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(Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)Glass Box
For this New Sounds, sample some music from the "Glass Box," a 10-disc retrospective of Philip Glass’s career. We'll hear excerpts from his first trilogy of groundbreaking operas, "Einstein On The Beach," "Satyagraha," and "Akhnaten." And more.
PROGRAM # 2852, Philip Glass: 3 Operas (First aired on Thurs. 10/09/08
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Philip Glass
The Glass Box (10-CD set)
Einstein On The Beach: Knee Play I [5:00], Train, excerpt [5:00]
Satyagraha: Confrontation And Rescue [8:00], Evening Song [8:00]
Akhnaten: Funeral of Amenhotep III [9:00]
Eintstein On The Beach: Knee Play V [8:00]Nonesuch #424508 ** www.nonesuch.com
Electronic Music (originally aired June 19, 2007)
Irish composer Linda Buckley summons both electronic and acoustic forces and her works to date have used organ and multi-channel tape, prepared piano and Javanese Gamelan, among others. We'll hear some of her music written for the theatre on this New Sounds program. Plus, Madison, Wisconsin-based composer Gregory Taylor marries the Javanese slendro scale and synthesizers, sampling, looping and processing to create some incredibly textured and layered clouds of gamelan music and glitch-ambience. There's also music from Seattle's K. Leimer, and more.
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Things With Strings
New Sounds
Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
For this edition of New Sounds, hear new music for strings, including music from Andrew Bird, whose little-known companion album of adventurous instrumentals called “Useless Creatures” incorporates West African rhythms and showcases his multi-layered violin loops.
New Sounds Essentials: World Music
New Sounds
Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
New Sounds presents another night of recommended recordings, this time in the “world music” vein. Hear selections by the Algeria-born and San Francisco-based DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Ethiopian soul singer Mahmoud Ahmed, and others.
Away From Jazz
New Sounds
airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
For this New Sounds, get a load of jazz musicians stepping away from the jazz tradition. There's music from punkass jazz melody-makers Gutbucket off of their latest release, "A Modest Proposal." Also, we'll hear from the latest by Matthew Shipp, called "Harmony and Abyss" and much more.
In Robert Moran's Kitchen
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From October 30, 1989, the infamous "cooking show" with composer/raconteur Robert Moran. Recorded while cooking an Indian dinner in John Schaefer's kitchen, for reasons still not entirely clear. Along the way, we hear an "acoustic" version of Cage's 0:00 - for amplification of chopping vegetables and blender. And don't miss the teary conversation as onions are chopped. View the the recipes.
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