Nominees for Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition<br><br>Playlist: <ul><li>Christopher Cerrone, Sandbox Percussion - Don't Look Down</li><li>Donnacha Dennehy, Alarm Will Sound - Land of Winter (Excerpts)</li><li>Tania Leon, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Raices (Origins)</li><li>Shawn E. Okpebholo, Rhiannon Giddens, Paul Sanchez - Songs in Flight (Excerpts)</li><li>Gabriela Ortiz, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dzonot</li></ul><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/14691/17263680.gif" height="1" width="1"/>

Nominees for Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition Playlist: Christopher Cerrone, Sandbox Percussion - Don't Look DownDonnacha Dennehy, Alarm Will Sound - Land of Winter (Excerpts)Tania Leon, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Raices (Origins)Shawn E. Okpebholo, Rhiannon Giddens, Paul Sanchez - Songs in Flight (Excerpts)Gabriela Ortiz, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dzonot

Nominees for Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition<br><br>Playlist: <ul><li>Christopher Cerrone, Sandbox Percussion - Don't Look Down</li><li>Donnacha Dennehy, Alarm Will Sound - Land of Winter (Excerpts)</li><li>Tania Leon, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Raices (Origins)</li><li>Shawn E. Okpebholo, Rhiannon Giddens, Paul Sanchez - Songs in Flight (Excerpts)</li><li>Gabriela Ortiz, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dzonot</li></ul>

That’s Classical? - Episode January 25, 2026

“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.”

-John Cage

This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.

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“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.” -John Cage This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.

“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.”

-John Cage

This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.

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That’s Classical? - Episode January 25, 2026

That’s Classical? - Episode January 25, 2026