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Tod MachoverBetter Living Through String Quartets
Today on the program, an musical update from Bagdhad, where one music and dance school continues to carry on, despite ongoing violence. Tod Machover, a composer and professor of music and media at MIT, pays tribute to both Albert Einstein and composer Elliott Carter in his latest work for string quartet, "But Not Simpler." Today, Machover joins us along with the Ying Quartet, which will give the New York premiere at Symphony Space Thursday night. According to Machover, the piece "dramatizes the search for calm and coherence in the midst of present-day complexity and diversity." Also joining us is Agnes Chan, a singer, actress, child-rights activist, academic, a mother of three. These multiple roles come together in her U.S. debut album, "Forget Yourself," a collection of songs inspired by children in Ethiopia, Iraq, and other war-torn countries - as well as her own native Japan.
The Music Plays On
Times of London reporter Stephen Farrell joins us from Iraq, with a report on the Bagdhad Music and Dance School.
» Stephen Farrell's article
Agnes Chan
Agnes Chan joins us to talk about her multifaceted career.
» Tokyo-based activist and singer Agnes Chan to release U.S. debut album
Pulling Strings with the Yings
The Ying Quartet and composer Tod Machover present his latest piece, "...but not simpler ...," which alternates movements played traditionally with electronically generated interludes.
» Tod Machover's Web site
» Symphony Space's Website
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