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Download: Kaija Saariaho's 'Light and Matter' from the Library of Congress
Kaija Saariaho composed her piano trio "Light and Matter" in 2014. Enjoy this performance featuring violinist Jennifer Koh as recorded live at the Library of Congress this past May. Aug 11, 2015
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Kaija Saariaho: III. Love from Afar
To date, Kaija has written four operas, each with a strong, female protagonist. She has a clear voice for feminism and femininity, and her work doesn’t pull punches. Jul 30, 2015
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Kaija Saariaho: II. Never a Machine-Freak
Kaija and her colleagues knew that to find their compositional voices, they would need to look outside of Finland. Kaija moved to Germany and eventually to Paris. Jul 30, 2015
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Kaija Saariaho: I. Finding Her Music
Kaija wasn’t born into a musical family. She was always pulled by composition though, and spent hours in her room with a guitar trying to “find her music.” Jul 30, 2015
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Kaija Saariaho: Playlist
Hear a piece of music you loved in the show? Click for a complete breakdown of all the music in Season Two, Episode Two – Kaija Saariaho: Ears Open. Jul 30, 2015
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Kaija Saariaho: Ears Open
Kaija Saariaho's music evokes all sorts of natural sounds, the kinds of complex, white noise-y sounds that we often tune out - wind rustling through trees, or waves hitting the shore. Jul 30, 2015
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Bonus Track: 'Stringsongs' by Meredith Monk
Written in 2005, "Stringsongs" is Meredith Monk’s first string quartet. Meet the Composer is offering the first available in-studio performance of the piece. Jul 14, 2015
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Meredith Monk: Playlist
Hear a piece of music you loved in the show? Click for a complete breakdown of all the music in Season Two, Episode One – Meredith Monk: Creation as Spiritual Practice. Jun 30, 2015
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Meredith Monk: II. Choreographing Sound
Meredith rarely writes traditional scores. Many of her pieces live primarily in the heads of their performers, often members of Meredith's own ensemble. Listen to part two of the show. Jun 30, 2015
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Meredith Monk: Creation as Spiritual Practice
Living legend Meredith Monk is a composer, vocalist, dancer and filmmaker. While all of these descriptors are on point, none quite gets to the bones of who she is as an artist. Jun 30, 2015
