Playlist: Anders Hillborg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Liquid MarbleZakir Hussain, Third Coast Percussion - Murmurs in TimeMissy Mazzoli, Ensemble Paramirabo - Still Life with AvalancheChristian Jost - Come to MeMats Larsson Gothe, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra - SubmareaFrancisco Mignone, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra - Violin ConcertoSatoshi Yagisawa, Calgary Wind Symphony - Machu Picchu
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That’s Classical? - Episode April 20, 2025
Playlist: Karen Sunabacka, Symphony Nova Scotia - Born by the RiverDavid Crowell, Sandbox Percussion - Verses for a Liminal SpaceSalim Dada, Rebeca Omordia - Miniatures AlgeriennesHenryk Górecki, Silesian String Quartet - String Quartet No. 1 'Already It Is Dusk'Kelly-Marie Murphy, Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Curiosity, Genius, & the Search for Petula ClarkGeorge Xiaoyuan Fu - Passacaglia on a Theme by RadioheadKris Bowers, American Youth Symphony - For a Younger SelfPawel Mykietyn, Micahl Pepol - An Album Leaf
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That’s Classical? - Episode April 13, 2025
Playlist: Frank Horvat, Sharlene Wallace - Dair 1 - Oat 1Mason Bates, The Crossing & Donald Nally - Mass TransmissionWilliam Barton, Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Of The EarthJürg Frey + Quatuor Bozzini - StrichquartettKarol Szymanowski, Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Symphonic Fantasy on 'King Roger'Layale Chaker, ETHEL - Vigilkelly Watson Woelffer, hear now berlin. - the (un)raveling
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That’s Classical? - Episode April 6, 2025
Playlist: Nico Muhly, Ensemble Paramirabo - DoublespeakJoe Hisaishi, Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Viola SagaPhil Kline, ETHEL - The Blue Room & Other StoriesGordon Langford, Tredegar Town Band - Rhapsody for Trombone & Brass BandDavid Crowell, Iva Casian Lakos - 2 Hours in ZadarAlexey Shor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Piano Concerto No 1Frederick Block, ARC Ensemble - Suite for Clarinet & Piano
“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.”
-John Cage
This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.
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