by Kile Smith | Nov 7, 2014 | American music, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
A string quartet and a solo cello breathe on Now Is the Time, Saturday, November 8th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Michael Hersch wrote the Sonata No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello when he was all of 23 years old, and already, his dark, simple lines reached through...
by Kile Smith | Apr 13, 2013 | American music, CDs, new music, Radio
It really is spring, and our thoughts turn to… Now is the Time, Sunday, April 14th at 10 pm. Why not make up a story, and let the boys start. Eric Whitacre’s emotionally surprising A Boy and a Girl leads us to the fresh Gate of Michael McDermott. A Charles...
by Kile Smith | Aug 4, 2012 | CDs, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
Whether it’s light or dark or exotic, it’s hot on Now is the Time, Sunday, August 5th at 10 pm. Sainte-Croix takes us to a Central American jungle; Vierk, to the desert with multi-tracked cellos. Korean-American Yoon is recorded live, with water bowls and...
by Kile Smith | May 19, 2012 | CDs, new music, Now is the Time, Radio, WRTI
Sunday, May 20, 10–11 pm. Now is the Time, American contemporary music, Sundays at 10 pm. On WRTI-HD2 and on the classical stream at wrti.org. This week, Mad Men: David Carbonara. Mad Men Suite. Interview with David Carbonara. David Carbonara. Lipstick. John Zorn....
