Relevant Tones

New York-based composer Sebastian Currier visits to talk about his music and work, including recent collaborations with Anne-Sophie Mutter. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Quiet Time , Cassatt String Quartet Time Machines , Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic

Crossover between classical and rock musicians was common in the  1970’s but has taken a bit of a break until recently. Now instead of  composers influencing rock musicians like Brian Eno, a rock band is  having a huge influence on a diverse array of composers around the  globe. The music of Radiohead has been arranged by countless composers  and has yielded fascinating re...

Something of a lost art, improvisation in classical music is making a  comeback in a big way thanks to composers like Steven Snowden, Don  Malone, and Aaron Johnson. Teaming up with fantastic performers, they  prove that improvisation very much has a place in the modern concert  hall. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Playlist     ◦  ...

Most pianos have 88 keys, but the notes that they produce are just  the beginning of the sonic possibilities available to the keyboardist.  This week we’ll listen to how boundary-shattering composers from John  Cage to Conlon Nancarrow unlocked and exploited keyboard instruments’  aural potential. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Playlist    ◦...

Seth talks with Chicago composer and pianist George Flynn.  Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a symphony! In the first Relevant Tones  episode, Seth talks with Michael Daugherty about his Grammy  Award-winning Metropolis Symphony, based on the myth of Superman.  Hosted  by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters  Michael Daugherty:  Metropolis Symphony 
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero,  Conductor