#3412: A Very New Sounds Christmas (Eve)
Twas the night before Christmas, and all on New Sounds, John Schaefer has collected music for the season, in the vein of the strange and unusual. From the inventive Respect Sextet, hear several arrangements of well-chosen and lesser-known tunes from the record, "Respect in Yule." The selections include a holiday classic by the Band, "Christmas Must Be Tonight," an Ethiopian-inspired arrangement of a Herbert Howells choral piece, "A Spotless Rose," with help from the Ensemble Signal, and an arrangement of Sir John Tavener's "The Lamb," with the JACK Quartet. Also, hear Tavener's original, "The Lamb," along with twisted songs by The Real Tuesday Weld and Sufjan Stevens.
There's also wintry music from the composers of the Icelandic label Bedroom Community, featuring pieces and arrangements by Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurdsson, and Daniel Bjarnason. Plus, music from the Irish guitarist/composer Dave Flynn, and his well-timed, "Christmas Eve."
PROGRAM #3412, Christmas Eve, New Sounds-Style (First aired on 12/24/12)
ARTIST: Dave Flynn
WORK: Christmas Eve [4:00]
RECORDING: Winter Variations
SOURCE/INFO: daveflynn.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Respect Sextet
WORK: Christmas Must Be Tonight [6:30]
RECORDING: Respect in Yule
SOURCE: Mode/Avant #14
INFO: moderecords.com | moderecords.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Various artists: The Real Tuesday Weld (Stephen Coates)
WORK: Song Of December [4:00]
RECORDING: Festivus
SOURCE: Highline Records (UK)
INFO: www.tuesdayweld.com
ARTIST: Sufjan Stevens
WORK: Justice Delivers Its Death [3:30]
RECORDING: Silver and Gold
SOURCE: Asthamtic Kitty Records
INFO: asthmatickitty.com
ARTIST: Respect Sextet
WORK: A Spotless Rose [8:30]
RECORDING: Respect in Yule
SOURCE: Mode/Avant #14
INFO: moderecords.com | moderecords.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Nico Muhly
WORK: The Holly and the Ivy [2:30]
RECORDING: Bedroom Community YULE 2011
SOURCE: The YULE mixes were free to all purchasers of Bedroom Community records in December 2011.
INFO: bedroomcommunity.net
ARTIST: Valgeir Sigurdsson
WORK: Gleðilegt jóðl [3:00]
RECORDING: Bedroom Community YULE 2012
SOURCE: Free to all purchasers of Bedroom Community records in December 2012
INFO: bedroomcommunity.net
ARTIST: Daniel Bjarnason
WORK: Enn fagnar heimur [2:30]
RECORDING: Bedroom Community YULE 2012
SOURCE: Free to all purchasers of Bedroom Community records in December 2012
INFO: bedroomcommunity.net
ARTIST: John Tavener/The Tallis Scholars
WORK: The Lamb [4:00]
RECORDING: Ikon of Light
SOURCE: Gimell Records, UK
INFO: Available as an import at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Respect Sextet
WORK: The Lamb, excerpt [6:30]
RECORDING: Respect in Yule
SOURCE: Mode/Avant #14
INFO: moderecords.com | moderecords.bandcamp.coms.com
