Composer's Voice presents Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring the B# Trio

Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S9vgceZQ-k

Founded in March 2021, the B# Chamber Trio brings new chamber music to Chattanooga through free concerts at local churches, creating welcoming musical sanctuaries for audiences of all ages. Their mission is to use music—“a gift of God”—to inspire connection, beauty, and lifelong appreciation of ensemble performance.

At the heart of the trio is Nicole Doran, bassoonist, composer-performer, and community advocate. A passionate music educator and performer, Doran is affiliated with ArtsBuild, Chamber Music America, and the Music Teachers National Association. She has taught at Patrick Henry College, Bryan College, and Liberty University, and now runs an independent music studio in Red Bank.

This Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame episode features miniature compositions by Richard Campanelli, Neil Crawford, William J. Joel, Hoyong Lee, Kaori Nakano, Juan Luis de Pablo Enríquez Rohen, Volker Ignaz Schmidt, Rudesindo Soutelo, Matthew Tirona, Alexander Unseth, Jean-Pierre Vial, Joseph M. Vogel, Anna Vriend, Rozan Vroman, and Blair Whittington.

These one-minute works create a dynamic sonic tapestry—compact yet vivid, offering a multitude of voices through the focused lens of the B# Chamber Trio.

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, created by Robert Voisey and produced by Vox Novus, continues its mission of amplifying contemporary composers while engaging diverse audiences in fresh and accessible formats.

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, created by Robert Voisey and produced by Vox Novus, is a global initiative that has premiered thousands of one-minute pieces by composers worldwide. The Composer’s Voice TV series brings these works to a broader audience through compelling performances, interviews, and cultural context.

Composer’s Voice, created by Robert Voisey and produced by Vox Novus, continues its mission to present dynamic, living voices in new music through short-format, high-impact episodes that bring performers and composers directly into the spotlight. Each episode is a curated mix of performance, dialogue, and discovery.

Episodes of Composer's Voice air its half-hour show every 2 weeks on Saturday at 2:00 PM EdT (UTC-4) on NYC cable access TV with Manhattan Neighborhood's Network channel 2. 
 


View on the following TV cable channels in Manhattan:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S9vgceZQ-k
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Alexander Unseth

#1 on the Billboard® Traditional Classical Chart

"I struggled with the art of composition, a journey that almost led me to quit it altogether. My compositional knowledge is purely self-taught and I studied business as a major in college. As such, I wasn’t surrounded by a musical community very often. Companies struggled to see how music fit into my major and I had several corporate entities tell me I should quit it entirely. One day, at the age of 21, I stumbled upon a competition through Fifteen Minutes of Fame. On a whim, I entered a piece, not expecting anything. When I was selected, I felt my world turn upside down. Turns out there were entities out there that valued my music enough to not only select it for competitions, but also perform it live. Since then, I have entered and won other Fifteen Minutes of Fame contests. The sheer creativity of instruments and ensemble types used in these competitions solidify it as one of the foundational aspects of my continuing compositional journey. It has opened my eyes to a new world of music, a world that places an emphasis on new, interesting music. As a young composer like myself, what more could I possibly want?

Just two years after that initial competition, I am now a featured artist on two international albums, one of which hit #1 on the Billboard®️ Traditional Classical Chart. I have Robert Voisey and Fifteen Minutes of Fame to thank for that. Without that initial push, I would not have discovered such potential within myself. They are truly an organization that pushes composers to think outside the box and become better for doing it." - Alexander Unseth

www.alexanderunseth.com

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