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Eclectic Electronica
Those haunting, unmistakable vocals in such David Lynch films as Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me belong to none other than chanteuse Julee Cruise. She’ll perform material from her new album, a collection of post-millennial lounge tunes entitled The Art of Being a Girl, and talk about portraying Andy Warhol in the Public Theater’s upcoming production about the life of New York art legend Keith Haring. Plus, music writer David Hurwitz reviews a recent electronica-inspired recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, featuring the Ensemble Modern conducted by Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös, and members of the Queen’s Chamber Trio bring a little 18th and 19th century music into the studio.
More about Julee Cruise
In addition to working with such organizations as the Radio Orchestras in Europe
and the La Scala Milan opera house, Peter Eötvös serves as the head
of the International Eötvös Institute and Foundation for young conductors
and composers.
More about Peter Eötvös
Like New York’s Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Germany’s first professional
soloist ensemble has no chief conductor and programs performances, which have
included Kurt Weill and Frank Zappa, in a democratic fashion. The members of
Ensemble Modern also devote a significant amount of time and effort to uncovering
and reinterpreting the works of young composers.
More about Ensemble Modern
The inspiration for the Queen’s Chamber Band came, in part, from the band’s predecessor from the late 1700s, when John Christian Bach, youngest son of Johann Sebastian, was appointed Music Master to King George III and Queen Charlotte Sophia. More about the Queen’s Chamber Band.
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Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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