#2097: Program #2097

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

"Sure, there's still resistance to the concept of electric guitar in the orchestra," says American composer Steve Mackey. "It's closed a lot of doors, but it's opened a lot too, and those are doors that I want to go through." Though always controversial, music for electric guitar and orchestra is less of an anomaly than one might expect. On this edition of New Sounds we hear selections from Rarum, the new CD by Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal; John Adams’s Naive & Sentimental Music (with its guitar-tinged second movement); and works by Steve Mackey.

PROGRAM # 2097 Unusual Orchestral Works (First aired on Thursday, November 14, 2002)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Terje Rypdal	Rarum VII: Selected Recordings	Double Concerto, 2nd movement [5:30]	ECM#440014 201** www.ecmrecords.com*
Steven Mackey	Tuck and Roll	Anthem [6:30] Puffe [830]	BMG #63826** also available online*
John Adams	Naive And Sentimental Music	Mother Of The Man [15:00] Chain To The Rhythm [11:00]	Nonesuch #79636** www.nonesuch.com
Jon Catler	Evolution for Electric Guitar And Orchestra	Finale, excerpt [3:00]	Free Note Records, 2350 Broadway, NY 10024 Info at jc@microtones.com

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