A podcast about the most fascinating time in classical music history: right now.
Created by Seth Boustead, Relevant Tones features interviews with and music by some of the most creative figures in contemporary classical music, themed shows exploring new trends in classical music and frequent live streamed shows featuring conversations and musical performances.
Relevant Tones is a production of Access Contemporary Music.
Relevant Tones: On the Radar
On the Radar
Austin Williams, Matt Dosland, Neve Jahn and Stephen Anthony Rawson
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Relevant Tones: Bonnie Whiting
Composer-Performer Feature
Bonnie Whiting
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Relevant Tones: Wayne Horvitz
Composer-Performer Feature
Wayne Horvitz
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Relevant Tones: Seattle Modern Orchestra
Ensemble Feature
Julia Tai and Jérémy Jolley
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Relevant Tones: Carrie Frey’s Seagrass: Works for Solo Viola
Composer-Performer Feature
Music by Buck McDaniel, Carrie Frey, Maria Kaoutzani, and Emily Praetorius
Relevant Tones: Text-Based Scores
New Music Topic
Music by Joseph Kudirka, George Maciunas, Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Patrick Liddell, Noah Jenkins, and Michael Winter
Relevant Tones: Texas New Music Festival 2023 (part 2)
Music Festival / In the Field
Rob Smith, Felipe Tristán, Martín Quiroga, Jr, and Mojgan Misaghi
Relevant Tones: Mandolin Music from Japan
New Music Topic
Music by Yoshinao Kobayashi, Yasuo Kuwahara, Yutaka Makino, Ippo Tsuboi, and Takashi Yoshimatsu
Relevant Tones: Castor and Patience
Opera Premiere / Composer & Librettist Feature
Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith
Relevant Tones: Étude 21
New Music Topic
Music by Karen Tanaka, Robert deMaine, Yannis Kyriakides, David Rakowski, Chaya Czernowin, and Unsuk Chin