Wesley Cheney

Tell Me About "In C"

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"In C," composed by Terry Riley in 1964, is the original, Minimalist musical masterpiece. Join host Wesley Cheney as he talks to the people who listen to, perform, remix, and write about this influential work.

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Wesley Cheney

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Latest episode

Apr 30, 2026

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Episodes

Tell Me About In C, Simone Libralon 30.04.2026

Violist Simone Libralon talks about his new album, In C (For 35 Violas). https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-c-for-35-violas/1854177787 Catch Radio Eclectica with DJ Pseudononymous, Fridays, Noon to 2pm, Eastern, or anytime online: https://spinitron.com/WMMT/dj/188701/DJ-Pseudononymous Check out my other podcast, Tell Me About Your Bike, available on all major platforms: https://tellmeaboutyourbik...

Tell Me About In C, Carl Stone 10.03.2026

Composer Carl Stone talks about his discovery of In C, Terry’s final public performance of In C, and why In C is always best live.

Tell Me About In C, Richard Ascough 15.01.2026

Composer Richard Ascough tells host Wesley Cheney about how Terry Riley's Minimalist musical masterpiece has influenced his own work, playing In C in a scratch orchestra, and how much improvisation there should be in In C.

Tell Me About In C, Ben Neill 23.12.2025

Ben Neill, who creates art music with a schizophrenic trumpet, tells host Wesley Cheney about performing In C annually at Lincoln Center,and how he was first introduced to Minimalism when he checked out In C on vinyl from his college library.

Tell Me About In C, Lawrence Ball 10.12.2025

Minimalist Composer Lawrence Ball sits down with host Wesley Cheney to discuss his friendship with Terry Riley, the influence of Terry on his own compositions, and the upcoming Sunrise to Sunset Concert he is organizing in London.

Tell Me About In C, John Lyon 30.11.2025

John Lyon first discovered Terry Riley and In C as a college student browsing in an English record store in the Early Seventies, and now he loves the guitar orchestra performance of In C led by Portishead's Adrian Utley.

Tell Me About In C, Alaina Shaw 09.11.2025

Alaina Shaw, violist with La Primavera String Quartet and Symphonicity, sits down to talk to host Wesley Cheney about her perspective of performing In C for the first time as a classically trained musician.  Follow La Primavera String Quartet: http://www.laprimaverastringsva.com/ Follow Symphonicity: https://www.symphonicity.org/

Tell Me About In C, Ko Umezaki 03.11.2025

Host Wesley Cheney sits down with shakuhachi master Kojiro Umezaki to discuss integrating technology into music, the influence Terry Riley's Minimalist masterpiece has had on contemporary music, and Ko's groundbreaking performance of In C on iPhones.

Tell Me About In C, Martin Archer 13.10.2025

Host Wesley Cheney talks to English musician Martin Archer about his introduction to In C on LP in the early Seventies, the impact that Terry Riley's other seminal work, Rainbow in Curved Air, had on him, and the challenges of performing In C with a jazz rock band.

Tell Me About Looping Cellos, Zoë Keating 21.07.2025

Composer and cellist Zoe Keating talks to host Wesley Cheney about her introduction to Minimalism, and how she has incorporated it into her music.

Tell Me About Playing In C with Computers, Part 2 12.06.2025

In the latest episode of the podcast about Terry Riley's Minimalist, musical masterpiece, In C, host Wesley Cheney sits down with guitarist and Salt Lake Community College student Sam Watson to learn about the challenges and rewards of playing In C in a network of computers.

Tell Me About Playing In C With Computers, Part 1 19.05.2025

Host Wesley Cheney sits down with composer, producer and teacher Matt Starling to discuss playing Terry Riley's Minimalist musical masterpiece In C, on computers and with dancers, with his group the Salt Lake Electric Ensemble.

Tell Me About In C, Robert Carl 18.03.2025

Host Wesley Cheney talks to Robert Carl, the author of the book on In C, and learns about Terry Riley's views on improvisation, loopers and more.

Tell Me About In C, Abby 24.02.2025

Tell Me About In C host Wesley Cheney sits down with his eldest child, Abigayle, and learns what is was like to grow up with Terry Riley's minimalist musical masterpiece.

Tell Me About "In C," Wesley 18.02.2025

In the first episode of. Tell Me About "In C," host Wesley Cheney answers a plethora of questions about Terry Riley's Minimalist musical masterpiece, In C.

Tell Me About "In C" Trailer 18.02.2025

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