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        John Schaefer

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        John Schaefer is the host of WNYC’s innovative music/talk show Soundcheck, which features live performances and interviews with a variety of guests. Schaefer has also hosted and produced WNYC’s radio series New Sounds since 1982 (“The #1 radio show for the Global Village” – Billboard) and the New Sounds Live concert series since 1986. Schaefer has written extensively about music, including the book New Sounds: A Listener’s Guide to New Music (Harper & Row, NY, 1987; Virgin Books, London, 1990); the Cambridge Companion to Singing: World Music (Cambridge University Press, U.K., 2000); and the TV program Bravo Profile: Bobby McFerrin (Bravo Television, 2003).

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        The Dowland Project, Night Se…

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        The Dowland Project features the voice of John Potter, former member of t… more »

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        Group 180, Group 180

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        Group 180 was not just Hungary’s foremost contemporary music ensemb… more »

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        Lubomyr Melnyk, Melnyk Coroll…

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        If Lubomyr Melnyk were a painter instead of a pianist and composer, he mi… more »

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        Richard Moult, Yclypt…

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        Richard Moult is an English painter, pianist and composer whose work has … more »

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        Brooklyn Rider, A Walking Fir…

        By John Schaefer

        The string quartet known as Brooklyn Rider is an offshoot of Yo Yo Ma… more »

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        Olafur Arnalds, For Now I Am …

        By John Schaefer

        The Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds writes richly evocative, almost cin… more »

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        David Lang, Death Speaks…

        By John Schaefer

        First, I feel it’s important to say that, as of this writing, David… more »

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        Jace Clayton, The Julius East…

        By John Schaefer

        In his performances as DJ/rupture, Jace Clayton has been part of that exp… more »

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        Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symph…

        By John Schaefer

        Cellist Yo Yo Ma’s musical adventures along the Silk Road continue … more »

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        Jocelyn Pook, Desh

        By John Schaefer

        English composer Jocelyn Pook is best-known for her many film scores, inc… more »

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        Joan La Barbara and Kenneth G…

        By John Schaefer

        Vocalist and composer Joan La Barbara’s collaboration with the poet… more »

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        California E.A.R. Unit, Baley…

        By John Schaefer

        The Ukrainian-American composer Virko Baley displays his keen ear for ton… more »

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        Roomful of Teeth, Roomful of …

        By John Schaefer

        Unless you have already seen and heard Roomful of Teeth live, there is li… more »

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        So Percussion, Where (we) Liv…

        By John Schaefer

        So Percussion, the versatile quartet whose definition of “percussio… more »

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        Elodie Lauten, Piano Works Re…

        By John Schaefer

        The New York music scene that produced Philip Glass and Steve Reich has a… more »

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        Michael Nyman, Nyman / Greena…

        By John Schaefer

        English composer Michael Nyman can’t complain when people call him … more »

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        Tin Hat, The Rain is a Handso…

        By John Schaefer

        Tin Hat, formerly the Tin Hat Trio, is a quartet here, but this remarkabl… more »

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        Various Artists, Shutter Isla…

        By John Schaefer

        Fans of Martin Scorsese know that the director is almost as creative with… more »

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        Icebreaker with B.J. Cole, Ap…

        By John Schaefer

        Ever since the expat American composer Conlon Nancarrow started writing h… more »

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        Newspeak, Sweet Light Crude…

        By John Schaefer

        The so-called “indie classical” scene in New York has spawned… more »

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        Nicole Lizee, This Will Not B…

        By John Schaefer

        Canadian composer Nicole Lizee writes music with a seriousness of purpose… more »

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        Portland Cello Project, Homag…

        By John Schaefer

        You will either have a lot of fun with this record, or none at all. If yo… more »

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        Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir S…

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        Modest Mussorgsky’s masterpiece is just as much Maurice Ravel… more »

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        Chicago Symphony Orchestra, F…

        By John Schaefer

        Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra is such an effective showcase for t… more »

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