New Sounds Live
Produced by WQXR. Throughout the season in New York
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Cult 'Valley of Search' Reissue Show with Alan Braufman and Cooper-Moore
On Wednesday, August 1, New Sounds celebrated the reissue of Alan Braufman's cult 1975 jazz album "Valley of the Search" with the first live performance of the album in over 40 years. Apr 25, 2024
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Listen: Rapper Pharoahe Monch and PitchBlak Brass Band
Relive Pharoahe Monch joining forces with PitchBlak Brass Band at Merkin Concert Hall as part of the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival. Listen to the entire show now. Feb 9, 2016
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Listen: Bang on a Can All-Stars Perform Caroline Shaw, Zhang Shouwang and More
Feb. 6, the Bang on a Can All-Stars presented world premieres of music by Caroline Shaw and Zhang Shouwang alongside performances of Ornette Coleman and Julia Wolfe. Feb 6, 2016
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Listen: Boston Musicians Join for Sold-Out 'Orchestral Tribute to David Bowie'
Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 pm, Q2 Music presented MIT Music and Theater Art's "Orchestral Tribute to David Bowie" with a special live webcast from MIT's prestigious Kresge Auditorium. Jan 29, 2016
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Watch: Man Forever and Tigue Launch 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival
Q2 Music helps kick off the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival with a videostream of percussion projects Man Forever and Tigue live from The Greene Space at WQXR. John Schaefer hosts. Jan 27, 2016
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Ecstatic Music Festival 2016 Concerts
2016 Co-presentations of Bang on a Can's PCF Concert on 2/6, Rachel Grimes/LONGLEASH on 2/10, & live scores to Fred Engelberg films by William Tyler, Quindar, and Nick Hallett on 3/17. Jan 13, 2016
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Listen: JACK Quartet, Caroline Shaw, Ken Thomson and This Side Up
The final installment of the JACK Quartet's marathon at the 2015 SONiC Festival includes music and performances from Caroline Shaw and Bang on a Can All-Star Ken Thomson. Jan 6, 2016
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Listen: Duo Cortona and Derek Bermel Out of the Box
This second installment of the JACK Quartet's marathon at the 2015 SONiC Festival features performances from violin/voice ensemble Duo Cortona and from clarinetist Derek Bermel. Dec 23, 2015
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Listen: American Composers Orchestra's 'Orchestra Underground: 21st Firsts'
On October 23, the American Composers Orchestra closed the 2015 SONiC Festival with five orchestral world premieres at Carnegie Hall. Dec 22, 2015
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Listen: JACK Quartet's Out of the Box Marathon with So Percussion
October 18, JACK Quartet presented "JACK Out of the Box": a six-hour marathon of premieres by 17 composers. Set one featured guests So Percussion and Rachel Calloway. Dec 21, 2015
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Listen: Machine Music with Acoustic and Robotic Instruments
On Oct 17, the SONiC Festival presented an afternoon program of music that incorporated new robotic instruments with acoustic instruments and voices. Dec 17, 2015