World fusion took on classical dimensions when Yo-Yo Ma formed his acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble. He brought together musicians and composers from around the world to create a new dialogue in a hybrid cultural sound.
Helen Jane Long is an unassuming musician who makes a gentle and elegant music that might have come from another, more civil time. SHe’s just released her new chamber music album, Identity.
Kiasmos is the electronic project of ambient chamber music composer Ólafur Arnalds and fellow Icelander, Janus Rasmussen. They talk about how they moved from minimalist techno to something more lush and orchestral.
On this Earth Day, we create a soundscape born from the planet, inspired by the riches of this earth that we seem so intent on destroying.
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John Luther Adams talks about his award-winning composition, Become Ocean, and his decision to leave Alaska in the Echoes Podcast.
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Big Ears is one of the most expansive, eclectic and challenging music festivals in the world. In downtown Knoxville Tennessee, musicians from around the world and across genres convene in concerts that test the limits of sound and music.
J Anthony Allen is an academic composer who makes music for the dance floor and the ambient lounge. He talks about it on Echoes.
J Anthony Allen is an academic composer who makes music for the dance floor and the ambient lounge. He talks about it on Echoes.
J Anthony Allen is an academic composer who makes music for the dance floor and the ambient lounge. He talks about it on Echoes.
Chad Kettering started out as a classical trumpet player, but something happened on the way to the concert hall.