Contemporary Classical Music Podcast
National Haiku Poetry Day is April 17 and we celebrate it early with a selection of music by composers inspired by this transcendent poetic tradition. Hosted and curated by Stephen Anthony Rawson and Seth Boustead MUSIC Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku) by Paul Chihara Butterfly Dreams by John Tavener mvmts 2, 3 & 4 Three Basho Haiku … Continue reading #422 National Haiku Poetry Day
Ever since Ezra Pound’s famous advice to young artists, “make it new!” there has been a relentless interest in breaking new ground in art and music. But what about composers who are genuinely inspired by older forms like fugues, rondos, capriccios, even rags? We’ll feature music by these “composers out of time” this week on … Continue reading #138 Out of Time