John Schaefer appears in the following:
Opera Takes To The Air In New 'Satyagraha' Production
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
The new production at BAM, where the opera first premiered in 1981, adds another dimension as each major character is performed by both an opera singer and an aerialist.
Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy”
Thursday, October 18, 2018
John Schaefer & Jonathan Meiburg on David Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy.”
Weekly Music Roundup: Esperanza Spalding and Imogen Heap's 'Platform 9¾'
Monday, October 15, 2018
New Sounds
Week of October 15: This week, music for Harry Potter by Imogen Heap, a musical spell from Esperanza Spalding, a new immigrant song, and Derek Brown, the beatboxing sax player.
New York’s Surprising New Performance Space – The High Line
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
Once, an eyesore, The High Line is now the site for an ambitious new opera over a mile long with a thousand singers.
Modernizing the Music Business for the Streaming Era
Friday, September 28, 2018
In a rare bipartisan move, the House and Senate unanimously pass the Music Modernization Act which will update copyright rules and create a new licensing system.
Weekly Music Roundup: Wolf Alice, Jeremy Dutcher, and The Most Perfect Album
Monday, September 24, 2018
New Sounds
Week of Sept. 24: This week, surprise winners of the Mercury and Polaris Prizes, and more surprises from Joey Stylez and Macy Gray.
Meet Jaap: A New Conductor Takes the Baton
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Jaap van Zweden makes his debut as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic this week.
Weekly Music Roundup: Swamp Dogg, Julia Holter, and First Aid Kit
Monday, September 10, 2018
New Sounds
Week of September 10: This week, A "Blaze" of Glory, an old Dogg’s new trick, and a Mountain Goats surprise.
Weekly Music Roundup: Tunde Olaniran, boygenius, and Moses Sumney
Monday, August 27, 2018
New Sounds
Week of August 27: This week, a Bill Withers Tribute, off-kilter pop from Tunde Olaniran, the debut of boygenius, Moses Sumney's EP, and world music orchestra, Bokanté.
The Best of WNYC Live - Volume Two
Thursday, August 16, 2018
No one could have foreseen the dramatic and unexpected renaissance of live performances on WNYC in the 1990s.
The Best of WNYC Live - Volume One
Thursday, August 09, 2018
These segments provide a friendly, informative entrance to the music we play on WNYC.
Weekly Music Roundup: Robyn, Cypress Hill and Urban Santeria by Okonkolo
Monday, August 06, 2018
New Sounds
For this week of August 6, we celebrate the long-awaited returns of Swedish electropop star Robyn and the classic California rap outfit Cypress Hill, plus Urban Santeria from Okonkolo.
The WNYC Commissions Volume One
Thursday, August 02, 2018
WNYC has a long heritage of supporting living composers and live music, and a wide view of what the words "classical music" might mean.
Dispatches From the Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2018: Part 1
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
New Sounds
Folk songs, scat-singing, an unintended interview with a flutist, and the sound engineer's perspective: A roundup of July 23, via the Media Workshop at Bang on a Can Summer Festival.
Weekly Music Roundup: Mitra Sumara, Future, and "The Immigrants"
Monday, July 09, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 9: This week: rollicking Farsi funk, a melancholy Future, Kate Bush looks to the past, and "The Immigrants."
Remembering Henry Butler, Unforgettable New Orleans Pianist
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
New Sounds
The singer and pianist Henry Butler, one of the great New Orleans pianists - along with Doctor John, Professor Longhair, and James Booker- died yesterday at 68. Here's this remembrance.
Weekly Music Roundup: Directors and Dos Santos
Monday, July 02, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 2: This week, Drake, Directors, and Chicago-based Dos Santos. Plus, a new video from Meshell Ndegeocello.
Weekly Music Roundup: Conscious Hip-Hop and Aging Rockers
Monday, June 25, 2018
New Sounds
This week, Paul McCartney's new release, new rock from Shakey Graves, a collaboration between Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams, and PEOPLE announce their lineup
Weekly Music Roundup: More Unearthed Jazz, Angelique Kidjo, and The Carters
Monday, June 18, 2018
New Sounds
New rock from Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, and Spiritualized, more unearthed jazz records, and Angelique Kidjo re-imagines "Remain in Light" by Talking Heads.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lost John Coltrane and Hungry March Band
Monday, June 11, 2018
New Sounds
Week of June 11: This week, a lost album by John Coltrane, a new Superfly soundtrack, and a Hungry March Band premiere.
