Thursday, October 19, 2017

Hear new music from the rolling cornfields of West Michigan

New music from Michigan, MacArthur 'geniuses' and an old Danish dance.
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First Listen

First Listen: GVSU New Music Ensemble, 'RETURN'

Get lost in 15 alluring electroacoustic landscapes from an innovative, intrepid ensemble from West Michigan.
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Deceptive Cadence

Opera Director Yuval Sharon Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

The director's innovative production of Hopscotch, which unfolds across the city of Los Angeles, deploys over 125 performers, six composers and a fleet of limousines.

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The Record

Tyshawn Sorey, A Musical Shapeshifter, Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Prize

The wide-ranging composer, drummer, pianist and trombonist has been defying easy category since childhood. Now only 37 years old, he's just getting started.

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Deceptive Cadence

An Old Danish Dance In The Key Of Melancholy

Members of the Danish String Quartet take a break from Beethoven and Brahms to focus on the vibrant, and sometimes wistful, folk music of their Nordic homeland.

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Music Interviews

Bill Murray And Jan Vogler Take Us To 'New Worlds' On Their New Theatrical Album

After the comedian and cellist met on a flight, the two struck up a friendship and decided to release an album on which Murray sings and reads American classics accompanied by a classical trio.

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