airs tonight at 6pm: A musical review of the “Classical:Next 2017” conference/festival last week in Rotterdam.

Tonight on “American Highways” Guy Livingston will be talking about the future of classical music, as seen by the conference and festival “Classical:Next”. This was held in Rotterdam last weekend.

Tonight we’ll hear the Del Sol Quartet talk about aliens, David Krakauer and Kathleen Tag talk about political engagement; Frank J. Oteri lamenting the rise of free; and the Ark Lab lamenting the rise of the sea. Music of Michael Gordon, Jerez Le Cam, Geof Holbrook, Sean Hickey, Park Jiha, and Ned McGowan.

AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #85: The “Classical:Next” Expo and Festival

Theme Music :

Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984)

First Movement (Fast).

Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams.

Nonesuch Records 79101.

Michael Gordon

The Unchanging Sea

Bas Wiegers conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Tomoko Mukaiyama piano soloist

Live performance at the Doelen, Rotterdam, Friday, May 19th, 2017

Kathleen Tagg and David Krakauer

Demon Chopper

Breath & Hammer Duo

Live performance at Worm, Rotterdam, Friday, May 19th, 2017

Jerez Le Cam

Brava Daga

Jerez Le Cam Quartet: Jerez Le Cam, piano; Iacob Maciuca, violin; Mihai Trestian, cimbalom; and Manu Comté, bandonéon

Live performance at the Doelen, Rotterdam, Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Geof Holbrook

Volkmobiles

Ensemble Collectif9

Live performance at the Doelen, Rotterdam, Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Sean Hickey

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

St. Peterburg State Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Vladimir Lande; Dmitry Kouzov, cello

DELOS DE 3448

Park Jiha

Communion

Park Jiha piri/saenghwang/yanggeum; John Bell, vibraphone; Kim Oki tenor sax and bass clarinet; Kang Tekhyun, percussion

Live performance at the Doelen, Rotterdam, Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Zwerm

Semper Dowland Semper Dolens

Zwerm: guitars

Live performance at the Doelen, Rotterdam, Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Ned McGowan

Earthly Chants – The Singing Wall

Ned McGowan, contrabass flute and electronics

Live performance at Worm, Rotterdam, Friday, May 19th, 2017