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.
Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics welcomes back co-host Martin Gendelman and we will be doing a show on Latin American contemporary music composers. 2/18/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – On Tuesday night’s Contemporary Classics I have a conversation with a composer I met at the Winnipeg New Music Festival, Jared Miller. And we learned that he has been nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammys) for best contemporary classical composition for a work we will be playing and talking about on the show “Under Sea, Above Sky”. 02/11/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm is the full interview I had with composer Sarah Kirkland Snider about her album “Penelope” which was featured last week at the Winnipeg New Music Festival in a performance by Shara Nova and a wonderful septet. 02/04/2020.
Tue. 8 pm – on Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm ET is my conversation with classical and jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Thomson. Ken is a fabulous performer and composer who has a lot of interesting things to say about jazz, contemporary classical music and being a composer in New York City.
