by Kile Smith | May 5, 2017 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
It’s the spirit of jazz on Now Is the Time, Saturday, May 6th at 9 pm on WRTI.org and WRTI-HD2. We wanted to call #three “Pound Three” but our (increasingly numerous, as the years go by) younger colleagues said, “Hashtag. Duh.” Unperturbed, we contacted...
by Kile Smith | Aug 12, 2016 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
We’re looking at the sky and beyond on Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 13th at 9 pm, Dark Clouds Bring Waters is William McClelland’s setting of John Bunyan: “Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.” Elena Ruehr follows that with lovely music for...
by Kile Smith | Apr 25, 2014 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
We remember the living and the dying on Now Is the Time, Saturday, April 26th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. The music of Michael Hersch is always strong, always dark, and always provocative, but its true power lies in its vibrancy, always reaching out to us....
by Kile Smith | May 31, 2013 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio
It’s two large works—one for piano, one for string quartet—on Now Is the Time, Sunday, June 2nd at 10 pm. The Sonata for Piano Solo by Judith Lang Zaimont shows its depth through color and a confident use of materials: not afraid to echo Beethoven’s...
by Kile Smith | Dec 22, 2012 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio, WRTI
It’s expectation, light, and looking up on Now is the Time, Sunday, December 23rd at 10 pm. Welcher’s Zion for band refers to what is now the national park in Utah—the haven for Mormons in the 19th century—and the old American hymn tune. Skyriding, from...
