by Kile Smith | Jul 29, 2016 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
At the gateway of August, summertime looks like it will never end—but it won’t be long until it begins to fade. On Now Is the Time, Saturday, July 30th at 9 pm, Dan Becker starts us off with a cut from his Fade album that looks forward and back, ReInvention 1a....
by Kile Smith | Nov 13, 2015 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
The spirit of Copland looks over Now Is the Time, Saturday, November 14th at 9 pm. It would be the 115th birthday of the son of Lithuanian immigrants, the son of Brooklyn, who, more than any other composer, defined what is “American” in American music. We...
by Kile Smith | Mar 6, 2015 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
The spotlight is on the alto of the string section on Now Is the Time, Saturday, March 7th at 9 pm. John Harbison’s sumptuous Viola Concerto starts the program off, and then duoJalal percussionist Yousif Sheronick turns a Philip Glass solo viola work into a Duo...
by Kile Smith | Dec 19, 2014 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
We’re counting down the days on Now Is the Time, Saturday, December 20th at 9 pm. Less Than a Week Before Christmas is David Golub’s work for chorus and orchestra: about the cold, about a friend. Morten Lauridsen contemplates the wonder of animals at the...
by Kile Smith | Jun 20, 2014 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
Celebrate the solstice on Now Is the Time, Saturday, June 21st at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Into Light is Marilyn Shrude’s orchestral paean to youth and possibility, and Lewis Spratlan outlines an entire day of activity—both fun and contemplative—ending...
