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Sam Torres is a Bronx-born composer, saxophonist, and electronic musician. In this episode, Sam discusses his original music for saxophone and live electronics, material that he has been refining and performing for years now, and about creating a "sonic space" for himself and the audience. Sam will be performing a set of this music on Music of Reality's upcoming event at MIT on Nov. 17. Learn more about him at www.samtorresmusic.com

Emily Koh is a Singaporean composer and Assistant Professor of Composition at The University of Georgia. In this episode, she talks about the ideas behind her solo cello piece "brrrundle", commissioned by Music of Reality. Listen to the end for a short excerpt, performed by cellist Stephen Marotto. Learn more about Emily at www.emilykoh.net

What is the multiverse? And why is the expansion rate of the universe accelerating? Matthew Kleban is the director of the Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics and an Associate Professor of Physics at New York University. Learn more about Matthew Kleban here: http://www.ccpp.nyu.edu/matthew_kleban.html And you can listen to music that was inspired by universe origins, and performed alongside Matthew's lectures on previous Music of Reality events, here: www.musicofreality.bandcamp.com www.musicofreality.com