Composer Raven Chacon relives his epic Albuquerque composition

About this episode

Composer Raven Chacon discusses his large-scale musical composition 'Tiguex: Dawn to Dusk' that took place in Albuquerque.

On September 27, 2025, a large-scale musical composition unfurled over the course of a day across Albuquerque. On this episode, composer Raven Chacon relives the day and discusses the compositions that made up "Tiguex: Dawn to Dusk."

People in this episode

Guest: Raven Chacon

Topics covered

• music
• composition
• Albuquerque

Keywords

• Tiguex
• Dawn to Dusk
• musical composition

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tiguex: Dawn to Dusk

Places: Albuquerque

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