Tell Me About "In C"

Wesley Cheney
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  • Updated Semiweekly

"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.

  1. Apr 30

    Tell Me About In C, Simone Libralon

    Violist Simone Libralon talks about his new album, In C (For 35 Violas). https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-c-for-35-violas/1854177787 Catch Radio Eclectica with DJ Pseudononymous, Fridays, Noon to 2pm, Eastern, or anytime online: https://spinitron.com/WMMT/dj/188701/DJ-Pseudononymous Check out my other podcast, Tell Me About Your Bike, available on all major platforms: https://tellmeaboutyourbike.buzzsprout.com/

    Tell Me About In C, Simone Libralon

  2. Mar 10

    Tell Me About In C, Carl Stone

    Composer Carl Stone talks about his discovery of In C, Terry’s final public performance of In C, and why In C is always best live.

    Tell Me About In C, Carl Stone

  3. Jan 15

    Tell Me About In C, Richard Ascough

    Composer Richard Ascough tells host Wesley Cheney about how Terry Riley's Minimalist musical masterpiece has influenced his own work, playing In C in a scratch orchestra, and how much improvisation there should be in In C.

    Tell Me About In C, Richard Ascough

  4. 12/23/2025

    Tell Me About In C, Ben Neill

    Ben Neill, who creates art music with a schizophrenic trumpet, tells host Wesley Cheney about performing In C annually at Lincoln Center,and how he was first introduced to Minimalism when he checked out In C on vinyl from his college library.

    Tell Me About In C, Ben Neill

  5. 12/10/2025

    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.

    Tell Me About In C, Lawrence Ball

  6. 11/30/2025

    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.

    Tell Me About In C, John Lyon

  7. 11/09/2025

    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 String Quartet: http://www.laprimaverastringsva.com/ Follow Symphonicity: https://www.symphonicity.org/

    Tell Me About In C, Alaina Shaw

  8. 11/03/2025

    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 iPhones.

    Tell Me About In C, Ko Umezaki
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"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.

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  • Creator
    Wesley Cheney
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Tell Me About "In C"
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