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Vicky Chow (left), Todd Reynolds, and Amanda Bathgate perform Dennehy's 'Bulb.'

Launch Party and Concert: Donnacha Dennehy

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Donnacha Dennehy's piano trio Bulb opened the Meet the Composer Launch Party and Concert on Tuesday, June 24. Pianist Vicky Chow, cellist Ashley Bathgate and violinist Todd Reynolds p...

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Q2 Music celebrated the launch of Meet the Composer with a Kick-off Party on June 24, 2014

On-Demand Video: Meet the Composer Launch Party and Concert

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Q2 Music celebrated the launch of its inaugural podcast, Meet the Composer, on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 pm with a music party in The Greene Space at WQXR. Re-live the complete show. 

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Hotel Elefant percussionist Nick Gleason performs Adams's 'Red Arc / Blue Veil'

Launch Party and Concert: John Luther Adams

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Red Arc / Blue Veil by John Luther Adams, the subject of the first episode of Meet the Composer, is a piece that defies its small instrumentation. For piano, mallet percussion and pro...

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Cellist Andrew Yee of the Attacca Quartet

Launch Party and Concert: Andrew Norman

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Andrew Norman's Peculiar Strokes for string quartet, a series of miniatures with titles like "Up," "Down" and "Spread," contrast his somewhat-signature, grand tangles of sound for lar...

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Flutist Claire Chase performs Balter in The Greene Space.

Launch Party and Concert: Marcos Balter

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Composer Marcos Balter knew it was love at first sight when he heard flutist Claire Chase perform for the first time. After becoming friends, Balter wrote Pessoa for Chase, a piece fo...

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Kickstarter

Internet Wall of Gratitude

Monday, June 30, 2014

We just wanted to thank you again for your amazing support of Meet the Composer. Because of you, we have really been able to sink our teeth into the project and produce something we a...

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John Luther Adams: Bad Decisions and Finding Home

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The composer got kicked out of multiple high schools and moved to the edge of society in Alaska, yet somehow managed to win a 2014 Pulitzer Prize. Here's how he did it.

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Frank Zappa

John Luther Adams: I. Frank Zappa as Gateway Drug

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

If you know John Luther Adams's music now, you might not guess that he started as a member of a rock cover band in New Jersey called "Sloth"—in fact, there a few things you might not ...

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The weather of music

John Luther Adams: III. Weather, Wind and Being Brave

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

In the third movement of episode three, hear about John Luther Adams's installations and dream-based composing methods, and hear the JACK Quartet play part of an unreleased string qua...

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The Greene Space

Q2 Music Presents “Meet the Composer” Launch Party

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

7:00 PM

Celebrate the launch of Q2 Music’s groundbreaking new podcast, Meet the Composer, with a music party in The Greene Space at WQXR!

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Chugach Mountains, Alaska

John Luther Adams: II. "From the moment I arrived, I knew I'd found home."

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Adams relocated to Alaska in the 1970's. While he moved north, his musical vision centered, developing the signature, open sound by which he has come to be known. In the second moveme...

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From left to right: John Luther Adams, Andrew Norman (top), Donnacha Dennehy (bottom), Caroline Shaw and Marcos Balter

Watch Live: 'Meet the Composer' Launch Party

Friday, May 09, 2014

Celebrate the launch of Q2 Music’s groundbreaking new podcast, Meet the Composer, with a music party and live video webcast in The Greene Space at WQXR! Nadia Sirota hosts and feature...

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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen with composer Witold Lutosławski

Lutosławski 101 with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Thursday, November 07, 2013

Host Nadia Sirota explores three critical works in Lutosławski's catalog, Musique funèbre, Concerto for Orchestra and Les Espaces du sommeil, while offering insights and anecdotes fro...

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Zakopane, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: VII. Last Thoughts

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Seven explores his last thoughts. 

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Gdańsk, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: VI. The Late Style

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Six explores his late style. 

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Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: V. Heroism and Dissent

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Five explores heroism and dissent. 

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Gdańsk, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: IV. Consolidating the Mature Style

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Four explores ...

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Old Town Market in Warsaw, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: III. Breakthrough to Modernism

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Three explores...

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Warsaw, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: II. The Postwar Period

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part Two explores the postwar period. 

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Main square in Kraków, Poland

Lutosławski at 100: I. Early Works and World War II

Monday, November 04, 2013

By Steven Stucky

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Q2 Music presents Lutosławski at 100 – a seven-part series hosted by Nadia Sirota celebrating the centenary of Polish icon Witold Lutosławski. Part One explores early works and World War II.

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