NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of George Crumb on 13 March 2023. George Crumb has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 12 episodes and was first played on 7 July 2015.

George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern and avant garde music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres. Examples include spoken flute (one speaks while blowing into the instrument) and glass marbles poured onto an open piano.

After initially being influenced by Anton Webern, Crumb became interested in exploring unusual timbres. He often asks for instruments to be played in unusual ways…