''New Sounds'' is a radio program on

WNYC WNYC is an audio service brand, under the control of New York Public Radio, a non-profit organization. Radio and other audio programming is primarily provided by a pair of nonprofit, noncommercial, public radio stations: WNYC (AM) and WNYC- ...

that features contemporary and world music. Hosted by

John Schaefer John Schaefer is an American radio host and author. A longtime host at WNYC, Schaefer began hosting the influential radio shows '' New Sounds'' in 1982 and ''Soundcheck'' in 2002, and has produced many different programs for other New York Publi ...

, the program has been running since 1982.

Laurie Anderson Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting,Amirkhanian, Cha ...

was the show's very first guest. It was possibly the first radio program to play Philip Glass's 1984 opera '' Akhnaten''. The

Bang on a Can Bang on a Can is a multi-faceted contemporary classical music organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1987 by three American composers who remain its artistic directors: Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon. Called "the c ...

collective has been featured on the show since its early days. In 2019, WNYC announced that ''New Sounds'' was being cut from the station. After the announcement there was an immediate uproar by both longtime listeners and WNYC staffers. After considering the protests, WNYC management relented and pledged to continue the program. In February 2025 WNYC once again announced that ''New Sounds'' would be cut from the station.

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External links

Official website
2010s American radio programs WNYC Studios programs American music radio programs American public radio programs New York Public Radio 1982 radio programme debuts