Conversation: Musician Evan Ziporyn, Composer of 'A House in Bali'

Evan Ziporyn is the composer of a new unique new opera -- probably the only one of its kind. Based on the memoirs of Colin McPhee, a musicologist who, in the early 20th-century, spent several years in Bali studying traditional music, "'A House in Bali'":http://www.houseinbali.org/ is a blend of western opera and the music of that island. "A House in Bali" is currently on tour across the U.S. and is making a stop this weekend at the "Brooklyn Academy of Music":http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=2229. **I recently talked to Evan Ziporyn:**   **[After the jump, watch a 2008 NewsHour profile of Zipoyrn's music ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars]**