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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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Watch: Peter Sellars and Friends from The Greene Space
Watch a live videostream of a conversation with opera director Peter Sellars and performances by Ojai Festival musicians as recorded at The Greene Space at WQXR on May 13. May 9, 2016
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Alarm Will Sound Delights in Playful, Unscary 'Modernists'
On their new album, "Modernists," the 23 members of Alarm Will Sound perform playfully, inviting people on all sides of the modernism debate to lighten up and listen. May 9, 2016
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App Download: Caleb Burhans's 'Beneath' with Roomful of Teeth
Each Thursday, we're offering an exclusive recording to save to your phone. This week, download Roomful of Teeth's performance of Caleb Burhans's 'Beneath' from National Sawdust. May 5, 2016
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Listen: Revolutionary Classics by Edgard Varèse, Live from the Ojai Festival
Listen to the International Contemporary Ensemble and Red Fish Blue Fish perform works by Edgard Varèse and Carlos Chavez, recorded live at the Ojai Music Festival on June 11, 2015. May 5, 2016
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Download: John Adams's Grooving String Quartet with Attacca Quartet
Despite being one of relatively few chamber-music pieces in his catalog, John Adams’s String Quartet is one of the composer’s most compelling works. May 3, 2016
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Steven Schick Hosts: Messiaen, Varèse and Boulez at Ojai Music Festival
Tuesdays at 9 pm in May, conductor and percussionist Steven Schick, the 2015 music director of California's Ojai Music Festival, highlights selections from last year's events. May 3, 2016
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App Download: Son Lux Unreleased #1, 5 & 11 for yMusic
Each Thursday, we're offering a new, exclusive recording to save to your phone. This week, download three brand-new, untitled tracks by the composer Son Lux, performed by yMusic. Apr 28, 2016
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Listen: M. Lamar, Charlie Looker & Mivos Quartet
Zs founding member Charlie Looker joined the Mivos Quartet and M. Lamar at Merkin Concert Hall aspart of the 2016 Ecstatic Music Festival. Apr 28, 2016
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Ensemble Dal Niente with Marcos Balter and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier Are Unstoppable
New York–based Brazilian composer Marcos Balter and the San Francisco–based rock band Deerhoof each represent the aesthetic triumph of the 21st-century vogue for crossing genres. Apr 25, 2016
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Five and a Half Things I Say on the First Day of Orchestration Class
For our Symphomania celebration of 21st century orchestral music, composer Steven Mackey offers insight into the processes and misconceptions of orchestration. Apr 23, 2016