#3088: Electric Guitar-Informed Music

For this New Sounds, hear some music by electric guitarists (and multi-instrumentalist MacArthur Genius John Zorn ) for other instruments…like saxophone quartet!  The Swiss sax ensemble ARTE Quartett plays music by John Zorn from their brilliant record, Different Worlds, which also includes music by Terry Riley, Lebanese composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, and arrangements of Swiss folk songs.

Plus, the Prism Quartet plays Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, for saxophone quartet and (optional) orchestra by Steven Mackey, the American composer and electric guitarist.  We’ll also hear brand new music from Scott Johnson, who was among the influential composers bringing amplified sounds of rock into traditionally scored compositions, from his record “Americans.”  AND, an arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” featuring Maya Beiser.

PROGRAM # 3088, Electric Guitar-Informed Music (First aired on 6/15/2010)