It’s A Gift to Be Simple

William Dougherty recently interviewed American composer Tom Johnson for VAN, an independent online classical music magazine.

“When I first heard the music of Tom Johnson at a concert in Basel in 2013, I was immediately struck by its humor and unassuming simplicity. In contrast to the weighty works of the late 20th-century European avant-garde, Johnson’s music was a breath of fresh air. There were no hidden layers. It was transparent and legible. It was what it appeared to be on its surface—nothing more, nothing less.”

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