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Upcoming Programs
July 20, 2013 at 5:00 pm
The 2nd Annual Thirsty Ear Festival
Mark your calendars for July 20th at 5 PM- Relevant Tones will be broadcasting live from City Winery as a part of the 2013 Thirsty Ear Festival!
Recent Programs
May 25, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Ursula Oppens
In this episode we feature music performed by Ursula Oppens, written by composers with whom she has worked very closely throughout her career.
May 18, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Stephen Albert
Music by and inspired by the late American Composer Stephen Albert Featured Works Stephen Albert – Symphony No. 1, Movement 1 Christopher Rouse – Symphony No. 2, Movement 2 Stephen Albert – To Wake the Dead Stephen Albert – Symphony No. 2 Relevant Links MAVerick Ensemble Featured Performances on May 23rd and 25th at [...]
May 11, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Fifth House Ensemble Live
Live broadcast of Fifth House Ensemble. Edgar Meyer – Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass Purchase Jason Charney – Ocean Body Kevin Puts – Arches Purchase Steven Snethkamp – Dances from the Luminiferous Ether John Elmquist – 112a, b, & c Fifth House Ensemble
May 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Kevin Puts
Kevin Puts has been inspired by sources as diverse as World War I and Bjork. In this episode Puts talks to Seth about these inspirations as well as some very exciting upcoming projects. Featured Works Arches for Solo Violin Bella Hristova Purchase Credo for String Quartet Miro Quartet Purchase Symphony No. 3: IV. Vespertine Elegy [...]
About the Show
Saturdays at 5:00 pm
Hosted by Seth Boustead (Chicago-based composer and Director of Access Contemporary Music), Relevant Tones is a weekly exploration of a vibrant and continuing classical music tradition as it thrives in the 20th and 21st centuries.
From up-and-coming firebrands to established artists, this program celebrates the dynamic, diverse, and incredibly germane output of modern-day composers.
Relevant Tones is made possible by the generous support of Michelle L. Collins; Carroll Joynes & Abby O'Neil; DePaul University School of Music; The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.; an Anonymous donor; Marianne Deson and the listener supporters of WFMT.
