John Schaefer
John Schaefer appears in the following:
So Percussion, Bobby Previte and Special Guests
Monday, March 28, 2011
On Monday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you our final live audio Webcast from the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Housed at Merkin Concert Hall, this evening's performance features the innovative quartet So Percussion premiering a work by composer and drummer Bobby Previte.
WTF do we do about the F-word?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
What is it about the F-word that makes it so troublesome?
Announcing Cued Up: Spring 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
This week, Q2 launches the 13-week Spring 2011 season of our flagship show, Cued Up, with the first encore presentation of one of the more mesmerizing evenings in our recent live Webcast history.
The Greene Space
Soundcheck Live: Steve Martin and Mike Birbiglia
Friday, March 18, 2011
2:00 PM
Steve Martin and his band the Steep Canyon Rangers perform live on Soundcheck. Plus, an interview with comedian and This Amercian Life regular Mike Birbiglia.
Hello He Must Be Going
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
With Phil Collins' career, you have to take the good with the bad.
Shara Worden, Sarah Kirkland Snider and yMusic
Monday, March 14, 2011
On Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you a live audio Webcast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival, this evening features composer/vocalist Shara Worden and the stunning sextet yMusic performing works by Worden and Sarah Kirkland Snider.
Lost In Translation
Monday, March 07, 2011
John Schaefer wonders if anyone goes to a Lady Gaga concert for the words.
Shhh... Secret News
Sunday, March 06, 2011
This Sunday, Q2 offers live performances by two high-impact bandsembles from New Sounds Live and the Ecstatic Music Festival: the politically conscious Newspeak and Darcy James Argue's left-field big band Secret Society.
Live Web cast: Newspeak and Secret Society
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Q2 brings you a live audio Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. The evening features the eight-piece, high-octane ensemble Newspeak alongside Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.
The album's big idea
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
John Schaefer asks, what IS a concept album anyway?
Some Grammy Thoughts
Monday, February 14, 2011
John Schaefer reacts to the Grammys' surprises.
Bang on a Can 2011 People's Commissioning Fund Concert
Sunday, February 13, 2011
On Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live teamed up to bring you a live audio Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival, this annual world premiere-commissioning concert presents the electric Bang on a Can All-Stars live in concert.
Bang on a Can All-Stars Live Audio Web cast
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
On Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up once again to bring you a live Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall with WNYC host, John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival, this annual world premiere-commissioning concert presents the perennially badass Bang on a Can All-Stars live in concert.
Fell In Love With A Girl, And A Guy
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
John Schaefer says the White Stripes don't owe us anything else.
Remembering Milton Babbitt
Monday, January 31, 2011
I encountered Milton Babbitt’s music before I ever met the man. Given the uncompromising intellectual rigor of his music (a nice way of saying that it made my brain hurt), I expected Mr. Babbitt to be some kind of monster. Instead, the first time I met him, he looked at me and determined, correctly, that I had a cold, and said, “hello, would you like some Vitamin C?” Now, I didn’t particularly believe that a Vitamin C pill would do much for me, but I took one, mostly out of relief that Babbitt hadn’t yelled at me (I’d already published some things which championed the emerging “downtown” composers who were pushing back at the academic nature of Babbitt’s music).
My Tinnitus Scare
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
John Schaefer finds that tinnitus isn't just ringing in the ears...
Jazz Looks East
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Pop pushed world music to the fore - but jazzers like Charles Lloyd got there first.
White Hot Credo
Sunday, January 16, 2011
As we enter the coldest days of winter, we invite you to banish the chills and stasis of January by listening to last November's transcendent White Light Festival: Credo - a live Web cast from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle featuring members of the Icelandic band, SigurRós, the Hilliard Ensemble, the Latvian National Choir and the Wordless Music Orchestra.
The 10 Greatest Composers
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
John Schaefer finds that making a Classical Top 10 is HARD!
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