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Hear small ensembles that use the voice as an instrument (often an electronic one) on this New Sounds program. We'll listen to the Scandinavian-Belgian trio of Mikkel Ploug, Sissel Vera Pettersen, and Joachim Badenhorst along with the German-American trio of Theo Bleckmann, Gary Versace, and John Hollenbeck, -Refuge Trio- in which both vocalists use electronic processing. In a work called "Bright Moon," drummer John Hollenbeck's setting of Masahide's text features Gary Verasce on the keyboard together with the voice of Theo Bleckmann. Then listen to Electra, a new music quartet from Holland, and their rendition of music by Jacob TV - called "Able to Be, and interspersed with the voice of Marilyn Monroe. These, and more.

PROGRAM # 2923, Voice as Instrument (First aired on Tues. 4/7/09)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Electra	Able To Be	Jacob TV: Able To Be, excerpt [1:30]	Attacca 27111 www.attacca-records.com
Theo Bleckmann, Gary Versace, and John Hollenbeck	Refuge Trio	Bright Moon [6:00]	Winter & Winter 910 149 www.winterandwinter.com
Electra	Able To Be	Jacob TV: Able To Be[12:00]	Attacca 27111 www.attacca-records.com
Mikkel Ploug, Sissel Vera Pettersen, and Joachim Badenhorst	Equilibrium	Epiphora [8:30]	Songlines SA1578 www.songlines.com
Theo Bleckmann, Gary Versace, and John Hollenbeck	Refuge Trio	To What Shall I Compare This Life [6:00]	See above.
Mikkel Ploug, Sissel Vera Pettersen, and Joachim Badenhorst	Equilibrium	November [6:00]	See above.
Theo Bleckmann, Gary Versace, and John Hollenbeck	Refuge Trio	Ornette Coleman: Peace [6:00]	See above.