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:
Jun 1 2008. 001
Wendy Mae Chambers—Symphony of the Universe, 3: Cosmos
Wendy Mae Chambers—12² [excerpts]
Wendy Mae Chambers—10 Grand [excerpts]
Jun 8 2008. 002
Burton Greene—Gnat Dance
Burton Greene—In the Footsteps of the Bratslav
Burton Greene—Sylosophy
Burton Greene—South Florida Odyssey Suite
Dave Brubeck—Strange Meadow Lark
Dave Brubeck—It’s a Raggy Waltz
Jun 15 2008. 003
Elliott Carter—The Harmony of Morning
Chen Yi—Wild Grass
Elliott Carter—Harvest Home
Elliott Carter—Let’s be Gay
Elliott Carter—Musicians Wrestle Everywhere
Elliott Carter—Tarantella
Zhou Long—Words of the Sun
Steven Sametz—in time of
Jun 22 2008, no broadcast
Jun 29 2008. 004
James Aikman—The 7th Trumpet Toccata
James Aikman—Burton Tower Prelude
Evan Chambers—Lament
Raymond Helble—Concertare
Erik Santos—Mariposa morena (Dark Butterfly)
Mary Simoni—Doxology
Jul 6 2008. 005
Larry Austin—Adagio: Convolutions on a Theme by Mozart
Larry Austin—Tableaux: Convolutions on a Popular Theme
Zack Browning—Blacktop Infusion
Zack Browning—Coming Up Sevens
Phil Kline—Away From You
Phil Kline—We Came Because
Jul 13 2008. 006
David N. Baker—Singers of Songs, Weavers of Dreams
Jason Vieaux—Letter from Home
Robert Beaser—Mountain Songs
Jul 20 2008. 007
Hannibal—African Portraits [excerpts]
Emiliano Pardo-Tristán—Guarareña
Emiliano Pardo-Tristán—Camouflage
Emiliano Pardo-Tristán—Diágolos entre la Lira de Orfeo y el Tambor de Chimbombó
Jul 27 2008, rebroadcast of Jul 20 2008
Aug 3 2008. 008
David Amram—The Final Ingredient
Aug 10 2008. 009
Eric Moe—Eight-Point Turn
Jan Krzywicki—Four Songs after Rexroth
Sophia Serghi—Pleiades
Aug 17 2008. 010
John Corigliano—Midsummer Fanfare
Michael Hersch—Ashes of Memory
Jonathan Middleton—Melancholia from Redwoods Symphony
Peter Boyer—Three Olympians
Aug 24 2008. 011
David Hahn—Four Short Pieces for Classical Guitar
Charles Wuorinen—The Great Procession
Nicky Hind—Crossings
Jason Treuting—Work Slow Life
Aug 31 2008. 012
William Bolcom—Virtuosity Rag
David Bennett Thomas—Piano Sonata #2
William Bolcom—Scherzo Fantasy
William Kraft—Vintage Renaissance
Kenneth Frazelle—songs from Return
Kenneth Frazelle—Appalachian Folk Songs
Sep 7 2008. 013
Tan Dun—Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Yi²
Steven R. Gerber—Serenade for String Orchestra
Sep 14 2008. 014
Raymond Helble—Diabolic Variations
Ben Johnston—Duo for Flute and String Bass
Marc Satterwhite—Concertino à tre
Ron Wasserman—Tango Sonata
Sep 21 2008. 015
Paul Moravec—Tempest Fantasy
Paul Moravec—The Time Gallery, IV. Overtime: Memory Sings
Paul Moravec—Protean Fantasy
Paul Moravec—Scherzo
Sep 28 2008. 016
Jennifer Higdon—wissahickon poeTrees
Thomas Whitman—Quartet for Piano and Strings
James Adler—Two Dances in One
Oct 5 2008. 017
Margaret Garwood—Rainsongs
Victoria Bond—A Modest Proposal
Margaret Garwood—Flowersongs
Oct 12 2008. 018
Ned Rorem—Piano Sonata No. 2
Ricardo Lorenz—Bachangó
John Adams—Phrygian Gates
Oct 19 2008. 019
Michael Whalen—Trampoline Harmonics
Carter Pann—Differences
Alvin Curran—Inner Cities I
Michael Whalen—The Shadows of October
Oct 26 2008. 020
Alice Gomez—Latin Jazz Suite
Gregory Hutter—Electric Traction
Robert Moran—Points of Departure
Barbara Kolb—All in Good Time
Robert Moran—32 Cryptograms for Derek Jarman
Nov 2 2008, rebroadcast of Oct 26 2008
Nov 9 2008. 021
William O. Smith—Five Pieces
Allan Blank—Three Bagatelles
Lisa Bielawa—Kafka Songs
Charles Argersinger—The Dream of Venus
Nov 16 2008. 022
James A. Beckel Jr.—Concerto for Tuba and Percussion
Phillip Rhodes—Three Gershwin Settings
Nancy Galbraith—Atacama Sonata
Nov 23 2008. 023
Tania León—Ritual
James Primosch—Piano Quintet
C. Curtis-Smith—Trios
Nov 30 2008. 024
James Hartway—five postcards (from Michigan)
Donald Crockett—Horn Quintet “La Barca”
Michael Daugherty—Desi
Nancy Galbraith—Dos Danzas Latinas
Dec 7 2008, no broadcast
Dec 14 2008, no broadcast
Dec 21 2008. 025
Beata Moon—Illusions
Gregory Hutter—The Melancholy Rags, Book 1
Dolores White—Toccata
Robert Moran—Open Veins
Beata Moon—Vignettes
Dec 28 2008. 026
Gregory Hutter—Still Life
Wendy Mae Chambers—Symphony of the Universe, 1: Big Bang
Robert Xavier Rodríguez—Con Flor y Canto
Carson Cooman—New World Carols