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#4985, From Soundcheck, Third Coast Percussion With Salar Nader
Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning classical quartet based in Chicago. They’re all composers themselves, but they’ve also worked with a wide variety of other composers, includ... May 4, 2026
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#4879, From the Soundcheck Podcast:Sheherazaad
From the Soundcheck Podcast, composer and vocalist Sheherazaad shapes South Asian poetry and music into elegant songs rich with storytelling. She and her ensemble play in-studio. May 1, 2026
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Sofía Rei Connects Traditional and Future Sounds, In-Studio
New York-based Sofia Rei is a Grammy-nominated vocalist, songwriter and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina who was classically trained as a singer and fell in love with Brazilian m... May 4, 2026
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#5135, With Jessie Montgomery & The Everything Band
Grammy-winning composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery brings her supergroup The Everything Band to our Manhattan studios, ahead of their concert at Merkin Hall on Friday, May 1. Apr 30, 2026
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Weekly Music Roundup: Gabrielle Cavassa, Cinder Well, and The Klezmatics
This week, Gabrielle Cavassa’s time-traveling sound, Cinder Well’s dark and contemporary folk, and Yiddish Gospel music from The Klezmatics. Plus Latin sounds from David Byrne and more. May 1, 2026
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Indie-rock Songwriter Morgan Nagler Sings Her Unfiltered Songs, In-Studio
Morgan Nagler writes new songs every day, whether she’s in a room with the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and HAIM, or by herself playing an acoustic guitar in her bedroom. When she’s colla... Apr 30, 2026
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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Wonders 'Bout Sound and Meaning, In-Studio
Virtuoso cellist Alisa Weilerstein is a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship. She also excels at connecting music of our time with core classical repertoire. She plays, in-studio. Apr 27, 2026
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#5133, Simplicity
Hear music by English composers: Sir Harrison Birtwistle played by guitarist Sean Shibe; Howard Skempton also adapted for guitar; and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies from harpist Lauren Scott. Apr 21, 2026
