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Philip Glass Blasts Past Beethoven with Fireworks of 10th Symphony
Philip Glass's working relationship with conductor Dennis Russell Davies brings him back to symphonic form again and again, and he's now written more than Beethoven. Hear #10 all week. Jul 27, 2015
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Talea Ensemble Closes the 2015 MATA Festival with Percussion Wizardry
The 2015 MATA Festival concluded with a percussion-heavy electroacoustic night courtesy of Talea Ensemble. Jul 26, 2015
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Listen: Bearthoven Plays 2015 MATA Festival
The eccentrically-named New York classical-jazz trio Bearthoven performs the work of emerging composers at the Kitchen. Jul 25, 2015
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Summer Roadtripping, New-Music Style
Today, July 24, join us for 24 hours of new music for the open road, selected by our staff, friends and listeners. Jul 24, 2015
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Listen: Momenta Quartet Plays Music from Iran, Greece and Brazil at the 2015 MATA Festival
For the third night of the 2015 MATA Festival, the Momenta Quartet performed music by young composers from all around the world. Jul 24, 2015
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Listen: Music for Magnets and Lamps at the 2015 MATA Festival
The second evening of the 2015 MATA Festival included eclectic new pieces for unusual instruments by composers from Serbia, Norway, and Croatia as well as the US. Jul 23, 2015
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Harrison Birtwistle's 'Gawain,' Part 3
This week the Brothers Balliett delve back into the world of Arthurian legend with the third and final installment of Harrison Birtwistle's brilliant opera Gawain. Jul 23, 2015
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Listen: Sweden's Curious Chamber Players Open 2015 MATA Festival
April 14th, the 2015 MATA Festival commenced with performances by the Curious Chamber Players, a Stockholm-based new music ensemble, live at The Kitchen. Jul 22, 2015
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Listen: Xenakis, Saariaho and Sorey Live at Look & Listen 2015
The final night of the 2015 Look & Listen Festival featured performances by violinist Miranda Cuckson, former Kronos cellist Jeffrey Ziegler and drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey. Jul 21, 2015
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Nordic Affect Bridges Iceland's Natural and Supernatural
The all-female Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect delivers world premieres of music by five Icelandic composers who share an affinity for the mystical and surreal. Jul 20, 2015
