#3260: New Works for Electric Guitar

New Sounds | Oct 20, 2011

Hear works for electric guitar on this New Sounds program, including music by Bryce Dessner (of the National and Clogs) and Glenn Branca (the leader of many guitar armies.) Plus, listen to a piece by Nick Didkovsky from a private recording at a panel held in Philadelphia, and something from Steven Mackey as well.

PROGRAM # 3260, Compositions for Electric Guitars (First aired on 10/20/2011)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Bryce, Aaron Dessner, & Rob Moose	Live on Soundcheck, 10/20/2009	Long Summer [3:51]	This performance not commercially available.
Nick Didkovsky	Live, The Philadelphia Music Project, 8/12/2011	My Mouthpiece Sweet [5:14]	This performance not commercially available. Information at: www.pcah.us/music
Steve Mackey w/Rinde Eckert & 8th Blackbird	Lonely Motel	Ghosts [5:00] Lonely Motel [8:19]	Cedille Records CDR 90000128 cedillerecords.org
Rhys Chatham	A Crimson Grail	A Crimson Grail: 2^nd mvmt.[10:31]	Nonesuch 524138 www.nonesuch.com
Glenn Branca	The Ascension	The Ascension [13:12]	99 Records, 1981 LP now reissued on CD by New Tone Records, try Amazon.com

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