This first ever episode of COSMOS features music director and composer David Alan Miller and composer Michael Torke as they catch up by talking about everything from grocery shopping in Las Vegas to the secret of composing.

David Alan Miller chats with composer Joan Tower about everything from growing up in Bolivia to helping young composers find their voice.

David Alan Miller and composer David Del Tredici met in New York City to talk about everything from his early pianistic career and obsession with Alice in Wonderland to his friendship with Aaron Copland.

David Alan Miller and composer Jessie Montgomery cover everything from teaching improvisation to kids at Giffen and New Scotland Elementary Schools to her creative process to life in the East Village.

David Alan Miller and composer Michael Daugherty discuss everything about Daugherty’s new Woody Guthrie-inspired project, his life, craft, and youthful studies.

Michael shares a beautiful story about meeting his brilliant wife, Yopi Prins, in London.

Michael demos his harmonica chops, and talks about the origins of Woody Guthrie's songs and lyrics.

Michael talks about his Woody Guthrie project, including Woody's record collection and eclectic taste in music.

David Alan Miller catches up with Derek Bermel who reveals EVERYTHING, from his English ancestry to his deep love of hip-hop and the music of Thelonious Monk, to his revelatory musical journeys to Ghana, Israel, France, Ireland, and elsewhere.

David Alan Miller talks to Lee Koonce, President & Artistic Director of Gateways Music Festival in Rochester, NY. They discuss the future of the arts, both in the face of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.