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September 26: Changing Seasons II

Rob Paterson Autumn Songs (AMR)
Esa-Pekka Salonin Memoria, 2003 (New Focus)
Mons Takle Leidvin Power of Life (Michael Guarnieri, organ) (SNM Rising Stars)
Ben Moore I am in need of music, 2001 (Gerard McCrohan, tenor) (SNM Rising Stars)

past broadcasts

September 19, 2021: Changing Seasons

Rob Paterson Summer Songs (AMR)
Neil Rolnick Mirages, 2017: In the Desert, On the Water, On the Highway (Troy)
Kevin J. Swenson Reflection No. 2, 2021 (Alex Wu, piano) (SNM Rising Stars)
William Bolcom Knight Hubert, 1971 (Alex Wu, piano) (SNM Rising Stars)

September 12, 2021: Music Inspired By...

Peter Allen Music for Cello and Passing Traffic, 2020 (Composer)
David Fulmer Sky's Acetylene (New Focus)
Neil Rolnick Deal with the Devil, 2017 (Troy)

September 5, 2021: World Premieres

Jose Serebrier Candombe, 2019 (Reference)
Emmanuel Sikora Improvisation on E major, 2021 (Dominic Fiacco, organ) (SNM Rising Stars)
Kevin J. Swenson Tears, 2021 (Dora Ammerman, soprano) (SNM Rising Stars)
Clara Edwards Into the Night (Dora Ammerman, soprano) (SNM Rising Stars)
Hyunjung Byun I belong to my beloved, 2021 (Gerard McCrohan, tenor) (SNM Rising Stars)
Ernst Bacon It's all I have to bring today (Gerard McCrohan, tenor) (SNM Rising Stars)
Jose Serebrier Colores Magicos (Reference)
Emily Graham Will-o'-wisp, 2021 for solo flute (Kate O'Leary, flute) (SNM Rising Stars)
William Grant Still Gamin (Kate O'Leary, flute) (SNM Rising Stars)
Emmanuel Sikora Veni Creator, 2021; Fugue, 2021 (Michael Guarneiri, organ) (SNM Rising Stars)
Jose Serebrier Samson and Buddah, 2014 (Reference)

August 29, 2021: Naga, Act II

Scott Wheeler NAGA (end of Act I and Act II) (BMOP)
Bohdan Kotyuk Benefictus: Song of Zechariah (Swan Studios)

August 22, 2021: Naga, Act I

Scott Wheeler NAGA (Act I of opera in 2 acts) (BMOP)

August 15, 2021: Virtuoso Chamber Music with Wit

John Adams Son of Chamber Symphony, 2007 (BMOP)
Kevin Gunia Your Oasis in Space, 2021 (Composer)
Peter Allen Wait, 2021 (Composer)
Jose Serebrier Symphony for Percussion (Reference)
Jose Serebrier Tango in Blue (Reference)

August 8, 2021: Sound Colors

Gene Koshinski soniChroma, for percussion duo with orchestra (Innova)
Ivan Moody The Troparion of Kassiani: A Lion's Sleep (ECM)
Andrew Smith Ave Maria and Regina Caeli (ECM)
Kevin Gunia Symphonic Movement, 2013 (Composer)
Kevin Gunia In Memoriam, 2014 (Composer)

August 1, 2021: 4-Unsquared

Joseph Schwantner Dream Drapery "Thoreau Songs" (Music & Arts)
Kevin Gunia Shore Thoughts: Boardwalk, Lighthouse, 2016, for two piano, four hands (Composer)
Kevin Gunia Semi-Simple Rondo, 2020, for one piano, four hands (Composer)
Emmanuel Séjourné Khamsin (Innova)

July 25, 2021: Playful Music

Steven Mackey Playful Turbulence and Alleluia (from Time Release, 2005) (BMOP)
Spencer Topel Details on the Strasbourg Rosace, 2014 (Innova)
Cindy Cox Wave: I. quietly urgent, 2009 (Innova)
Gene Koshinski Impressions of Chinese Opera (2 movements) (Innova)
Adam Silverman Paper Covers Rock (Innova)

July 18, 2021: Urban Ocean

Ola Gjeilo Selections from Night, 2019 (Decca)
Kate Amrine Waiting? (Innova)
Steven Mackey Urban Ocean, 2013 (BMOP)
Steven Mackey Turn the Key, 2006 (BMOP)
Jeremy Gill Paean, Epitaph, & Dithyramb, 2008 (Innova)

July 11, 2021: Ruminations

Ola Gjeilo Selections from Night, 2019 (Decca)
Gemma Peacocke Skin (Innova)
Kevin Joest Thoughts and Prayers (Innova)
Jacob TV Close Fight (Innova)
Kate Amrine We Are Women (Innova)

July 4, 2021: Strut

Dan Locklair Independence Day, from Symphony No. 3, "America", 2016 (Naxos)
John Robertson Strut, 1993 (Navona)
Steve Reich Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ (SNM performance)
Marc Mellits Gravity, 2013 (SNM performance)
Jennifer Higdon Smash, 2006 (Innova)

June 27, 2021: American Music

Olivia Kieffer Play the Robot, 2019 (SNM performance)
Fred Lerdahl Arches, 2011 (Bridge)
Ola Gjeilo Selections from Night, 2019 (Decca)

June 20, 2021: Quotations and Evocations

Fred Lerdahl There and Back Again (Bridge)
Chinary Ung Spiral I, 1987 (Bridge)
Paul Elwood Plutonic Winds, 2015 (Innova)
Sheila Silver On Loving: I. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright; II. Mindful of you (Performer)
John Kander A Letter from Sullivan Ballou, 1999 (Performer)
Ola Gjeilo Selections from Night, 2019 (Decca)

June 13, 2021: A Praise Song to Mother Earth

Benjamin Barson A Praise Song to Mother Earth (Innova)

June 6, 2021: Folk Roots

Jose Antonio Rodriguez Athena Rondeña, 2016; Nana para un niño grande (Moonmusic)
Narong Prangcharoen Bencharong, 2002 (Innova)
Stacy Garrop Silver Dagger, 2010 (Innova)
Chinary Ung Singing Inside Aura, 2013 (Bridge)
Philip Glass Madeira River (SNM performance)

May 30, 2021: Fives All Around

Poul Ruders Kafkapriccio, 2008 (Bridge)
Judith Lang Zaimont Sonata Rhapsody, 2010 (MSR)

May 23, 2021: Homages II

Dan Locklair Memorial Day, 2016 (Symphony No. 2, "America") (Naxos)
Christopher Stark Piano Quartet, 2014 (Bridge)
Reza Vali Three Romantic Songs, 2011; Ashoob (Calligraphy No. 14), 2014 (MSR)
Judith Lang Zaimont A Strange Magic, 2016 (MSR)

May 16, 2021: Recycled Modes

Reza Vali Ormavi (String Quartet #4), 2017 (MSR)
Poul Ruders Piano Concerto No. 3, "Paganini Variations," 2014 (Bridge)
Jose Antonia Rodriguez Cabo de la Vela – Colombiana, 2016 (Moonmusic)

May 9, 2021: Women's Work

Jennifer Bellor Skylark Lullaby, 2014 (Innova)
Aida Petrovna Isakova Sonata, 1986 (MSR)
Shulamit Ran Birds of Paradise, 2014 (Innova)
Judith Lang Zaimont Sestina, 1998 (from "Tanya" Poems) (MSR)

May 2, 2021: "Folk" Connections

Caroline Shaw Gustave Le Gray, 2012 (MSR)
Alexander Ivanovich Baryshev Sonatina in the Russian Style, 1970 (MSR)
John Clayton Bach to Blues (MSR)
Asha Srinivasan Braiding: Lessons from Braiding Sweetgrass, 2017 (MSR)
Reza Vali Love Drunk (Folk Songs, Set. No. 16B), 2014 (MSR)

April 25, 2021: CNY Connections, or Quartets of Another Stripe

Syd Hodkinson String Quartet No. 7, 2014 (Composer)
Jen Bellor Reflections at Dusk, 2019 (Innova)
Marc Mellits String Quartet No. 2, “Revolution”, 2004 (Music & Arts)
Emmanuel Sikora Piano Concerto in e minor, 2020 (Composer)

April 18, 2021: Shadow and Light

Roger Davidson Missa Universalis VI, "The Names of God," 2003 (Soundbrush)
Roger Davidson Ayejael ne Yesu, Ayejael Cherokii, Ayejael Sufii, 1982 (Soundbrush)
Judith Lang Zaimont String Quartet, "The Figure," 2008 (In shadow, In Bright Light) (MSR)
Mathieu Vanasse Cap Myazaki (Cape Myazaki); Perles Cadence (Pearly Cadence) (Innova)

April 11, 2021: Soundscapes

Jennifer Bellor Amethyst Sunset, 2019; Indigo Nocturne, 2019 (Innova)
Lei Liang A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams, 2017 (BMOP)
Mathieu Vanasse Aller (Departure) (Innova)

April 4, 2021: The Passion of Yeshua, Part II

Richard Danielpour The Passion of Yeshua, Part II (Naxos)

March 28, 2021: The Passion of Yeshua, Part I

Richard Danielpour The Passion of Yeshua, Part I (Naxos)

March 21, 2021: Concerted Efforts

David Dzubay Chamber Concerto for Trumpet, Violin, and Ensemble, 2016 (Innova)
Gabriel Senanes Contratango, 2016 (Soundbrush)
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez (arr. R. Jaurena) La Cumparsita (Soundbrush)
Peter Van Zandt Lane /chatter/ (Innova)
Mathieu Vanasse Ether (Ether) (Innova)

March 14, 2021: Charting Course

Christopher Stark Seasonal Music, 2016-18 (Bridge)
Peter Van Zandt Lane Piano Quartet: The Longitude Problem (Innova)
Roger Davidson Amen (Soundbrush)

March 7, 2021: A Story and Not a Story

David Dzubay Kukulkan II; Double Black Diamond, 2005/2007 (Innova)
Christopher Stark This is Not a Story, 2017 (Bridge)
Augusta Read Thomas Plea for Peace, 2017 (Innova)

February 28, 2021: From Dreams ...

Christopher Cresswell From Dreams we Emerge, 2017 (Parma)
Jeremy Gill Notturno Concertante, 2014 (BMOP)
Carson Cooman Quartet for piano and strings (A Sea Liturgy), 2009 (MSR)

February 21, 2021: Contrasts

Chiayu Su Black & White, 2015 (Innova)
Eric Stokes The Lyrical Pickpocket (Innova)
Carson Cooman Viola Quintet (Unquiet Parables), 2009 (MSR)
David Rakowski Luccicare, 2010 (MSR)

February 14, 2021: Love Letters

David DiChiera Letter to Sarah, 2015 (Innova)
David DiChiera Ballade, 2008 (Innova)
David DiChiera Letter to Roxane, 2017 (Innova)
Paul Chihara Bagatelles, 2010 (Bridge)
Eric Stokes Onion, Car (Song Circle), 1993 (Innova)
John Kennedy Even the Stones Breathe, 2011 (MSR)

February 7, 2021: The Threes Have It

Paul Chihara String Trio (Bridge)
Christopher Cresswell The Lost Art of Losing Sleep, 2017 (Parma)
Jeremy Gill Before the Wresting Tides, 2012 (BMPO)

January 31, 2021: Cross-Cultural Cadences II

Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto in D (Decca)
William Beauvais Eagle Lake Sketches (excerpts) (Performer)

January 24, 2021: Cross-Cultural Cadences

Münir Beken Memories of a Shoehorn (N/S)
Patricio da Silva Violin and Harp Music, 2015 (MSR)
Kirsten Soriano Broberg Flutter, 2017 (MSR)
Paul Reale Eleven Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet (MSR)
Bryan Johnson Preludes 3 and 4 for guitar (Performer)

January 17, 2021: Classic Tales

Andy Teirstein The Shooting of Dan McGrew, 2007 (Naxos)
Part Uusberg Kodumaa Laulud (in praise of nature) (MSR)
Michael Torke Sky, 2018, Concerto for Violin (Albany)
Michael Daugherty Viva (Innova)
Steve Zink The Cloud of Unknowing (Azedarac)

January 10, 2021: Soul Music

Pierre Jalbert Violin concerto, 2017 (Bis)
Andy Teirstein What is Left of Us, 2004 (Naxos)
Evelin Seppar Sirelite Aegu, 2016 (MSR)
Ellen Zwilich Fantasy for solo violin (Innova)

January 3, 2021: The Passion: You are loved. You are special. Call home often.

Jeffrey Brooks The Passion, 2017 (Innova/Cantaloupe)
Dan Locklair Concerto for organ and orchestra, 2010 (Naxos)
Gregory W. Brown A Black Birch in Winter (MSR)

December 27, 2020: Voyages II

Robert Convery Voyages, 1994 (Innova)
Dan Locklair Hail the Coming Day, 2013 (Naxos)
Andy Teirstein Maramures, 2008 (Bis)

December 20, 2020: Meditations

Anthony Piccolo Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (ACIS)
Owen Eisley A Lady that was so fair and bright (ACIS)
June Nixon Behold a Simple Tender Babe (ACIS)
Daniel Riley Nativitie (ACIS)
Will Todd Softly (ACIS)
Francis Pott Balulalow (ACIS)
Dan Locklair Angel Song (ACIS)
Adolphus Hailstork Toccata on Veni Emmanuel, 1996 (LRCD)
Ola Gjeilo Spotless Rose; Ave Generosa, 2017 (GIA)
Michael Torke South, 2016 (Albany)

December 13, 2020: Voyages

Benjamin C.S. Boyle Voyages, Cantata No. 2, Op. 41, 2018 (Innova)
Peteris Vasks Lonely Angel, 2006 (Bis)
Michael Torke East, 2016 (Albany)

December 6, 2020: The Thirteenth Child, Act I

Poul Ruders The Thirteenth Child, 2016 (Act II of a Fairy Tale opera) (Bridge)
Andy Teirstein Turn Me Loose, 2007 (The Old Trail, The Creek, The Rebbe's Dance) (Naxos)

November 29, 2020: The Thirteenth Child, Act I

Poul Ruders The Thirteenth Child, 2016 (Act 1 of Fairy Tale opera) (Bridge)
Ron Korb A Muse (Performer)
Daniel Dorff Lake Kezar, 2013 (Performer)

November 22, 2020: Thanksgiving

Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass, 2008 (The Spheres, Sunrise, The City, Identity) (GIA)
American Songs by Ernest Charles, Richard Hageman, and Clara Edwards (Performer)
Dan Locklair Symphony No. 2, "America," 2016: Thanksgiving Day (Naxos)

November 15, 2020: Music Then and Now

Roberto Sierra Julia (IBS)
Henry Partch Barstow: 8 Hitchhikers' Inscriptions, 1941 (Bridge)
Henry Partch Cancion de Los Muchachos (Bridge)
Karen Tanaka Shibuya Tokyo, 2009 (Naxos)
Lynn Bechtold Away/Home 1.2, 2010/12 (Naxos)
Jeff Myers TAG, 2010 (Naxos)
William Bolcom Knight Hubert (Performer)
Emmanuel Sikora Impressions of Puccini's "Turandot;" 2 Pieces: Nocturne No. 17, Etude No. 2 (Performer)

November 8, 2020: Musical Excursions

David Sampson Chesapeake; Stillwater (Summit)
Margaret Brandman The Eastern Spinebill; The Sulphur Crested Cockatoos Heralds a Blue Mountains Bush Fire; Jucaro Rhumba D'Amor (Navona)
Dan Locklair Phoenix, 2007 (Naxos)
Andy Teirstein Kopanitza, 2005 (Naxos)

November 1, 2020: House of Cards

Jeff Beal Selections from House of Cards Symphony, 2018 (Bis)

October 25, 2020: Ghosts

C.F. Kip Winger Ghosts, 2012 (VBI)
Crystal Mooncone Imaginary Azimuths, 2016; Perth Airport, 2016 (Innova)
Christopher Cresswell we study our past to move forward ..., 2016 (Composer)
Denman Maroney Three Songs to the One Burden (from Music for Words Perhaps, 2010); I'm Yours (Innova)

October 18, 2020: Transhuman Barnburners

Jesse Jones Unisono, 2011 (Innova)
Gabriel Prokofiev Transhuman Etudes (Innova)
Emily Doolittle Sorex (Innova)
Fred Lerdahl Times 3, 2012 (Bridge)

October 11, 2020: Mystery Binds

Jesse Jones The Mystery which binds me still, 2016 (Innova)
John Liberatore She rose & let me in (Centaur)
Jane Antonia Cornish Into Silence I (Innova)
Connor Chee Navajo Vocable for piano, No. 9 (Innova)
Brent Michael Davids Testament of Atom (Innova)
Louis Ballard Nikatoheh (Love Song) & To'kah'ni (Warrior Dance) (Innova)
Michael Daugherty Buffalo Dance (Innova)

October 4, 2020: About Time

Paul Elwood CUT, 2009 (Innova)
Christopher Cresswell I find I have less to say, 2016 (Composer)
Jeremy Cullen Theme and Variations, 2015/16 (Notornis)
James Willey Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, 2001 (Performer)

September 27, 2020: Tonal Venerations

Kevin Ernste Palimpsest, 2014 (Jack Qt)
Chapman Welch Hummingbird Medicine (Innova)
Mick Rossi Euro (Innova)
Jeremy Cullen Valse Nostalgique (Notornis)
Jeremy Cullen Gymnopedie (Notornis)
Jeremy Cullen Avenue des Gobelins (Notornis)
Jeremy Cullen Waltz on a Theme by Alban Berg, 2014 (Notornis)
Jeremy Cullen Prelude No. 4 in Eb major (Notornis)
Jeremy Cullen Tuis, Hataitai, 2015 (Notornis)
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