Martian Gardens for 07/31/2011

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MARTIAN GARDENS
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Host: Max Shea
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Program for July 31, 2011

SINGLE PLAY
Henry Brant: Double-Crank Hand Organ Music
The Henry Brant Collection Volume 8
Innova Recordings/2007
pianos: Gerrit Hommerson, H. Brant; percussion: Amy Snyder, Ernestine Stoop, Eduard van Regtaren Altena; recorded at De Ijsbreker, Holland Festival, 6/15/84

SET ONE
Henry Brant: Dormant Craters (1st 1/3)
The Henry Brant Collection Volume 9
Innova Recordings/2007
Pulse Percussion Ensemble; Gamelan Son of Lion; Tropical Shoul Steel Drums; solo percussion: Pheeroan akLaff, Michael Veal; conductor: H. Brant; recorded at Crowell Concert Hall Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, 9/11/98

Lou Harrison: Suite for Percussion
I. Moderato
II. Slow
III. Recitative Moderato Allegro
Music of Lou Harrison
CRI/1991 (orig. 1981)
The Manhattan Percussion Ensemble, conductor: Paul Pierce; recorded at Steinway Concert Hall, NYC, 1/28/65

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Roger Reynolds: from "Sanctuary" for Percussion and Live Electronics
a. Introduction
b. Chatter/Clatter (abbreviated)
c. Discussion
d. Oracle (abbreviated)
e. Discussion
f. Song (abbreviated)
Sanctuary DVD
Mode Records/2011
introduction, discussion: R. Reynolds; percussion solo: Steven Schick; red fish blue fish: Justin DeHartz, Ross Karre, Fabio Oliveira, Greg Stuart; live electronics; recorded at the University of California San Diego

SINGLE PLAY
Roger Reynolds: Traces
Epigram and Evolution -- Complete Piano Works
Mode Records/2009
piano soloist: Yuji Takahashi; flute: Karen Reynolds; cello: Lin Barron; live electronics; recorded at the University of California San Diego

SET TWO
Quatuor Bozzini: Aberrare, movements I, II, III (M. Arnold)
Aberrare
Actuellecd//2011
QB -- violins: Charles-Étienne Marchand, Clemens Markel; viola: Stéphanie Bozzini; cello: Isabelle Bozzini; recorded at Église de Sainte Théodosie, Calixa-Lavallée, Québec, August 2010

Giacinto Scelsi: Coelocanth (I,II,III)
The Works for Viola
Mode Records/2011
viola: Vincent Royer; recorded at Ev. Kirche, Honrath, Germany, 2008-2009

Donald Crockett: Wet Ink
Night Scenes
New World Records/2011
violin: Gabriela Diaz; piano: Cary Smythe; recorded at Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, December 2009

SET THREE
Charlie Morrow: Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves(excerpt)
Toot!
XI Records/2011
Camerata Trajectina, director: Louis Peter Grijp; recorded at VPRO Hilversum, Holland

Phil Kline: Northport
John The Revelator -- A Mass for Six Voices
Cantaloupe Music/2008
Lionheart -- countertenor: Lawrence Lipnik; tenors: Michael Ryan-Wenger, John Olund; baritones: Richard Porterfield; bass: Kurt-Owen Richards; ETHEL -- violins: Cornelius Dufalo, Mary Rowell; viola: Ralph Farris; cello: Dorothy Lawson; recorded at the Church of Saint Lukes in the Fields, Greenwich Village, 8/07; Northport 324 -- Tune: Dr. R. R. Olson (1850), Lyrics: John Cennick (1743)

Charlie Morrow: Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves (excerpt)
ibid.

Phil Kline:
a. The Snow Fell
b. Alone
ibid.
a. The Snow Fell -- Music: P. Kline; Lyrics: David Shapiro (1927 b. Alone -- Music and lyrics: Ben H. Price (1914)

Charlie Morrow: Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves (excerpt)
ibid.

Phil Kline: Wondrous Love
ibid.
Music: William Walker (published 1835); Lyrics: Alexander Means (attributed)

Charlie Morrow: Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves (excerpt)
ibid.

SET FOUR
Diane Thome: Unseen Buds
Bright Air/Brilliant Fire
Centaur Records/2001
electronics: D. Thome, Lumiere Studio, University of Washington School of Music; University Chorale, conductor: Geoffrey Boers; text: Walt Whitman

Robert Scott Thompson:
a. Shadow of Water on Sky
b. Figures in the Mirror
Sanctum
Electronic Music Foundation/2007
electroacoustic music: R.S. Thompson

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Tom Hamilton: Modhera (Pieces for Kohn)
Pieces for Kohn/Formal & Informal Music
Kvist Records/2010
synthesizers, custom electronics: T. Hamilton; bass drums, bowed cow bells, tabla, gamelan gongs, talking drums, marimba bars, timpani cymbals: Rich O'Donnell; flute, clarinet: JD Parran; recorded at Washington University Electronic Music Studio, St. Louis, 1975

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