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Episode Synopsis
We’re traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Big Ears Festival! Regarded as one of the most unique, boundary-defying and eagerly anticipated cultural gatherings in the world – “a music festival with a rare vision” (The New York Times) Big Ears Festival returns in 2018 with perhaps its most multi-faceted and diverse line up to date.
Spanning four days – Thursday, March 22 – Sunday, March 25 – the festival will feature over 100 performances, including Bang on a Can, Brooklyn Rider, and International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), in venues throughout downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
In the Light of Air by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir
International Contemporary Ensemble
Griff by Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider
Cheating, Lying, Stealing by David Lang
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Flowers for Prashant by Tyshawn Sorey
Tyshawn Trio
Spanning four days – Thursday, March 22 – Sunday, March 25 – the festival will feature over 100 performances, including Bang on a Can, Brooklyn Rider, and International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), in venues throughout downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
In the Light of Air by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir
International Contemporary Ensemble
Griff by Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider
Cheating, Lying, Stealing by David Lang
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Flowers for Prashant by Tyshawn Sorey
Tyshawn Trio
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