Tonight on Contemporary Classics, I have back composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and joining her is Andrew Cyr, the artistic director/conductor of the Metropolis Ensemble who together have brought to us this new album entitled Forward Into Light which was co-released this past Friday February 27th on New Amsterdam Records and Nonesuch Records.
- 8:00pm Contemporary Classics Introduction by Kirsten Volness: Nocturne on Pre-recorded (Pre-recorded)
- 8:00pm Contemporary Classics March 3, 2026 Sarah Kirkland Snider & Andrew Cyr Part 1 by on Contemporary Classics
- 8:02pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 8:18pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 8:31pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on pre-recorded (pre-recorded)
- 8:34pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 8:45pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Forward Into Light by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:00pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Forward Into Light by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:00pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:00pm Contemporary Classics March 3, 2026 Sarah Kirkland Snider & Andrew Cyr Part 2 by on Contemporary Classics
- 9:05pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne- 1. Prelude: Eye of Mnemosyne by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:07pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 2. Mnemonic: Wheels of the Muses by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:09pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:12pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 3. Mori: Memory of the Dead by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:14pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:15pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 4. Vive: Power of the Snapshot by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:18pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:23pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 5. Memento: Defense against Time by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:26pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:27pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 6. Nostos: War Story by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:30pm Contemporary Classics by Mid Hour break on pre-recorded (pre-recorded)
- 9:33pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:34pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne – 7. Ephemera: Fragmented Memory by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:36pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Eye of Mnemosyne- 8. Psyche (Epilogue): Lens of Nostalgia by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:40pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
- 9:45pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Something for the Dark – 1. The Promise by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:52pm Sarah Kirkland Snider: Something for the Dark – 2. Of Rise and Renewal by Andrew Cyr conducting the Metropolis Ensemble on Forward Into Light (New Amsterdam Records/Nonesuch Records)
- 9:57pm Conversation with Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Andrew Cyr with Dave Lake on live (live)
