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This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by composer and percussionist Andy Akiho.
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Extra Eclectic

Togetherness

Extra Eclectic - April 2, 2025

This episode of Extra Eclectic features music about caring for one another, including Put Your Loving Arms Around Me from John Adams’ Gnarly Buttons, Andy Akiho’s Belonging, and Terry Riley’s Be Kind to One Another. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Playlist

Gnarly Buttons: Put Your Loving Arms Around Me
John Adams
John Adams, conductor
London Sinfonietta
Michael Collins, clarinet
Nonesuch 79453

BeLonging: Longing
Andy Akiho
Andy Akiho, steel pan
Aki Rhythm

BeLonging: BeLonging
Andy Akiho
Imani Winds
Andy Akiho, steel pan
Aki Rhythm

Synched
Cristina Spinei
Jose Serebrier, conductor
St. Michel Strings
Toccata 371

Miniatures: A Piacere
Vivian Fung
Maia String Quartet
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
Cedille 100

Spring Song
Gordon Getty
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Pentatone 293

Verdant cycles of deepening spring
Jeffrey Mumford
Allen Tinkham, conductor
Chicago Composers' Orchestra
Christine Wu, violin
Albany 1948

Just Constellations: The Acoustic Constellation: Spring
Michael Harrison
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam 134

Child: Sweet Air
David Lang
Carlo Baccadoro, conductor
Sentieri Selvaggi
Cantaloupe 21013

O’Keeffe Images: Sky Above Clouds
Elena Ruehr
Gil Rose, conductor
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
BMOP/sound 1039

Vespers for Violin
Missy Mazzoli
Olivia de Prato, violin

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