Martian Gardens for 03/20/2011

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MARTIAN GARDENS
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Host: Max Shea
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email: maxtshea@gmail.com

Program for March 20, 2011

SINGLE PLAY
Joane Hétu: Rafales
a. Rafales 2
b. Rafales 1
3. Rafales 3
Récits de Neige
Actullecd/2010
Ensemble SuperMusique; texts: Pierre Tanguay ("Our Shack"), Jean Derome ("The Birth of Raphaëlle"), Scott Thomson ("Beautiful Flakes"); recorded at Théâtre La Chapelle, winter, 2008

SET ONE
Marilyn Shrude: Trope
CDCM Computer Music Series Volume 38
Music from Bowling Green State University
MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music
Centaur Records/2010
acoustic and prerecorded alto saxophones: James Fusik, Jeffrey Heisler, John Sampen; recorded at MACCM, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Marilyn Shrude: A Window Always Open on the Sea
I. In the name of a name lost
II. Harsh is the voice that summons
III. Down sunglazed bluffs
IV. Mother-of-pearl glow
V. The tide spreads, enters coppery inlets
VI. As the sun drowns
VII. Hermit of the heart...Nothing is changed for a name
The Core Ensemble--Bending the Light
New World Records/1999
cello: Andrew Mark, piano: Hugh Hinton, percussion: Michael Parola; movement titles: Michael Mott ("Autumn Odysseus");recorded at Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, 1996-1997

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Stefan Wolpe: Passacaglia (from Four Studies on Basic Rows)
Music of Stefan Wolpe Volume Six
Bridge Records/2011
piano: David Holzman; recorded at Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, 2008-2010

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Stefan Wolpe: Passacaglia (op. 23)
Wolpe in Jerusalem (1934-1938)
Mode Records/2006
WDR Sinfonieorchestger Köln; conductor: Jannes Kalitzke; recorded at Philharmonie Köln, Novemeber, 2002

SET TWO
Arie Shapira: Second Opinion
Different Compositions 1967-2003/2004
Israel Contemporary Players, conductor: Zsolt Nagy; recorded in Dreseden, May, 2002

Mathew Rosenblum: Ancient Eyes
Ancient Eyes
CRI/1999
Prism Players, conductor: Bradley Lubman; recorded at Master Sound, Astoria, NY, November, 1996

SET THREE
Matthew Burtner: A'aa
MICE World Tour -- Mobile Interactive Computer Ensemble
EcoSono/2009
lava flows recorded at the Pacaya volcano, Gutemala

Barton McLean: Ice Canyons
Sound Worlds
Innova Recordings/2010
B. Mclean: Composer's Playpen software, MIDI keyboard, recorded at McLean Mix, Petersburg, NY

Audrey Churgin: Arctic Sun Arctic Wind
Deep Wireless 2 -- Radio Art Compilation #
New Adventures in Sound Art/2005
drum dance and song performed by Rosalie Pissuk and son, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut; other sounds and narration: A. Churgin

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Annea Lockwood: Jitterbug
Music for Merce boxed set
New World Records/2010
electric guitar, viola, live electronics: John King; laptop, zither: David Behrman; live electronics: Stephen Moore; recorded 1/26/08, Stanford, California, for the dance "eyeSpace" (2007), The Merce Cunningham Dance Company

SET FOUR
John Cage/David Tudor/Takehisa Kosugi: Five Stone Wind (Excerpt)
Five Stone Wind/Cartridge Music
Mode Records/1991
amplified violin, live electronics, bamboo flute: T. Kosugi; clay pots, tapes: Michael Pugliese; live electronics: D. Tudor; recorded in Paris, September, 1988, for the dance "Five Stone Wind," The Merce Cunningham Dance Company

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