Emma Bauchner

WQXR's monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

WQXR's monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

WQXR's monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

WQXR's monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

WQXR's monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

WQXR's new monthly feature “Classical Around Town” spotlights classical music concerts in your community, from the five boroughs to New Jersey, Westchester, Long Island and beyond.

Sample notable new music releases from 2021, as curated by WQXR Music Coordinator Emma Bauchner, who contributes to New Sounds as her responsibilities allow, (and we wish more!)

2021 supplied a healthy dose of surprises, incongruities, and novel discoveries. So did the countdown. The WQXR staff got together to analyze and elucidate this year’s results.