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Soundcheck / August 30, 2002

Soundcheck

Friday, August 30, 2002
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    Making Their Marks

    This season marks the 50th anniversary of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and the legendary choreographer for whom the troupe is named will discuss how he and his dancers will be celebrating the milestone. Also, the Shanghai String Quartet will be in the studio for a live performance and a conversation about musical memorials, particularly the ways in which music commemorates tragedies, both political and personal.

The members of the Shanghai String Quartet have moved across the Hudson for a residency at Montclair State University, an institution less known for its music department than it is as the home of the Yogi Berra Museum. In our neck of the woods, they’ve most recently been playing the works of Wolf, Beethoven, and Chausson.

More about the Shanghai String Quartet

First known as a soloist in the legendary Martha Graham’s dance company, Merce Cunningham paved his career path by constructing solo and group pieces based on irregular phrase lengths and body rhythms, rather than musical beats.

More about Merce Cunningham

Toumani Diabaté

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Taylor Swift

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

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Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.