Throughout history, music has played an important role in war: preparing soldiers for battle and providing consolation. For civilians, music can be a patriotic war cry, and for the composer the subject helps create empathy with the different viewpoints of war. Moderator, John Schaefer, radio host of Soundcheck and New Sounds on WNYC leads this lively conversation featuring David T. Little, composer of Soldier Songs and founder of the contemporary classical ensemble Newspeak, Arthur Bloom, Composer, pianist and founder/director of Renovation in Music and Musicorps, and Moe Armstrong, a decorated combat veteran in recovery. Together, they all discuss the music of war. Less