# Brad Lubman: Precision, Community, and a Life in New Music

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Podcast: [The Bandwich Tapes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bandwich-tapes-6690876)
Published: 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
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On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes , I sit down with conductor, composer, and longtime contemporary music advocate Brad Lubman for a wide-ranging conversation about interpretation, rehearsal, composition, and the deeper responsibilities of making music with other people. Brad first came onto my radar through his work conducting Steve Reich 's music, but this conversation quickly opened into something much larger. He talks about the way audiences often associate him with Reich’s music, while reminding us that he had already built a substantial life in new music long before that connection began. From there, we get into a fascinating discussion about what conductors actually do, and why he resists the idea that great conducting is about imposing personality on a score. For Brad, the work begins with the composer’s intentions and the discipline of bringing those intentions to life as clearly and honestly as possible. We also spend time on Brad’s path as both a percussionist and a conductor, including how his early love of drums and rock music, and later of orchestral music, shaped the musician he became. He reflects on what percussion taught him about immediacy, time, and gesture, and how those lessons still inform the way he teaches conductors today. His thoughts on rehearsal are especially compelling: the idea that a conductor’s role is not to dominate but to create conditions in which musicians can play with confidence, clarity, and artistry. A particularly rewarding part of this conversation centers on Brad’s own music, especially his powerful piece Tangents for two pianos and two percussionists. He shares the origin of that work, how it emerged during a moment when he was considering stepping away from composition, and why it marked the beginning of a new phase in…

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