Tue. 8 pm. ET- Richard Power’s novel Orfeotells the story of a composer who attempts to encode a composition into the DNA of a strain of pathogenic bacteria. It is a interesting story but also an extraordinary exploration of contemporary classical music. Tuesday is the second episode of Contemporary Classics exploring some of the music described or at least mentioned in this novel. Tonight we have music by Steve Reich, Richard Strauss, George Crumb, Peter Lieberson and John Cage. Contemporary Classics is Tuesday from 8-11pm ET. 04/02/2019
Richard Power’s novel Orfeotells the story of a composer who attempts to encode a composition into the DNA of a strain of pathogenic bacteria. It is a interesting story but also an extraordinary exploration of contemporary classical music. Tuesday is the second episode of Contemporary Classics exploring some of the music described or at least mentioned in this novel. Tonight we have music by Steve Reich, Richard Strauss, George Crumb, Peter Lieberson and John Cage. Contemporary Classics is Tuesday from 8-11pm ET.
