Mixtapes
Streams Wednesdays at 3 pm and Saturdays at 8 pm on Q2 Music
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A Taste of San Francisco's Switchboard Music Festival
San Francisco's Switchboard Music Festival brings together an eclectic mix of mostly local new-music makers for one day each April. The curators offer a sneak listen of what to expect. Mar 25, 2015
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Art Tatum to Luciano Berio with Carman Moore
Carman Moore's "MADIBA," an orchestral piece inspired by Nelson Mandela, will receive its world premiere this Friday at Carnegie Hall. Hear his Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Feb 25, 2015
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How to Dance on a Thin Line with Theresa Wong
Cellist, vocalist and composer Theresa Wong explores the intersection of composition and improvisation, the inquisitive and the absurd. Hear her Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Feb 18, 2015
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Ben Frost on Mirrors, Metals & Vacant Spaces
Iceland-based composer Ben Frost's fourth solo album "AURORA" – a blend of modern classical and electronica – topped many "Best of 2014" lists. Hear his Mixtape. Feb 11, 2015
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Split Sides with The Cellar and the Point's Joseph Branciforte
This week's Mixtape comes from drummer/composer Joseph Branciforte – cofounder of the NYC-based garage chamber septet The Cellar and Point. Listen Wednesday at 3 pm. Feb 4, 2015
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Judd Greenstein on the Space Between Sounds
Composer, New Amsterdam co-founder and Ecstatic Music curator Judd Greenstein is a ubiquitous presence in New York's contemporary music scene. Hear his Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Jan 21, 2015
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Florent Ghys on Canons, Guitars and Old School Synths
Composer-bassist Florent Ghys uses snippets of television broadcasts and poetry as source material for heady, but playful compositions. Hear his Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Jan 14, 2015
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Max Richter on Old Loves and Lullabies
Composer Max Richter's 2012 recomposition of "Vivaldi, The Four Seasons" was a surprise classical hit. Hear his Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Dec 10, 2014
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Paula Matthusen on Sounds, Artists & Americans in Rome
Composer Paula Matthusen is a 2014 Rome Prize Fellow; the New York resident is currently working at the American Academy in Rome. Hear her Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Dec 3, 2014
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Jacob Cooper on Songs, Cycles & Lieder
Electroacoustic composer Jacob Cooper is a featured artist at our Best of 2014 in New Music party this Tuesday in The Greene Space. Hear his Mixtape today at 3 pm. Nov 26, 2014