Steve Reich turns 90
On the Next Echoes, Steve Reich turns 90. We’ll celebrate with some special insights and we’ll play most of Music for 18 Musicians, one of his most celebrated works, and one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. Join John Diliberto for the 90th Birthday of Steve Reich on Echoes from PRX.
| Time In | Artist | Song Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 – Program 2639D – Celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th! | |||
| First Half Hour | |||
| 0:01:00 | Gaspar Claus | Amour constrictor (fugue) | Cells |
| 0:06:00 | Sufjan Stevens/Bryce Dessner/Nico Muhly/James McAlister | Saturn | Planetarium |
| 0:10:08 | Michael Stearns and Robert Rich | Unexpected Reply | Reunion of Breath and Waves |
| 0:15:33 | Mark Isham | Sympathy and Acknowledgement | Vapor Drawings |
| 0:23:32 | Tangerine Dream | Love on a Real Train | Risky Business |
| 0:29:30 | Immersion | A Long Way to Brooklyn (excerpt) | WTF |
| Second Half Hour | |||
| 0:30:00 | George Winston | Tamarack Pines | Forest |
| 0:35:27 | Poppy Ackroyd | Luna | Resolve |
| 0:39:46 | Agnes Obel | Blood so Red | The Meaning of Flowers |
| 0:45:25 | Break | ||
| 0:46:11 | Michael Whalen | Soft Geometry | Standing Near Infinity |
| 0:52:10 | AvaWaves | Resistance | Waves |
| 0:55:14 | Bonobo | Cycles | Distance in Static |
| 0:59:00 | Deepspace | High Precision Hydrocleansing Protocols (excerpt) | Water Planets |
| Third Half Hour | |||
| 1:01:00 | Mike Oldfield | Part One | Incantations |
| 1:06:00 | Steve Reich | Pulse – Sections I-X – Pulse | Music For 18 Musicians |
| 1:29:30 | Shambhu | Resilience (excerpt) | Lotus Dream |
| Fourth Half Hour | |||
| 1:30:00 | Steve Reich | Pulse – Sections I-X – Pulse | Music For 18 Musicians |