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DJ /rupture
February 5, 2010
DJ /rupture’s diverse music includes traces from a wide array of genres, including: electronica, world music, and hip hop.
New Sounds
Gyan Riley's Guitar
February 3, 2010
Gyan Riley, composer, guitarist, and son of new music legend Terry Riley, visits the studio for a live performance of the Irish-African titled, yet also Indian- and Spanish-sounding stand-alone little ditty of a new work for guitar, "Irican." And more.
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Garrick Ohlsson
February 2, 2010
Garrick Ohlsson was the first American to win the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition. He joins us to talk about the "poet of the piano" and play live in our studio.
New Sounds Live
Silent Film Series
Feb. 10-12, 2010, 7PM
This year's silent film series is a short Yasujiro Ozu retrospective, featuring music from three different Seattle-based composers: Lori Goldston (the cellist best known for playing with Nirvana), pianist/composer/producer Wayne Horvitz, and composer/pianist/singer Robin Holcomb. Free at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden.
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Bill Withers
January 28, 2010
One of the sweetest voices of soul’s golden era in the 1970s, Bill Withers joins us in studio to talk about the recent documentary “Still Bill.”
Music on WNYC
Beating the Drummer Stereotype
Soundcheck
February 9, 2010
Led Zeppelin's late drummer John Bonham was notorious for his booze intake and fist fights. The Who's Keith Moon once drove a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool. But drummers can also be the steady foundation of any band. Today, a debate on whether drummers deserve all that bashing. Also: the incredible story of Priscilla, a talented 9-year-old rapper.
Choral Music from Eastern Europe
New Sounds
February 9, 2010
For this New Sounds (the John Schaefer birthday edition), listen to new choral music from Eastern Europe, including a new album of music by Estonia’s Veljo Tormis, and more.
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Silent Film Series
New Sounds Live
Feb. 10-12, 2010, 7PM
This year's silent film series is a short Yasujiro Ozu retrospective, featuring music from three different Seattle-based composers: Lori Goldston (the cellist best known for playing with Nirvana), pianist/composer/producer Wayne Horvitz, and composer/pianist/singer Robin Holcomb. Free at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden.
Battle Of The Boroughs
Got talent? Prove it. WNYC is launching a new talent competition to judge who comes out on top when performers from each of New York's boroughs go head to head. Finalists will perform at The Jerome L. Greene Space. Find out how to enter.
Oscar Brand Turns 90!
Join the WNYC family in celebrating host Oscar Brand’s 90th birthday! Whether you just recently discovered Oscar, or are a long-time fan of the folk music legend, send us your birthday wishes to share with Oscar and his many fans.
Q2: 500 Years of New Music
Q2 is a 24/7 online music stream that celebrates 500 years of new music and provides a companion for the musically curious.
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