new music

The new music program has developed within western front's history of fluxus methodologies, and reflects long-standing interests in conceptual art, chance operations, indeterminacy, improvisation, and unconventional modes of presentation. The list of composers who appear on the series to introduce their own work reads like a who's who of modern music: samuel adler; caleb burhans; sebastian currier; michael daugherty; david lang; ingram marshall; kevin puts; shulamit ran; huang ruo; steven stucky, and christopher theofanidis, among many others. Unless it gets put in constant rotation on the radio, earns a coveted spot on your favorite playlist , or pops up on the soundtrack to that hot new tv show, most tracks - even from big artists - fly under the radar for the casual music fan. Recorded in brooklyn, the sixth full-length solo studio release for the british singer-songwriter is his first since 2011's bella. Produced by wgte public media and hosted by brad cresswell, living...