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Chilean Birdsong to Drone Aircraft: Bang on a Can All-Stars' 'More Field Recordings'
At times intense, unsettling and raw, the Bang on a Can All-Stars’ new release "More Field Recordings," is a shadowy sequel to their charming and equally substantial 2015 album. Nov 27, 2017
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Ensemble Signal's Delightfully Manic Steve Reich
Ensemble Signal’s new recording of "Double Sextet" is a delightfully manic whirl, so on point as to always seem microns away from spinning out of control. Listen all this week. Jun 27, 2016
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App Download: Kaija Saariaho's 'Fall' for Harp and Electronics
Each Thursday, we offer an exclusive Q2 Music recording to save to your phone. This week: Kaija Saariaho's 'Fall' for harp and electronics, performed by Bridget Kibbey. Jun 23, 2016
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Listen: Toy Pianos, Musical Suitcases and a String Quartet at the Look and Listen Festival
Listen to Phyllis Chen, JACK quartet and Rebekah Heller (ICE) perform works by Chen, John Luther Adams, Jo Kondo and Nathan Davis at the Invisible Dog Art Center on May 6, 2016. Jun 22, 2016
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David Lang's Patchwork Patriotism in 'the national anthems'
All together, David Lang's 'the national anthems' has the feeling of clutching hands. Whether you believe in patriotism or not, it reminds us that everyone holds onto something. Jun 20, 2016
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Listen: Harpist Bridget Kibbey Performs Music of Kaija Saariaho and Elliott Carter
Listen to chamber music by Kaija Saariaho, Elliott Carter, Meredith Monk and Zibuokle Martinaityte, performed live at BRIC House on April 30, 2016. Jun 14, 2016
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Mivos Quartet's Full Course 'Garden of Diverging Paths'
Music eats literature and literature dines on music, and Mivos Quartet’s "Garden of Diverging Paths" is an album of beautiful cannibalism. Stream the full album all this week. Jun 13, 2016
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Listen: Hyphenated Identities with Wu Man, Evan Ziporyn and Huiran Wang
Listen to music of Wu Man, Evan Ziporyn and Huiran Wang from the Ojai Music Festival on June 14, 2015. Jun 11, 2016
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Listen: ICE and Renga Perform Julia Wolfe, Iannis Xenakis and Lou Harrison
Listen to the premiere of Julia Wolfe's "Four Marys" alongside music of Iannis Xenakis and Lou Harrison, recorded at the Ojai Music Festival on June 13, 2015. Jun 9, 2016
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Listen: Maya Beiser and Steven Schick Perform Spiritual New Works for Cello and Percussion
Listen to Maya Beiser and Steven Schick perform works by Osvaldo Golijov, Michael Harrison and Roland Auzet, recorded live in concert at the Ojai Music Festival on June 12, 2015. Jun 7, 2016
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Listen: The Look and Listen Festival Kicks off with NYC Premieres by Kate Moore and J. Alexander Brown
Listen to Saskia Lankhoorn, Hollerbrag and Yarn/Wire perform music by Kate Moore, J. Alexander Brown and Chiyoko Szlavnics, live at the 2016 Look and Listen Festival. Jun 7, 2016