On Demand
Kids Say the Darnedest Things
Evening Music
June 01, 2007
Airs Friday, June 1 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
David Garland chats with Nico Muhly, R. Luke Dubois, Payton MacDonald, and other still-emerging composers for whom amplification, sampling, digital manipulation and electronics are just part of their standard compositional toolbox.
The MTT Files
Evening Music
June 02, 2007
Airs Saturday June 2 at 8PM on 93.9 FM
In this premiere episode of The MTT Files on WNYC, Michael Tilson Thomas reviews what American classical music was like at the turn of the 20th century, and asks what it was about the cultural melting pot of places like Brooklyn that led us beyond Beethoven and Brahms.
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Mad About American Music
Evening Music
June 03, 2007
Airs Sunday, June 3 at 9PM on 93.9 FM
Gilbert Kaplan presents a special edition of Mad About Music, exploring the popularity of American composers by revisiting appearances of 11 of its 55 guests who chose an American work to be played on the show — including Tom Brokaw, Alan Alda, Renee Fleming and Condoleezza Rice.
Passing Strange
Evening Music
June 03, 2007
Airs Sunday, June 3 at 7PM on 93.9 FM
Songwriters Stew and Heidi Rodewald join host David Garland to talk about their unusual musical theater piece, "Passing Strange." An elegant and innovative coming of age story, "Passing Strange" deals with art, race, class—and the effort to find one's self with out being too selfish.
New Sounds Live
2009-2010 Concert Season
Guitarist Vernon Reid's multi-media "Artificial Afrika" to the music of avant-pop Dutch composer Jacob TV, songs by Elizabeth and the Catapult, new music to silent films by Yasujiro Ozu, and more.
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Ear to Ear
Ear to Ear takes innovative musicians off the New York stages and into the studio for relaxed, insightful conversation, as they share their personal recordings with host David Garland.
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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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The Wordless Music Series
WNYC presents four one-hour specials that highlight the ground-breaking '07-'08 season of the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad.
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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.
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