Writing Dance into the Cello: Tomeka Reid on Composition and Bodily Energy

In this excerpt from the new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, cellist and composer Tomeka Reid describes deliberately setting out to write music with dance energy—a push against the cello's reputation for long, sustained lines—and realizing she'd pulled it off only once the compositions actually took shape.

Listen in to the full conversation: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/tomeka-reid-the-low-seat-the-long-haul-and-dance-skip-hop-cellist/

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