Ronen Givony's Wordless Music series is devoted to the idea that the sound worlds of classical and contemporary instrumental music share more in common than conventional thinking might suggest. His goal: to bring audiences together, and to introduce listeners from both worlds to composers that they might otherwise not encounter, for a completely new concert experience. Here he shares some of the music that inspired him to create the series.

Gloria Coates

Despite having a career that has spanned five decades, two continents, and 15 symphonies, Gloria Coates remains a largely unknown quantity on these shores even after years of success in Europe. It would seem, however, that the Atlantic tides are turning.

Tune in to Counterstream Radio at 3 p.m. every Tuesday during the month of August to listen to clips from her recent NewMusicBox interview alongside entire works from her catalog.

Radical Connections
ON DEMAND
Exclusive, genre-linking conversations between major artists available from our program archives on demand.

• Elliott Carter and Phil Lesh
• Meredith Monk and Bjork

Spotlight Session
Are you curious about music that's never played in your area? Have you heard music that made you want to learn a lot more about the artists behind the performance? Each month we bring you an hour-long program of conversation with composers and musicians paired with complete pieces from their recorded catalog so you can dig in deeper. (Archive)

The program is paired with an editorial profile of the artist, available on NewMusicBox.org.

CS DJ
Special station guests are invited to take over the mic and share a hand-picked program of some of their favorite pieces.

Concert Broadcasts
Whether recently recorded or retrieved from the archives, Counterstream brings you an eclectic mix of cutting-edge concert performances from across the country.