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WNYC Music Special
Symphony of Brotherhood
January 18, 2009
Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches and sermons, to illustrate what music meant to Dr. King.
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration
January 18, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural celebration launches this Sunday with a star-studded concert from the Lincoln Memorial.
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globalFEST 2009
On January 11th, WNYC and NPR Music presented a live webcast of globalFEST 2009, the annual showcase that provides a "sneak peek" of global musicians on the verge of international fame.
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Spinning On Air
The Pictish Trail
January 11, 2009
Picts were ancient inhabitants of Scotland, and Scottish songwriter Johnny Lynch calls his project "The Pictish Trail." Lynch joins David Garland.
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Ear to Ear
Okkyung Lee
January 10, 2008
Korean-born cellist, composer and improviser Okkyung Lee is a regular presence on the New York experimental music scene, uniting noise and nostalgia in virtuosic fashion.
Music on WNYC
The British Invasion, Examined
Soundcheck
January 16, 2009
Find out how today’s headlines parallel the conditions that helped create British pop music in the 1950s and ‘60s. Also, Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performs live on her famous Red Violin.
A Man in a Room, Gambling
Evening Music
January 16, 2009
We hear tracks from English cellist/composer Gavin Bryars's 1992 sound collaboration with the late sculptor Juan Munoz, "A Man in a Room, Gambling." Also, we mark the birthday of Ohio-based "avocational" composer Rick Sowash with several works.
Hearing Solar Winds
New Sounds
Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
Vocalist, composer, and overtone-singing pioneer David Hykes joins New Sounds to celebrate his landmark recording with the Harmonic Choir, "Hearing Solar Winds."
Noteworthy New York
Soundcheck
We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.
WNYC Blogs
- Soundcheck Blog — January 16, 2009 - Comments (0) Birth of Britpop
- Talk to David — January 09, 2009 - Comments (1) Weekend Whirlwind
- Talk to Terrance — January 05, 2009 - Comments (20) Morning Music
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