#2825: Much Ado About Water

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

What would there be without water? For this New Sounds, there'll be concert works aplenty about - and even using - water. Hear a piece from Karen Tanaka, called "Water And Stone" which draws on her love of nature and concern for the environment. Also, there's Tan Dun's work, "Water Passion" which actually incorporates the sound of water, and water stones (specified to have been taken from a river or the ocean.) Plus, music from Uakti, whose instruments are made of glass, wood, metal, water, PVC pipe tubes, and other found objects; one such instrument is the "aqualung," which is played by running water through it. We'll hear music from their release "I Ching." And much more.

PROGRAM # 2825, “Water Music” (First aired on Mon. 7-21-08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Heart of the Forest	Heart of the Forest	Water Drums I [1:00]	Hannibal / Rykodisc #1378 www.rykodisc.com
Tan Dun	Water Passion	Water And Resurrection [10:00]	Sony Classical #89927 ** www.tandun.com *
Uakti	I Ching	Water [2:30]	Point #442-037 out of print, but try Amazon.com* or E-bay
Stephan Micus	Wings Over Water	V, excerpt	ECM 3638 www.ecmrecords.com
Chen Yi /Karen Tanaka	Invisible Curve	Tanaka: Water And Stone [9:30]	New World #80683 www.newworldrecords.org*
Robert Fripp & Brian Eno	The Essential Fripp & Eno	Wind On Water [5:00]	Caroline #1886 ** Amazon.com
John Adams	Shaker Loops / Light Over Water	Light Over Water III [12:00]	New Albion #014** www.newalbion.com *

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