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Thursday, September 13, 2007
  • Saxophone Player, Brian Sacawa
    Saxophone Player, Brian Sacawa

    Electronics Plus One

    On this New Sounds program, there's music from 5-string slinging Caryn Lin, who loops her electric violin into haunting and ethereal works. Also, listen to a work for sax and electronics, as tackled and tangoed by Brian Sacawa. Plus, hear music by Frances White - her work "Center Bridge" - and any other combination of soloist and electronics that might crop up.

PROGRAM #2713, Instruments & Electronics (First aired on Thurs.. 9-13-07)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Todd Reynolds

Private tape

Phil Kline: The Reynolds Etudes in D minor [1:00]
in Eighths [2:30]
in f# minor [3:30]

Not commercially available.

Caryn Lin

The Call

A Lump Is A Hole [4:30]

Gypsyline, no #
cdbaby.com/cd/caryn
OR www.carynlin.com

Brian Sacawa

American Voices

Erik Spangler: Pastlife Laptops and Attic Instruments [13:30]

Innova #675
www.innova.mu

Marco Oppedisano

Electroacoustic Compositions for Electric Guitar

The Dark Wood [4:0] Eternal Lovers [3:00]

OKS #007 www.oksrecordings
ofnorthamerica.com

Frances White

Centre Bridge

Centre Bridge [12:00]

Mode #184 www.moderecords.com

Jon Hassell

Vernal Equinox

Blues Nile, excerpt [4:00]

Lovely Music #1021 www.lovely.com

Comments

  • [1] wendy thiele from nyc September 13, 2007 - 12:31PM

    Hi, I was listening to Terry Gross on Fresh Air on 9/11/07 at WNYC FM and a jazzy, big band song was played at around 3:30. Can you tell me who the recording artist was on this?

    It was great!

    Thanks, wendy


  • [2] Jill from Westchester September 13, 2007 - 09:47PM

    There was a beautiful opera piece, part three? --it was at the end of the show last night, Wednesday before midnight..it was described as becoming famous from a 1980s movie from Poland, I believe. I was unable to get the name down.. help would be appreciated!


  • [3] Alice Martin from Cleveland September 13, 2007 - 11:10PM

    The piece last night:

    Henryk GORECKI Symphony No. 3 by Dawn Upshaw.


This thread is closed.


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