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Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow, the photography/film exhibition by Gregory Colbert, has continued its worldwide migration since its Venice, Italy premiere in 2002. Traveling in the Nomadic Museum, the exhibit came to New York in the spring of 2005 and most recently stopped in Santa Monica, CA (January–May 2006.) This edition of New Sounds is filled with music from Ashes and Snow, including works by cellist David Darling and Robert Een. Also, there’s music by composer Lisa Gerrard, (one half of the duo Dead Can Dance), who has written the scores to several different films like “Whale Rider” and “Gladiator,” to name a few. Plus, electro-acoustic Middle Eastern and Indian hybrid works by Canadian producer, engineer and virtuoso guitarist Michael Brook, along with music by the Armenian duduk master Djivan Gasparyan, and others.
PROGRAM #2421 “Ashes And Snow” (First aired 6/3/05)
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Ashes And Snow – soundtrack for the Gregory Colbert photo & film exhibition |
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Caravan Variations
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Like camels slogging through the sand, the exotic strains of “Caravan,” by Duke Ellington and his sometime trombonist Juan Tizol (with rarely heard lyrics by Irving Mills), have been played loose, fast, swinging, and/or slow by just about everyone. For this New Sounds program, it’s another of the occasional series of programs of Theme and Variations, where the premise is simple: take a single piece of music and explore what a number of musicians have done with it, through arrangements, deconstructions, and revisions of the original theme. This time around, it’s Duke Ellington’s “Caravan.” Listen to arrangements by Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia, Hungary’s Kalman Balogh & The Gipsy Cimbalom Band, the California Guitar Trio, the ska group Hepcat, banjoman Bela Fleck, Lebanese composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, and trumpeter/composer Jon Hassell, among others.
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MIND BLOWING & HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!
April 14/08 MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE ARTIST, GREGORY COLBERT. As I entered an art gallery, I noticed a picture of a young boy reading to an elephant lying down in front of him. It caught my attention for a minute then I proceeded into the store. Once again I found myself staring at the boy and the elephant. Suddenly I noticed my breathing was quiet, a recent devestating family incident seemed to have been transported to another universe. I was transfixed by a spiritual sense of calmness. I wished I could have brought it home to continue my healing. I have since gone on line and found more of his intriguing works. I have spent most of the day looking at similar works, animals and humans. I have passed this on to friends, and hope they can appreciate these works the same way. I have always had a deep appreciation for all animals, isn't it a shame we can't experience the same as his art work depicts. I have found a new retreat.
Respectfully........Barb
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