Musical Minds: Beyond Identity - Wendy Carlos

In this extended feature I take a look at American composer Wendy Carlos and her early struggles with gender identity. I explore how her identity does not take away from the incredible music she has created over the years.

Research links
Wendy Carlos:
The Guardian article on Wendy Carlos - https://www.theguardian.com/music/202...
Wendy Carlos' website - https://www.wendycarlos.com/biog.html
A Clockwork Orange - Ode To Joy -    • A Clockwork Orange   Ode To Joy   You...  
BBC Archive Wendy Carlos feature -    • 1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTH...  
Switched on Bach discog -    • Switched on Bach  
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Creation of TRON -    • Creation of Tron  
Magnetic tape preservation - https://psap.library.illinois.edu/col...
Duft Punk article - https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-daft...

Gender dysphoria:
Gender dysphoria paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
NHS page on gender dysphoria - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-...
Transgender TED talk -    • Transgender: You're Part of the Story...  

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