#4016: More Songs About the Sun
For this New Sounds, hear more songs about the sun, as something of a toast to the recent eclipse. There are voices singing about the sun in music by the indie-chamber-pop band Clogs, along with music from the late English composer and mystic Sir John Tavener, and his work, “Eternity’s Sunrise, for soprano, hand bells and an ensemble of Baroque instruments. Then, hear John Luther Adams’ "Canticles of the Holy Wind," performed by Philadelphia-based choir The Crossing. Composed for four choirs of eight singers each, this portion of the larger work, “Sky with Four Suns,” evokes celestial movement and slowly fades out of range.
There's instrumental music about the sun by New York-based violinist/composer Caleb Burhans and his work, “Iceman Stole the Sun” featuring Alarm Will Sound. There’s melody-led electronica, in “The Wider Sun,” by Jon Hopkins from his record, “Insides,” which conatins acoustic strings. Then, listen to violinist, composer and producer Emily Wells arrange layers of classical strings backed with beats that wouldn’t be out of place on a hip hop record. Also, listen to the sampled harpsichords, woodwinds, and strings - all blurred and sewn back together with electronic textures by Polish composer Jacaszek. Plus, hear Appalachian psychedelia in solo guitar music by Daniel Bachman, and more.
PROGRAM #4016, more songs about the sun (First Aired: 8/17/2017)
ARTIST: John Tavener
WORK: Eternity’s Sunrise, excerpt [1:00]
RECORDING: Eternity’s Sunrise
SOURCE: Harmonia Mundi #907231
INFO: harmoniamundi.com
ARTIST: Clogs
WORK: The Sundown Song [4:02]
RECORDING: The Sundown Song
SOURCE/INFO: clogs.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: The Crossing
WORK: John Luther Adams: Canticles of the Holy Wind - Sky with Four Suns [4:06]
RECORDING: Canticles of the Holy Wind
SOURCE: Cantaloupe Music CA 21131
INFO: cantaloupemusic.com | johnlutheradams.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: John Tavener
WORK: Eternity’s Sunrise [11:09]
RECORDING: Eternity’s Sunrise
SOURCE: Harmonia Mundi #907231
INFO: harmoniamundi.com
ARTIST: Jon Hopkins
WORK: The Wider Sun [2:35]
RECORDING: Insides
SOURCE: Domino DNO227CD
INFO: dominorecordco.us | jonhopkins.co.uk
ARTIST: Caleb Burhans / Alarm Will Sound
WORK: Iceman Stole the Sun [8:51]
RECORDING: Evensong
SOURCE: Cantaloupe Music CA21094
INFO: bangonacan.org
ARTIST: Jacaszek
WORK: Even Not Within Seeing Of The Sun [3:06]
RECORDING: Glimmer
SOURCE: Ghostly International GI-147
INFO: ghostly.com
ARTIST: Emily Wells
WORK: Symphony 9 & The Sunshine [4:19]
RECORDING: The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories and Parties
SOURCE/INFO: emilywells.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Daniel Bachman
WORK: Sun Over Old Rag [6:35]
RECORDING: Seven Pines
SOURCE/INFO: tompkinssquare.com
ARTIST: Henry Kaiser
WORK: A Bloom of tiny Suns, excerpt [2:42]
RECORDING: Where Endless meets Disappearing
SOURCE: Balance Point Acoustics BPALTD404
INFO: Try Apple Music, or Amazon.com
