Follow Us to Our New Website!

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by Maggie Molloy

New Year, new site! Second Inversion is merging our website with our parent station, Classical KING.

Starting in 2024, you’ll find all future episodes of Second Inversion through www.ClassicalKING.org. Our show webpage will be your access point for all things new music, including upcoming episodes and in-studio performance videos, as well as our full archive of Second Inversion articles and interviews.

Thank you for another year of new musical discoveries—and cheers to the many more still to come! See you in the New Year on ClassicalKING.org.

Shimmer and Sparkle: Saturday, Dec. 30 | 9pm

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There are a few key ingredients you need for any great New Year’s Eve. Some shimmer, some sparkle, a little champagne for your midnight toast—and of course, FIREWORKS.

We’ve got all those things and more on a New Year’s Eve EVE edition of Second Inversion. Whether you’re staying in or going out, join us as we raise our glass to another year of new musical discoveries.

To listen, tune in to KING FM on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 9pm PT.

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Not Your Cookie-Cutter Carols: Saturday, Dec. 23 | 9pm

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Jherek Bischoff, The Westerlies, Phil Kline, and the DePue Brothers are featured in this week’s episode.

After years of the same old Christmas carols, the holiday hymns do start to run together. But whether you’re the world’s biggest Santa-fan or a grouchy Ebenezer Scrooge, there’s still a little magic to be found in every classical Christmas tune.

On this Saturday’s episode of Second Inversion: Not Your Cookie-Cutter Christmas Carols. We’ll hear music from composers who like to bend the rules, break the mold, and spike the eggnog. From a Twin Peaks Christmas mashup to a very UNsilent night, we’ll hear how composers today are reimagining holiday music.

To listen, tune in to KING FM on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 9pm PT.

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Solstice: Saturday, Dec. 16 | 9pm

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“Meeting the Moon with the Sun.” Photo by Julien Sanine.

Day and night, darkness and light. This Saturday on Second Inversion: music inspired by the solstice. We’ll hear melodies of shimmering sun and glowing moon.

One composer traces the mythic struggle between the sun lion and the moon bull—the long, warm days of summer and the cold darkness of winter. Plus, music inspired by the warmth and nostalgia of summer nights in Middle America…and a bass solo born out of the growling rhythms of a winter solstice in the Far North.

To listen, tune in to KING FM on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 9pm PT.

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Alien Encounters: Saturday, Dec. 9 | 9pm

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Southern Ring Nebula. Image courtesy of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Do you believe in aliens? Life forms from another planet? What do you think they look like? What do you think they sound like? We’ve got some ideas…

This Saturday on Second Inversion: Alien Encounters. Hop aboard the spaceship and buckle up for the sounds of space, the music of the spheres, and even a tune or two from the Starman in the sky. Plus, one physicist’s recordings from the furthest reaches of our solar system.

To listen, tune in to KING FM on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 9pm PT.

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