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REARRANGED considers the meaning we take from songs by examining an under appreciated aspect of their creation: the arrangement.

  1. 1d ago

    Season 2, Episode 7: Alex Armbruster

    Baltimore's Alex Armbruster on arranging, teaching music, and making a life in the arts without stylistic boundaries. Baltimore drummer Alex Armbruster recently arranged five works by women composers for a performance by his six-piece sax/tuba/sousaphone ensemble Top/Bottom/Switch. In this episode, they discuss their approach to arranging and their determination live a life in the arts unbound by stylistic or disciplinary distinctions. Armbruster's dance film RE:wilding premieres November 6, 2026 at Howard Community College. The soundtrack EP, Wood Metal Glass, comes out later in 2026. You can follow them at @alexarmbruster and @top.bottom.switch on Instagram. Thanks to Osiris Media for marketing and distribution. Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. May 26

    Season 2, Episode 6: Eblis Álvarez

    The man behind Meridian Brothers on the highly organized method he uses to produce his scrambled takes on Latin American musical traditions. Eblis Álvarez's music under the Meridian Brothers banner mines cumbia, salsa, and other traditions, but his outlandishly creative imagination and skill with electronics produces music that exists beyond any particular genre.  Álvarez discussed "Mi Pregunto" from Mi Latinoamérica Sufre.His newest album is Ruido Tovar, a collaboration between Meridian Brothers and Mexican Institute of Sound. Thanks to Osiris Media for marketing and distribution.  Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan. https://www.meridianbrothers.com/https://meridianbrothers.bandcamp.com/track/mi-pregunta-2https://meridianbrothers.bandcamp.com/album/ruido-tovarhttps://www.lawrencelanahan.com/podcastscores See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 6: Eblis Álvarez

  3. May 19

    Season 2, Episode 5: Judah Adashi

    We visit the composer's Peabody class on "Listening to Baltimore" and discuss his "intimate and epic" music. Baltimore-based Judah Adashi brings the community into his compositions and into his classroom at the Peabody institute. We talk about his music, his city, and why marimbas sound like rain. In this episode, we discussed Judah's compositions "my heart comes undone," "Art and the Rain," and a forthcoming recording of his "Broken Hallelujah" by the Atlantic Guitar Quartet. Judah teaches composition at the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, including the courses "Art and Activism" and "Listening to Baltimore." Visit rearrangedpodcast.com for pictures from my visit to Adashi's "Listening to Baltimore" class. Thanks to Osiris Media for marketing and distribution.  Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan. https://www.judahadashi.com/https://lavenathecellist.bandcamp.com/track/my-heart-comes-undonehttps://soundcloud.com/jadashi/artandtherainhttps://www.atlanticguitarquartet.com/https://peabody.jhu.edu/preparatory/faculty/judah-adashi/https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/peabody/#coursestexthttps://baltimorepeacemovement.com/https://www.facebook.com/justicefortyronewest/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 5: Judah Adashi

  4. May 12

    Season 2, Episode 4: Clare and Olivier Manchon

    Clare and Olivier Manchon on their dedication to craft and never ever cutting corners in songwriting, arranging, and film scoring.Clare and Olivier Manchon met in a world of sound as students at the Berklee College of Music. Over the last couple decades they've brought the world many rich arrangements, both in their band Clare and the Reasons, and on arrangements and film scores. In this episode, they discuss their dedication to craft--and to "never ever cutting corners."In this episode, Clare and Olivier discuss their songs "The Lake" and "The Mauerpark" from the Clare and the Reasons album KR-51, as well as their arrangement of "Great, Great Day" by John Legend.Clare and Olivier also discussed scoring the documentaries Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World and Turn Every Page. Thanks to Osiris Media for marketing and distribution. Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan.https://www.olivierandclaremanchon.com/https://www.olivierandclaremanchon.com/purchase-music/kr-51https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/turneverypage/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/mary-oliver-documentary/37967/https://music.apple.com/us/song/great-great-day-bonus-track/1764420444 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 4: Clare and Olivier Manchon

  5. May 5

    Season 2, Episode 3: Gabriel Kahane

    How the prolific songwriter and composer draws on intuition and orchestration to create his musically and emotionally compelling songs and concert music. Gabriel Kahane discusses his arranging approach for his own vast and varied catalog as well as for other artists, writing orchestrally for piano accompaniment, and what it's like to hear a jazz musician interpret one of his songs.Gabriel Kahane's newest recording is Elevator Songs, a collaboration with the vocal music ensemble Roomful of Teeth. Thanks to Gabriel and Jeffrey Kahane, and to Dumbarton Oaks, for letting me gather tape backstage. In the episode, Gabriel discussed "Baltimore" from Book of Travelers and "Empire Liquor Mart" from The Ambassador. Links are below. https://gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/elevator-songshttps://gabrielkahane.comhttps://www.doaks.org/https://gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/track/baltimorehttps://gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/track/empire-liquor-mart-9127-s-figueroa-st See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 3: Gabriel Kahane

  6. Apr 28

    Season 2, Episode 2: Brandon Ross and Georgia Anne Muldrow

    Georgia Anne Muldrow and Brandon Ross talk about their collaboration on the new Harriet Tubman album Electrical Field of Love and how their bandmates create in the moment by supporting each other through their musical "it's alright, go ahead" moments. Thanks to Susan Valot for recording Georgia Anne Muldrow in L.A. and Good Studio for recording Brandon Ross in Brooklyn. Thanks to Osiris Media for distribution and marketing. Discover the Harriet Tubman's Electrical Field of Love at Bandcamp or Pi Recordings.Rearranged theme music composed and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan. https://www.brandonross.nyc/https://georgiaannemuldrow.bandcamp.com/https://www.susanvalot.com/https://a-good.studio/https://www.osirispod.com/https://harriettubman.bandcamp.com/album/electrical-field-of-lovehttps://pirecordings.com/electrical-field-of-love-harriet-tubman-georgia-anne-muldrow-out-march-27th/https://www.lawrencelanahan.com/music See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 2: Brandon Ross and Georgia Anne Muldrow

  7. Apr 21

    Season 2, Episode 1: Sean O'Hagan

    How the High Llamas founder and in-demand arranger gets his sound. Rearranged host Lawrence Lanahan inteviews O'Hagan about the evolution of the High Llamas' sound, arranging for other artists, and learning from the younger version of himself while arranging old tunes with Cathal Coughlan for a Microdisney reunion. SHOW NOTES Thanks to Talia Augustidis [link: https://allhear.substack.com/] for recording O'Hagan's end of the conversation in South London. Discover the High Llamas' music at Bandcamp [link: https://thehighllamas.bandcamp.com/] or Drag City [link: https://www.dragcity.com/artists/the-high-llamas?srsltid=AfmBOorK3qmVVM2ZO4naSom_XEMigUubzy5BdToEVb9Pq1kqSFE7aJLF] Listen to "Berry Adams," [link: https://thehighllamas.bandcamp.com/track/berry-adams] the song O'Hagan discussed at the beginning of the interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Season 2, Episode 1: Sean O'Hagan

  8. 03/25/2025

    EPISODE 5: Listen to What's Not There

    The music arranger’s power to put a listener inside a song. Songwriters write the songs—duh—but arrangers determine how we hear them. To arrange a song is to make a series of musical decisions. What do those decisions add up to? Sometimes it’s really just a sound, and we like that sound or we don’t. But musical decisions can also determine or even change the meaning of a song. Today, we’ll discover the power of musical decisions not just to add sounds to a song, but to take sounds away, creating space for the listener to dwell within the song. Thanks to: RJ Bee Osiris Media The theme music and other scoring music for Rearranged was written and recorded by Lawrence Lanahan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    EPISODE 5: Listen to What's Not There
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REARRANGED considers the meaning we take from songs by examining an under appreciated aspect of their creation: the arrangement.

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    Osiris Media
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  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
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