Contemporary Classical Music Podcast
The Relevant Tones team travels to Shanghai for New Music Week, a relatively new but impressive festival held by the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory of Music. This second in a four-part series features the resident composers and some of the students involved in the festival. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Chen Yi: Night Thoughts … Continue reading #179 Shanghai New Music Week Part 2
The Relevant Tones team travels to Shanghai for New Music Week, a relatively new but impressive festival held by the oldest conservatory of music in China. This first in a four-part series features the music of Chinese composers featured at the festival. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Wen Deqing: The Glamor of Shanghai … Continue reading #178 Shanghai New Music Week Part 1
Relevant Tones heads into the field to Medellín and Bogota for a two-part survey of the music of Colombian composers. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Victor Agudelo: VueltaOriente Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad EAFIT/Cecilia Espinosa. 7:35 Johann Hasler: Three Pieces for Percussion Grupo de Percusión de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia 5:35 Andres … Continue reading #170 In the Field: Colombia Part 2
Relevant Tones continues our popular In the Field series with a trip to Bogotá and Medillín for interviews with composers and performers busily making this South American country a mecca for new music. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Camilo Giraldo: Chucu Chucu Trip Trip Trip Guitar Trio 4:02 Gustavo Parra: El Sapo Greñudo … Continue reading #169 In the Field: Colombia Part 1
A relatively new festival in a remote part of Catalonia featuring music by electro-acoustic composers, SIRGA has recently grown into an international event that brings musicians from all over the world. Relevant Tones visits the SIRGA festival to feature audio from their concerts. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Daniel D’Adamo: Lames Ensemble Court … Continue reading #162 SIRGA Festival
The second in our two-part series featuring composers and performers from Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Eunwa Lee: Roadsound (excerpt) Sun-in Jung, piano 1:02 Shinuh Lee: Chorale Fantasy No. 3 Hyojung Huh, piano Dux 1129 8:24 Dong-Il Sheen: Fantasy on a Korean Fisherman’s Song for Korean traditional ensemble, violin, cello … Continue reading #130 In the Field: Seoul Part 2
Relevant Tones goes in the field to this hotbed of contemporary classical music- Seoul, South Korea- to discover emerging and established composers. In part I we’ll chat with the composers and showcase the dynamic music scene there. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Sue Hye Kim: Rendezvous I for Gayageum and Violoncello (excerpt) Hee … Continue reading #129 In the Field: Seoul Part 1
More music from the vibrant inferno of creative energy that is the Mizzou International Composers Festival, featuring Alarm Will Sound, exciting works by faculty composers and a bundle of premieres, concerts and workshops. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Stephanie Berg: Ravish and Mayhem Alarm Will Sound 6:25 Michael Lee Schachter: Five – Six … Continue reading #126 In The Field: Mizzou Part 2
Fast becoming the go-to summer music festival in the Midwest, the concerts and workshops at the University of Missouri’s International Composers Festival are a sure-fire place to hear imaginative new music from emerging composers. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters José Guillermo Martínez: Danzas Tórridas Alarm Will Sound/Alan Pierson 9:00 Charlie Piper: zoetrope Alarm … Continue reading #125 In the Field: Mizzou Part 1
We had the fantastic opportunity to travel to Wrocław, Poland to attend the storied World Music Days festival, where we met a wealth of Polish composers who are part of the living legacy of this vibrant cultural mecca. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Krzysztof Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen, V (excerpt) London … Continue reading #122 In the Field: Poland Part 2