Now is the Time
Final show was in June, 2017
Contemporary American music is being recorded all the time, and Now is the Time to take a listen and explore the music of American composers today with host and composer Kile Smith.
Latest Episodes
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All kinds of strings are circling on Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 23rd at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet starts off… -
They come in twos on Now Is the Time, Saturday, August 9th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Joan Tower responded to Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man…
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New music hears old tunes on Now Is the Time, Saturday, July 26th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. George Crumb has a way—like no one else—of investing…
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Islands and dances and flutes seem to float on Now Is the Time, Saturday, July 19th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Haiku of Basho inspired Edie Hill's…
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Celebrate the solstice on Now Is the Time, Saturday, June 21st at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Into Light is Marilyn Shrude's orchestral paean to youth…
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Miniatures are big on Now Is the Time, Saturday, June 14th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. The Pastiche of John Biggs is a riot of tunes you already…
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Singing can be vocal or instrumental on Now Is the Time, Saturday, June 7th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. A tribute to a family, carved in cemetery…
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Reaching inside helps to explain what surrounds us on Now Is the Time, Saturday, May 31st at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. The poet and resistance…
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It's a blast from the past on Now Is the Time, Saturday, May 24th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. David Del Tredici threw over his cutting-edge training…
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WRTI's Kile Smith, host of Now Is the Time, recommends...Saxophonist and Prism Quartet founder Matthew Levy has spent his career getting other composers…
