Tue. 8 pm EDT- On Contemporary Classics, I am celebrating the 2019 Bang on a Can Summer Festival featuring works and composers, including Julius Eastman, Annie Gosfield, Julia Wolfe and Brian Eno along with several young composers who are part of the composer fellows including Dai Wei, Sophia Jani and Phong Tran.
Tue. 8 pm ET- Contemporary Classics features a composer conversation with Scottish composer and harpist Ailie Robertson talking about both her compositions as well as performances with the various international groups of musicians with whom she works. 07/09/2019
Tue. 8 pm ET- on Contemporary Classics we have the first of three shows celebrating contemporary classical music that I heard at the Spoleto USA festival in Charleston this past month. 07/02/2019
Tue. 8 pm. ET- What do Karlheinz Stockhausen, Edgard Varèse, Jan Sibelius, John Cage and the Beatles have in common? To find out you have to listen to the Contemporary Classics celebration of Global Beatles Day on Tuesday, June 25thfrom 8-10 pm EDT. 06/25/2019
Tue. 8 pm ET- On Contemporary Classics we are featuring the new release by composer John Luther Adams called “Become Desert” on Cantaloupe Records, that was just release on Friday June 14th. We will also have “Beyond River” and “Beyond Ocean” to complete the Beyond trilogy of works. 06/18/2019
Tue. 8 pm ET- This week on Contemporary Classics (May 28, 2019) I am featuring a “Composer Conversation” with Bunny Beck, a New York City based composer. We will also be talking in depth about two of her works “Fantasy for Saxophones” and “Suite for Sarro”. Later in the show we will feature music by other New York City composers including Ed Windels, Harry Stafylakis, Debra Kaye and David Mecionis. Contemporary Classics is from 8-10 on Tuesday nights on WRUU-LP, Savannah, 107.5 FM and streaming at wruu.org. 05/28/2019
Tue. 8 pm ET- This Tuesday evening from 8-10 pm is Contemporary Classics featuring a composer conversation with composer Paul Wianko, who is the composer in residence at the Spoleto Festival. We will be talking about his development as a musician and composer and in detail about his second string quartet – “Lift”. Contemporary Classics is Tuesday evenings from 8-10 pm on WRUU 107.5 FM and streaming on WRUU.ORG
Tue. 8 pm ET- We have a particularly special edition of Contemporary Classics. We have a “Composer Conversation” with Canadian composer Eliot Britton. We will explore Eliot’s development as a composer and his work “Metatron”. “Metatron” is a brilliant work that takes us through the musical history of the 20thand 21stcenturies in an interesting way. This is an …..In addition we open this episode with a recording of the world premiere of “Music for Trains”. This is not to be missed.05/14/2019
Tue. 9 pm ET- As part of Drum Week on WRUU, Contemporary Classics will be featuring contemporary percussion music played by contemporary percussion performers and ensembles including Sarah Hennies’ “Psalm 3” performed by Ben Reimer; John Luther Adams’ “Ilimaq” performed by Glenn Kotche & John Luther Adams; Evan Chapman’s Buttonwood performed by Korry Friend; Adam Basanta’s The Privacy of Domestic Life performed by Architek Percussion; Nicole Lizee’s Ringer performed by Ben Reimer; and Glenn Kotche’s Drumkit Quartet No. 6 performed by So Percussion. Contemporary Classics is on Tuesday night from 9-10 pm EDT. 05/07/2019
