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Kristjan Jarvi's Absolute Ensemble is one of the most inventive orchestras in New York, largely because it acknowledges no musical boundaries. The enterprising young conductor joins us today along with composer-saxophonist Daniel Schnyder to preview the group's upcoming concert at Miller Theater, which features Schnyder's Concerto for Bass Trombone, called "one of the most exciting world premieres heard in years" by Newsday after its 1999 premiere. Also, we speak with New York Times reporter David Gonzalez, who recently examined the small independent record stores that dot New York's landscape. He notes that while Internet downloads have pushed big stores like Tower Records into bankruptcy, the city's dwindling number of smaller establishments are also struggling to survive. But the reasons for their struggles are very different, and the Internet is hardly their chief enemy. Also today, Soundcheck talks with Composer Paul Moravec, just awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his chamber work entitled Tempest Fantasy, which was written for piano, violin, cello and clarinet. Moravec, currently head of the music department at Adelphi University, has taught at Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth and Hunter College.
» Kristjan Jarvi's Web site
» Daniel Schnyder's Web site
» Jazz, Classical, And Endless Blues...
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For more information about past Pulitzer-Prize winning composer John Adams, you can listen to the following Soundcheck interviews with John Adams:
» John Adams on Soundcheck, September 10, 2002
» John Adams on Soundcheck, August 5, 2003
» John Adams on Soundcheck, March 20, 2003
» John Adams's 9/11 Work Wins 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Music
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