Coasts: On the Creative Edge with Composer Larry Austin

Larry Austin and Thomas Clark have frequently collaborated on projects such as hosting the 1981 International Computer Music Conference, establishing the Events Series at the University of North Texas, where they are colleagues, and an article for Perspectives of New Music in 1984. Recently, they have coauthored a forthcoming textbook, Learning to Compose: Modes, Materials, and Models of Musical Invention. The following conversation about Austin's work as a composer is a natural continuation of their regular discussions about issues of new music, composition, and computer music.