Comments on: Q2 to you too http://www.sequenza21.com/2009/12/q2-to-you-too/ The Contemporary Classical Music Community Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:38:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Layton http://www.sequenza21.com/2009/12/q2-to-you-too/comment-page-1/#comment-21910 Steve Layton Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:20:02 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=2340#comment-21910 Good news, Richard, thanks. Go Nadia!! Good news, Richard, thanks. Go Nadia!!

]]> By: Richard Mitnick http://www.sequenza21.com/2009/12/q2-to-you-too/comment-page-1/#comment-21909 Richard Mitnick Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:52:10 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=2340#comment-21909 I know this post is old, but I did not know where else to put this. Staring today January 11, on Q2, we have Nadia Sirota, the Ne York New Music phenom violist, "hosting" from 12:00-4:00 AM and PM every week day (one program each day is a repeat, I do not remember which). While this stream has recently been rather eclectic, with both newer and older "Classical" music, Nadia speaks of some amount of emphasis on New Music, maybe finally backing up that slogan "the music you crave". Let's all wish Nadia well. I know this post is old, but I did not know where else to put this. Staring today January 11, on Q2, we have Nadia Sirota, the Ne York New Music phenom violist, “hosting” from 12:00-4:00 AM and PM every week day (one program each day is a repeat, I do not remember which).

While this stream has recently been rather eclectic, with both newer and older “Classical” music, Nadia speaks of some amount of emphasis on New Music, maybe finally backing up that slogan “the music you crave”.

Let’s all wish Nadia well.

]]> By: Christian http://www.sequenza21.com/2009/12/q2-to-you-too/comment-page-1/#comment-21317 Christian Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:01 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=2340#comment-21317 Last night Q2 broadcast the premiere of Reich's Mallet Quartet. Fantastic for them to get the broadcast rights to a new Reich piece 'hot off the presses.' True, 105.9 hasn't yet balanced the programming in a way that will keep both WQXR stalwarts and WNYC's listeners happy; but this is no mean feat. When I'm on campus in Princeton, the reception goes in and out. Hopefully some signal boosting is on the way? Last night Q2 broadcast the premiere of Reich’s Mallet Quartet. Fantastic for them to get the broadcast rights to a new Reich piece ‘hot off the presses.’ True, 105.9 hasn’t yet balanced the programming in a way that will keep both WQXR stalwarts and WNYC’s listeners happy; but this is no mean feat.

When I’m on campus in Princeton, the reception goes in and out. Hopefully some signal boosting is on the way?

]]> By: Richard Mitnick http://www.sequenza21.com/2009/12/q2-to-you-too/comment-page-1/#comment-21316 Richard Mitnick Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:53:30 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/?p=2340#comment-21316 Q2 is actually the successor to wnyc2, erected and built out by George Preston and Brad Cresswell. I spent many hours badgering George about the music choices and he responded. I guess I was the only one screaming for less pedestrian faire. Eventually, the influence drifted into Evening Music and Overnight music. We have lost the battle for now in the 105.9 programming, but, one does hear glimmers of hope. "We" have kept Terrance McKnight and David Garland for Evening Music and the brilliant Nadia Sirota, the next world's greatest violist, along with Helga David in the Overnight music chair. The Steve Reich project borrowed a lot of the dynamics from the John Cage project which ran some time a go. Q2 streams at 128kbits. The 105.9 stream, which started as 32kbit mono is now, thankfully, at 128kbit stereo. Q2 is actually the successor to wnyc2, erected and built out by George Preston and Brad Cresswell. I spent many hours badgering George about the music choices and he responded. I guess I was the only one screaming for less pedestrian faire. Eventually, the influence drifted into Evening Music and Overnight music.

We have lost the battle for now in the 105.9 programming, but, one does hear glimmers of hope. “We” have kept Terrance McKnight and David Garland for Evening Music and the brilliant Nadia Sirota, the next world’s greatest violist, along with Helga David in the Overnight music chair.

The Steve Reich project borrowed a lot of the dynamics from the John Cage project which ran some time a go.

Q2 streams at 128kbits. The 105.9 stream, which started as 32kbit mono is now, thankfully, at 128kbit stereo.

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