Episode #3086
New Songs Live: Elizabeth & the Catapult
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Hear a baroque pop-leaning commissioned work, "The Other Side of Zero" by composer/songwriter Elizabeth Ziman, leader of the pop/rock trio Elizabeth and the Catapult on this New Sounds.
From the New Sounds Live concert series recorded at Merkin Hall this past May, it's a whole program of new art songs. Hear the world premiere of Elizabeth Ziman 's “The Other Side of Zero,” a song cycle commissioned by WNYC and inspired by Leonard Cohen's "Book of Longing. Ziman's indie-pop band Elizabeth & the Catapult (along with a string quartet) perform the new work. Look forward to songs by Ed Pastorini and Gabriel Kahane, whose full interviews will be on tomorrow night’s show.
PROGRAM # 3086, New Songs, Part I (First aired on 6/10/2010)
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Ed Pastorini |
New Sounds Live, 5/20/2010 |
Tsunami [6:00] |
This performance not commercially available. But see www.101crustaceans.com |
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Gabriel Kahane & Rob Moose |
New Sounds Live, 5/20/2010 |
Merritt Parkway [2:48] |
This performance not commercially available. gabrielkahane.com |
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Elizabeth & the Catapult +String Quartet |
New Sounds Live, 5/20/2010 |
The Other Side of Zero: Open Book [4:00] |
This performance not commercially available elizabethandthecatapult.com |
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Comments [2]
Hi John--
I've listened to this set of songs many times now. I love them all but I've quite taken with the work of Ed Pastorini. Dense & original on poetic and musical levels. I hope you will feature more of all in the future.
How about teaming these artists working in this vein with Geoff Smith of "Fifteen Wild Decembers" ?
Thanks for this John, and crew. You keep creative fuel in the tank for the other reclusive musicians in the world to keep making their art.
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