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Iceland Symphony Orchestra's Ethereal Landscape Painting
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's "Recurrence" brings together five fast-rising, particularly imaginative composers taken with misty explorations of texture and glacial movement. Mar 24, 2017
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Bonus Track: John Adams' 'Coast,' Unplugged
Listen to an exclusive arrangement of a nutso, sci-fi-y electronic piece John Adams wrote in 1993, arranged by Caleb Burhans for Alarm Will Sound. Mar 21, 2017
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The Crossing and the International Contemporary Ensemble's 'Seven Responses'
Any record that pairs The Crossing with the International Contemporary Ensemble is virtually guaranteed to be a new-music lover's dream. Listen to their "Seven Responses" all this week. Mar 20, 2017
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Exclusive Music Video: The Knights' 'Ascending Bird,' Featuring Yo-Yo Ma
The Knights are releasing their new album on March 31. Ahead of the release, they have shared an exclusive first listen of their new work, "Ascending Bird." Mar 20, 2017
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Splitting Adams: John Adams' Chamber Symphonies
Meet the Composer and Alarm Will Sound unravel John Adams' two insanely difficult chamber symphonies. Mar 20, 2017
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Bonus Track: Pauline Oliveros' 'Tuning Meditation'
Today's Meet the Composer Bonus Track is an extended cut of Pauline Oliveros' "Tuning Meditation," recorded live at the Met Cloisters' Fuentidueña Chapel in 3D-sounding binaural audio. Mar 16, 2017
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The Performer: Part Two, Pauline
Meet the Composer continues its investigation of the odd, wrong-side-of-the-tv-set role of The Performer with a deep dive into the "Sonic Meditations" of composer Pauline Oliveros. Mar 14, 2017
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Thomas Adès Blazes With Wit and Brilliance in Orchestral Album
The London Symphony Orchestra has just released a new recording of Thomas Adès' enormously ambitious "Asyla," conducted by the composer, along with a pair of meaty new orchestral works. Mar 13, 2017
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Listen: Roomful of Teeth & Nick Zammuto
Sunday, March 12, exploratory vocal octet Roomful of Teeth joined composer Nick Zammuto, a founding member of indie heroes The Books, as part of the Ecstatic Music Festival. Mar 12, 2017
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Listen: Thums Up (Vijay Iyer, Himanshu Suri, Rafiq Bhatia, Kassa Overall) & Arooj Aftab
On March 4, 2017, Grammy-nominated pianist-composer Vijay Iyer took the stage with rapper Himanshu Suri (Das Racist), guitarist Rafiq Bhatia (Son Lux) and drummer/rapper Kassa Overall. Mar 9, 2017
