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Evening Music

Friday, July 18, 2008
Ricardo Romaneiro and Ryan Francis (Photo by David Garland)

The Metropolis Ensemble

Andrew Cyr conducts The Metropolis Ensemble in Ricardo Romaneiro's "Two-Part Belief" with soprano Hila Plitmann, followed by "The Rite: Remixed," a new take on Stravinky's "The Rite of Spring" by Ricardo Romaneiro and Ryan Francis with Leo Leite.

David Garland on site at Prospect Park

Intermission Interviews

Host David Garland talks with Wordless Music creator Ronen Givony. Then, conductor Andrew Cyr along with composers Ricardo Romaneiro and Ryan Francis discuss their electronic take on Stravinsky, "The Rite: Remixed." Also, members of Deerhoof weigh in, including Greg Saunier — who talks about his own experience with Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," and how Stravinsky's style has influenced the music of Deerhoof.

Deerhoof's Greg Saunier (photo by David Garland)

Deerhoof

Indie rock band Deerhoof takes the stage with their own rollicking set — including selections from their upcoming album "Offend Maggie."

The Mostly Mozart Festival on WNYC

Listen on Demand

This year's annual Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center is rife with sounds stretching the spectrum of Requiems, Metamorphoses, and Passions — including the American premiere of composer-in-residence Kaija Saariaho's tale of the sufferings of French mystic Simone Weil, who died of starvation in protest to the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1943.

Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble Live Webcast

Evening Music

WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.

Related Links:
Video: Deerhoof fans perform leaked track for WNYC
View photos from the concert
Deerhoof on Spinning on Air (March 18, 2007)
NPR Music
Metropolis Ensemble
Deerhoof
Celebrate Brooklyn!
Wordless Music
Listen on Demand to more Wordless Music Concerts

Wordless Music

Concerts on Demand

WNYC presents web-exclusive concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.

2008 American Music Festival

Listen on Demand

Hosts Terrance McKnight and David Garland curate the 68th annual American Music Festival, featuring "America's Classical Music." Guests include LD Brown a.k.a. Grey Reverend; acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran; composer and musicologist Gunther Schuller; culture critic John Rockwell; new music guru John Zorn, and Pulitzer prize-winning composer William Bolcom.