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Contemporary means “with the times”… contemporary means “now”… and Now is the Time. Join me for Now is the Time, every Sunday night at 10 o’clock on WRTI-HD2 and on the all-classical webstream at wrti.org. Contemporary American music is being recorded all the time, and Now is the Time to take a listen and explore the music of American composers today. All types… all styles… contemporary American music on Now is the Time, every Sunday night at 10 o’clock on WRTI-HD2. Listen on HD radio or online here. Here’s the theme music, without my on-air yakking over it:

Mar 4 2012. 131. Windsongs

David Loeb. Windsongs

Jerod Impichchaachaahá Tate. Iholbá

Feb 26 2012. 130. Suites

Tomas Svoboda. Suite for Piano 4-Hand

David Lefkowitz. Sonare Nova, from Suite for Piano

Harry Bulow. Suite for Piano

Mark Hagerty. Clavier Book 2

Feb 19 2012. 129. Lightscape

Trent Hanna. A Piece of Snow

Binnette Lipper. Circles of Light

David Gunn. Incandescence

Daniel S. Godfrey. Lightscape

Larry Kucharz. Pastel 7712

Jennifer Higdon. blue cathedral

Feb 12 2012. 128. A Thought Revolved

Mark Hagerty. Clavier Book 1

James Hartway. Two Nights in Spain

Denman Maroney. A Thought Revolved

Feb 5 2012. 127. Berceuse fantasque

Rick Sowash. Lullabye for Kara

Steven R. Gerber. Violin Concerto

Carl Berky. The Synthelating Mariachi String Band

James Primosch. Secret Geometry

Philip Lasser. Berceuse fantasque

Jan 29 2012. 091. Sea and Air

Rodney Rogers. Alleluia Sing the Stars

Michael McDermott. Hibersea

Mary Jeanne Van Appledorn. Ayre

Rodney Rogers. Prevailing Winds

Michael McDermott. Air Curves Vicious

David Gunn. Hunting Tuna

John Zorn. The Quiet Surf

Jan 22 2012. 090. Bloom

Michael Ellison. Invocation–Meditation–Allegro

Victoria Bond. Molly ManyBloom

Jan 15 2012. 126. The World Beloved

John Biggs. Symphony No. 1

Carol Barnett. The World Beloved, A Bluegrass Mass

Jan 8 2012. 089. Philadelphia 1994

Jan Krzywicki. String Quartet

Philip Glass. Persephone

Jan 1 2012. 074. Voices of Winter

David Loeb. Voices of Winter

Joan Tower. Snow Dreams

Gloria Coates. Transitions

Larry Kucharz. Winterfall