Join host Austin Williams as he speaks to members of the Coalescent Saxophone Quartet. The quartet consists of members Nathan Bogert, Michael Shults, Nick Zoulek, and Drew Whiting; each of which are incredibly accomplished musicians in their own right.

The quartet has recently released a new album (The Wall Between Us) of works for sax quartet. Austin asks the ensemble questions about codifying the saxophone quartet in the new classical music chamber zeitgeist and what that means.

There is also lovely conversation about the instrument itself and the role it plays in the new classical music world. Please check out the new album and each individual artist, you will not be disappointed!

Zack Browning - Unrelenting UniverseChen Yi - Distance Can't Keep Us Two ApartEmma O’Halloran: Night MusicEvan Williams - Quartet for SaxophonesMartin Bresnick: Mending Time

Join host Austin Williams and new music ensemble Hot Second ( Rebecca McDaniel Percussion and Dylan Feldpausch Violin/Viola) as we discuss their unique ensemble and its take on new music in Chicago.

The conversation consists of thoughtful insights on how an ensemble can think outside of the traditional cannon and use influences from pop and other styles to help shape the sound they work with.

A unique aspect of the ensemble is the incredibly vibrant collaboration that occurs between Rebecca and Dylan, to the point where they are writing and improvising their own music in real time.MUSIC
Gabriela Ortiz: "Atlas-Pumas”

José Martínez: Instructions for Playing, III, V

Dylan Feldpausch: “Quartz"

Esperanza Spalding, arr. Hot Second: "Formwela 4"

2023 and the first anthology has just been published by New Music Shelf.

This extraordinary album features world-premiere recordings of art songs commissioned by Strickling who says: "These twenty songs, from composers and poets of diverse backgrounds, are exceptional in their beauty, depth, quality, and range of emotional expression."

Host Seth Boustead talks with Strickling and features several songs from the album.

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Email to Odessa by Dennis Tobenski

Peony by Ed Windels

Thanks a Latte by Lori Laitman

This Ode is Mine by Bess McCrary

Not Quite Stars by Juhi Bansal

Las Palmeras by Reinaldo Moya

Song of Solitude by H. Leslie Adams

Wind Carry Me by James Primosch