American Mavericks
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Listen: Lisa Moore goes American Berserk
On March 23, Lisa Moore performed a solo piano recital as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert series. Titled American Berserk, the show included works by Philip Glass, Don By... Apr 17, 2012
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Listen: JACK Quartet and Guitarist Steven Mackey
Recently the JACK Quartet celebrated the music of American modernists Charles Ives and Ruth Crawford Seeger while teaming up with composer-guitarist Steven Mackey to present his Physi... Apr 3, 2012
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Maverick Mixtapes: Angélica Negrón
For Maverick Mixtapes, we've asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featu... Mar 30, 2012
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Otto Luening Plugs America into Electronic Music
Otto Luening was one of the first American composers to work with electronic tape music. His collaborations with Vladimir Ussachevsky led to the formation of the Columbia-Princeton ... Mar 30, 2012
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Listen: Alarm Will Sound Perform John Cage and Edgard Varèse
On Sunday, March 18 at 3 pm, Alarm Will Sound performed music by John Cage, Edgard Varèse, Conlon Nancarrow, Elliott Sharp and Charlie Wilmoth. Hear the entire concert now on-demand. Mar 29, 2012
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Maverick Mixtapes: John Schaefer
For Maverick Mixtapes, we've asked musicians from different musical backgrounds to curate an hour of music that they deemed best fit the ideal of an "American Maverick." Today's featu... Mar 29, 2012
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Jacob Druckman on the State of Contemporary Music
Druckman discusses his role as the composer-in-residence at the New York Phiharmonic and the impetus behind the New Horizons contemporary music festival. He recounts the changing... Mar 29, 2012
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Maverick Mixtapes: Owen Pallett
Composer, violinist and songwriter Owen Pallett tells us about his interest in the music of Van Dyke Parks, "the spiritual godson of number-one American Maverick Charles Ives."
Mar 28, 2012
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Terry Riley Remembers In C
In this 2009 episode of WNYC's New Sounds, Terry Riley speaks with host John Schaefer about his landmark 1964 work In C which helped usher in the style known as minimalism. Mar 28, 2012
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Lukas Foss on Street Sign Inspiration and Struggles With Bach
In this 1973 Composers' Forum with host Martin Bookspan, Lukas Foss chats about the many musical hats he wears and musical life in both Israel and America.
Mar 27, 2012