Mark Slobin, professor of music, speaks with Iris Bork-Goldfield, adjunct associate professor of German studies; and Leo Lensing. Slobin is the author of “Yiddish Folksongs from the Ruth Rubin Archives;” “Global Soundtracks: Worlds of Film Music;” “Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction;” and “Music at Wesleyan: From Glee Club to Gamelan.” He is co-editor of a forthcoming book, “Emily’s Songbook: Music in 1850s Albany.” Lensing is the author of “Peter Altenberg: Die Selbsterfindung eines Dichters. Briefe und Dokumente 1892–1896.”