On this program, we’ll hear music by avant-cellist Rufus Cappadocia, whose five-string electric cello asks, “bass, how low can you go?” by extending the cello’s low end, and creates new sounds through amplification. Plus, music by Tod Machover and his work “VinylCello,” where a DJ spins sampled cello sounds coupled with live cello, as performed by Matt Haimovitz. We’ll also listen to music from itsnotyouitsme, the aural equivalent of a lush sensory deprivation tank – this enveloping music from just a duo. Plus, selections from the folk cello songs on Erik Friedlander’s “Block Ice and Propane,” and more.

PROGRAM #2761, Music for Strings (First aired on Wednesday, 1-30-08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Erik Friedlander	Block Ice And Propane	Block Ice And Propane [3:30]	Skipstone #34642 www.erikfriedlander.com *
Rufus Cappadocia	Songs for Cello	Melodie [5:00]	Velour #0801 www.velourmusic.com*
Erik Friedlander	Block Ice And Propane	Yakima [4:00]	See above.
Matt Haimovitz	Vinylcello	Tod Machover: Vinylcello [11:00]	Oxingale #2011 ** www.oxingale.com*
Rufus Cappadocia	Songs for Cello	Prayer [9:00]	See above.
itsnotyouitsme	Walled Gardens	A Moment for Nick Drake [7:00]	New Amsterdam #36311 www.itsnotyouitsme.net*
Michael Galasso	Scenes	Scene VI, excerpt [4:00]	ECM #1245 www.ecmrecords.com*