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Enjoy the latest works by Osvaldo Golijov, Frederic Rzewski, Ingrid Laubrock, Craig Taborn and FURT, along with a snappy orchestra piece by Steven Mackey, multicultural perspectives from Víctor Ibarra and Sehyung Kim, and new tracks from Alice Kemp, Terri Hron and Mary Claire Miller that dance in the regions between electronic music and sound art. Plus celebrate the 50th anniversaries of major works by John Cage and George Crumb with help from singers Joan La Barbara, Amelia Cuni, Jan DeGaetani and even Jessye Norman. Radical new music with host Michael Schell.
“An enchanting three hours of Eclectus music. I'm a fan!” -Anne LeBaron
Also featuring the Silkroad Ensemble, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Wu Man, Sam Pluta, Cory Smythe, Tong Wu, Kayhan Kalhor, Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Gilbert Kalish. Photo credits in comments.
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Just now listening to this. Pretty great stuff!
Annotated playlist for show #68⠀
Intro and SET 1: The Great avant-American Songbook⠀
1. [2:10] Craig Taborn: Laser Beaming Hearts. From Compass Confusion (Pyroclastic Records, 2020) with Chris Speed (saxophone), Erik Fratzke (bass), Mat Maneri (viola), David King (drums), Craig Taborn (piano, keyboards, synthesizer), Christopher Botta, Brett Bullion (engineering)⠀
2. [9:21] Victor Ibarra: Química del agua. From The Dimension of the Fragile (NEOS Music, 2020) with Vertixe Sonora, Nacho de Paz (conductor). NOTE: Composed 2015⠀
3. [18:36] John Cage: Solo for Voice 58, Raga 5 (from Song Books). From Solo for Voice 58: 18 Microtonal Ragas (Other Minds, 2007) with Amelia Cuni (dhrupad vocals), Werner Durand (drones, electronics), Raymond Kaczynski, Federico Sanesi (percussion)⠀
4. [21:29] John Cage: Solo for Voice 1. From Complete Song Books (Karlrecords, 2016) with Reinhold Friedl (voice, toys, etc.), Rashad Becker (feedback, live electronics)⠀
5. [22:26] John Cage: Solo for Voice 34. From Complete Song Books (credits as above)⠀
6. [22:34] John Cage: Solo for Voice 35. From Complete Song Books (credits as above)⠀
7. [23:54] John Cage: Solo for Voice 67 (from Song Books). From Singing Through (New Albion Records, 1990) with Joan La Barbara. NOTE: the Song Books were premiered October 26, 1970, in Paris, by Cathy Berberian and Simone Rist⠀
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Voice break with Joan La Barbara, Jessye Norman. SET 2: New Rzewski [26:15]⠀
1. [31:33] Sehyung Kim: Sijo_020517 [Geori] for daegum and piano (second version). From Three Sijo (KAIROS, 2020) with 거리 - Geori: Dasom Baek (백다솜) (daegeum), Jared Redmond (piano)⠀
2. [38:49] Ingrid Laubrock: Snorkel Cows. From Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt (Intakt Records, 2020) with Sam Pluta (electronics), Cory Smythe (piano, quarter-tone keyboard), Robert Landfermann (double bass), Tom Rainey (drums), Ingrid Laubrock (tenor and soprano saxophones), EOS Kammerorchester, Susanne Blumenthal (conductor), Brigitte Angerhausen (recording engineer)⠀
3. [52:03] Frederic Rzewski: Songs of Insurrection - 1. Die Moorsoldaten (Germany). From Songs of Insurrection (Coviello Classics, 2020) with Thomas Kotcheff (piano), Aaron Holloway-Nahum (engineering). For more on Frederick Rzewski see https://www.secondinversion.org/.../frederic-rzewski-at.../⠀
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Voice break with Zeca Afonso: Grândola, Vila Morena. SET 3: New Rzewski and Golijov [59:04]⠀
1. [1:04:13] Frederic Rzewski: Songs of Insurrection - 5. Grândola, Vila Morena (Portugal). From Songs of Insurrection (credits as above)⠀
2. [1:13:35] Alice Kemp: Putrefy My Love. From Songs in the Key of NO (Fragment Factory, 2020)⠀
3. [1:17:40] Osvaldo Golijov: Falling Out of Time (excerpts). From Falling Out of Time (In a Circle, 2020) with Biella Da Costa (Woman), Nora Fischer (Centaur), Wu Tong (Walking Man, sheng), Silkroad: Dan Brantigan (trumpet, flugelhorn), Shawn Conley (acoustic bass, electric fretless bass), Nicholas Cords (viola), Jeremy Flower (guitar, modular synthesizer), Johnny Gandelsman (violin), Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh, shah kaman), Karen Ouzounian (cello), Shane Shanahan (drums, percussion), Mazz Swift (violin), Wu Man (pipa)⠀
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SET 4: Vintage Crumb [1:31:30]⠀
1. [1:37:06] George Crumb: Black Angels (arr. Juan Pablo Izquierdo for string quartet and string orchestra). From Black Angels, Makrokosmos III: Music for a Summer Evening (Mode Records, 2006) with Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Juan Pablo Izquierdo (conductor). NOTE: premiered October 23, 1970 in Ann Arbor, MI⠀
2. [1:54:42] Mary Claire Miller: Cards. From Drift, Volume 34 (Parma Recordings/Navona Records, 2020)⠀
3. [2:02:07] George Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children - 3. ¿De dónde vienes, amor, mi niño? (Dance of the Sacred Life-Cycle), 4. Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un niño. From Ancient Voices of Children, Music for a Summer Evening (Nonesuch Records, 1971) with Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano), Michael Dash (boy soprano), The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble: George Haas (oboe, harmonica), Stephen Bell (mandolin), Susan Jolles (harp), Gilbert Kalish (electric piano, toy piano), Jacob Glick (musical saw), Raymond DesRoches, Richard Fitz, Howard Van Hyning (percussion), Arthur Weisberg (conductor). NOTE: premiered October 31, 1970 at the Library of Congress, Washington DC by these performers⠀
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SET 5: Music of four nations [2:08:57]⠀
1. [2:14:20] Terri Hron: AhojAhoj. From Going North (Redshift Music Society, 2020) with Luciane Cardassi (piano). NOTE: Composed 2011⠀
2. [2:26:42] FURT: Message (excerpts). From Message (Bandcamp, 2020) with Richard Barrett, Paul Obermayer. NOTE: Recorded 2018 at Radio Belgrade⠀
3. [2:32:42] Steven Mackey: Tonic. From Time Release (BMOP/sound, 2019) with Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Gil Rose (conductor). NOTE: Composed 2011
Photo credits: Alice Kemp via the artist, John Cage via Wikimedia Commons, Frederic Rzewski via MEV, Steven Mackey by Kah Poon, Sehyung Kim via reMusik.org, George Crumb by Becky Askew Starobin, Terri Hron by Justine Latour, Osvaldo Golijov by Stephanie Berger, Craig Taborn by Yibo Hu, Ingrid Laubrock via the artist, Mary Claire Miller via Navona Records, Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer via FURT, Victor Ibarra via the artist.