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August & September 2017 New Releases (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
10/04/17 • 56 min
Hear prog-marching band music from Chicago's Mucca Pazza, ambient-gothic Norwegian-Icelandic music from the duo Jo Berger Myhre & Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, jazz-tronic ambient minimalism from London's Portico Quartet, and new work from Danish experimental supergroup Girls in Airports.

Classical Instruments, Contemporary Sounds (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
04/03/17 • 56 min
Hear music that begins with classical instruments, like the string quartet, piano, or an orchestra, but which is then augmented, enhanced by electronics, percussion, or preparation. Listen to works by English violinist, pianist, and composer Poppy Ackroyd, Netherlands-based composer Peter Adriaansz, and cinematic music from the augmented string quartet amiina.

#3928: With Guitarist Shane Parish (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
01/11/17 • 56 min
Guitarist Shane Parish, of the instrumental prog-punk band Ahleuchatistas, plays music from his solo record of “weird old Americana” live in the studio on acoustic & prepared guitar.

#3912: With Zakir Hussain & Niladri Kumar (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
11/01/16 • 51 min
“Indian music does not stop and start with Ravi Shankar.” So says tabla master Zakir Hussain, who, along with young sitar virtuoso, Niladri Kumar, joins John in the studio for a live performance. Niladri Kumar and Zakir Hussain perform a radio-friendly (short) Raga Charukeshi, for Rupak Tal (a seven beat rhythmic cycle) and Raga Bhairavi in Teental (16 beats.)

#3893: With Guitarist Guy Buttery (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
09/15/16 • 58 min
South African guitarist Guy Buttery visits the studio to perform virtuosic feats of bending, tapping, picking, harmonics, and other techniques and textures yet to be named for guitar. Hear music from his latest record, his sixth, a self-titled wonder of collaborative tunes. Plus, music from the late Malian guitarist and griot Tiécoro Sissoko.

New Music from Ireland Part 3 (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
06/23/15 • 56 min
This episode continues the series exploring the new music of Ireland. John Schaefer sits down with Jonathan Nangle at the Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin. Nangle tells how Donnacha Dennehy influenced him to explore more experimental music, and then shares how electronics and silence factor into his compositions. Listen to how Nangle uses electronics to subtly augment conventional instrumentation on "Where distant city lights flicker on half-frozen ponds". Hear Nangle explain how his piece "Then Falls by Shadow" takes the inspiration of Irish weather to combine shuffle mode with a choral performance. Later in the hour, John Schaefer talks to David Bremner about his own compositions and playing the pipe organ at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. Hear Bremner's piercing organ compositions "Variations upon 'the usual reason'" and "Amhrán na Leabhar."
PROGRAM #3715 New Music from Ireland: Part 3 (First aired on 4/17/2015)
ARTIST(S)
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SOURCE
Kate Ellis
Jump
Donnacha Dennehy: Aisling Gheal [2:09]
Jonathan Nangle
Self-released
DIY Aeolian Harp [:39]
Jonathan Nangle
new music::new Ireland 2
Where distant city lights flicker on half-frozen ponds [excerpt 1] [2:14]
Jonathan Nangle
new music::new Ireland 2
Where distant city lights flicker on half-frozen ponds [excerpt 2] [4:47]
See Above
Ergodos Musicians
I Call To You
Jonathan Nangle: Ich ruf' zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ [2:22]
Jonathan Nangle
Commissioned for Dublin SoundLab
untitled (after Dan Flavin) [1:42]
Jonathan Nangle
Commisioned by David Bremner and Elizabeth Hilliard
Then Falls thy Shadow [:51]
Jonathan Nangle
Contermporaty Music from Ireland, Volume Nine
Our headlights blew softly into the black illuminating very little [5:21]
CMC Ireland – CMC CD09
Jonathan Nangle & David Bremner
Ergodos 2009 'Off-Grid' Festival
Untitled improvisation [1:25]
David Bremner
Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 2
Variations upon ‘the usual reason’ [4:40]
David Bremner
L’Air Du Temps
Amhrán na Leabhar [2:49]

Various Electroacoustic Music (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
05/26/15 • 56 min
Hear electroacoustic music by Dublin-based Seán Mac Erlaine and Australian-born, London-based Leah Kardos. Plus, music from NY-based GABI, cellist Julia Kent, and Bing & Ruth.

With Missy Mazzoli (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
05/12/15 • 56 min
Composer, keyboardist and bandleader, Missy Mazzoli, joins John Schaefer to introduce selections from her new recording, “Vespers for a New Dark Age.” The work, commissioned by Carnegie Hall for the 2014 Ecstatic Music Festival, is a 30-minute suite for singers, chamber ensemble and electronics, and is built around text, both spiritual and worldly, by contemporary poet Matthew Zapruder. Mazzoli wrote for the very specific voices of sopranos Martha Cluver, Melissa Hughes and alto Virginia Warnken Kelsey, who all have a lot of experience with contemporary music but also early and Baroque music. Her ensemble Victoire provides dramatic settings while drummer Glenn Kotche (perhaps best known for his work in Wilco) propels the work percussively. Plus, hear selections from Phil Kline’s millennial mass “John the Revelator,” written for the early/new music vocal group Lionheart and the quartet ETHEL.

Gamelan Plus (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
04/28/15 • 56 min
Listen to works that include gamelan, but take a more western approach for this New Sounds - like combining Celtic traditional music and Indonesian gamelan in music from Gamelan Son of Lion and composer/sax player and bagpiper Matthew Welch. In the music of Barbara Benary, the co-founder and guiding spirit of Gamelan Son of Lion, there is a juxtaposition of Cape Breton Celtic singing, gamelan and Benary herself on violin. Also, hear the Celtic-Balinese tapestry of Matthew Welch’s chamber rock hybrid Blarvuster with its Scottish bagpipes, Balinese gamelan, and Welch’s vocalizing in Indonesian. Plus, Lou Harrison’s "Threnody for Carlos Chavez," written for viola and gamelan ensemble, and music from NYC-based Patrick Grant, who serves his post-minimalism with a twist of Rock and Balinese gamelan. That, and more.
PROGRAM #3691 Gamelan Plus (First aired on 2/3/2015)
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Gamelan Son of Lion
Sonogram
John Morton: She (really) Had To Go [9:23]
Innova 718 innova.mu
Patrick Grant
Patrick Grant
Fields Amaze [8:35]
Available at cdbaby.com
Gamelan Son of Lion
Sonogram
Barbara Benary: Jigalullaby [8:23]
Innova 718 innova.mu
Matthew Welch & Blarvuster
Blarvuster
Canntaireachd Masolah I [6:23]
Tzadik 8077 tzadik.com
Lou Harrison
Drums Along The Pacific
Threnody for Carlos Chavez [8:00]
New Albion #122 Out of print, but available as a download via Amazon
Bill Alves (performed by Susan Jensen, violin; The HMC American Gamelan)
Mystic Canyon
Mystic Canyon for Violin and Gamelan [5:20]
MicroFest Records Amazon

New Music for String Quartet (Special Podcast)
New Sounds from WNYC
04/18/15 • 56 min
Hear unusual music for string quartet on this program, as Australian composer Andrew Byrne, now based in New York, uses the string quartet as a percussion instrument in his work called “Striking.” Then, listen to Bang on a Can All-Star saxman, clarinetist and composer Ken Thomson’s work for the JACK Quartet, “THAW.” There’s also folk-informed music from the singer, songwriter and composer Aoife O Donovan as played by Brooklyn Rider. Hear string quartet music by multi-instrumentalist composer Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, who plays a traditional Vietnamese string instrument on “Green River Delta,” in collaboration with Kronos Quartet. Plus, hear a work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams that uses the string quartet as an ambient music ensemble, relying upon harmonics and on tones played on open strings. That, and more.
PROGRAM #3686 Music for String Quartet (First aired on 1/21/2015)
ARTIST(S)
RECORDING
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Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)
THAW
Thaw, excerpt [1:41]
Cantaloupe Records 21095 bangonacan.org
Members of Either/Or Ensemble
Striking; Whispers and Cries
Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 1 & 2 [7:32]
Available for purchase directly through composer here: andrewbyrne.com
JACK Quartet
John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places
John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places - Above Sunset Pass [7:24]
Cold Blue Music CBM 41 coldbluemusic.com
Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)
THAW
THAW: Thaw [10:55]
Cantaloupe Music 21095 bangonacan.org
Brooklyn Rider
Almanac
Aoife O'Donovan: Show Me [4:56]
Mercury Classics / In A Circle Records #002159302 mercuryclassics.com Available at iTunes, Amazon.com, Emusic.com
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ with Kronos Quartet
Three-Mountain Pass
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Green River Delta/Luu Thuy Truong [4:40]
Innova 866 innova.mu
Members of Either/Or Ensemble
Striking; Whispers and Cries
Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 3 & 4 [8:30]
Available for purchase directly through composer here: andrewbyrne.com
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How many episodes does New Sounds from WNYC have?
New Sounds from WNYC currently has 16 episodes available.
What topics does New Sounds from WNYC cover?
The podcast is about Radio, New, Minimalism, Music, Classic, Folk, Podcasts, Wnyc, Technology, Religion, Jazz, John, Rock, Arts, Africa and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on New Sounds from WNYC?
The episode title 'We've Got Rhythms (Special Podcast of show #3960)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on New Sounds from WNYC?
The average episode length on New Sounds from WNYC is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of New Sounds from WNYC released?
Episodes of New Sounds from WNYC are typically released every 14 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of New Sounds from WNYC?
The first episode of New Sounds from WNYC was released on Feb 3, 2015.
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