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Soundcheck / April 22, 2004

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Thursday, April 22, 2004
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  • WNYC Young People's Concert Chorus in Spain 2003
    WNYC Young People's Concert Chorus in Spain 2003

    Generation Next

    The WNYC Young People's Radio Chorus under the baton of Francisco Nunez makes a return visit to the Soundcheck studio to show again why the children’s chorus is inspiring works from some of today’s finest living composers. The Chorus’s live performance comes in advance of its fourth annual Transient Glory concert this Sunday that features a cross-cultural mix of composers including Tod Machover, Bright Sheng, and Judith Weir. Speaking of cultural blends, Asian culture has influenced everything from American food to fashion to film, but it has also had an impact on contemporary music. Violinist Cho-Liang Lin stops by to preview a pair of concerts that he is curating at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center next month that will juxtapose music by composers from China, Japan and Azerbaijan with Western composers like Glass, Ravel and Partch.

For more information about the YPC, and access to the study guides that accompany the pieces of music you’ve heard on today’s show, please visit:
» April 22 Transient Glory concert program

Additional Resources:
» Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Web site
» Young People's Chorus Web site

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

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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

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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.