On October 4, 2006, Ribeiro's CD I.I debuted, and in such a short time created an incredible buzz in the greater Philadelphia area. Over the years Walt has taught over a hundred students - everything from orchestration and ear training to guitar and recording techniques. "You don't know something well enough unless you can teach it to somebody, and that's where I learned things the most, was through my students."

Interview with Walt Ribeiro.

We discuss why he had the score for an 80-piece orchestra perfromed with samples on a computer; how he came to write and perform classical music; themes and ideas he wanted to explore on I.I; his most difficult task scoring I.I; why some critics say his music is not "academic" enough; general reactions to his score; suggestions he got that he incorporated into his music; themes and ideas he wants to embelish on his next CD; adapting I.I for guitar; writing for full intrumentation; has the release oof I.I opened any doors for Walt; are composers changing their attitudes to having their music performed by a computer; would people's expectaitons about classical music performed on a computer change if they knew how much editing and overdubs are done in traditional classical performances; composers that write strictly to have their music performed by a computer that he enjoys and admires.

Featured songs are:

1. "TLM"
2. "SQ III"
3. "Airies"

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