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February 5: Sonic Mountains & Miscellanies

Allan Blank A Miscellany (Albany)
Melinda Wagner Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, 2007 (Bridge)
Kimmo Pohjonen/Samuli Kosminen Uniko: Utu (Ondine)

February 12: Sweets for the Sweet

Judith Cloud Songs of Need & Desire (Summit)
David Mott Sweet; Wordless (Socan)
Paola Marquez I arise from dreams of thee (Composer)
Eric Ewazen Rhapsody (Naxos)
Andrew Rudin Celebrations, 2009 (II) (Centaur)

February 19: Scenes for the Ear

Allan Blank Scenes for the Ear (Albany)
Melinda Wagner Four Settings, 2004 (Bridge)
Kimmo Pohjonen/Samuli Kosminen Uniko: Plasma (Ondine)
Innova Anna Thorvaldsdottir (Hrim, 2011)

February 26: Flickers

Melinda Wagner Wick, 2000 (Bridge)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Dreaming (Innova)
Libby Larsen Holy Roller (Centaur)
Anne Van Schothorst where opposites seem to meet (H&S)

past broadcasts

January 29, 2012: Stone Canoe Launch

George Rochberg Caprice Variations (MM)
Tony Trischka Twilight Kingdom (Rounder)
Zhou Tian The Palace of Nine Perfections: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Composer)

January 22, 2012: Natural Beauties

Christopher Kaufman Hudson Valley Music, 2010 (SNM)
Nicholas Anthony Ascioti Adirondack Suite, 2007 (SNM)
Michael Torke Fiji (Ecstatic)

January 15, 2012: Unspeakable Silence

David Mott Unspeakable Voice of the Shaman; The Story (Socan)
Paola Marquez Voice of Silence, 2009; Inside the Silence (Composer)
Reginald Bain The Uncertainty Principle; Whether a lower angel speaks to a higher one; Pi Day (Centaur)
Ernst Bacon Come up from the Fields, Father (SNM)
David Dies Lorca Songs; tinnitus (Albany)

January 8, 2012: The Latin Connection

Max Lifchitz Confrontación (N/S)
Judith Cloud Four Sonnets by Pablo Neruda (Summit)
Judith Cloud De Amor Oscuro (Of Dark Love) (Summit)
Eduardo Morales-Caso Volavérunt: Homenaje a Francisco Goya (Duo Sonidos)

January 1, 2012: Trumpeting the New

Dexter Morrill Six Bagatelles (Naxos)
David Dies White Tea (Albany)
Salvador Brotons Tre Divertimenti, Op. 68 (Duo Sonidos)
Sally Lamb McCune For Heroes Proved (Composer)
Lawrence Moss Together, for two trumpets, 2010 (Innova)
Blackburn/Moran Requiem for a Requiem (Innova)
Anne Van Schothorst still (H&S)

December 25, 2011: Newly Wrapped Themes

Robert X. Rodriguez Scrooge, 1994 (Albany)
John Tavener Last Sleep of the Virgin, 1991 (Virgin)
Steven Sametz Noel canon (Teldec)
Charles Ives A Christmas Carol (Teldec)

December 18, 2011: World Music

Münir N. Beken Concerto for Turkish Ud (N/S)
Virgil Thomson Stabat Mater for soprano and string quartet (CRI)
Arvo Part Magnificat (SONY)
John Tavener Ikon of the Nativity (SONY)
Canadian Brass Little Drummer Boy (RCA)
Ned Rorem Sing my soul; Before the morning star (Black Box)

December 11, 2011: Colored Figments

Elliott Carter Figment for solo cello (Albany)
Andy Akiho Hadairo (Beige) and & Aka (Red) (Innova)
Jonathan Pieslak Spiral (Ariel)
Amy Williams Astoria (Ariel)
Roger Briggs Impromptu (Ariel)
Max Lifchitz Yellow Ribbons No 40, 2005 (N/S)

December 4, 2011: Latin Inflections

Anna Cazurra Atlàndida for piano and orchestra (Composer)
Paola Marquez Voice of Silence and Silence (Composer)
Brian Banks Serenata No. 1 (N/S)
Canadian Brass Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (RCA)
arr. Enrique Ribo El Noi de la Mare (Teldec)

November 27, 2011: Tales & Tunes

Lowell Liebermann Velveteen Rabbit, 2011 (SNM)
Sofia Kraevska Noli Me Tangere (Albany )
Roy Whelden Cold Mountain Songs (Innova)

November 20, 2011: Nature/Nurture

Ronald J. Williams Nightwinds (ERM)
Hilary Tann The Walls of Morlais Castle (N/S)
Chia-Chi Chen Sleep, Valley (ERM)
Michael Mauldin Three Dances from Chaco Canyon (Opus One)
Anna Cazurra Mediterrània (Composer)

November 13, 2011: Rhythmic Polyphony: The River of Life

Jay Reise The River Within (Innova)
Richard Einhorn The Origin: Annie's Memorial and Letters (EP)
Conlon Nancarrow Prelude, Blues, Sonatina (Wergo)

November 6, 2011: For All & Nothing

Fred Frith For Nothing (Innova)
W. A. Mathieu For All (Innova)
Gunther Schuller Concerto da Camera, 2002 (Innova)
Conlon Nancarrow Study No. 6 and No. 3B (for 2 pianos) (Wergo)

October 30, 2011: Arias and Flourishes

Andrew Waggoner Le Nom (Upperline), 2006 (Albany)
Karel Husa Movement II (Aria) from Sonata, 1973 (New World)
Nikolai Kapustin Sonata 14, Op. 120 (NPM)
Frederic Glesser Insensible Choices (Albany)

October 23, 2011: Music Inspired By ... ii

James Willey Quintet, 1997, rev. 2007 (Composer)
Raina Murnak Lagadia (Albany)
Hasan Ucarsu Reminiscences of a Summer Journey I, 1995 (Sonic Crossroads)
Sansargereltekh Sangidorj Endless Stairways, 1999 (Sonic Crossroads)
Andy Akiho Kiiro (yellow) (Innova)

October 16, 2011: Tonal Journeys

Mark Winges Open the Book of What Happened, 2005 (Volti)
Eric Moe O the Flesh is Hot But the Heart is Cold, 2005 (Volti)
Michael Mauldin Mountain Winds: Episodes (Composer)
Ethan Wickman A Final Polish, then we rest (Albany)
Steven Stucky Dialoghi (Albany)

October 9, 2011: WCNY-FM Membership Drive

Featuring composer Douglas Quin talking about the premiere of his Polar Suite

October 2, 2011: Mingled Voices and Ancient Worlds

Donald Betts Mingled Voices and Ancient Worlds (Centaur)
Vladimir Godar Ecce Puer, 1997 (ECM)
John Harbison Suite for Solo Cello (Albany)
Karel Husa 12 Moravian songs, 1955 (New World)
Nikolai Kapustin Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" for 2 pianos, Op. 129 (NPM)
Andy Akiho Murasaki (Purple) (Innova)

September 25, 2011: Love's Lens

Kurt Rohde Endless, 2007 (Volti)
Stacy Garrop Sonnets of Beauty & Music, 2006 (Volti)
Vladimir Godar Stabat Mater, 2001 (ECM)

September 18, 2011: Transformations

Philip Glass String Quartet No. 3 (arranged for saxophone quartet) (Innova)
James Willey String Quartet No. 7, 1999, rev. 2010 (Albany)
Diane Jones Fire Dance (Composer)
Vladimir Godar Maykomashmalon, 2005 (ECM)

September 11, 2011: A Matter of Time

Dan Becker Revolution, 2004 (SNM)
Anna Clyne On Track, 2006 (Major Who)
James Willey String Quartet No. 3, 1981 (Albany)
arr. Josh Dekaney Batucada Samba Funk (S.U.)
arr. Josh Dekaney Batucada Samba Reggae, 2010: Finale (S.U.)
Andy Akiho The rAy's end (Innova)

September 4, 2011: Mass for Peace

Roberto Sierra Missa Latin "Pro Pace" (Introitus, Kyrie, Gloria, Offertorium, Sanctus, Agnus Dei), 2005 (Naxos)

August 28, 2011: Dream Music

Missy Mazzoli Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos, 2007 (MajorWho)
James Willey String Quartet No. 8 (Poland, China), 2009 (Albany)
Billy Strayhorn Blood Count (re-imagined by Haimovitz Uccello) (Oxingale)
Ethan Wickman Inside the Hubble Toolbox, 2009 (Albany)
Ethan Wickman Busy! Busy! BUSY! (Albany)

August 21, 2011: Mystical Music

Aaron Jay Kernis Ecstatic Meditations, 1999 (Volti)
Randall Woolf Sutra Sutra, 2001 (MajorWho)
John McLaughlin Open Country Joy (Oxingale)

August 14, 2011: Music Inspired By...

Michael Ellison String Quartet No. 2, 2001 (Innova)
Gabriela Lena Frank Ccollanan Maria, 2004 (Volti)
Ronald Caltabiano Metaphor, 1994 (Volti)

August 7, 2011: Echoes

Raphael Mostel Night & Dawn, 2005 (Innova)
George Tsontakis Gymnopedies, 2008 (Innova)
Randall Woolf Franz Schubert (Innova)
Lisa Bielawa Trojan Women, 2003 (Innova)
William Hawley Two Motets, 1981 (Volti)

July 31, 2011: At Fives and Sixes

Rob Paterson Sextet (AMR)
Rob Paterson Quintus (AMR)
Harold Meltzer Sindbad, 2005 (Naxos)
Judith Sainte-Croix Los Pajaros Blancos de la Noche Profunda (Innova)

July 24, 2011: Spatial Music

Robert Maggio A Sense of Space (Summit)
Justin Dello Joio Blue & Gold Music (Summit)
Rob Paterson The Thin Ice of Your Fragile Mind (AMR)
Harold Meltzer Brion, 2008 (Naxos)
Monteith McCollum Flight (Innova)
Diane Jones Choro Samba Laranja (S.U.)

July 17, 2011: Fancy Flights

Bart McLean Rainforest Images II, 1993 (Innova)
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon Flores del Viento, 1990 (Bridge)
Rob Paterson Star Crossing (AMR)
Marc Satterwhite Spiky Epiphanies, 2000 (Centaur)

July 10, 2011: Painted on the Firmament

Mark Volker Painted on the Firmament (Centaur)
Christopher Campbell Shining Furrows (Innova)
Jenni Brandon The Sequoia Trio, 2008 (Composer)
Rob Paterson Embracing the Wind (AMR)
arr. Josh Dekaney Percussion Interlude I (S.U.)
arr. Josh Dekaney Percussion Interlude II (S.U.)

July 3, 2011: All-American Music

Louis Moreau Gottschalk Souvenir de Porto Rico (Albany)
Roberto Sierra Variations on a Souvenir, 2007 (Albany)
Joan Tower Copperwave (Summit)
Antonio Lauro, rev. Alirio Diaz Suite Venezolana: Prelude (S.U.)

June 26, 2011: Chants & Flourishes

Paul Moravec Cornopean Airs (Summit)
David Sampson Chants and Flourishes (Summit)
Gary Shocker A Small Sonata for a Large Flute (Move)
Rob Paterson Skylights (AMR)
Annie Gosfield Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds Back (Innova)
Lukas Ligeti Triangulation (Innova)

June 19, 2011: Elemental Music

Billy Childs Two Elements (Water, Fire) (Summit)
Marc Satterwhite Memento Mori 2: 1995 (Centaur)
Harold Meltzer Two Songs from Silas Marner, 2001 (Naxos)
Roberto Sierra Cronicas 3: Cancion (Innova)
arr. Josh Dekaney Batucada Samba Reggae, 2010 (S.U.)

June 12, 2011: Latin Tales

Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon Comala, 2009 (Bridge)

June 5, 2011: Concerted Efforts

Thierry Lancino Concerto pour Violon, 2006 (Composer)
Chen Qian Ambush! From all sides (Innova)

May 29, 2011: Meditations

Joel Feigin Meditations from Dogen, 1994 (Cambria)
Ruth Schonthal Sonata Breve, 1972 (Cambria)
Gloria Coates Tones in Overtones, 1972 (Cambria)
Adam Schoenberg Reflecting Light (Summit)
Robert Dennis Il Ritorno (Summit)

May 22, 2011: Summer Songs

Emma Lou Diemer Summer Day (Suite), 2008 (Truetone)
Jay Reise Open Night, 2003 (Albany)
Carter Pann Summer Songs (SNM)

May 15, 2011: Souvenirs & Suites

Viktor Kalabis Suite for Clarinet and Piano (UP)
Jenni Brandon Five Frogs for Woodwind Quintet, 2002 (Composer)
Marc Mellits Fruity Pebbles (Music Journeys)
Roberto Sierra Souvenir de Porto Rico, 2006 (Albany)

May 8, 2011: Cross-Cultural Cadences

Reza Vali Folk Songs Set #11B, 1995 (SNM)
Simon Shaheen Improvisation, 2010 for solo oud (SNM)
Robert X. Rodriguez Con Flor y Canto, 1994 (Albany)
Roberto Sierra Fandangos, 2000 (Albany)

May 1, 2011: The Breath Of Life

Jerome Kitzke In Bone-Colored Light (Innova)
Simon Shaheen Fantasie, 2001 (SNM)
Robert X. Rodriguez Forbidden Fire, 1998 (Albany)

April 24, 2011: In the Presence of Mystery

Mark Volker In the Presence of Mystery (Centaur)
Alex Shapiro Below (Move)
Christopher Campbell Sunface Streams Moonface (Innova)
Spencer Topel Incendio, 2009 (Composer)
Brian J. Nelson Psalm 100 (Composer)

April 17, 2011: Homages and Lamentations

Karim Al-Zand Lamentation on the Disasters of War, 2006 (SNM)
Emma Lou Diemer Homage to Poulenc, Mozart, and McDowell (MMC)
Osvaldo Golijov Air to Air (World Village)
Reza Vali Calligraphy No. 2 (Zand), 1999 (SNM)

April 10, 2011: Poetic Music (John Cage Centenary)

Brian J. Nelson Tears and Truly I say to you (from Three Motets, Op. 7) (Composer)
John Cage In a Landscape, 1948 (Inacircle)
Bart McLean Ritual of the Dawn, 1998 (Innova)
Douwe Eisenga String Quartet No. 1, Rose Road (Music Journeys)

April 3, 2011: Mass for Peace 'Missa Latina'

Roberto Sierra Missa Latina 'Pro Pace', 2005 (Naxos)

March 27, 2011: Off the Map

Jay Reise Satori, 1995 (Albany)
Anthony Gatto Lucky Dreams, 2000 (Innova)
Angel Lam Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain (World Village)
Kojiro Umezaki (Cycles) what falls must rise, 2009 (Inacircle)

March 20, 2011: Dynamic Duos

Jay Reise Yellowstone Rhythms for Bassoon and Piano, 1994 (Albany)
Gary Kuleshar Mythologies (Centaur)
Ana Milosavljevic Reflections, 2008 (Innova)
Aleksandra Vrebalov The Spell III (Innova)

March 13, 2011: Dreams of ...

Howard Boatwright Selections from 12 Pieces, 1985 (SNM)
Adolfo Salazar Rubaiyat (Dorian)
David Stock Sueños de Sefarad (Dorian)
Sheldon Stokes Irish in the Lowlands (Move)
Christopher Campbell North Wind (Innova)
Christopher Campbell Interlude (birds) and Interlude 2 (birds) (Innova)
Christopher Campbell Capping Verse (Innova)

March 6, 2011: Folk Roots

Leos Janacek Violin Sonata, 1914 (SNM)
Bela Bartok Rhapsody No. 1, 1929 (SNM)
Christopher O'Riley Pink Floyd's Us and Them (White Tie/MesaBluemoon)
Karl Korte Cyprus (Centaur)
Gene Pritsker Dead Souls (Naxos)

February 27, 2011: Prevailing Winds

David Maslanka In Memoriam (Summit)
Karel Husa Concerto for Wind Ensemble (Summit)
Emily Howell (aka David Cope) Shadow Winds I and IV (Centaur)
Jenni Brandon Sea Quartet, 2009 (Subito)

February 20, 2011: Musical Novellas

Jay Reise Six Pictures from The Devil in the Flesh, 2001 (Albany)
Osvaldo Golijov La Muerte Chiquita (Inacircle)
Ljova Crosstown (Inacircle)
Philip Miller Black Box/Chambre Noir (selections) (Artlogic)

February 13, 2011: Heartbreaks

Karim Al-Zand Leila, 2001 (Albany)
Armando Bayolo Orfei Mors, 2010 (SNM)
Christopher O'Riley Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box (White Tie/Mesa)
Michael James Gilbertson Fold by Fold, 2009 (SNM)

February 6, 2011: Lyrical Music

Aaron Kernis Ballad for Solo Cello and 7 Cellos, 2004 (Centaur)
Paul Brink Open Four for Cello and Wind Ensemble, 2004 (Centaur)
David S. Lefkowitz Surfer's Guide for the Perplexed, or Jonah on the Raging Sea (Composer)
Robert Kyr Memories of an Echo, 2009 (Innova)
Chris Rogerson String Quartet No. 1, 2009 (SNM)
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