It’s the voice of the people on Now is the Time, Sunday, January 20th at 10 pm. Populism reigned in the very first commission from the Kronos Quartet, way back in 1973: Traveling Music of Ken Benshoof. Similar influences echo in the recent Close Tolerances of Christopher Braddock, written for the new music / Baroque ensemble Mélomanie, from their new Florescence CD.
We can’t think of the meeting of classical and popular in American music without soon encountering William Bolcom’s Cabaret Songs, and here we listen to live performances of the first two volumes, with the composer accompanying his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.
from Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music
PROGRAM:
Ken Benshoof: Traveling Music
Christopher Braddock: Close Tolerances
William Bolcom: Cabaret Songs, Vols. 1, 2
Every Sunday night at 10, Kile Smith brings you Now is the Time, all styles of contemporary concert music by living American composers on WRTI-HD2 and the all-classical stream at wrti.org. Here are the recording details and complete schedule.