John Heiss is an active composer, conductor, flutist, and teacher. He is the Director of the Contemporary Ensemble at New England Conservatory, where he teaches in the flute, chamber music, composition, music history and music theory departments.

His works have been performed worldwide, receiving premieres by Boston Musica Viva, Collage New Music, the Da Capo Chamber Players, and Tanglewood Festival Orchestra among others.

He joins us on this program to discuss the life and work of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
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