Interview with Professor Sherrie Tucker : Pauline Oliveros’ adaptive use musical instrument

Abstract

This interview focuses on the influence of Pauline Oliveros’ (1932-2016) work and an academic’s wellbeing. Oliveros is considered one of electronic music's most important early figures. She was an original member and the first director of the pioneering San Francisco Tape Music Center. Also, the founder of the Deep Listening Institute, she conveyed the message that sound and its effects are powerful equalisers. Dr Sherrie Tucker, Professor, American Studies, University of Kansas, shares with Professor Ruth Falzon how Oliveros’s work changed her philosophical perspective, professional and personal life.