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Soundcheck / February 15, 2006

Soundcheck

Wednesday, February 15, 2006
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  • Chess Pieces John Cage, 1944.
    Detail from: Chess Pieces John Cage, 1944. Black and white ink on gouache on masonite. 19 x 19 inches. Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois.

    The Art of Chess

    The confluence of music, visual art and film are all brought together by the game of chess in a new exhibition at the Noguchi Museum. Pianist Margarent Leng Tan and guest curator Larry List join us to talk about the interdisciplinary program. And, The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer is considered to be one of cinema's supreme achievements. Later this week, the 1928 film will be presented with new music composed by Richard Einhorn and we’ll get a preview from the composer.

Joan of Arc, re-visited

The classic silent film, Joan of Arc, with new music by the avant garde composer, Richard Einhorn.
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Chess: The Art, The Music, the Movies

John Cage scholar and pianist Margaret Leng Tan, and curator Larry List join us with a conversation about the way chess has inspired art for the past 60 years.
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Willie Nelson's Gay Cowboy Song

Willie Nelson, iconoclast, outlaw, and biodiesel proponent, is the reigning king of the cowboy song. But for Valentine's Day this year, he released a recording of a cowboy song with a queer twist: Ned Sublette's "Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of each other)." Kelefah Sanneh, pop music critic for The New York Times, offers his review.

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.