Building Confidence through Creative Growth in Composition with Yue Song

And no new micro/Maker episodes this week.

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Tyler Kline
June 27, 2025

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Friends, I’m really excited to share this week’s guest – a composer whose music stopped me in my tracks.

I first encountered Yue Song’s music on an album by Dublin-based Crash Ensemble, who performed and recorded her work Senses IV. Please, please, please check this piece out if you haven’t heard it already. It’s truly gorgeous stuff, and frankly, it blew my mind across multiple listens.

I’m so excited to share my conversation with Yue on the latest edition of music/Maker, where we dig into everything from her creative path to how she balances emotion, intuition, and experimentation in her music.

Also, in case you missed it: due to a little scheduling hiccup on my end, there are no new micro/Maker episodes this week – so it’s the perfect time to catch up if you haven’t yet had a chance to dig in.

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Photo credit: Laura Sheeran.

Yue Song is a Chinese composer and pianist based in Dublin, Ireland. Her music spans opera, orchestra, chamber, choral, and electronic works, and has been performed internationally by ensembles such as Crash Ensemble, ConTempo Quartet, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

In this conversation, Yue reflects on her creative path from studying composition in China to finding her artistic voice in Ireland. She and Tyler discuss how nature, emotional honesty, and experimentation shape her music; how she balances theory and intuition; and how collaborative projects – including her growing body of opera work – continue to expand her practice.

Learn more about Yue and listen to her music at yuesongmusic.com.

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Back on track with micro/Maker next week, with two new episodes featuring composers Austin Hammonds and Roger Zare.

Composer Austin Hammonds traces the deep, recurring impact that Jurassic Park has had on his life – from childhood awe at the soundtrack, to writing his first orchestral work, to hearing the LA Philharmonic perform the score just after moving to Los Angeles. He and Tyler reflect on how one piece of music can echo across a lifetime and quietly shape a creative path.

Then, Roger Zare shares how his passion for science – from NASA missions to subatomic particles – has become a major thread in his composing life. He talks with Tyler about translating scientific ideas into sound and how pieces like The Green Flash bring natural wonders to the concert hall.

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Here’s to a week of new sounds and whatever discoveries await – thanks for reading and for listening.