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The Wordless Music series of concerts mixing modern classical musicians with indie rockers has unveiled more details of its 2007-08 season, which, as previously reported, includes appearances by Beirut, Múm, and Do Make Say Think. The season begins with the latter's September 14 set at New York City's Society for Ethical Culture alongside the Electric Kompany.

As previously reported, this Wordless season includes the U.S. premiere of Radiohead noisemaker/guitarist Jonny Greenwood's modern classical piece Popcorn Superhet Receiver, which won the Listeners' Award at last year's British Composer Awards. Greenwood has revised Popcorn slightly for its January 16 and 17 performance by the Wordless Music Orchestra, which will consist of 18 violins, six violas, six cellos, and four double basses for the piece. And in true Radiohead fashion, the concerts at which Popcorn is performed are "program(s) of works exploring the subjects of religion, technology, and modernity."

Wordless Music has also expanded its reach beyond NYC for the first time with this season's September 29 performance in Minneapolis by Valgeir Sigurðsson and Nico Muhly, both previous Björk collaborators who are composers in their own rights.

Wordless will announce the details of its winter and spring shows soon.

2007-08 Wordless Music season (all events in New York City unless otherwise noted):

09-14 Society for Ethical Culture: Do Make Say Think with the Electric Kompany
09-20 Brooklyn Masonic Temple: Beirut with Fifth Veil
09-24 Society for Ethical Culture: Beirut with Colleen, Katya Mihailova with Colin Jacobsen
09-29 The Southern Theater (Minneapolis, MN): Valgeir Sigurðsson with Nico Muhly
10-05 Good Shepherd-Faith Church: Valgeir Sigurðsson with Nico Muhly, Sandro Perri
11-09 Church of St. Paul the Apostle: Múm with Torngat, Jihyun Kim
11-10 Society for Ethical Culture: Múm with Hauschka, Bing & Ruth, David Moore
01-16 Church of St. Paul the Apostle: Wordless Music Orchestra led by conductor Brad Lubman, performing Jonny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver, John Adams' Christian Zeal & Activity, and Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic
01-17 Church of St. Paul the Apostle: Wordless Music Orchestra led by conductor Brad Lubman, performing Jonny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver, John Adams' Christian Zeal & Activity, and Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic