Since January 2005, Music From Other Minds has presented new and unusual music by innovative composers and performers from around the world. Produced weekly for KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco by Other Minds and presented by Charles Amirkhanian and the Other Minds staff, Music From Other Minds aims to open up radio listeners to experimental classical work by living and recent composers. We bring you the latest in contemporary music from around the world, and some glimpses into the past, to give a context for today’s music.
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Next Up: Program 601
Steve Reich and Friends
KALW Broadcast: May 29, 2020
Host: Mark Abramson
Host: Mark Abramson
On this Music From Other Minds, Mark Abramson plays works by Steve Reich and friends. Tune in to KALW this Friday night at 11 to hear it live.
Previous Programs
Program 600: A 600th Episode Celebration
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb celebrates the 600th episode of Music From Other Minds by playing live recordings from the Other Minds Festival. Tune in to hear works by Michael McClure, Hamza El Din, Agata Zubel, Åke Parmerud, Susan Stone, and Gavin Bryars.
Program 600: A 600th Episode Celebration
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb plays Music in 8 Parts by Philip Glass as well as works by Elodie Lauten and Ingram Marshall.
Program 599: Estudando o Pagode, An Operetta by Tom Zé
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb plays Estudando o Pagode (Studying the Pagode), An Operetta by Tom Zé.
Program 598: Reservoir 1 - Preservation
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb plays Sarah Hennies evening long work Reservoir 1 – Preservation for Piano and three percussionists.
Program 597: The Music of Fred Frith
On this Music From Other Minds, Mark Abramson plays music by guitarist and composer Fred Frith.
Program 596: The Music of Luciano Berio
On this Music From Other Minds, Mark Abramson plays music by Luciano Berio, including his somewhat controversial renderings of works by Schubert and Puccini.
Program 595: Music from the Last Half-Decade
On this Music From Other Minds, Andrew Weathers plays cutting edge releases from the last five years by composers Lucy Liyou, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, Jen Kutler, and more. Tune in this Friday night at 11 to hear it live on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco.
Program 594: Eyam and Other Selections
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb plays music from the plague times. Check out this program to hear the fifth movement from Irish composer Ane Cleare’s monolithic work Eyam, a programmatic work about personal isolation and the history of a plague village in Derbyshire Dales. Also on the program, works by Stefan Wolpe and Tōru Takemitsu.
Program 593: DON'T PANIC
On this Music From Other Minds, Liam Herb urges our listeners NOT TO PANIC, to wash their hands, and to listen to some amazing tracks by Errollyn Wallen; David Behrman, Paul DeMarinis, Fern Friedman, Terri Hanlon, Anne Klingensmith (in collaboration); and Peter Garland.
Program 592: Harry Bernstein's Other Minds 25 Preview part 2
On this Music From Other Minds, Harry Bernstein is back again to give a sneak peak into the music of the artists of the 25th annual Other Minds Festival. Featured improvisors on this program include Roscoe Mitchell, Elliott Sharp, Mary Halvorson, Joelle Leandre, Lauren Newton, Ikue Mori, John Zorn, and Zeena Parkins.