NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Alvin Curran on 22 November 2025. Alvin Curran has been played over 50 times on NTS, first on 10 August 2015. Alvin Curran's music has been featured on 44 episodes.

Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island) is the co-founder, with Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum, of Musica Elettronica Viva, and a former student of Elliott Carter. Curran's music often makes use of electronics and environmental found sounds.

Discography * Electric Rags II (1989) New Albion Records, with Rova Saxophone Quartet. * Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden (1975/1993) Catalyst Records, performed, synthesized, recorded and mixed by Alvin Curran. * Schtyx (1994) CRI. Performed by the Abel Steinberg Winant Trio. VSTO (string quartet) performed by David Abel, first violin, Sharon Wood, second violin, Meg Tichener viola, and Dina Weinschelbaum, cello. * Animal Behaviour (1995) Tzadik. * Theme Park (1998) Tzadik. * Lost Marbles (2004) Tzadik. * "Toto Angelica" (2005) I Dischi di Angelica. * "Inner Cities" (2005), played by Daan Vandewalle, piano, Long Distance Records * "Maritime Rites," ten environmental concerts produced for National Public Radio. 1984, reissue 2004, New World Records