Contemporary Classical Music Podcast
Founding cellist of Eighth Blackbird, Nick Photinos, joins us in WFMT’s Levin Studio in Chicago to play pieces from his first solo album. Nick worked with an exciting array of diverse composers on the album including David T. Little, Angélica Négrón, Florent Ghys, Andrew Norman and Bryce Dessner. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Sarah … Continue reading #248 Nick Photinos
Composer Jeremy Gill recently had the opportunity of a lifetime when the Boston Modern Orchestra Project agreed to record not one, not two, but three of his concertos. We’ll talk with Jeremy and clarinet soloist Chris Grymes about this fantastic new release and play as much of it as we can. Hosted by Seth … Continue reading #246 Jeremy Gill and BMOP
Four-time Grammy winning super group Eighth Blackbird unveils their newest creative project: “to inspire the next generation of performers and composers to share in the ensemble’s vision: to champion a distinctive, dynamic and engaging performance aesthetic.” We’ll talk to the birds and this year’s participants and bring you into the creative process as the lab … Continue reading #245 Eighth Blackbird Creative Lab
L.A. based ensemble wild Up is making their mark on the national contemporary music scene. We caught up with them at the recent Sonic Festival in New York City and will play music from that concert. Live recordings from their albums Feather and Stone and You of All Things, an album collaboration with Icelandic choir Graduale Nobili, are … Continue reading #186 Sonic Festival: Wild Up
Though relatively new on the scene, with their signature combination of virtuosic playing, audience-friendly manner and willingness to take risks, Spektral Quartet is proving to be a string quartet to watch. We’ll feature their latest release on the Sono Luminus label, Serious Business. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Chris Fisher-Lochhead: Hack, Set I … Continue reading #180 Spektral Quartet: Serious Business Album Release
Ground breakers, virtuosos, and commissioners of many of the world’s twentieth and twenty-first century string quartet masterpieces, the influence of the Kronos Quartet cannot be underestimated. We’ll feature a sampling of their luminous output over the years. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Alan Dorsey: Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket? Kronos Quartet … Continue reading #164 Kronos Quartet
Stunningly versatile pianist Jenny Lin has recorded with jazz musicians, rockers, contemporary composers and everyone in between. Equally comfortable playing Shostakovich on the same concert as giving a world premiere, Lin is a vital talent that is taking concert halls by storm. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm (excerpt) … Continue reading #154 Jenny Lin
This new release by the Del Sol Quartet marks the first time that all of the string quartets by Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe have appeared on one recording. We’ll play several selections from this remarkable new album. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Peter Sculthorpe: String Quartet No. 16, I (excerpt) Del Sol Quartet; … Continue reading #152 Del Sol Quartet Plays Peter Sculthorpe
Legendary Brazilian guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad have been performing and recording together for 50 years, reinventing guitar technique along the way. We’ll talk with Sérgio about their remarkable career and feature music by a wide variety of composers who have written for them. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Altamir Penha: Nós … Continue reading #150 Assad Brothers
Percussionist Payton MacDonald calls Super Marimba the nexus point of all of his artistic activities. Featuring influences from jazz and classical to Hindustani and improvisational music, this is the marimba as you’ve never heard it before. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters Ravi Shankar: Raga Bhimpalasi Shankar, sitar Sony 66919 1:41 Purchase Payton MacDonald: … Continue reading #123 Payton MacDonald: Super Marimba