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Alarm Will Sound (Naomi White)
New Orchestral Music
What will the new orchestral music of the 21st Century sound like? Perhaps not quite full-sized orchestras, the likes of which can fill a concert stage, but rather chamber orchestras that incorporate rock instruments - saxophones, electric guitars, and drum kits. Think of Alarm Will Sound - a chamber orchestra based in New York who sometimes do acoustic arrangements of electronic dance music from artists like Aphex Twin. There's also Icebreaker - who have more saxes than strings and play both American and English new music. And take the Steve Martland band - they are a small orchestra with lots of horns, and a full rock band hidden in the ensemble. We'll hear from all of these groups, and more on this New Sounds program.
PROGRAM #2805, Towards a 21st Century Orchestra (First aired on Tuesday, 5/27/08)
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RECORDING |
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The Steve Martland Band |
Horses of Instruction |
Mr. Anderson’s Pavane [7:30] Terminal [6:00] |
Black Box 1033 Download from emusic.com OR try www.hbdirect.com |
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Stewart Wallace |
Private CD, Icebreaker at Bochum Symphony Hall |
The Book of E [9:30] |
Not commercially available. |
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Michael Gandolfi |
Y2K Compliant |
Themes from a Midsummer Night, excerpts [10:00] |
BMOP /sound #1002 www.bmop.org |
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Alarm Will Sound |
Acoustica – Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin |
Blue Calx [7:00] |
Cantaloupe #21028 * www.cantaloupemusic.com * |
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Icebreaker |
Rogue’s Gallery |
John Godfrey: Euthanasia And Garden Implements, excerpt [6:00] |
New Tone #7002 www.felmay.it |
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We enjoy your show very much. This one (Towards a 21st Century Orch.) was a special delight to my husband.
Thank you.
Carrie
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