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Monday, March 06, 2006
  • Mark Morris Nutcracker

    Dance Fever

    Widely considered one of the dance world's most musical choreographers Mark Morris will celebrate the 25 years of his dance group, by curating a month's worth of live music at BAM Café in Brooklyn. He joins us to talk about this, and reflect back on his career, which has spanned large-scale dances and operas, intimate studio works, and a budding career as an opera director (he will direct a production of Gluck's masterpiece "Orfeo ed Euridice" at the Metropolitan Opera next season. Also on the show: Iranian composer and tar (lute) virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh. He has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble; now he's on the road, touring with a group of countrymen known as "The Masters of Persian Music." Finally, a look at the phenomenon of the video mash-up.

Mark Morris

Choreographer Mark Morris joins us on the 25th anniversary of his company.
» Mark Morris Dance Group Web site

Video Mash-Ups

The audio mash-up has been around for years, but thanks to the Internet, there's a popular new variation: the video mash-up. Newsweek technology editor N'gai Coral explains.

Hossein Alizadeh

Hossein Alizadeh is one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian music and he joins us today.
» Hossein Alizadeh's 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.

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.

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.