#2276: Earth Day Music
On this edition of New Sounds, hear music to celebrate Earth Day. There’s a helping of music by Tasmanian composer and naturalist Ron Nagorcka, who uses the sounds of forest surroundings, like water, birds, and wind. Hear music from Steven Feld’s Rainforest Soundwalks, an aural collection of purely environmental sound with a stunning depth of field. Plus, listen to excerpts from Elodie Lauten's Gaia Cycle, an electronic work based on a correspondence with the rotation of the earth and the yearly cycle, and much more.
PROGRAM # 2276, From Music for Earth Day (Thurs. 4-22-04)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Steve Feld |
Rainforest Soundwalks |
Seyak - Butcherbird [5:00] |
Earth Ear #1062. 1-888-356-4918, www.earthear.com* |
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James Newton |
Echo Canyon |
Echo Canyon [5:30] |
Celestial Harmonies #012** www.harmonies.com* |
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Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble |
Music for The Native Americans |
Twisted Hair [3:30] |
Capitol #28295** |
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Huun-Huur-Tu |
Where Young Grass Grows |
Live Recording (on horseback) [2:00] |
Shanachie #66018** www.shanachie.com* |
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Les Gilbert |
Kakadu Billabong |
6:55am, Shining Flycatcher, Swamp Pheasant [5:00] |
Natural Symphonies #131 www.compassrecords.com Compass Records 117 30th Ave. Nashville, TN 37212, 800-757-2277. OR Amazon.com* |
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Douglas Quin |
Forests: A Book of Hours |
Terce [10:00] |
Earth Ear #9022 1-888-356-4918, www.earthear.com* |
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Christopher Janney |
Blue/Green |
Excerpt [5:00] |
Info at www.janney.com |
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John Luther Adams |
Songbirdsongs |
Evensong [5:00] |
Opus One #66 (LP); LP perhaps available at gemm.com, another recording of the piece is on Centaur #2273, available at www.arkivmusic.com |
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Ron Nagorcka & Robert Williams |
Devils of the Night |
Galah [3:30] |
Move #3259 |
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Paul Winter |
Earth-Voices of a Planet |
Talkabout [2:00] |
Living Music #0019** www.livingmusic.com |
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