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. Mar 28, 2024
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Listen: Goldfeather and Exceptet Color New Music with Old Timey Folk
Brooklyn-based septet Exceptet joined old-timey band, Goldfeather for an evening of premieres at Merkin Concert Hall as part of the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival. Apr 20, 2016
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Listen: Music for Heart and Breath with Nadia Sirota and Richard Reed Parry
Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire and Bryce Dessner of The National joined violist Nadia Sirota for the third installment in her week-long Fuse Project residency at Symphony Space. Apr 13, 2016
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Listen: Lee Ranaldo & Dither Premiere 'Hurricane Songs'
Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo collaborates with the electric guitar quartet Dither and drummer Brian Chase for the world premiere of Ranaldo's "Hurricane Songs." Apr 6, 2016
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Listen: In Celebration of Steven Stucky
Musicians gathered on March 2, 2016 to celebrate the legacy of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky. The evening included music of Stucky's influences and students. Mar 30, 2016
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Listen: Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time' with New York Philharmonic All-Stars
Hear Olivier Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time' as recorded live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 13 with an all-star cast from the New York Philharmonic. Mar 23, 2016
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Listen: Premiere of David Lang's 'Broken,' Music for Viola and Viols
The first program in Nadia's week-long residency at Symphony Space featured music by David Lang, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly. Mar 16, 2016
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Listen: William Tyler, Quindar, Nick Hallett and the Lost Films of Fred Engelberg
This Thursday, March 17, join us for a live stream of indie sample-rockers Quindar, featuring Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen, with composer Nick Hallett and guitarist William Tyler. Mar 15, 2016
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Listen: yMusic Performs Son Lux, Marcos Balter and Sufjan Stevens
As part of violist Nadia Sirota's week-long Fuse Project residency at Symphony Space, her ensemble yMusic performed music by Son Lux, Judd Greenstein and Sufjan Stevens. Mar 8, 2016
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Listen: Nadia Sirota Premieres Dennehy’s ‘Tessellatum’ for Solo Viola and Viol Consort
Hear violist Nadia Sirota give the premiere of Donnacha Dennehy's "Tessellatum" - a 40-minute work with solo viola and viol consort. Mar 3, 2016
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Listen: Composer-Pianist Rachel Grimes and Longleash Piano Trio
Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 pm, Q2 Music and New Sounds Live present a live stream of composer-pianist Rachel Grimes with the piano trio Longleash from Merkin Concert Hall. Feb 10, 2016