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First essay: Nimrod
Composer: Caroline Shaw
Performers: Calidore String Quartet
Recording date: 26 May 2017
Date of broadcast: 27 December 2017
Composed around - and influenced by - the iconic 2016 US presidential election, Nimrod sounds like nothing heard before. Shaw's background as violinist, vocalist and tech-nerd make her live music sound as though it's digitally manipulated: it's not.
Composer: Caroline Shaw
Performers: Calidore String Quartet
Recording date: 26 May 2017
Date of broadcast: 27 December 2017
