Opera is 'Second Nature' for This 25-Year-Old Composer
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We revisit our profile of composer Matthew Aucoin and his "Second Nature" opera.
A couple of months back we brought you the story of an up-and-coming composer and conductor who is one of the major young talents in classical music. In Chicago he led the premier of an opera for young people. Tonight we revisit that story. When 25 year old Matthew Aucoin premiered his latest work this summer, he did so as something of a veteran musician. That's because Aucoin composed his first
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Opera is 'Second Nature' for This 25-Year-Old Composer
Clip: 10/14/2015 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
A couple of months back we brought you the story of an up-and-coming composer and conductor who is one of the major young talents in classical music. In Chicago he led the premier of an opera for young people. Tonight we revisit that story. When 25 year old Matthew Aucoin premiered his latest work this summer, he did so as something of a veteran musician. That's because Aucoin composed his first
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