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Spinning On Air Archive
February 2005
Bill Smith, aka William O. Smith
Friday, February 25, 2005
Don't let his average-guy name fool you; there's nothing average about clarinetist and composer Bill Smith! Now in his 78th year, Smith has spent more than half a century connecting musical worlds and extending the possibilities of his instrument.
Amy Kohn's radio opera "1 Plum Sq."
Friday, February 18, 2005
Spinning On Air presents the radio premier of 1 Plum Sq., an 80-minute Opera/Musical-Theater piece with words and music by Amy Kohn. 1 Plum Sq. tells of construction versus destruction in architecture, in creativity, in relationships, and in the mind. It's written in a style composer Kohn accurately describes as "rhythmic, post-minimalist, baroque and jazz influenced." This special WNYC production features four singers, piano, bass, accordion, drums, and police-scanner.
News and Information
Friday, February 11, 2005
The "news" here is the musical kind: new and unreleased tracks by M.
Ward, Akron/Family, Antony and the Johnsons, The Dirty Projectors, Jana Hunter, Metallic Falcons, The Wingdale Community Singers, Bright Eyes, and others. The information comes thick and fast in Jeffrey Lewis' "The History of Punk on New York's Lower East Side, 1950-1975," a concise set of musical descriptions and depictions in rollicking, rhyming verse. Outside the realm of news and information--even outside the world of logic--are a pair of songs, one each from Seth Faergolzia and Barry Bliss. With Valentine's Day approaching we have a little bouquet--a corsage is more like it--of love songs from Michael Holt, Daniel Johnston, and The Blow, plus you get the chance to show your love for WNYC (yeah, fundraising).
Sufjan Stevens
Friday, February 04, 2005
Young songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens visits to share his CD "Michigan." The album is an affecting and impressive blend of simplicity and complexity, and through its various songs it tells of lives lived in a beleaguered and beautiful state. Host David Garland considers the CD one of the best he's heard in quite some time. In addition to guiding us through "Michigan," Stevens will tell us about his background and his intention to write and record an album for each of the fifty states. Plus, Sufjan brings in his banjo and guitar to perform some new songs live in the WNYC studio. This program first aired March 5, 2004.
David Garland on the Web
All About WNYC's Music Host
David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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