31: What Is Enstrangement, and Why Does It Matter? – A Conversation with Douglas Boyce

Douglas Boyce teaches music at George Washington University and writes compositions that draw heavily on medieval and renaissance traditions while integrating modernist aesthetics. He holds a PhD in composition from the University of Pennsylvania, and his awards include a residency at MacDowell. In this episode, we discuss the power of enstrangement, highlight the parallels between avant garde chamber music and punk rock, and talk through how to tell a visionary from a fraud.