This week’s broadcast recalls highlights from the inaugural season of Contact!, a new-music series introduced by the New York Philharmonic in 2009. Works by Lei Liang, Marc-André Dalbavie, Sean Shepherd, and Nico Muhly are introduced by the composers themselves and conducted by Magnus Lindberg and Alan Gilbert. Alec Baldwin is your host on The New York Philharmonic This Week.
Music of Our Time: Liang, Dalbavie, Shepherd, and Muhly

Composer Nico Muhly
Playlist
Lei Liang: Verge, for 18 Strings
Magnus Lindberg, conductor
Marc-André Dalbavie: Melodia, for Instrumental Ensemble
Magnus Lindberg, conductor
Sean Shepherd: These Particular Circumstances, in seven uninterrupted episodes
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Nico Muhly: Detailed Instructions, for orchestra
Alan Gilbert, Conductor