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“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.
-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.
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Playlist: Kate Moore, Claire Edwardes - Joyful MelodiesMartin Romberg, Orchestra of the Swan - Symphony of SaintsJuan Trigos, Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal - Simetrias PrehispanicasTheo Chandler, Akropolis Reed Quintet - Seed to SnagBrett Dean, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Viola ConcertoRobert Humber - Murmurations
Nominees for the 2026 Juno for Classical Composition of YearPlaylist: Amy Brandon, CC Duo and Collectif 9 - Cloud PathAndrew Staniland - The Laws of NatureKevin Lau - Kimiko's Pearl - Act ILinda Catlin Smith, Cheryl Duvall - The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Vol. 1 - The PlainsNicole Lizée, Ensemble Paramirabo - Music for Body-Without-Organs
Playlist: Britta Bystrom, Swedish Radio Choir - To manerJordan Nobles, Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal - KanataFung Chern Hwei, Sirius Quartet - Farewell, HoratioIgor Santos, Ensemble Da Niente - portrait RESarah Kirkland Snider, Metropolis Ensemble - Forward Into LightRobert Humber, Adrian Irvine - into airJacques Casterede, Matilda Lloyd, John Reid - Trumpet SonatineAndrea Casarrubios - Piano QuintetDobrinka Tabakova, BBC Concert Orchestra - Organum Light
Happy International Women's Day!Playlist: Rhiannon Giddens, Nellie McKay & Turtle Island Quartet - Pompey Ran AwayKelly-Marie Murphy, Cameron Crozman - The Book of Elegant FeelingsDinah Bianchi, Dominic Hayes, Robert Conway - Pelaga 'When Sea Encounters Sky'Jessie Montgomery, Apollo Chamber Players - Voodoo DollsYamiko Yokoi, Carl-Emmanuel Fisbach - Metal BirdMaria Grenfell, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - TarraleahJennifer Higdon, Dan Goble, Russell Hirshfield - Yes, No, Maybe?Natalie Draper, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble - Energy & LightPaola Prestini, Parker Quartet - It Is FinishedMargaret Bonds, Aron Zelkowicz, Christina Wright-Ivanova - Troubled WaterParisa Sabet, Ali Kian Yazdanfar, Brigitte Poulin - His Gabbah is TurquoiseChristina Volpini, Ryan Scott - only ghostsAleksandra Vrebalov, Sylvan Winds - Xenia and the BishopMeredith Monk - Happy Woman
Academy Award Nominees for Best ScorePlaylist: Elation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano - Without Words for Violin & PianoJerskin Fendrix - Bugonia (Excepts)Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein (Excerpts)Max Richter - Hamnet (Excerpts)Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another (Excerpts)Ludwig Goransson - Sinners (Excerpts)
Playlist: Andrew Staniland, Ryan Scott - ANTIGRAVITYDRUMColeridge-Taylor Perkinson, Sphinx Virtuosi - Sinfonietta No. 2 'Generations'Julius Eastman, Kukuruz Quartet - Evil N*****George E. Lewis, Ensemble Dal Niente - Merce and BabyErrollyn Wallen, Black Oak Ensemble - Making HayIan Cusson, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra - IQ84Joseph Schwantner, National Symphony Orchestra - New Morning for the World 'Daybreak of Freedom'Shelley Washington, Les Percussions de Strasbourg - Sunday
Happy Chinese New Year! Fire Horse!Playlist: Melissa Hui, Zuzana Šimurdová - When Soft Voices DieBright Sheng, The Orchestra Now - Let FlyDu Yun, International Contemporary Ensemble - Impeccable QuakeRoydon Tse - BreatheWang Jie, JoAnn Falletta- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - The Winter That United UsVincent Ho, Tony Yike Yang, piano - The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book II, Vol. 2Gao Hong, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Flying Dragon Concerto
Playlist: Jordan Pal, Cameron Crozman - FleetBekah Simms, Standing Wave - MetamoldIman Habibi, Elation Pauls, violin - Offering of WaterMaki Ishii, Esprit Orchestra - Percussion Concerto: South-Fire-SummerRoydon Tse, Interro String Quartet - SproutMaria Lord-Kniveton, Aleksandra Panasik - St. Margaret & the DragonTim Brady, Warhol Dervish - String Quartet No. 5Daniel Alvarado Bonilla, Cameron Crozman - Senderos
Celebrating Black History MonthPlaylist: Stewart Goodyear - CongotayTimothy Kennedy Adams Jr., NYU Orchestra - Harriet: Journey to FreedomAbel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra - Four SpiritsFlorence Price, Onyx Brass - Octet for Brasses & PianoCarlos Simon, Minnesota Orchestra - brea(d)thKathryn Patricia Cobbler - Prism
Nominees for Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical CompositionPlaylist: Christopher Cerrone, Sandbox Percussion - Don't Look DownDonnacha Dennehy, Alarm Will Sound - Land of Winter (Excerpts)Tania Leon, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Raices (Origins)Shawn E. Okpebholo, Rhiannon Giddens, Paul Sanchez - Songs in Flight (Excerpts)Gabriela Ortiz, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dzonot
Playlist: George Gershwin, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble - An American in ParisMarty Regan, Apollo Chamber Players - Splash of IndigoJoseph Schwantner, Radio Kamerorkest - A Play of ShadowsAnna Pidgorna - Drown in the DepthNik Bartsch, Les Percussions de Strasbourg - Seven ElevenPiotr Grella-Mozejko, Aleksandra Panasik - GRAleksandraValerie Coleman, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra - Umoja: Anthem of UnityLuigi Dallapiccola, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Piccolo Concerto per Muriel CouvreuxAndrea Casarrubios - Armadura
Playlist: Nardi Simpson, Ensemble Offspring - BurruguuJasmine Barnes, Apollo Chamber Players - Revise?Grace-Evangeline Mason, Black Oak Ensemble - Into the Abyss, I Throw RosesAlexina Louie, Zuzana Šimurdová - Music for PianoFrank Ticheli, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble - Angels RisingYongbom Lee, Broken Frames Syndicate - DepaysementPeter Maxwell Davies, Matilda Lloyd - Trumpet SonataAlex Paxton, Slide Action - Hairy Pony EstampieDaniel Hass - Piano QuartetDeborah Kavasch, London Symphony Orchestra - The Peace of Wild Things 'A Reflection'
Composers we lost in 2025Playlist: Rodion Shchedrin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven's Heiligenstadter TestamentPer Norgard, Gert Mortensen - I ChingElgar Howarth, Vivid Brass Tokyo - Cornet ConcertoIlkka Kuusisto, Tapiola Youth Strings - DivertimentoSofia Gubaidulina, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Offertorium: Concerto for Violin & OrchestraDaniel Lentz - Lascaux
Top Albums of 2025Playlist: Bill Brennan, Alan Klaus - Three SeasonsStephen Goss, collectif9, CC Duo - Landscape & MemoryJohn Tavener, Maya Beiser - Lament for PhaedraPaul Wianacko, Owls - Vox PetraJerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, Dover Quartet - Abokkoli Taloowa(Woodland Songs)Tim Brady, Warhol Dervish - String Quartet No. 3 'The (Im)Possibility of a New Work for String Quartet'Dobrinka Tabakova, Black Oak Ensemble - InsightAnna Clyne, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop - Within her ArmsCris Derksen, Elation Pauls, violin - Country Food for Violin & TapeAndy Clausen - IntroitMary Kouyoumdjian, Kronos Quartet - Groung (Crane)
Special Solstice EpisodePlaylist: Phil Kline - Unsilent NightJohn Luther Adams, Apollo Chamber Orchestra - Dream in White on WhiteMax Richter, Konzethaus Kammerorchester - Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons - WinterPhilip Glass, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra - Tirol Concerto for Piano & Orchestra- Movement IIKevin Puts, St Louis Symphony Orchestra - Silent Night ElegyRobert Honstein, Arx Duo - EvergreenAllan Gilliland, Alan Klaus, Phil Roberts - First Light Brings New Beginning
Playlist: Paul Paccione, London Symphony Orchestra - Waves FormsChristopher Tyler Nickel - Suite for Two Oboes & Two Cors AnglaisJoseph Butch Rovan, Boston Modern Orchestra Project - ScatteringMieczyslaw Weinberg, London Symphony Orchestra - Trumpet ConcertoErnest Kanitz, ARC Ensemble - Sonata CalifornianaJoseph Swensen, Orchestre national Bordeaux Aquitaine - SagaPascal Le Boeuf, Akropolis Reed Quintet - All Consuming
Playlist: Judith Weir, Peter Kolkay, Estelle Choi - Wake Your Wild VoiceElizabeth Raum, Tom McCaslin & Akiko Tominaga - T for TubaTsubasa Ito, Tubassadors - F.F.F.F.Anver Dorman, The Orchestra Now - Violin Concerto No. 2 'Nigunim'Elena Ruehr, Quartet ES - String Quartet No. 11 'Reykjavik'Robbie Teehan, Alan Klaus - Waters of LifeWojciech Kilar, Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw - Piano ConcertoMark Dal Porto, London Symphony Orchestra - Tarantella
Playlist: Lara Weaver, Crash Ensemble - Singing SandsKalevi Aho, Stenhammer Quartet - String Quartet No. 1Ernest Kanitz, ARC Ensemble - Concertino for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Double Bass, & PianoMarc Mellits, Splinter Reeds - SplinterDaniel Haas, Renaissance String Quartet - String Quartet No. 1 'Love & Levity'John Oswald, Marc-André Hamelin - Tip
Playlist: Laura Jurd, Slide Action - SwampedRuth Gipps, BBC Philharmonic - Horn ConcertoBill Brennan, Alan Klaus - Three SeasonsHoutaf Khoury, United Strings of Europe - The JourneyCris Derksen, Elation Pauls, violin - Country Food for Violin & TapeFung Chern Hwei, Sirius Quartet - Between ImpulsesDinah Bianchi, Sander Kostallari, Robert Conway - VitulaLou Harrison, New Japan Philharmonic - Piano ConcertoEmil Fredberg Zander, Svanholm Singers - I Know
Playlist: Toru Takemitsu, Michiaki Ueno - AirJuri Seo, Arx Duo - Sonata for Marimba & VibraphoneJoan Tower, Calidore String Quartet - Red MapleMaria Thompson Corley, Zuzana Šimurdová - Wilful IgnoranceDaniel Schnyder, Beyond Modern Orchestra - Concerto for Cello, Percussion, & String OrchestraCait Nishimura, Alan Klaus, Phil Roberts - Golden HourChristian Thomas, Orchestre Filmharmonique - Concerto for Pipa & Orchestra 'Dragon'Mick Foster, Quartz Saxophone Quartet - Autumn Tones
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