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February 14: Elixirs of Love

Derek Bermel Elixir, 2006 (BMOP)
Gregory Mertl Lover Calls, 2001 (Composer)
David Lefkowitz E Duo Unu; Duet (Unbearable Longing) (Yarlung)
Jennifer Higdon Soliloquy, 2004 (Koch)
John Musto Could be, 1986; Ask Me, 2002; Viva sweet love, 2004 (Centaur)

February 21: Lincoln's Shadow

Stephen Paulus The Long Shadow of Lincoln, 1994 (SNM)
Ernst Bacon Death, Mr. President, 1940 (SNM)

February 28: Playful Music

Jennifer Higdon Zaka, 2003 (Koch)
Lou Harrison Grand Duo, 1988 (Cedille)
Rihards Dubra Stetit Angelus, 2005 (Hyperion)

past broadcasts

February 7, 2010: Incantations

Robert X. Rodriguez Sor(tri)lege: Trio III, 2008 (Albany)
John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls (Telarc)
Rihards Dubra Duo Seraphim, 2005 (Hyperion)

January 31, 2010: Variations on a Theme

David Heuser Not here, but there (Composer)
Robert X. Rodriguez Meta 4, 1994 (Albany)
Jennifer Higdon Percussion Concerto, 2005 (BBC)

January 24, 2010: All American Music

Eric Sawyer Lincoln's Two Americas, 2007 (SNM)
Jennifer Higdon Dooryard Bloom (TelArc)
Jennifer Higdon Dash, 2001 (Koch )

January 17, 2010: Chasing the Sun

Yuanlin Chen Chasing the Sun (Innova)
Elliott Schwartz Hall of Mirrors (Innova)
Daniel Pinkham Man's Days are like the grass (Gothic)

January 10, 2010: In Search of Beauty

Robert Carl Symphony No. 2 (Capstone)
Richard Hundley Straightway, Beauty, Softly the Summer, Come Ready (Elmgrove)
Lori Laitman If I (Elmgrove)
Greg Mertl A Seeker's Song, 2006 (Composer)
Morten Lauridsen Dirait-on (Centaur)
Victor Morosco Blue Caprice (Centaur)
Rihards Dubra Ubi caritas, 1998; Ave Maria, 1989 (Hyperion)

January 3, 2010: Conversational Music

Derek Bermel Voices, 1997 (BMOP)
Lou Angelini Ragtime Variations (Composer)
Gregory Mertl Aria, 2003 (Composer)
Karel Husa Evocations of Slovakia (Sonoc)

December 27, 2009: Timeless Tales II

Randall Davidson 4th Wise Man (SNM)

December 20, 2009: Timeless Tales

Carson Cooman Joy of Humankind (MMC)
David Del Tredici Vintage Alice (Innova)
Ronn Yedidia Piano Sonata No. 3, "Outcries" (AIR)

December 13, 2009: Reflective Music

Louis Angelini Reflections, Sonata (Composer)
Louis Angelini Perpetual Motion (Composer)
Yuanlin Chen Wondering along the Journey (Innova)

December 6, 2009: Music Inspired by...II

Brooke Joyce dark waters, 2007 (Innova)
Ronn Yedidia A Voice is Calling in the Desert (AIR)
Steven Stucky Partita-Pastorale after J.S.B. (Albany)
Yuanlin Chen Away from Xuan (Innova)

November 29, 2009: Moving Landscapes

Brooke Joyce Three Iowa Ballads, 2008 (Innova)
Steven Burke Over a moving landscape (Composer)
Alex Graham Abstractions before a Composition, 2009 (SNM)
Paola Marquez I arise from dreams of thee, 2009 (SNM)
Elizabeth Luttinger I Break the Thunder, 2009 (SNM)
Ronn Yedidia Etude No. 3, 1994 (AIR)

November 22, 2009: World Music

Derek Bermel Dust Dances and Thracian Echoes (BMOP)
Brooke Joyce Waves of Stone, 2008 (Innova)
Shigeru Umebayoshi Yumeji's Theme, 2000 (Invert)

November 15, 2009: Suite Strains

Larry Moss Suite, 2002 (Innova)
Sebastian Currier Theo's Sketchbook, 1992 (New World)
Diego Davidenko The Story of a Joke, 2009 (SNM)

November 8, 2009: Legacies

Lou Harrison The Clays' quintet, 1987 (Composer)
Carleton Clay Song with Tropes, 1986 (Performer)
Ken Steen Legacy, 1998 (Capstone)
Diane Jones Endings and Beginnings, 2009 (SNM)

November 1, 2009: Ghostwalks and Tombeaus

Dan Trueman Ghostwalk (Innova)
Francis Kleynjans Arabesque en Forme de Caprice (Telarc)
Greg Wanamaker Clarikinetics, 2004 (Mark)
Steven R. Gerber Three Pieces for Two Violins, 1999 (Naxos)
Sebastian Currier Whispers, 1996 (New World)

October 25, 2009: Lamentations and Lullabies

Elizabeth Bell Arecibo Sonata, rev. 2005 (North/South)
Joan Tower Throbbing Still, 2000 (Centaur)
Jody Kruskal Music Box, 2003 (Innova)
Benary, Goode, Demnitz A Memorial Suite, 2002 (Innova)
Donald Betts Lamentations and Lullabies (Inscape)

October 18, 2009: Dynamic Duos

John Fitz Rogers Once Removed, 2005 (Innova)
John Corigliano Chiaroscuro, 1997 (Centaur)
Eric Sawyer Five Bagatelles (Albany)
Greg Wanamaker Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Mark)

October 11, 2009: Stylish Schisms

Sebastian Currier Quartetset, 1995 (New World)
Steven Gerber Three Folksong Transformations, 2001 (Naxos)
Steven Gerber Notturno, 1996 (Naxos)

October 4, 2009: WCNY-FM membership drive

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September 27, 2009: Foundations

Gerald Levinson Duo (Winds of Light) (Albany)
John Fitz Rogers Memoria Domi, 2004 (Innova)

September 20, 2009: Music Inspired by . . .

John Harbison Three Montale Sketches, 2000 (Centaur)
Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. The Nothingness that's the Source of Everything (Innova)
Dan Trueman Orton's Ode (Innova)
Roberto Sierra Cancionero Sefardi, 1999 (New Albion)
Lou Harrison Serenade in C, 1949 (Performer)

September 13, 2009: Now & Ever

Ben Verdery Now & Ever I and II, 2007 (Telarc)
Greg Wanamaker Duo Sonata, 2003 (Mark)
Eric Merten Cork, 2009 (Corcoran High School wind ensemble, Leigh Scheuerman, director) (SNM)
Ian Hartsough Lost and Found, 2009 (Henninger High School jazz ensemble, Michelin Kelleher, director) (SNM)
Diane Jones Middle Reel, 2009 (Jamesville-Dewitt 8th grade band, Anthony Greene, director) (SNM)
Diego Davidenko These are the things we sing about, 2009 (Jamesville-Dewitt 6th grade chorus, Deborah Cunningham, director) (SNM)
Steven R. Gerber Gershwiniana, 1999 (Naxos)
David Heuser Not here, but there, 2006 (Composer)

September 6, 2009: Taking Flight

William Bolcom Bird Spirits, 2000 (Centaur)
Eric Sawyer String Quartet No. 2 (Albany)
Dan Trueman Sister Sparrow (NewAmsterdam)
Tamar Diesendruck On That Day (Centaur)

August 30, 2009: Mirrored Music

Gerald Levinson Trio, 1976 (Albany)
John Fitz Rogers Blue River Variations, 2003 (Innova)
Mark Winges Gloss, 2003 (Centaur)

August 23, 2009: Music for the Morning of the World

Gerald Levinson For the Morning of the World (Albany)
John Fitz Rogers Sonata Lunaris, 2005 (Innova)
Marilyn Ziffrin Moods, 2005 (North/South)

August 16, 2009: Where Sound Becomes Music

Edward J. Miller Seven Sides of a Crystal, 1984 (Centaur)
Sebastian Currier Static, 2003 (Koch )
Nildo Sanvido Tre Bordoni, 1999 (Composer)

August 9, 2009: Demons and Angels

Stacy Garrop String Quartet No. 3: Demons and Angels, 2005 (Cedille)
Pierre Jalbert Trio for Violin, Cello, Piano, 1998 (Cedille)

August 2, 2009: Reel Time

Jennifer Higdon Southern Harmony, 2003 (Quartz)
Sebastian Currier Piano Concerto, 2006 (Composer )

July 26, 2009: Playful Music II

Gary Lee Nelson Jabber, 2006 (Centaur)
Andrew Violette selections from Sonata for Violin (Innova)
Carter Pann Differences, 1998 (Cedille)
Rob Paterson Braids, 2000 (SNM)
Norbert Oldani Resurrection (Composer)

July 19, 2009: Cross-Cultural Cadences

Gerald Levinson Time and the Bell... 1998 (Bali); Chant des rochers, 1978 (Tibet) (Albany)
Lior Navok selections from The Old Photo Box (NLM)

July 12, 2009: Poetic Music

Mark Engebretson Say a Prayer, but the sea wind blows them out, 1996 (Innova)
Sebastian Currier Night Time, 1998 (Koch)
Vivian Fung Miniatures, 2005 (Cedille)

July 5, 2009: Hear America Now

Tim Runsey Freedom Fanfare (ERM)
Ned Rorem United States--7 Viewpoints, 2000 (Quartz)
Augusta Read Thomas Eagle at Sunrise, 2001 (Quartz)
Logan Skelton Selections from An American Circus (Centaur)

June 28, 2009: Musical Commentary

Mark Engebretson Where does love go? 2003 (Innova)
Sebastian Currier Quiet Time, 2004 (Koch )
Chen Yi At the Kansas City Chinese New Year Concert, 2002 (Quartz)
Ricardo Lorenz Bachango, 1984 (Cedille)

June 21, 2009: The Jazz Connection

Christopher Adler I Want to Believe (Innova)
Paul Carlon Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues (Deep Tone)
Paul Carlon Canto de Xangô (Deep Tone)
Bill Bolcom Three Rags (Quartz)

June 14, 2009: The Composer Performs

Donald Betts Soundings VIII: Dreamscapes, Chromatic and Varied (Centaur)
Edward Ruchalski Last Song, 2007 (Humbug)
Baljinder Singh Sekhon II Pitch-Dark Path (SNM)
Paul Carlon Mambo pa Kanoa; Yorubonics (Deep Tone)
Barry Schrader Procession of the Immortals -- Monkey becomes a Buddha (from Monkey King, 2005-7) (Innova)
Lukas Ligeti Great Circle's Tune I, 1996 (Tzadik)

June 7, 2009: Sound Projections

Yotam Haber Espresso (Composer)
Matthew Greenbaum Castelnau (Centaur)
Edward Ruchalski Akimovna; Unwindings (Humbug)
Robert Moran Cortege, 2005; Obrigado (Innova)
Lukas Ligeti Balafon Dance System, 2002 (Tzadik)
Norbert Oldani Symmetries - Chorus 6 (Composer)

May 31, 2009: Memories: Real and Imagined

Yotam Haber Stendhal Syndrome, 2008 (SNM)
Edward Ruchalski Rotations, 2007 (Humbug)
Dexter Morrill 10 Pieces for Piano, 2004 (SNM)
Mark Engebretson Events, 1995 (Innova)

May 24, 2009: Playful Music

Wolfgang Heiniger In Four, 1995 (Innova)
Michael Gandolfi Pinocchio (SNM performance) (Innova)
Robert Moran Kboco, 2006 (Innova)

May 17, 2009: Landscapes

Dinos Constantinides China II-Beijing (N/S)
Hilary Tann Shakkei (N/S)
Huang Ruo Atmosphere & Environment, 2007 (SNM)
Edward Ruchalski Refined Localities, 2007 (Humbug)
Robert Moran Da Enstünde ein Engel, 2006 (Innova)

May 10, 2009: Dreamscapes

Donald Betts Soundings VIII: Dreamscapes, Chromatic & Varied, 1995 (Centaur)
David Schrader from Lost Atlantis: Pillars of Hercules-The Great Harbor; The Gathering of the Kings-The Hunting of the Bulls; The Mystery Rites of Purification (Innova)
Yotam Haber death will come and she shall have your eyes (Composer)

May 3, 2009: Shadowlands

Donald Betts Soundings II: Transfigurations, 1987; Soundings X: Monologue, 1996 (Centaur)
Teresa LeVelle Shadowlands; White Buffalo (Innova)

April 26, 2009: Of Things Past and Things Present

Roberto Sierra Piano Trio No. 2, 2002; 2x3, 1993 (New Albion)
Donald Betts Of Things Past and Things Present, 1989 (Centaur)
Henry Brant Double-Crank Hand Organ Music; Whoopee in D, rev. 1984; Jazz Toccata on a Bach Theme, 1940 (Innova)
Matthew Greenbaum Elegy, 1998 (Centaur)

April 19, 2009: Visual Music

Roberto Sierra Turner, 2002 (New Albion)
Dan Trueman from Five Gardens (and-a-half) (Shhh)
Ruth Lomon Transport, 2006 (Boston Secession)

April 12, 2009: Circles of Life

Jonathan Sacks Sagitarius Rising, 2004: Truths we can feel but never understand (Navona)
Gavin Bryars And so ended Kant's travelling in this world, 1997 (Boston Secession)
William Duckworth from Southern Harmony, 1981 (Boston Secession)
Ed London Bach Again, 1976 (Komm' süsser Tod) (Boston Secession)
Edward Ruchalski Elegy for V, 2007 (Humbug)
Robert Moran Elegy for a Young King (Innova)
Eleanor Aversa Movement for String Quartet, 2007 (SNM)

April 5, 2009: Soundings Dark and Light

Donald Betts Soundings XI: Lamentations and Lullabies (Inscape)
Roberto Sierra Cancionero Sefardi, 1999 (New Albion)
Donald Betts Soundings IX: The Dark and Light of Things (Homage to Brahms), 1996 (Centaur)
Jonathan Sacks Litanies, rev. 2004 (Navona)
Ruth Lomon Chor der Waisen, 2001 (Boston Secession)

March 29, 2009: Superheroes

James Piorkowski The Struggle of Jacob (New World)
William Albright A Song to David (Gothic)
Donald Betts Orpheus, 1980 (Centaur)
Gerald Levinson Consolation, 1997 (Albany)

March 22, 2009: Action Music

Wayne Horvitz Selections from Joe Hill: 16 Actions for orchestra, voices, and soloist (New World)

March 15, 2009: Parallel Play

Judith Lang Zaimont Hitchin'-a travellin' groove (Innova)
Judith Lang Zaimont Parallel Play (AUR)
Carter Pann Soirée Macabre with demons on the dance floor (Innova)
Howard Boatwright String Quartet No. 2 (CRI)

March 8, 2009: 'Place' Music

Sebastian Zambrana Miradas Rioplatenses, 2002 (Centaur )
Henri Lazarof String Quartet No. 7, 2001 (Centaur )
Mark Appelbaum Martian Anthropology (Innova)
Jeff Lambert Minnesota Winter and Chicago Summer (MGQ)
Peter Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness (MGQ)

March 1, 2009: Waves

Aaron Jay Kernis Waves, 1989 (Cedille)
Mark Appelbaum Theme in Search of Variations I & II, 2004 & 2007 (Innova)

February 22, 2009: Echoes

Arthur Levering Echoi, 1999; Still Raining, Still Dreaming, 2001 (New World)
Aaron Jay Kernis Newly Drawn Sky, 2005 (Cedille)
Henri Lazarof Solos for Alto flute, 1999 (Centaur)

February 15, 2009: Love Songs

Bernard Rands from Canti d'Amor (Teldec)
Augusta Read Thomas from Love Songs; The Rub of Love; Love Twitters (Teldec)
Ronn Yedidia Song on the Land (RCA)
Michael Nyman Heart asks pleasure first (RCA)
Kenji Bunch Lullaby for my favorite insomniac (RCA)
Dave Burrell A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (Sonoris)
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