In 1930, Ruth Crawford went to Berlin. Nearly a century ago, she was a few years younger than I am now. I imagine a young American woman deeply intrigued (intimidated?) by her European contemporaries and eager to feel “the scene” under her feet. I can relate. 


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… is a composer interested in found sounds, playfulness, intimate spaces, and natural processes. She is an Assistant Professor of Composition at Yale School of Music and holds a Doctorate from Columbia...