Tell Me About "In C"
"In C," composed by Terry Riley in 1964, is the original, Minimalist musical masterpiece. Join host Wesley Cheney as he talks to the people who listen to, perform, remix, and write about this influential work.
Podcasting since 2025 • 12 episodes
Tell Me About "In C"
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Tell Me About In C, Lawrence Ball
Minimalist Composer Lawrence Ball sits down with host Wesley Cheney to discuss his friendship with Terry Riley, the influence of Terry on his own compositions, and the upcoming Sunrise to Sunset Concert he is organizing in London.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:23
Tell Me About In C, John Lyon
John Lyon first discovered Terry Riley and In C as a college student browsing in an English record store in the Early Seventies, and now he loves the guitar orchestra performance of In C led by Portishead's Adrian Utley.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:45
Tell Me About In C, Alaina Shaw
Alaina Shaw, violist with La Primavera String Quartet and Symphonicity, sits down to talk to host Wesley Cheney about her perspective of performing In C for the first time as a classically trained musician. Follow La Primavera Strin...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:02
Tell Me About In C, Ko Umezaki
Host Wesley Cheney sits down with shakuhachi master Kojiro Umezaki to discuss integrating technology into music, the influence Terry Riley's Minimalist masterpiece has had on contemporary music, and Ko's groundbreaking performance of In C on iP...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:42
Tell Me About In C, Martin Archer
Host Wesley Cheney talks to English musician Martin Archer about his introduction to In C on LP in the early Seventies, the impact that Terry Riley's other seminal work, Rainbow in Curved Air, had on him, and the challenges of performing In C w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:28