American Mavericks
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Maverick Mixtapes: Joan La Barbara
For Maverick Mixtapes, we asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featured... Mar 27, 2012
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Lou Harrison Tunes the Gamelan for Western Ears
In this 1997 New Sounds with host John Schaefer, Lou Harrison talks about composing for the Indonesian gamelan, the associated complexities of intonation and his recollections of inst... Mar 26, 2012
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Jeremy Denk Hosts Hammered!
This month on Hammered! we invite three pianists to curate episodes focused on the 20th and 21st century's revolutionary composers. Listen in 11 am and 11 pm this week for episodes hosted by Jeremy Denk.
Mar 26, 2012 -
Maverick Mixtapes: Jherek Bischoff
For Maverick Mixtapes, we asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featured... Mar 26, 2012
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Listen: Mountain Goats and Anonymous 4
On Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 pm, ET, Q2 Music presented a live audio Webcast of the sold-out Ecstatic Music Festival concert of influential, indie pioneers Mountain Goats and the acc... Mar 24, 2012
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Maverick Mixtapes: Shara Worden
For Maverick Mixtapes, we asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featured... Mar 23, 2012
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Steve Reich Remembers 'Riot' at Four Organs Premiere
In this 1986 interview, the composer Steve Reich recounts his early success with Michael Tilson Thomas, describing the progression of initial discovery to the controversial performance of Four Organs.
Mar 23, 2012 -
Café Concert: So Percussion
The percussion quartet So Percussion performs Inlets, John Cage's Zenlike score for water-filled conch shells and burning pine cones, in the WQXR Café. Watch the video here. Mar 22, 2012
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Maverick Mixtapes: Claire Chase
We asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featured musician is flutist and concert curator Claire Chase.
Mar 22, 2012 -
Harry Partch: Redefining the Possible at Every Turn
This 2001 episode of WNYC's Spinning on Air marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Harry Partch. Host David Garland plays a mix of Partch's music and recorded speech, i... Mar 22, 2012