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Extra Eclectic

Night and day

Extra Eclectic - Jan. 28, 2026

On the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, we’re looking skyward, toward both the sun and the stars. Our “night” music includes Meredith Monk’s Nightfall, John Luther Adams’ Sky With Endless Stars, and a selection from Max Richter’s eight-hour opus, Sleep. Daytime is represented by such works as Howard Skempton's Eternity's Sunrise and Terry Riley’s Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Playlist

Canticles of the Sky: Sky with Endless Stars
John Luther Adams
Hans Jorgen Jensen, conductor
Northwestern University Cello Ensemble
Cold Blue 41

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

the promise of the far horizon
Jeffrey Mumford
Corigliano Quartet
Albany 698

Dreamed Landscapes: Starfield
Daniel Temkin
Qing Jiang, piano
Albany 1894

Invisible Dance: II. In the slow time of stars
Dorothy Chang
Pierre Simard, conductor
Vancouver Island Symphony
Redshift Records

The Milky Way
Urmas Sisask
ZOFO Duet
Dorian 92178

Sleep: Space 21
Max Richter
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Max Richter, electronics
DG 4795258

Dream
John Cage
Bruce Brubaker, piano
Arabesque 6744

Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Terry Riley
Kronos Quartet
Gramavision 187014

Eternity’s Sunrise
Howard Skempton
Ensemble 360
First Hand 90

Midnight Sun Variations
Outi Tarkiainen
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ondine 1432

Nightfall
Meredith Monk
Sean Shibe, electric guitar
PentaTone 988

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