Evening Music

American Music after the Age of Aquarius

Friday, June 01, 2007

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 Darndest 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.