On Demand
New Sounds
New Sounds Listings for October 2009
11/1.
#2731.
Asian Fusion. It's not just a cuisine—we'll hear contemporary music by Gamelan Cudamani, the Rough Guide To Indian Lounge, and like-minded explorations.
11/2.
#2998.
Electroacoustic chamber music. It's not just string quartets and wind quintets anymore; today's chamber music can include electronics, electric guitars and bass, and other sounds borrowed from pop music. We'll hear the groups Bing & Ruth, Build, and Andrew Poppy.
11/3.
#2846.
New Music for Kora. The ancient harp/lute of the griots (the traditional storyteller/historian/musicians) of West Africa is now a thoroughly contemporary and global instrument, used by rockers like Bjork, in film scores, and elsewhere. We'll hear from Mamadou Diabate, from his own solo record and his collaborations with Irish singer Susan McKeown and jazz bassist/composer Ben Allison; Foday Musa Suso with Philip Glass; the Seckou Keita Quartet; and Toumani Diabate, among others.
11/4.
#2999.
New music for the bass clarinet by Anouar Brahem, Michel Portal, John Surman, Marty Ehrlich's Dark Woods Ensemble, and John Luther Adams.
11/5.
#3000.
Chilly electro-acoustic soundscapes by Ben Frost, Wendy Carlos, and more.
11/6.
#2847.
Skuli Sverrison: Seria; Gustavo Santaolalla: Ronroco; Ted Reichman: My Ears Are Bent; Pino Forastiere: Why Not?.
11/7.
#2732.
New American Voices IV: Eastern Europe. Works by Marianna Sadovska, Ljova, Victoria Jordanova, Dusan Bogdanovic, and Milos Raickovich.
11/8.
#2733.
Songs from around the world. La Mar Enfortunata: Convivencia; Sinikka Langeland: Den lille floyten; Savae: Abwoon; and others.
11/9.
#2848.
New Music "em Portugues." Lucia Pulido: Waning Moon; Rabih Abou-Khalil: Em Portugues; music by Madredeus, Paolo Braganca, and more.
