Tue. 8 pm – This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics is my conversation with a young Latvian composer, Matiss Cudars whom I met last summer at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMOCA) in North Adams MA. 04/28/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – Tonight on WRUU Contemporary Classics, is my celebration of the bassoon in contemporary classical music. My thanks to Rebekah Heller of the International Contemporary Ensemble for her help in putting this show together. 04/21/2020.
This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm ET, I will be doing a composer conversation with Brooklyn based composer Phong Tran. Phong Tran is known for both his electroacoustic and his instrumental music and we will be sampling from and talking about both. 04/14/2020.
This Tuesday (4/7/20) on Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm ET, I am celebrating the life and music of composer Krzysztof Penderecki who passed away on March 29th. He was a well respected classical composer but some of his music was used in the movies “The Exorcist” and “The Shining” 04/07/2020.
This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm I will be broadcasting my interview with Greek composer Rafailia Bampasidou which I recorded last July at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMOCA) in North Adams MA. 03/31/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics, Dave is again joined by composer Martin Gendelman to explore the music of Italian composers including: Luciano Berio, Giacinto Scelsi, Franco Donatoni, Salvatore Sciarriano, Fausto Romitelli, Luca Francesconi, and Mauro Lanza. 3/24/20
Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics is the third of three shows on Irish contemporary classical music. This week I feature all women Irish composers. 03/18/2020.
Tue.8 pm – Contemporary Classics is continuing its salute to Irish contemporary classical music composers with my interview with Irish composer Ann Cleare. Ann describes her music as “sonic landscapes” and we will be exploring some of these “sonic landscapes” during the program. 03/10/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm starts a three week tribute to Irish contemporary classical music in celebration of St. Patrick’s day when this mini-festival of Irish contemporary classical music ends. 03/03/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics I am featuring my interviews with two young composers, Dai Wei and Celia Swart. I had the opportunity to talk with both at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival this past July. Great conversation and great music. 02/25/2020.
