Decade 9/11
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With 'One Sweet Morning,' Corigliano Finally Writes His 9/11 Piece
John Corigliano realized he didn’t want the piece to depict the actual event. He had a novel solution. Sep 29, 2011
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#3244: Responsorium 9/11
Listen Listen to music written in response to the 9/11 attacks. Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Steve Reich and John Adams each used an almost documentary approach to the events ... Sep 11, 2011
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Bach: Solace and Inspiration
Listen As the intense emergency of the 9/11 attacks subsided, David Garland turned to the music of 18th Century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Moved by Bach's deep emotion,... Sep 11, 2011
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Reflections on Elgar's Cello Concerto
On the 70th anniversary of her birth, read this archival reflection on Jacqueline du Pré’s life and career, and watch a video of her performance of the Elgar Concerto. Sep 11, 2011
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Stories of Loss and Recovery
Listen As part of The Requiem Project, we searched the WNYC Archives for voices that offer perspective on loss, grief and remembrance. The goal was for these voices to augment the mu... Sep 10, 2011
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#3243: Unintended Elegies
The tape itself was disintegrating, and Basinski allowed the loops to play continuously while he recorded them digitally, capturing the process of the music’s demise. Sep 10, 2011
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City Residents Planning to Engage, Ignore 9/11
Read The 9/11 attacks impacted the lives of thousands here in the city and beyond. To mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks, some people plan on focusing on the events tha... Sep 10, 2011
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Requiem Project: Part V
Listen The fifth segment of Q2's 10-hour Requiem Project mix features suggestions from listeners, a composition from Ingram Marshall, stories from a musician, a scientist, a policema... Sep 10, 2011
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Watch | Speaking with 9/11 Memorial Construction Workers
Watch The 9/11 Memorial has been underway for the past three years — since the fall of 2008. In the weeks leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, WNYC producers Laura Mayer and S... Sep 10, 2011
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Park Service Prepares Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania
Look On Saturday, September 10, a new national memorial will be dedicated in Shanksville, PA, at the site where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001, killing all 4... Sep 10, 2011