http://www.swmusic.org/press/podcasts.xml Official site for Southwest Chamber Music. en-us Southwest Chamber Music's Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt talks about the exciting Summer Festival at The Huntington. This year, we continue our popular blending of familiar favorites with important musical diversity. Don't miss a concert - subscribe to the entire summer, with each weekend providing you the most rewarding concert imaginable. Add in dinner and make it a complete night out, which includes a visit to the stunningly renovated Huntington Main Art Gallery. Listen to Southwest Chamber Music’s Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt discuss the last 2 performances of the 2008-2009 Season of Celebrations. Both programs will celebrate the music of Toru Takemitsu. Southwest Chamber Music's Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt discusses the program celebrating the 70th birthday of our friend, Charles Wuorinen. This program features The Haroun Songbook, a collection of excerpts for voices and piano of Wuorinen's opera, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, based on the book by Salman Rushdie Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt discusses this program which will celebrate women composers and performers. Listen to Southwest Chamber Music's Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt discuss his pairing of Stockhausen's Tierkreis and Schubert's rarely performed Octet in F Major. Southwest Chamber Music's Artistic Director Jeff von der Schmidt discusses the opening program of the 2008-2009 Season of Celebrations, featuring William Kraft's Encounters Series. Find out more about this performance, which celebrates William Kraft's 85th birthday and features a final performance of the complete Encounters Series as well as the World Premier of Encounters XV!