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Friday, June 01, 2007
  • American Music Festival 2007

    American Music after the Age of Aquarius

    David Garland chats with young composers about their digital compositional toolbox, and examines the emerging musical scene in which the newest generation is writing complex, minimalist pieces using rock instrumentation. Also, Boston-based composer Montserrat Torras joins David for a discussion of her work.

    The 2007 American Music Festival on WNYC

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Kids Say the Darnedest Things

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.

Spotlight on: Montserrat Torras

Airs Friday, June 1 at 10PM on 93.9 FM
Boston-based composer Montserrat Torras joins David Garland for a discussion of her musical work and style, which often incorporates the improvisational musical elements of her native Spain.

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69th American Music Festival: American Blend

May 21-22, at 7pm; May 23-24 at 8pm; May 25-27 at 7pm

Hosts Terrance McKnight and David Garland will curate and host a weeklong festival with special guests and rare recordings, concluding with live performances in WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space by Dafnis Prieto, Paola Prestini, Ezequiel Vinao and Yungchen Lhamo May 27.

globalFEST 2009

Listen on Demand

On January 11th, WNYC and NPR Music presented a live webcast of globalFEST 2009, the annual showcase that provides a "sneak peek" of global musicians on the verge of international fame.

Wordless Music

Concerts on Demand

WNYC presents web-exclusive concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.

Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble

Live Webcast

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.