Hear percussion ensembles based (mostly) in New York: Mantra Percussion, TIGUE, Sandbox Percussion, RECAP Quartet, and Sō Percussion as they stretch the bounds of what is possible.

Hear in-studio performances using the insides of the piano in music by German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers; and work by pianist/composer Pascal Le Boeuf with his hybrid chamber group.

Hear the epic and iconic work, “Pan” by New York- based composer Marcos Balter for Claire Chase and her Density 2036 project, recorded live from the 2025 Ojai Music Festival.

Hear music by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir; modern medieval by JACK violinist Christopher Otto, and 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Sky Islands" by percussionist Susie Ibarra.

Hear music by Tania León based on writings of Rita Dove; work by percussionist Susie Ibarra for Chinese sheng; and by minimalist composer Terry Riley, from the 2025 Ojai Music Festival.

Hear Renaissance re-workings by Kronos Quartet, violinist/composer Pauline Harris Kim, and the trio of violinist Alice Zawadzki, pianist Fred Thomas, and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado.

Hear music drawing on Sardinian choral polyphony, Indian classical music, Native American chant, and Syrian wedding music from Ligeti Quartet, Kronos Quartet, and New York-based ETHEL.

Hear performances from the Soundcheck Podcast by two-spirit song carrier and activist Jeremy Dutcher; drummer and bandleader Allison Miller; blues guitarist Buffalo Nichols, and more. 

Hear songs from the British Isles: re-imagined folk songs from Irish experimental folk-doom quartet ØXN and others, and the latest by author, composer, and singer-songwriter PJ Harvey.