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


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