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Soundcheck's Songwriting Contest

Soundcheck

October 10, 2008
It's time to crown a winner in Soundcheck’s first-ever songwriting contest. Today, our judge, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, reveals his pick (and it might surprise you). Live performances by the Brooklyn-based band One Ring Zero and violist Garth Knox.

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Thelonious Monk

Evening Music

October 10, 2008
Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk had a sound as distinctive as his name. Though he confused some listeners with his unusual musical ideas, he thrilled those who value a unique perspective.

Teatro Rossini (photo by Aaron Cohen)

Music in Le Marche

WNYC Guest Blog

WNYC has a new Foreign Cultural Correspondent in Aaron Cohen. Taking a week off from his job as Associate Director of Programming Operations, Aaron recently spent a week touring the Italian region of Le Marche, where he caught up with this year's Rossini Festival.

Oscar Bettison

Sweet Driving Rhythm

New Sounds

Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
New music from the concert hall now reflects the driving rhythms of rock and jazz. For this New Sounds program, we'll hear several examples, including Oscar Bettison's "O Death," the European classic, "De Staat" by Louis Andriessen, and "Paranoid Cheese" by Marc Mellits.

Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert

Mad About Music

Airs Sunday, October 12 at 9PM on 93.9FM
Alan Gilbert is the Music Director Designate of the New York Philharmonic, and will begin his tenure as the orchestra's 25th Music Director with the start of the 2009-10 season. The Manhattan-born maestro joins host Gilbert Kaplan for this episode of Mad About Music.

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New Sounds Live

2008-2009 Concert Season

The 22nd annual New Sounds Live concert series starts in October, and we look ahead to the 23rd annual season. View a schedule of the concert series.

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Wordless Music Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.» Music from the 92nd Street Y Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.» Concerts from the Frick Collection For over sixty years, the series Concerts from The Frick Collection has delighted WNYC listeners with the finest in keyboard recitals, chamber groups, and early music ensembles.» The New Americans WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.»

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