Howie Kenty is a Brooklyn-based composer and performer, occasionally known by his musical alter-ego, Hwarg. His music, called “remarkable” with “astonishing poetic power” by the International Compendium Prix Ars Electronica, is stylistically diverse, encompassing ideas from contemporary classical, electronic, rock, ambient, sound art, and everything in between. His works are often politically oriented, and occasionally incorporate visual and theatrical elements. Howie is half of the electronic operatic duo Ju-eh+Hwarg and plays guitar in the progressive rock band The Benzene Ring. He recently earned his PhD in Music Composition from Stony Brook University, and is on the faculty of the Kaufman Music Center, teaching music technology, composition, and theory.
Music: When Were You Silent? by Howie Kenty, performed by Ensemble Decipher; Futility by Howie Kenty, performed by Ginevra Petrucci; “Ottavia E Mars” from Outer Side by Howie Kenty, performed by Ju-eh+Hwarg
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Co-hosts: Chelsea Loew and Joseph Bohigian
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Decipher This! is produced by Joseph Bohigian; intro sounds by Eric Lemmon; outro music toy_3 by Eric Lemmon.