Q2 Music
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My Body as Me: Kamala Sankaram Shows Us How to Keep the Look Loose
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus recently created space for conversation about social justice through commissioning ten new works. We dive into one: Kamala Sankaram's "Keeping the Look Loose." Aug 2, 2017
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Oneohtrix Point Never Remixes Ryuichi Sakamoto
New York electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never has remixed a piece by legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Jul 31, 2017
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Watch: Cellist Mariel Roberts Performs Solos by George Lewis and Pauline Oliveros
Cellist Mariel Roberts joined us in the studio to perform music by the late maverick composer Pauline Oliveros and George Lewis, off her latest album, "Cartography." Jul 12, 2017
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Q&A With Sufjan Stevens and the All-Star Team Behind 'Planetarium'
On Tuesday, July 18, Sufjan Stevens' song cycle "Planetarium" comes to Celebrate Brooklyn!. We caught up with Stevens and collaborators to talk gas giants, isolation and self-care. Jul 3, 2017
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Composers and Their Dads: A Father's Day Special
Four composers discuss their fathers, and how their fathers may have impacted the music they compose now. Jun 18, 2017
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Agnes Obel: Independence Is a Quiet Space
Agnes Obel’s music is only getting weirder, and she’s delighted. Jun 13, 2017
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Watch: Sigur Rós Performs Live with the L.A. Philharmonic
In April, Icelandic art rockers Sigur Rós enlisted composers Nico Muhly, Dan Deacon, Missy Mazzoli and more for a trio of performances with the LA Philharmonic. Watch the first evening. Jun 7, 2017
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke To Score Remake of Dario Argento's 'Suspiria'
Earlier this month, it was announced that Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke would score director Luca Guadgnino's remake of the 1977 horror movie 'Suspiria.' May 30, 2017
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The Far-Reaching Influence of Cult Hero Arthur Russell
The composer, songwriter and cellist Arthur Russell would have celebrated his 66th birthday this week. His influence reached everyone from Philip Glass to Allen Ginsberg to David Byrne. May 23, 2017
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Watch: Alvin Lucier Talks Brain Waves, Marching Bands and John Cage
In this talk at the Red Bull Music Academy Festival, pioneering composer Alvin Lucier recalls definitive and anecdotal moments over his storied career in electronic music and sound art. May 22, 2017
