John Harbison is an American composer whose work is notable for its astonishing range and diversity. He has written for every conceivable type of concert performance and is also considered[…]
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Bono and Alfredo Barraza.
Question: Whom would you like to interview, and what would you ask?
John Harbison: I can think of a couple people who are sort of part of my world, but not exactly. That’s an interesting question because a couple of those people I already did talk to. I think I’d like to interview this rock star, Bono. I’m interested that he still functions as a musician, but has this idea of turning his global access into some kind of an influential thing. It fascinates me that he wants to do that. I guess for a very different reason, I’d like to interview my favorite soccer player, Alfredo Barraza. He’s been retired for about 10 years.
Recorded On: 6/12/07
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