On Sunday, August 29 at 2 p.m., Cued Up on Q2 presents Missy Mazzoli's instrumental chamber-pop quintet, Victoire.  The all-female troupe, comprised of violin, clarinet, keyboards, electronics and double bass, relishes in the intersecting of romantic harmonies and minimalist post-rock odysseys. Never webcast before, the concert was presented by American Composers Orchestra at (Le) Poisson Rouge, where the performance took place on April 7, 2010.

On Sunday, August 22 at 2 p.m., Cued Up on Q2 presents Elizabeth & the Catapult, Ed Pastorini and Gabriel Kahane: musicians who are exploring the art song in the 21st century. This engaging and insightful perforrmance was part of New Sounds Live hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer and was originally webcast live from Merkin Hall on May 20.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has acquired a deserved reputation for some of the most pristine performances from the chamber music canon. However, for this episode of Cued Up on Q2 hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest, throws back the curtain on their profound commitment to New Music with two hours of rarely-heard, contemporary music from their series, New Music in the Rose.

Named for the state park in Hamden, CT near Yale University frequented by a professor of theirs, Sleeping Giant is a collective of five young, Yale educated, up-and-coming composers, including Timothy Andres, Ted Hearne, Jacob Cooper, Christopher Cerrone and Robert Honstein.

Q2 brings you the opening night concert of New York's 2010 Look and Listen Festival, recorded live May 7 at the Chelsea Art Museum. With WNYC's John Schaefer as host, the concert features music by Q2 composer portraits Missy Mazzoli and Caleb Burhans, as well as Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Hannah Lash and the revered John Corigliano. The impressive roster of performers includes eighth blackbird, the JACK Quartet, and pianist Jade Simmons.