{"podcast":{"title":"Composer Chats","slug":"composer-chats-6643824","podcast_index_feed_id":6643824,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/composer-chats/","website_url":"https://composerchats.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/655710b9-e929-4cf3-a689-e8f92a560db9/IobsXKSc4sTLeGzmqjSeO5lq.jpg","author":"Jason K. Nitsch","episode_count":104,"summary":"Composer Chat is a podcast where we talk a little bit about music, a little bit about life, and a whole lot about whatever we feel like at the moment! Each episode I am joined by a special guest composer and we will chat about their pathway towards success in their musical career!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T04:20:31.076036+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-chats-6643824"},"episode":{"title":"3.6 - Lee Actor","slug":"3-6-lee-actor","published_at":"2026-03-10T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-chats-6643824/3-6-lee-actor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-chats-6643824","url":"https://composerchats.com/episode/3-6-lee-actor","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7e517a70-2112-4eb5-abfa-708487386c4c.mp3","summary":"Composer and conductor Lee Actor (b. 1952 in Denver, Colorado) was one of five composers selected in November 2014 as an \"Honored Artist of the American Prize\" , the first time this prestigious award has been bestowed. He has won a number of awards for his compositions, most recently for Symphony No. 2 , third place winner of the 2019-20 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, Dance Rhapsody , winner of the 2016 Austin Civic Orchestra Composition Competition and second place winner of the 2011 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, Redwood Fanfare , a winner of the 2009 Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra Fanfare Competition, and Concerto for Horn and Orchestra , the First Prize Winner in the 2007 International Horn Society Composition Contest. Divertimento for Small Orchestra was a finalist for the 2016 American Prize in Orchestra Composition, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra received a Special Judge's Citation for the 2015 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra was a finalist for the 2014 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, String Quartet No. 1 was a finalist for the 2014 American Prize in Chamber Music Composition, Circus Symphonicus was a finalist in the Columbia Orchestra's 2013 American Composer Competition, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra was a finalist for the 2013 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra was a finalist for the 2012 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, Variations and Fugue for Orchestra was a finalist in both the Columbia Orchestra's 2007 American Composer Competition and the Holyoke Civic Symphony's 2005 Composition Competition, and Prelude to a Tragedy was selected as a finalist in the Columbia Orchestra's 2005 American Composer Competition. Conductor/…","meta_description":"Composer and conductor Lee Actor (b. 1952 in Denver, Colorado) was one of five composers selected in November 2014 as an \"Honored Artist of the American P…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3148,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/composer-chats-6643824/episodes/3-6-lee-actor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-chats-6643824/3-6-lee-actor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}