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This week on SoundNotion, San Francisco approves a strike, union complications foil a sweet Sarah Kirkland Snider-yMusic-Shara Worden jam, Reich Rewrites Radiohead and we remember Van Cliburn and Peter Gelb un-Gelbs a previous Gelb that he pulled. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Patrick Gullo.

This week on SoundNotion, R. Andrew Lee shares Dennis Johnson’s November along with a discussion of marathon minimalism, notational news from Steinberg, new and novel alternative notation tools, and digital distribution’s boost to the music industry! This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and R. Andrew Lee.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by composer, inventor, robot maker and educator Tod Machover with his new project, A Toronto Symphony, his new symphonic work and with an innovative approach to community outreach. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Tod Machover.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by composer, drummer and death metal aficionado David T. Little. We discuss his new opera Soldier Songs, a new project about JFK, the ensemble Newspeak, the nature of ‘truth’ vs ‘facts,’ and the week’s news. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and David T. Little.

On SoundNotion 103, Elliott Carter premiered in Seattle, the NEA’s new approach to assessment, The Grammy’s, ASCAP’s new licensing system for web and mobile apps, Yo-Yo Ma wins 2013 Vilcek Award and $249.11 gets you The Rite of Spring in Igor’s own hand. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers and Nate Bliton.

This week on SoundNotion the panel is joined by Madera Wind Quintet clarinetist Rachel Yoder and composer Sarah Summar to discuss Madera’s new album five at play, Carnegie Hall’s new season, and syncopatativeness of modern music. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Rachel Yoder and Sarah Summar.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel is joined by composer, educator and sound painter Bill Ryan with his new album, stories of how to build a successful new music ensemble, the week’s news and the secret to making it big on MTV. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Tim Rosenberg and Daniel Asia.

This week on SoundNotion we have composer, writer and highly emotional human being Daniel Asia (yes, that Daniel Asia). We discuss his Huffington Post piece on John Cage, masterpieces, geniuses and what makes music “useful.” This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Tim Rosenberg and Daniel Asia.

This week we plug our “Cage-Baiting” episode Jan. 20th with Daniel Asia, early samples from Tod Machover’s A Toronto Symphony, Opéra de Montréal streams a full day of work, Simon Rattle a free agent after 2018 and Eric Whitacre has beautiful hair (duh). This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Patrick Gullo.

We’re back with our first episode of 2013 (and this time we mean business). We discuss cruel discrimination against classical music in the US and the UK, how things went for orchestras, financial stability for Steinway and how much Spotify metadata sucks. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Patrick Gullo.

We're taking a couple of weeks off to celebrate the holidays, so we made you a little something to enjoy while we're gone. Here is a short compilation of a few of our favorite moments from this year's shows. See you in 2013!

This week on SoundNotion the panel is joined by composer/performer Andy Akiho to talk about his commission for the New York Philharmonic series CONTACT, a recycled orchestra, the passing of two music greats and why rubber bands sound good on everything. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton, Patrick Gullo and Andy Akiho.

This week on SoundNotion, the panel considers Grammy nominations, teaching choir online, changes to Spotify, the travails of meaningful community engagement, the danger of Leistungsschutzrecht and the passing of two music greats. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Patrick Gullo.

This week on SoundNotion, we’re joined by arts policy and communications guru Margy Waller of the Topos Partnership. PLUS-The Detroit Symphony rocks to Queen, Michel van der Aa wins the Grawemeyer and Sergei Tcherepnin wires you. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers, Nate Bliton and Margy Waller.

This week on SoundNotion, we discuss the NEA’s Rocco Landesman’s report and departure, The Times’ classical hardship, orchestra hall sanctioned tweeting, Laurie Spiegel’s otherworldly music, the best street music gig, and our composerly holiday wishlist. This week's panel: David MacDonald, Sam Merciers and Nate Bliton.