It is always good to feature the music of our American composers. For me, the American Mavericks series is a chance to play music which is rarely heard on the radio, music on which I have lavished many hours of practice, music by people who were and are my teachers, colleagues and friends.

Mary Rowell, the former violinist of the string quartet ETHEL lends her voice to Q2 Music to present an assortment of music under the rubric of American Mavericks, weekdays from 12-2 pm and 9-11 pm.

The composer Phil Kline considers the history of mavericks in classical music -- "the lone wolf, deemed-a-crackpot, do-it-yourselfer" types. He notes that the label is no longer so relevant: "we’re all mavericky now."

Q2 Music celebrates America’s great iconoclastic composers this March, when San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas brings his “American Mavericks” tour to New York. Read on for details on our redesigned schedule, brand new hosts and array of live and on-demand concerts.

Tim Page interviews Aaron Copland on From Meet the Composer, 1985.

On Monday, March 26 at 7 pm, Q2 Music welcomes San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas, composer John Adams and the St. Lawrence String Quartet to The Greene Space.