This Tuesday (10/29) on Contemporary Classics from 8-11pm we are celebrating the Modulus Festival in Vancouver BC which begins tonight and runs through November 3rd. The show feature interviews with and music of composers Sabrina Schroeder and Nancy Tam and cellist Peggy Lee, all of whom will be at the Modulus Festival. 10/29/2019
This Tuesday (10/22) from 8-10pm on Contemporary Classics, the roots of modern percussion will be discussed with composer Martin Gendelman. We will be including music by Xenakis, Stockhausen, Cage, Manoury and Donatoni. 10/22/2019.
This Tuesday (10/15) at 8-10pm on Contemporary Classics is a highly unusual Composer Conversation with Gordon McGladdery better known as the musical artist “A Shell in the Pit” who is a composer for video games. We will be mostly talking with Gordon about the award winning video game “Wandersong”. 10/15/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT- This week on Contemporary Classics is a tribute to both the soprano Jessye Norman who died on this Monday and composer Christopher Rouse who died on September 21st.
Tue. 8 pm EDT- on Contemporary Classics I am featuring an interview with composer Donnacha Dennehy and Alarm Will Sound’s Artistic Director Alan Pierson to talk about the powerful recently released album “The Hunger”. In addition I will be talking with Donnacha Dennehy about his life and other works. 10/01/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT- This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics is my interview with composer Eve Beglarian. This will focus on her life as a composer and several of her works. 09/24/2019.
Tue.8 pm EDT- on Contemporary Classics from 8-10 pm is a conversation about the music of composer Thomas Ades with guest co-host composer Martin Gendelman. We have selected several works to talk about during the show to give insights into this prominent British composer. 09/17/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT- On Contemporary Classics I will have an interview with composer Karen Walwyn. She is one of the composers featured at the Savannah Philharmonic’s Larsen Musician Spotlight Series concert entitled “Le Resistance: Composers in the modern era” which will be at 5:00pm on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension. 09/10/2019
Tue. 8 pm EDT-my third show celebrating contemporary classical music heard at the 2019 Spoleto USA Festival. 09/003/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT-This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics from we are celebrating Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which earlier this year suffered terrible damage from a fire. We will be featuring music either recorded in Notre Dame itself, is performed on the organ at Notre Dame in Paris or otherwise associated with this great Cathedral. 08/27/2019
