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February 01, 2012 The Far Reach of Radiohead
Crossover between classical and rock musicians was common in the 1970’s but has taken a bit of a break until recently. Now instead of composers influencing rock musicians like Brian Eno, a rock band is having a huge influence on a diverse array of composers around the globe. The music of Radiohead has been arranged by countless composers and has yielded fascinating results.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Andrew Walker and the Entropy Ensemble: There There
Radiohead: Videotape
Jonny Greenwood: Eat Him By His Own Light fr. There Will Be Blood
Gentlemen of NUCO: Let Down & 15 Step
Radiohead: Nice Dream
Christopher O’Riley, piano: Nice Dream
Vitamin String Quartet: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Andrew Walker and the Entropy Ensemble: Ideoteque
58 min
December 20, 2011 Return to Improvisation
Something of a lost art, improvisation in classical music is making a comeback in a big way thanks to composers like Steven Snowden, Don Malone, and Aaron Johnson. Teaming up with fantastic performers, they prove that improvisation very much has a place in the modern concert hall.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Playlist
    ◦   Bach/Montero: Toccata in d minor, Gabriela Montero, p.EMI 64647
    ◦   Song of Cerberus, Ens./Thompson Dane recordings 0062
    ◦   Repercussions, Agrell, hn.; Masunik, p.Wildwind Records 1001
    ◦   Anon: Sumer is Icumen In, DuendeMSR 1158
    ◦   Aaron Krister Johnson: Diabolical Suite, I & II, Johnson, p.
    ◦   Don Malone: Prelude & Toccata (excerpt), David Schrader, p.(live performance)
    ◦   Steven Snowden: Ground Round, Steve Parker, trombone
    ◦   Noam Sivan: Improvised introduction to Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, Sivan, p.
    ◦   David Darling: Chorale, Darling, vc.
    ◦   Gunnelpumpers: Symphonie Improvisé
59 min
November 25, 2011 Modern Piano
Most pianos have 88 keys, but the notes that they produce are just the beginning of the sonic possibilities available to the keyboardist. This week we’ll listen to how boundary-shattering composers from John Cage to Conlon Nancarrow unlocked and exploited keyboard instruments’ aural potential.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Playlist
   ◦   Cage: The Perilous Night; Marcus Hinterhauser, p.
   ◦   Satie: La Piège de Medusa (excerpt); Alexandre Tharaud, p.
   ◦   Cowell: Aeolian Harp & The Banshee; Henry Cowell, p.
   ◦   Nancarrow: Study No. 40a for Player Piano
   ◦   Zappa: Jazz From Hell; Zappa, syncalvier
   ◦   Zappa: Ruth is Sleeping; Ensemble Modern
   ◦   Reich: It’s Gonna Rain (excerpt); Brother Walter, nar.
   ◦   Reich: Piano Phase (excerpt); Josef Christof, Steffen Schleiermacher, pnos.
   ◦   Glass: Metamorphosis 1; Bruce Brubaker, p.
   ◦   Crumb: Night Spell & Dream Images fr. Makrokosmos; Margaret Leng Tan, p.
   ◦   Choi: To Unformed; Choi, piano
1 hr
November 24, 2011 George Flynn
Seth talks with Chicago composer and pianist George Flynn.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
57 min
October 25, 2011 Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a symphony! In the first Relevant Tones episode, Seth talks with Michael Daugherty about his Grammy Award-winning Metropolis Symphony, based on the myth of Superman.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
 Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
58 min