Andrew Celentano interviews composers from all walks of life, including classical, jazz, rock, country, political, folk, math rock, and more. He explores what role music played in their childhood, how music became an integral part of their life, how they approach the composition process, and what influences affected them along the way.
Joachim Horsley gives Classical Music a Latin Beat !
Latin Grammy® Nominated Composer/Arranger/Pianist Joachim Horsley is on a musical adventure that breaks boundaries and brings audiences together from around the world.
Horsley created an original arrangement called “Beethoven In Havana,” which is Beethoven’s 7th symphony in a Cuban style.
His albums "Via Havana" "Caribbean Nocturnes" and "Afro Bach" followed in the coming years, and are collections of unique arrangements of Classical Masterpieces re-imagined with Caribbean and African Rhythms,
In 2026, his 4th album, "Superfusion," is his most ambitious and deepest exploration of Classical Music and Afro-Latin Rhythms yet.
Coming from the film music world, Horsley created original scores for projects like Disney’s Big City Greens (which earned him an ANNIE Nomination in 2026), HBO’s Gordita Chronicles, Warner Brother's Batman: Soul of the Dragon and ABC's Baker and the Beauty.
9 Mar 2026
Rock / Jazz/ Funk Composer Paul Hartung Joins Us
By day, Paul Hartung is a board director and strategy advisor for medtech companies: currently including Leuko (which makes a needle-free home test kit for white blood cell levels) and Clairways (which makes a wearable sensor for monitoring respiratory health). He has a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Paul started playing clarinet at age 9 and was classically trained. Self-taught in jazz and improvisation, today he is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer who has written over 80 compositions and recorded 67 of them. Paul co-founded the seven-piece jazz/funk/rock band Constant Change in 1982 and played for the next five years in clubs. We will review excerpts from Paul’s recordings, and we'll discuss how he approaches melodic ideas and composition in general.
Paul Hartung is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. His instruments include clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, Lyricon, Roland Aerophone (wind synthesizers), keyboard and Apple Logic production software. He also co-founded the band Tension.
2 Mar 2026
Modern Composer Neely Bruce in 2022
Neely Bruce’s compositions include three full-length operas; five one-act operas; works for orchestra and band; about 300 solo songs; chamber music; documentary film scores; and a choral setting of the Bill of Rights. Recent major works include the dramatic oratorio Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides, for eight soloists, two choruses and large orchestra.
His performances of his complete works for solo piano can be heard on SoundCloud. The West End String Quartet recently premiered his 21 Lines: Pulse Music for Sol LeWitt, at the New Britain Museum of American Art. A scholar of American music, his interests include Anthony Philip Heinrich; Arthur Farwell; music by American women; and The Sacred Harp. Currently he is investigating music in the life and work of Sol LeWitt.
He has been involved in several major premieres, including HPSCHD by John Cage and Lejaren Hiller; Meteor Farm and other spatial works by Henry Brant; and unpublished songs of Charles Ives. Bruce came to Wesleyan in the fall of 1974.
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