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Soundcheck / December 05, 2003

Soundcheck

Friday, December 05, 2003
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  • Composer John Adams
    John Adams

    Adams Family

    John Adams’s controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer” recounted the 1985 hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinian terrorists and the subsequent murder of Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish American passenger. The Brooklyn Academy of Music, which presented the American premiere of the work in 1991, has brought it back this week for a series of concert performances. Today on Soundcheck, Adams joins John Schaefer to respond to some of the criticisms of the work – which was seen by many as insensitive in its treatment of religious issues. Also on the show, vocal quartet Anonymous Four takes a break from its farewell tour for a live performance in the studio with harpist Andrew Lawrence King.

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    • Introducing our Video Contest

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    John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

    In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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    The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

    Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

    Soundcheck

    Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

    In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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    The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

    The Decemberists

    In Studio: The Decemberists

    The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

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    Sound Off

    Soundcheck

    Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.