• Michael Zapruder
• Tetractys
• new music
• genre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tetractys

Places: Austin

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