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THAT ‘OTHER’ WAY OF WORKING: MICHAEL WOLTERS AT 50

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2023

Paul Norman
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Abstract

This article does not attempt to paint a complete picture of Michael Wolters (b.1971) as composer, teacher or researcher. Rather, it is a collection of comments and reflections drawn from a number of recent conversations with him. In these conversations we considered the work he has produced across his career, with a particular focus on his ideas about conceptual working, his outsider position and the essential part that accessibility plays in his creative decision-making.

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Tempo , Volume 77 , Issue 306 , October 2023 , pp. 104 - 113
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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9 Interview with Michael Wolters, Birmingham, 2023. Unless otherwise indicated all subsequent quotations for Wolters are taken from this interview.

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