That's Classical?

“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.” -John Cage This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try and explore every Sunday evening. Neo-classical, electro-accoustic, minimalism, soundscapes, and everything in between. Everything from Stravinsky to Eagle, Messiaen to Dallapiccola, Glass to Tüür, no musical stone is left unturned. So sit back, and enjoy the tunes.

That’s Classical? - Episode October 19, 2025

Happy Funding DrivePlaylist: Ethel Smyth, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - March of the WomenKevin Lau, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra - The Infinite ReachesLauri Porra, BBC Symphony Orchestra - UtuPauline Oliveros, Andy Clausen - Heart of TonesTim Brady, Warhol Dervish - String Quartet No. 3Clarice Jensen, Maya Beiser - Salt Air, Salt EarthLavinia Meijer, Iggy Pop - Mom & Dad

10-20
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That’s Classical? - Episode October 12, 2025

Playlist: Angelica Negron, Beth Meyers - Orange ArrowHelen Grime, Hebrides Ensemble - To See the Summer SkyFrank Horvat, Vicky Chow - Sacred Buffalo Guardian MountainKalevi Aho, Stenhammar Quartet - String Quartet No. 2Gao Ping, Yubo Zhou - Farewell, Waltz for PianoVivian Fung, Standing Wave - Corona MorphsDani Howard, Jack Hancher - You Don't Have to Tell me TwiceAndrea Casarrubios, Sphinx Virtuosi - HerenciaPolina Nazaykinskaya, Portland Youth Philharmonic - Symphony No. 1 'April Song'David Del Tredici, Eric Moe, Robert Frankenberry - Here (Paul Monette from Gay Life)

10-13
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That’s Classical? - Episode October 5, 2025

Playlist: Stephen Chatman, University of Michigan Chamber Choir - It Will Not ChangeTodd Mason, Filharmonie Brno - Lux AeternaDana Suesse, Orchestra Victor Hugo - Concerto for Two Pianos & OrchestraAllison Loggins-Hull, ETHEL - PersistsOmar Daniel, Erika Raum, Lydia Wong - Metsa maasikadMichael Gordon, Splinter Reeds - Tall GrassRebecca Dale, Philharmonia Orchestra - There Will Come

10-06
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode September 28, 2025

Playlist: Anthony R. Green, fivebyfive - ...a Tiny Dream...Curtis Stewart, Sphinx Virtuosi, Joshua Jones - Drill for Prepared Drumset and StringsFrank Horvat, Vicky Chow - Johnston CanyonMichael Tilson Thomas, John Wilson - Upon Further ReflectionLaurie Christman, London Symphony Orchestra - Rolling FieldsElation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano - The Interior CastleGrainne Mulvey, RTE National Symphony Orchestra - DiffractionsRichard Blackford, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto for Cello & Orchestra 'The Recovery of Paradise'Karl Mitze, Talla Rouge Duo - Seesaw

09-29
01:59:59

That’s Classical? - Episode September 21, 2025

Playlist: Stephen Chatman, University of British Columbia Choral Union - AlleluiaStefan Smulovitz, Nadina Tandy - Quartz VeinsAirat Ichmouratov, Les Violons du Roy - The Ninth WavePhilip Parker, Emily Hoppe, Cris Inguanti - GamesFrank Horvat, Vicky Chow - Sundance CanyonMarcus Goddard, Standing Wave - Pool of Lost GroovesOmar Daniel, Erika Raum, Thomas Wiebe - NocturnesLinda Caitlin Smith, Nicholas Papador - Invisible CitiesAntonio Carlos Jobim, Canadian Guitar Quartet - Areias Brancas, Orfeu NegroCris Derksen, Blueridge Chamber Music Festival - Awasowin - Warming by the FireAleksandra Bilinska, Aleksandra Panasik - #2020 Scream for AleksandraP.

09-22
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode September 14, 2025

Playlist: Xiaogang Ye, Fidelio Trio - Nine Horses for 10 PlayersNimikry - Narcomancy for Flute & ViolaGao Ping, Yubo Zhou - Bai Zhou (Porridge): A poem for Speaking PianistRobert Lydecker, fivebyfive - It Can't Not be Dance MusicPatrick Roux, Canadian Guitar Quartet - Prologue, Fougue et Allegro TrpidantMark Buller, Conspirare - Mass in ExileIsabelle Panneton, Nicholas Papador - Les Petites reprises

09-15
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode September 7, 2025

Playlist: Nicholas Papador - A Very WelcomePura Fe, Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, Dover Quartet - Rattle SongsNico Muhly, Andy Clausen - LiltPaul Lansky, Gwendolyn Dease - SpiralsKaija Saariaho, Anssi Karttunen, Olivier Latry - OffrandeSean Clarke - A Flower for My DaughterSteve Reich, Trio Xenakis - Marimba PhaseMaximilian Steinberg, Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 3Lavinia Meijer - Showing Me

09-08
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode August 31, 2025

Chris Sies from Sies / Parsons Duo chats with me about their upcoming show 'Classical Adaptations II' apart of the Honens FestivalPlaylist: Olga Amelkina-Vera, Canadian Guitar Quartet - PulsarMatthijs Van Dijk, Signum Quartett - (rage) rage against theEvan Williams, fivebyfive - HeavyLise Morrison, Maria Du Toit, Vera Kooper - FalloutDenis Gougeon, Marc Bourdeau - Six Themes SolairesMarc Mellits, Real Quiet - Tight SweaterJennifer Higdon, Imani Winds - Autumn Music for Woodwind QuintetAlberto Ginastera, Miro Quartet - String Quartet No. 1Dobrinka Tobrinka, Black Oak Ensemble - Insight

09-01
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That’s Classical? - Episode August 24, 2025

Playlist: György Ligeti, Ensemble Aedes - Lux AeternaRichard Einhorn, Musica Viva NY Choir - The Luminous GroundJulie Theriault, Chloe Dumoulin, Frederic Lambert - Norturne BorealEinojuhani Rautavaara, Australian Chamber Orchestra - The FiddlersMichael Tilson Thomas, Sasha Cooke, Jean-Yves Thibaudet - GracePauline Oliveros, Andy Clausen - Heart of TonesAbel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra - Tsohle TsohleIannis Xenakis, Trio Xenakis - OkhoThomas Ades, Halle Orchestra - Shanty - Over the SeaEric Whitacre, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir - Three Songs of FaithClarice Jensen, Maya Beiser - Salt Air, Salt EarthTim Brady, Warhol Dervish - String Quartet No.3 'The (Im)Possibility of a New Work for String Quartet'

08-25
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode August 17, 2025

Playlist: Marc Mellits, fivebyfive - DreadlockedOlivier Tarpaga, Sō Percussion - FefeSean Clarke - BalladeJonathan Harvey, Ensemble Aedes - Plainsongs for Peace & LightWild Up & Christopher Rountree - GatheringAndrew Staniland - Dancer PortraitsMarie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen, Maria Du Toit, Vera Kooper - RomanzeGrace Williams, BBC Philharmonic - Four Illustrations for the Legend of RhiannonDavid Lang, Robert Blocker - Winter Piano

08-18
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode August 10, 2025

Playlist: Oscar Peterson, Marc Bourdeau - Hymn to FreedomJohn Tavener, Maya Beiser - Lament for PhaedraPeter Scott Lewis, Blair McMillen - Pacific TriptychFrancisco Mignone, Diego Caetano - Piano Sonata No 1Hilda Sehested, Ensemble MidtVest - Intermezi for Violin, Cello, & PianoGeorge Gershwin, Philadelphia Orchestra - Piano ConcertoJean Papineau-Couture, Robert Uchida, violin - Suite for Violin Alone

08-11
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode August 3, 2025

Playlist: Sean Clarke , Margaret Carey, Roger Admiral - Enigmatic VariationsLavinia Meijer, Iggy Pop - Mom & DadMichael Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony - NotturnoTania Leons, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Raices (Origins)Joseph Phibbs, Piatti Quartet - String Quartet No. 4Gabriela Ortiz, Los Angeles Philharmonic - DzonotMilton Barnes, Margaret Carey - Ballade for Solo Viola

08-04
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode July 27, 2025

Playlist: Juri Seo, Latitude 49 - OstinatoAlistair Coleman, Viano Quartet - MoonshotMatthew Barley - The Unwaiting SkyElizabeth Poston, Corvus Consort - An English Day-BookBrian Current, Continuum Ensemble - MISSING (Excerpts)Tania León, London Philharmonic Orchestra - PasajesAdrian Sutton, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin ConcertoMolly Joyce - August 6, 1999

07-28
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode July 13, 2025

Playlist: Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Owls - ReqsKarsten Brustad, Norwegian Radio Orchestra - Udat Concerto for Euphonium, Orchestra, and ElectronicsOwen Underhill, Quatuor Bozzini - String Quartet No 5 - Land and WaterViktor Kalabis, Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica - Diptych for StringsInocente Carreno, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Margeritena (Glosa Sinfonica)Sergey Akhunov, Sinfonietta Riga - ChaconneRuth Watson Henderson, Duo Majoya - Suite for Piano & Organ

07-14
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode July 6, 2025

Playlist: Emily Hall, Slide Action - Close PalmsAlexandre David, Quatuor de saxophones Nelligan - EssencesGrace Williams, BBC Philharmonic - Castell CaernarfonMason Bates, Philadelphia Orchestra - Piano ConcertoB.E. Boykin, Sidney Outlaw, Warren Jones - 26 Ways of Looking at a Black ManCarl Nielsen, New Philharmonia Orchestra - Symphony No. 5Anna Pidgorna, Viktoria Grynenko, Guillaume Tradif - Through Closed Doors

07-07
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode June 29, 2025

Playlist: Charles Koechlin, Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen - Au LoinNicole Lizée, Ensemble Paramirabo - Music for Body-Without-OrgansImogen Holst, Corvus Consort - Welcome Joy and Welcome SorrowMatthew Barley - Cathedrals and CavesPaul Wianacko, Owls - When the NightMary Kouyoumdjian, Kronos Quartet - Groung (Crane)Amy Brandon, Quatuor Bozzini - LysisAustin Wulliman, JACK Quartet - The Late EditionAdrian Sutton, BBC Philharmonic - A Fist Full of FivesGundaris Pone, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra - American PortraitsMichael Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony - Lope

06-30
01:59:58

That’s Classical? - Episode June 22, 2025

Playlist: Jeremy Gignoux, Andre Wickenheiser - PedireMelody Eotvos, Alex Raineri - Piano Sonata No. 2 'A Story from the Sand Dunes'Francisco Coll, New European Ensemble - Three Pieces 'after Turia'Arnold Rosner, Density512 - RAGA!Marcel Rubin, The Orchestra Now - Symphony No. 4 'Dies Irae'Patrick Roux, collectif9, CC Duo - Apres l'exode

06-23
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That’s Classical? - Episode June 15, 2025

Chris Sies is in studio talking all things Sound Atlas Festival!Playlist: Juri Seo, Latitude 49 - FantasiaAnna Meadors, Andy Hudson, Anthony Taylor - Where did all the Words Go?Ned Rorem, Jinjoo Cho, Kim Hyun Soo - Autumn MusicEmilie Cecilia Lebel, UltraViolet - ...and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the last of the Sunlight's Lingering Touch of Them...Jóhann Jóhannsson, BBC Symphony Orchestra - They Being Dead Yet SpeakethArthur Levering, Lydian String Quartet - Squeezebox

06-16
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That’s Classical? - Episode June 8, 2025

Playlist: Tina Davidson, Jasper String Quartet, Natalie Zhu - LeapDorian Wallace, NouLou Chamber Players - Manusa, Concerto for Cello & Chamber OrchestraAnnika Socolofsky, Akropolis Reed Quintet - so much moreDavid Conte, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - SinfoniettaThomas de Hartmann, INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra - Violin ConcertoAmy Brandon, Symphony Nova Scotia - Simulacra

06-09
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