Paul Simon’s Curious Mind
Paul Simon’s Curious Mind
Paul Simon has always been attracted to new kinds of sounds. From his early band Simon & Garfunkel in the 1960s thro... Read more
10 Jul 2017
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52mins
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's 'Clouds Forming Over Mount Baker'
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's 'Clouds Forming Over Mount Baker'
We began last week’s episode digging into the music of one particular electronic musician - the synthesist, producer and... Read more
12 Jun 2017
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15mins
The Producer
The Producer
What happens when a composer writes music without pen and paper, using machines? How does that change the creative proce... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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1hr
Bryce Dessner's 'Wires,' Performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain
Bryce Dessner's 'Wires,' Performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain
For today’s Bonus Track, we’re thrilled to bring you the world-premiere recording of Bryce Dessner’s Wires, performed by... Read more
22 May 2017
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21mins
New Music Fight Club
New Music Fight Club
It was composer pitted against composer: uptown vs. downtown, tonal vs. atonal, left brain vs right brain, and these mus... Read more
15 May 2017
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44mins
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid, Live at the Village Vanguard
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid, Live at the Village Vanguard
Henry Threadgill’s music and community can’t be separated; there is no boundary: challenge and failure and growth in mus... Read more
8 May 2017
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20mins
Henry Threadgill: Dirt, and More Dirt
Henry Threadgill: Dirt, and More Dirt
1967, Fort Riley, Kansas. Henry Threadgill is 23 years old. Knowing he’s going to be drafted into the military, he joins... Read more
1 May 2017
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41mins
Bonus Track: John Adams' 'Coast,' Unplugged
Bonus Track: John Adams' 'Coast,' Unplugged
Today's bonus track is an exclusive arrangement of a nutso, sci-fi-y electronic piece John Adams wrote in 1993. Original... Read more
21 Mar 2017
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13mins
Splitting Adams: John Adams' Chamber Symphonies
Splitting Adams: John Adams' Chamber Symphonies
What happens when the composer shows up to the first rehearsal of his brand-new piece? Would a living Beethoven sue for ... Read more
20 Mar 2017
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36mins
Bonus Track: Pauline Oliveros' 'Tuning Meditation'
Bonus Track: Pauline Oliveros' 'Tuning Meditation'
Today's Bonus Track is an extended cut of Pauline Oliveros' "Tuning Meditation," recorded live at the Fuentidueña Chapel... Read more
16 Mar 2017
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24mins