Hannis Brown

Composer and Music Producer

Hannis Brown appears in the following:

Laurel Halo's Tribute to Space, Pause and the Dynamics of Recording

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

New York electronic-music artist Laurel Halo draws from traditions of drone music, Musique concrète and pop. Her Mixtape spans music by Robert Ashley and Toru Takemitsu.

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Quatuor Béla on the Early Metamorphosis of György Ligeti

Monday, March 03, 2014

The French string quartet Quatuor Béla tackle the restless and kinetic chamber music of the legendary Hungarian composer György Ligeti. Stream the album all this week on Q2 Music.

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Notes from Down Under: Australian Keyboard Music

Monday, February 24, 2014

Pianist and new-music specialist Lisa Moore closes her Hammered! residency with a week of music exploring the thriving contemporary-music scene and pianists of her native Australia. Listen weekdays at 10 am.

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Players Playback

Monday, February 17, 2014

Pianist and Hammered! guest host Lisa Moore presents a slew of recent live keyboard recordings selected by the players themselves, including Ursula Oppens, Sarah Cahill, Nico Muhly, T...

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Wilco's Glenn Kotche Spins His Offbeat Influences

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche has composed music for such classical ensembles as Kronos Quartet and Eighth Blackbird. His Mixtape shares influences, from minimalism to electronics.

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At Fives, Sixes and Sevens

Monday, February 10, 2014

This week on Hammered! pianist and guest host Lisa Moore explore a range of musical groups in which the piano finds itself. Tune in weekdays at 10 am for piano quintets, piano sextets...

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Visceral Connections with Jóhann Jóhannsson

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

The music of Iceland composer and producer Jóhann Jóhannsson draws from a palette of ambient music, post-rock and orchestral music. His Mixtape includes visceral music from Mahler, Me...

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Lisa Moore Takes it Outside the Box

Monday, February 03, 2014

Australian pianist Lisa Moore has performed with a slew of contemporary ensembles around the world, including the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Steve Reich Ensemble. She guest-hosts Ham...

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Hospitality's Nathan Michel Shares Music for Man and Machine

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Brooklyn-based trio Hospitality released their latest album "Trouble" on Tuesday. On Friday, they join youth ensemble Face the Music for this week's Ecstatic Music performance in the ...

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Jennifer Higdon on Finding her Opera Voice

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon has had her music performed by many top orchestras and soloists. Her Mixtape alternates American spirituals with the music of Maria Schneider, Kenji Bunch and more.

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Lansky's 'Notes to Self': An Electronic Music Pioneer Goes Unplugged

Friday, January 03, 2014

The Princeton-based electronic music pioneer Paul Lansky describes the pieces on his new album as "later-in-life adventures in music that needs no electricity." Hear why on our exclusive album stream.

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New York, Mid-Winter with Laurie Spiegel

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Since the reissue of her seminal 1980 debut album "The Expanding Universe," computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel has enjoyed a resurgence of attention. She offers music for the season on this week's Mixtape.

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Eight Artists Remix Caroline Shaw

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Each Wednesday for eight weeks, New Amsterdam features a new remix of Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita. The remixes will appear exclusively on Q2 Music. This week's feat...

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Music to Leave this World with John Luther Adams

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The music of 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner John Luther Adams seethes with the serenity and savage violence of his Alaskan home. Listen to his Mixtape.

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A Baroque Minimalism with Gregory Spears

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Composer Gregory Spears has collaborated with So Percussion, Eighth Blackbird and JACK quartet among others. His Mixtape illustrates his fascination with the parallels between early a...

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Electronic Musician Oneohtrix Point Never in Dialogue with the Past

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The music of Daniel Lopatin – aka Oneohtrix Point Never – is at once futuristic and in constant conversation with the past. His Mixtape collides Renaissance master Orlando Gibbons wit...

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Interview with Krzysztof Penderecki

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

On the heels of last month's Symphony Space performance celebrating the 80th birthday of Krzysztof Penderecki, the legendary Polish composer joins Phil Kline in the studio. Listen Friday at 12 pm.

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An Hour with Icelandic Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

The music of composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir paints textured sonic pictures as hazy and mystical as the as the landscape of her native Iceland. Listen to her Mixtape.

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Marvin Lin on the Proliferation of Electrical Currents

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Marvin Lin is the editor-in-chief of the webzine Tiny Mix Tapes. His Mixtape tours the history of electronic music, from Duchamp to Matmos. Listen Wednesday at 3 pm.

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Judd Greenstein on the Space Between Sounds

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Composer Judd Greenstein is a ubiquitous presence in New York's contemporary music scene. He's a co-founder of New Amsterdam Records and curator of the annual Ecstatic Music Festival ...

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