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Want to know what's in Mark Morris' ears? How about what music Alec Baldwin uses to prep for his role on "30 Rock"? And just what makes Wagner's "Ring" so special, anyway? Look for the answers to all of those questions and more on our music festivals and specials page, where you'll find a treasure-trove of stimulating conversations, opinions, reflections, and of course, great music!
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Live from Carnegie Hall
Evening Music
October 16, 2008
Terrance McKnight and David Garland co-host this live broadcast of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Jean-Yves Thibaudet guests in Saint-Saëns' fiery Piano Concerto No. 2, and we hear some classical "fire" via Haydn's Symphony No. 59. Also on the concert, the World premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec's answer to Bach, "Brandenburg Gate."
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Performance Today: Live in Aspen
Evening Music
July 20, 2008
Join host Fred Child for this special performance recorded live in Aspen. The concert features Rachmaninoff preludes from pianist Lang Lang; a Mozart piano trio featuring violinist Julia Fischer, cellist Daniel Muller-Schott and pianist Jonathan Gilad; and South American works from guitarist Sharon Isbin.
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Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble Live Webcast
Evening Music
July 18, 2008
WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.
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Video: Deerhoof fans perform leaked track for WNYC
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Deerhoof on Spinning on Air (March 18, 2007)
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Metropolis Ensemble
Deerhoof
Celebrate Brooklyn!
Wordless Music
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Hilary Hahn and Josh Ritter in concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening Music
April 24, 2008
Terrance McKnight takes you on a special musical travelogue, so put on your finest duds and some comfortable shoes as we travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a sold-out concert with world renowned violinist Hilary Hahn and singer-songwriter Josh Ritter.
Afterwards, follow Terrance to the downtown club Drom for the after-party celebrating the release of Hahn's new CD of Sibelius and Schoenberg Violin Concertos. Find out what's behind this uncommon musical pairing from both artists and weigh in with your own dream combos as Terrance takes you this unique, intimately guided tour.
Our Technical Director for this program was Edward Haber; our engineer was Irene Trudel. The program was produced by Brian Wise with Alex Ambrose; our Executive Producer was Limor Tomer. A special thanks to Anya Grundmann from NPR Music.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: Live from Carnegie Hall
Evening Music
April 01, 2008
WNYC presents this live broadcast of the world-renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from Carnegie Hall, hosted by Evening Music's Terrance McKnight and Soundcheck's John Schaefer. Featured are Aaron Copland's "Latin American Sketches," Ernest Chausson's "Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer" (Poem of Love and the Sea) with Dame Felicity Lott, and George Bizet's Symphony in C Major.
Also on the program is a new work by Cuban-born composer Tania León, "Ácana." Based on a 1944 poem by Cuban poet laureate Nicolas Guillen, the work takes its name from a tree indigenous to the American meridian. According to the composer, "Ácana" is meant to be "a sonic palette of sounds that invisibly connect the cultures and soul of the peoples in the American continent."
This program is supported, in part, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Songs of the Spirit
Evening Music
January 21, 2008
WNYC presents highlights from "Songs of the Spirit," a concert series that promotes interfaith and intercultural unity through music. Hosted by Helga Davis, this recent performance from the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine features Odetta, whom The New York Times calls the "Mother Empress of Folk and Blues," South African mega-star Hugh Masekela, and New York based Psychedelic Sufi Trance Rock singer Haale.
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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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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.
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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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