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Caption: Anna Meredith, Credit: Gem Harris
We hear works that fuse genres, including Evan Zyporyn's pop/primal "War Chant" and his Gamelan-influenced "Kekambangan." Also, Inti Figgis-Vizuet...

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Composer Andrew Norman, Credit: Jessa Anderson
We hear a sampling of performances from recent New Music Festivals at Bowling Green State University, including Andrew Norman's high-octane octet G...

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12

  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 18

  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 16

  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 16
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Paul Freeman the musician, conductor, and recording artist

Bought by WILL, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

Bought by WILL, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 15
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Ballet music of William Grant Still

Bought by WILL, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 15
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Henry Thacker Burleigh in America's Reconstruction Era

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Kinds of Kings, Credit: KoK
We spend the hour with Kinds of Kings, a collective of US-based composers focused on amplifying and advocating for under-heard voices. Also, series...

Bought by WCQS, KMUN, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 15

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Evan Williams, Credit: SnoStudios
Composer and conductor Evan Williams joins us to introduce his own music, plus music from other living composers of color.

Bought by WCQS, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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A Tone Poem of William Grant Still.

Bought by WILL, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 57:07
  • Purchases: 15

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 16
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Dvorak falls in love with "Negro melodies" on his trip to America.

Bought by WILL, WNMU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 16
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An Englishman's connection to American slavery.

Bought by WSKG, WILL, KUCO, KCUR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 19
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear more of a concert from New Music Detroit, recorded live at the 40th annual New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University.

Bought by WCQS, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear the first part of a concert from New Music Detroit, from the 40th annual New Music Festival at BGSU. Also, Jennifer Higdon introduces music...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Longtime WCPN Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created "Songs for the Struggle- Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement." This is ...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, KBEM, Wyoming Public Radio, WCPN, WDCB and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 6
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Longtime WCPN Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created "Songs for the Struggle- Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement." This is ...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, KBEM, Wyoming Public Radio, WCPN, WDCB and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Matthew Evan Taylor, Credit: Michelle Leftheris
We sample composer/saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor's album "Say Their Names," a musical response to the 2020 protests against police brutality. Als...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Quince Ensemble, Credit: Karjaka Studios
We sample a new release from the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble of David Lang's meditation on the Tristan and Isolde story, "love fail." Also, ...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Fred Willard
An additional hour of tributes from just a few of those lost in 2020

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 27, 2020
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A final look at an impossible year, 12 months of incredible drama, played out over the world stage in an hour long retrospective

Bought by KMUN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KKRN and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 13