New Sounds
Hand-picked music, genre free. 24/7 radio from New York City.
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#5104, New Music for Trumpet, Plus
Hear trumpeters Nils Petter Molvaer, Jordan McClean, Adam O’Farrill, and the late American trumpeter Jaimie Branch. Plus, Canadian synthesist Nick Schofield's ode to Miles Davis. Feb 5, 2026
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#4955, Variations
Hear variations on Beethoven's "Fur Elise", Woody Guthrie, and J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations by pianist Jon Batiste, pianist Lara Downes, and the Uri Caine Ensemble, respectively. Feb 4, 2026
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#5103, The Gnawa Influence
Hear music by Moroccan Gnawa master musician Hassan Hakmoun; UK-based outfit Electric Jalaba; jazz musicians Dave Holland and Lionel Louke; and contemporary composer Richard Carrick. Feb 3, 2026
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#4954, Post Minimalism
Hear music for Sandbox Percussion by American composer Michael Torke; along with music by Angélica Negrón, Jessica Meyer, and Andrew Norman; plus music from Ireland’s Crash Ensemble. Feb 2, 2026
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#4854, Cycling Violins
There’s cycling and recycling of musical motifs using the violin from Estonian fiddler Maarja Nuut, American composer Michael Galasso, and Irish fiddler Martin Hayes. Feb 1, 2026
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#4850, Bug Music
Hear performances from the insect community, in collaborative music by the Golden Hornet Collective, naturalist and clarinetist David Rothenberg, and electric violist Martha Mooke. Jan 31, 2026
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#5102, New Releases, January 2026
Hear some of Maya Shenfeld’s film score for Cover-Up; Michigan-based composer Erik Hall performing music by Charlemagne Palestine; and solo piano music by David Moore. Jan 30, 2026
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#5101, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Kelly Moran and Ye Vagabonds
From the Soundcheck Podcast series of in-studio performances, New York composer and producer Kelly Moran plays prepared piano. Plus, Dublin-based folk duo Ye Vagabonds play new tunes. Jan 29, 2026
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#4953, New Sounds Live: Seth Parker Woods, in the Greene Space
From the New Sounds Live Concerts, hear "The Holy Presence of Jean d'Arc" as played by cellist Seth Parker Woods along with works by Monty Adkins and Nathalie Joachim. Jan 28, 2026
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#5100, Arabic and Farsi Electronica
Hear Arabic and Farsi singing married to contemporary electronic production in works from Egyptian singer Nadah El Shazly, Tunisian singer Emel, and Lebanese singer Yasmin Hamdan. Jan 27, 2026
