Tue. 8 pm – On Contemporary Classics from 8-10pm, I am again joined by composer Martin Gendelman. On this episode we will be talking about and playing the music of Hungarian composer Péter Eötvös. We will link his music to other Hungarian composers such as György Ligeti and György Kurtág. 12/10/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT- on Contemporary Classics is my show featuring a conversation with and the music of New York City composer Debra Kaye followed by music by other New York City composers including Du Yun, Harry Stafylakis, Jeremy Gill and David Lang. 12/03/2019.
This Tuesday on Contemporary Classics from 8-20 pm I have a conversation with composer Jeffrey Brooks about his recently released album “The Passion” on Cantaloupe Records. 11/26/2019.
Tuesday night on Contemporary Classics from 8-10 pm ET is my conversation with composer Benjamin Warsaw about his work Microcosms which is a book of piano pieces for the developing pianist. We will be playing the whole book of works and pictures from the work will be on the WRUU Contemporary Classics Facebook Page. 11/19/2019.
Tue. 8 pm EDT-On Tuesday’s (11/12) Contemporary Classics from 8-9pm I have an interview with and we play the music of composer and flutist Nicole Chamberlain. Raised in Savannah but not living in Atlanta, Nicole Chamberlain will be back in town on Saturday, November 23rd for the Savannah Area Flute Association’s Flute Day and to celebrate that we are having Nicole on the show to talk about extended flute techniques and her compositions. 11/12/2019.
This Tuesday (11/5/19) on Contemporary Classics from 8-10 pm EST is my conversation with composer Anna Clyne whose work “Masquerade” will lead off the November 16th concert of the Savannah Philharmonic and whose work “Sound and Fury” on November 7th will be premiered by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 11/05/2019.
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.
