This month we look deeper into the work of Irish composer Frank Corcoran, through his stories, ideas, and music. This is a two-part series, this episode we will hear a movement from Fields of Sorrow, Quasi Una Missa, and Quasi Una Fuga,; as well as the broadcast of the premiere of his violin concerto in its entirety.

The Cutty Strange unveils a new and fresh format, starting November 2015. Programs will be made up of pieces by musicians, storytellers, poets, sound artists, and others. These commissioned works aim to bring new light to the broadcast art medium. In its first season, archived here, the show featured full episodes of select San Francisco Bay Area artists who shared their music, methods and stories.