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This week on SoundNotion we dig into the Met’s Klinghoffer controversy, an Opera Australia soprano’s homophobic rant, crowd surfing at Handel’s Messiah!?, YouTube’s new deal, RIP Horace Silver and Lee Hyla. PLUS: “I’ll have the Rings, hold the orchestra.” This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Kevin Wilt.

This week on SN, friend of the show and the strongest beard in new music Rob Deemer brings his new clarinet/bass clarinet concerto (premiered by The President’s Own), we talk music ed standards, Amazon’s new streaming service and Jan Chu heads the NEA. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Rob Deemer.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel digs into the week’s news. Uncle Phil(harmonic) wants in on the new music festival thing, Groupmuse puts the chamber back in chamber music, Apple buys Beats, Appalachian Spr.... ah-huh? and goodbye Maya Angelou. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton.

Saxophonist Jeff Loeffert and composer Matthew Schoendorff discuss Jeff’s recent solo album full of premiere recordings and the title track Differential Moods by our guest composer. ALSO: San Diego Opera to have a 50th season and fat shaming at the opera. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Patrick Gullo, Jeff Loeffert, Matt Schoendorff.

This week on SoundNotion Ken Ueno discusses his evening-long chamber opera Gallo, his newest installation piece Breath Cloud, Ken’s artistic expansion and on the topic of inspiration, we try to decide which entities, if any, are fundamental? This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Ken Ueno.

This week on SoundNotion, we have composer, performer and Mad Coyote Jerome Kitzke. We discuss the political scope of his work past and present. His new album on Innova Records is out July 29th. Also: Gang of a Cartoon and The Rest is Noise turns 10. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Jerome Kitzke.

This week Sugar Vendil, Director of the Nouveau Classical Project, and composer Trevor Gureckis chat about their ballet “Potential Energies,” premiering in NY at BAM on May 29th. In news, Colorado invites Mary Jane to the concert and NewMusicBox turns 15. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo, Sugar Vendil, Trevor Gureckis.

This week on SoundNotion, we have Arlene and Larry Dunn. You may know them as @ICEfansArleneLD, or follow their reviews on the International Contemporary Ensemble’s ICEblog, or their work as contributing editors for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN magazine or… This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo, Larry and Arlene Dunn.

This week on SoundNotion composer, performer and fellow SoundNotion producer Anthony Joseph Lanman TOTALLY SHREDS... At music podcasting and 8 string guitar concertos! John Luther Adams wins the pulitzer, Ted Gioia is a curmudgeon, robots and holograms. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo, Anthony Lanman.

This week on SoundNotion the panel is joined by composer, performer and microtonal lobbyist Johnny Reinhard. We talk tuning systems, dissonentlessness™, and MicroFEST NYC 2014 going on right now at Spectrum. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Patrick Gullo, Johnny Reinhard.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by outgoing MATA Festival artistic director Yotam Haber and executive director Todd Tarantino. We cover what’s new with MATA, new MATA commissions, and how to remain dogmatically undogmatic as a curator. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Yotam Haber, Todd Tarantino .

This week, we’re joined by composer Joseph Klein. His intermedia and theatrical works are incredible! Check out his new album “Improbable Encounters,” a CD/DVD release on the Innova label. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo, Joseph Klein.

This week, composer Armando Bayolo fills us in on the upcoming Washington, DC-based Andriessen 75 Festival, a weeklong birthday bash for the influential Dutch composer. Also, we get to hear some of Great Noise Ensemble’s newest album, Guerilla New Music. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Patrick Gullo, Armando Bayolo.

This week on SoundNotion, orchestra business consultant and friend of the show Drew McManus joins us to talk about his Orchestra 990 Database Project. If you care about the future of orchestras, you should consider backing his Kickstarter project. This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Nate Bliton, Drew McManus.

This week on SoundNotion, pianist Benjamin Hochman fills us in on his March 10th Theme and Variations recital at SubCulture, featuring a new work by Tamar Muskal. PLUS: New Music USA grants, Sibelius 7.5 and “the absence of Met income in the fall...” This week's panel: Sam Merciers, David MacDonald, Patrick Gullo, Benjamin Hochman.