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.
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
