#5040, And the Bells Were Ringing Out
Hear music that uses bells or is about bells in work by violist and composer Jessica Meyer; a collaboration from vocalist Caroline Shaw and So Percussion; a song by Brian Eno; and more.
Listen to New York–based violist and composer Jessica Meyer’s work for vocal ensemble and field recordings, which tests out the natural reverb of a decommissioned water tank in Colorado. Meyer's, “Ring Out, Wild Bells” features the voices of Roomful of Teeth - perhaps titled after the Tennyson poem - and comes from her 2019 record, Ring Out. Then, listen to harpist Mary Lattimore in collaboration with accordionist/composer Walt McClements, which Lattimore describes as “a smattering of joyful harp, accordion, piano, synth, and bell experiments embroidered with memories of long drives and bears in a tree and late nights". There’s music from the late Canadian violinist Oliver Schroer, who followed the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He wrote pieces about it and took field recordings of church and cathedral bells along the way.
Hear music by English experimental rock outfit These New Puritans, the twin brothers Jack and George Barnett, from their forthcoming album, due in May, and a song called “Bells”. Also, listen to Jonathan Harvey’s electronic work built on the sound of a single large church bell and a boy soprano. Plus, sample music by vocalist/composer Caroline Shaw and the musicians of So Percussion from their collaborative album Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, and work by Brian Eno. - Caryn Havlik
Program #5040, And the Bells Were Ringing Out... (First aired 8/21/25)
ARTIST: Oliver Schroer
WORK: Bellplay, Santiago de Compostela [1:00]
RECORDING: Camino
SOURCE: Linus Entertainment
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ARTIST: These New Puritans
WORK: Bells [6:55]
RECORDING: Crooked Wing
SOURCE: Domino
INFO: https://tnp.ffm.to/crookedwing
ARTIST: Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements
WORK: Stolen Bells [5:34]
RECORDING: Rain on the Road
SOURCE: Thrill Jockey Records
INFO: https://marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/album/rain-on-the-road
ARTIST: Oliver Schroer
WORK: Bells and Birds [:30]
RECORDING: Camino
SOURCE: Linus Entertainment
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ARTIST: Francis Marie Uitti, Paul Griffiths
WORK: The Bells [2:14]
RECORDING: There Is Still Time
SOURCE: ECM Records
INFO: https://ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Brian Eno
WORK: THERE WERE BELLS [4:52]
RECORDING: Foreverandevernomore
SOURCE: Opal Music/ Verve
INFO: https://brianeno.lnk.to/OutNow
ARTIST: Jonathan Harvey
WORK: Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco [9:00]
RECORDING: Computer Music Currents 5
SOURCE: Wergo
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ARTIST: Oliver Schroer
WORK: Astorga, Afternoon Bells[:31]
RECORDING: Camino
SOURCE: Linus Entertainment
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ARTIST: Jessica Meyer
WORK: Ring Out, Wild Bells [7:05]
RECORDING: Ring Out
SOURCE: Bright Shiny Things
INFO: https://jessicameyer.bandcamp.com/album/ring-out
ARTIST: Oliver Schroer
WORK: Moissac Bellswirl [:30]
RECORDING: Camino
SOURCE: Linus Entertainment
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ARTIST: Caroline Shaw and So Percussion
WORK: Cast the Bells in Sand [4:45]
RECORDING: Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
SOURCE: Nonesuch Records
INFO: http://smarturl.it/letthesoil
ARTIST: Evelyn Saylor
WORK: The Bells [2:03]
RECORDING: The Bells
SOURCE: https://soundcloud.com/evelyn-saylor/the-bells
INFO: https://evelynsaylor.com/works/
