Judd Greenstein: Composer-Curator
As unreliable as terminology can be, the phrase "indie-classical" has become the go-to description for a community of young composers and ensembles exploring the boundaries of experimental pop music...
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Ecstatic in January Audio Tour
Composer Judd Greenstein recently came by the WQXR studios to explain the impetus behind Merkin Concert Hall's first ever Ecstatic Music Festival: an ambitious, 14-concert festival he's created as an...
View ArticleGenre Fishing
Discussions of genre tend to cause bristling, bad moods and miscommunications. Genre identifiers are such ludicrously loaded terms that I tend to be shy even bringing them up (and I’m not, as they say,...
View Article'That Utopia Of Musical Possibility'
A utopia "where austerity and spontaneity are not rivals, but companions" is how composer and Ecstatic Music Festival curator Judd Greenstein described the compositional space of festival headliners...
View ArticleSchool Daze
For some reason, my brain functions exclusively on an academic calendar. This is perhaps due to my parents’ working in academia or to the nature of the concert season? However it came to pass, I truly...
View ArticlePiano Casserole
A lot to digest last week, no? The Ecstatic Music Festival marathon gave us a taste of its "multi-genre" offerings, performer-composers flourished in unique collaborations, and Q2 was blarring John...
View ArticleEcstatic Salad
There is so much Q2 on Q2 this week! Monday, Tuesday, and Friday on the show, we explore music that was written during composers’ salad days. We focus on the early works that catapulted some of our...
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Ecstatic in February
Merkin Concert Hall's Ecstatic Music Festival blazes into February with concerts from the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Roomful of Teeth, Newspeak and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society. Listen below to get...
View ArticleEcstatic Music Marathon: Part 1
This first installment of the Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon spotlights Q2 regulars Ne(x)tworks, Timo Andres, So Percussion and the Chiara String Quartet. Also featured is the resident teen ensemble...
View ArticleBang on a Can All-Stars Live Audio Web cast
On Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you a live audio Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music...
View ArticleEcstatic Music Marathon: Part 2
This second installment of the Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon showcases Bang On A Can All-Stars past and present; Vicky Chow, Ashley Bathgate and Lisa Moore alongside the NOW Ensemble, Corey Dargel,...
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Ecstatic Music Marathon: Part 3
This third and final segment of the Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon features singer, composer and pianist Gabriel Kahane, composer-producer duo Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson, Missy Mazzoli's band...
View ArticleBang on a Can 2011 People's Commissioning Fund Concert
On Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live teamed up to bring you a live audio Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music...
View ArticleLive Web cast: Newspeak and Secret Society
On Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you a live audio Web cast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music...
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Ecstatic in March
The inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall closes this month with its most concentrated and ambitious programming to date. Featuring six concerts and two New Sounds Live Webcasts on...
View ArticleShara Worden, Sarah Kirkland Snider and yMusic
On Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you a live Webcast from Merkin Concert Hall hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Part of the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival,...
View ArticleSo Percussion, Bobby Previte and Special Guests
On Monday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m., Q2 and New Sounds Live team up to bring you our final live audio Webcast from the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer. Housed at Merkin...
View ArticleAndrew Bird: Live from the Greene Space
Andrew Bird’s brand of indie rock doesn’t sound like anyone else’s. The violinist, singer, and film composer uses digital delay and electronics to blend the sounds of pop and chamber music. He’ll play...
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