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Post your questions for composer Steve Reich
As the 88-year-old master of minimalist composition releases a career-spanning 27-disc box set, he will take on your questions about his life and work
At the age of 88, Steve Reich has had a long lifetime of artistic brilliance, harnessing power through repetition and minimalism – and as he releases a career-spanning box set, he will be answering your questions. Initially using sampled speech, simple instruments and handclaps, he moved towards composing large ensemble works, and expanded his vision to encompass other countries and cultures such as those of Ghana and Bali. He won the Pulitzer prize for his work Double Sextet and collaborated with greats outside music, from choreographer Alvin Ailey to visual artist Gerhard Richter.
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