Above and Beyond

18/07/2015 58 min Episodio 155

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Episode Synopsis

In recent years composers have become interested in the fact that the   performers can do things on stage other than just play their   instrument: stomp their feet, clap, play simple percussion, and even   sing.  We’ll feature a variety of pieces from composers who ask   musicians (who are not trained singers) to vocalize and supplement their   playing.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Leonard Bernstein: “Mambo” fr. West Side Story
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Dudamel
Frederic Rzewski: De Profundis, section 1 & 2
Milton Schlosser, p.
Valentin Silvestrov: Drama Sonate for Violin and Piano
Cornelius Duffalo, v. Jenny Lin, p.
Tom Johnson: Counting Duets
Tim Munro, vocals
Joseph Hallman: imagined landscapes: six Lovecraftian elsewheres
Inscape/Richard Scerbo
Martin Bresnick: Willie’s Way (excerpt)
Lisa Moore, p.
Huang Ruo: Drama Theater No. 4, To the 4 Corners, Scene II (excerpt)
FIRE/Ruo
Steve Reich: Clapping Music (excerpt)
Pierre Laurent Aimard, hand claps