Listen "Train tracks"
Episode Synopsis
"In my area of North America, train journeys are relatively rare. Taking a train feels like a special occasion because I only have the opportunity when I’m far from home. I’ve always enjoyed the exploratory feel of train rides: a train journey feels almost like stolen time, where normal responsibilities are paused and you are given freedom to simply be, if you choose.
"I was inspired by the F#-A train horn to create a harmonic home base of the broad key of B (be). Flute and alto flute depicts both the rhythmic train engine (with a nod to Steve Reich’s ‘Different Trains’) and the melodic way fragments of thoughts and ideas drift in and out when in a meditative state."
Trains in Palo Alto reimagined by Margaret Fischer.
"I was inspired by the F#-A train horn to create a harmonic home base of the broad key of B (be). Flute and alto flute depicts both the rhythmic train engine (with a nod to Steve Reich’s ‘Different Trains’) and the melodic way fragments of thoughts and ideas drift in and out when in a meditative state."
Trains in Palo Alto reimagined by Margaret Fischer.
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