Alex Ambrose appears in the following:
Watch: Sarah Cahill Performs Lou Harrison's Unpublished 'Range Song'
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Pianist Sarah Cahill stopped by the Q2 Music studio to perform Lou Harrison's rarely-heard (and perhaps never-before recorded) 'Range Song.'
Download: Vivian Fung Concerto with Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Hear the world premiere performance of Canadian-born composer Vivian Fung's Harp Concerto, the fruit of a close collaboration with New York City-based harpist Bridget Kibbey.
Download: Pianist Sarah Cahill Performs Terry Riley and Samuel Adams
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Terry Riley remains eternally youthful, continuing to work at an invigorated pace. Samuel Adams, the composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony, wrote “Shade Studies” in his honor.
Christopher Cerrone's 'High Windows' Finds an Elusive Balance
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Christopher Cerrone’s music strikes that elusive balance between intense emotion and meticulous craft, and combines ornamental dissonance with luminous triadic harmony.
In-Studio: Marc-André Hamelin and the Composer-Pianist Tradition
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin stopped by the WQXR studios to perform his "Pavane Variée" and George Gershwin's "Liza," arranged by Earl Wild. Watch his performance on-demand.
Download: John Cage and Domenico Scarlatti's Piano Sonatas
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
John Cage and Domenico Scarlatti make for an odd juxtaposition. But where some might hear contrast in the sonatas of this unlikely couple, pianist David Greilsammer hears complement.
Philip Glass on David Bowie and Trekking Across Central Asia
Monday, February 08, 2016
Philip Glass returns as curator for the 26th annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall. He stopped by the studio to talk spiritual awakenings and performing with David Bowie.
LPR Live Launches with Steve Reich's Iconic 'Different Trains'
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
LPR Live, a new podcast showcasing dynamic pieces recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge, launches with Steve Reich's seminal "Different Trains" performed by ACME.
Her Music: Crusading Female Composers of the Present and Past
Monday, September 14, 2015
All day today, September 26, celebrate the breadth of ceiling-shattering achievements of female composers with an encore presentation of "Her Music," a 24-hour celebration.
A World Apärt: 24-Hour Arvo Pärt Marathon
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Celebrate the 80th birthday of Arvo Pärt today with an encore stream of A World Apärt: a 24-hour survey of one of the most revolutionary voices of the 21st century.
Sportswear Company Makes its Pitch With Glass's 'Einstein on the Beach'
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The opening music of Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson's 1976 opera "Einstein on the Beach" is at the center of a new ad campaign celebrating athletic precision and endurance.
24 Hours of Latvian New Music with 'Jaunā Mūzika: Latvija'
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Saturday August 29, Q2 Music presents an encore presentation of "Jaunā Mūzika: Latvija" (New Music: Latvia) – a 24-hour marathon of dynamic new music from the heart of the Baltics.
Meredith Monk On Q2's 'Spaces'
Monday, November 17, 2014
For more than 40 years, one sprawling, light-drenched, fifth-floor loft in Tribeca has played home to the life and white-hot creative energies of composer, choreographer, dancer and joyfully pioneering singer Meredith Monk.
In this episode of Q2 Spaces, we tour the living quarters, urban fairy-tale rehearsal space and ...
Video: In Meredith Monk's Loft, Tortoise Dreams and Folk Music from Another Planet
Monday, November 17, 2014
Tour the sprawling, fifth-floor Tribeca loft that has played home for over 40 years to the joyfully pioneering performer Meredith Monk.
Finn-to-Finn: 24-Hour Marathons of Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kaija Saariaho
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
All day today, we celebrate the upcoming birthday of influential Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho with a 24-hour survey of her music, hosted by Phil Kline.
A Musical Tribute to Edgar Varèse, April 17, 1981
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
How a Frank Zappa-hosted concert of music by Varèse was resurrected
Frank Zappa Referees Tribute to Edgard Varèse
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Q2 Music is thrilled to present an archival recording of the famous Frank Zappa-hosted concert of the music of Edgard Varèse, recorded April 17, 1981 at the now-defunct Palladium in NYC.
How to Talk to a Female Composer
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Interviewing a composer can be a daunting proposition, especially when confronted with the bodily reality of one who is non-male. Here's a how-to guide for beginners.
Encore: 24-Hour Stream of Emerging Women Composers
Monday, August 25, 2014
Her Music, Q2 Music's 24-hour celebration of emerging female composers, features 134 composers, and it's streaming now until 11:59 pm.
Her Music: Today's Emerging Female Composer
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Even as women have achieved growing parity in the ranks of professional musicians, their numbers are noticeably small in one key area: the composers whose works are performed.
