#2946: The Pulse of Minimalism

New Sounds | Aug 23, 2010

The pulsing rhythms of minimalism, as heard in the music of English composer Michael Nyman, and fellow Brit Jeremy Peyton-Jones. Plus there's music from trombonist/composer Paul Bailey and the "alt-classical garage band" Paul Bailey Ensemble. It's possible that we'll also hear from guitarist Dominic Frasca and his takeoff of music based on Philip Glass, and more.

PROGRAM # 2946 Minimal Borrowing (First aired on Fri. 6/09/09)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Michael Nyman Band	Mozart 252	In Re Don Giovanni [2:38] Revisiting the Don [4:25]	Michael Nyman MNRCD113 www.mnrecords.com
Jeremy Peyton-Jones, Regular Music II	North South East West	Purcell Manoeuvres, No. 2 [6:55] Purcell Manoeuvres, No. 4 [2:48]	New Tone #6748 www.felmay.it
Philip Glass	Heroes Symphony	Heroes [5:56]	Point Music 454-388-2 Available as an import at Amazon.com
Paul Bailey Ensemble	Summerland	Overcoming Tourism [2:05] The Palimpset [2:19] Boundary Violations [2:09]	Download from eMusic.com or see Paulbaileyensemble.org
Dominic Frasca	Bang on a Can Marathon 2006, from the World Financial Center, 6/4/06	Shattered Glass [8:00]	This performance not commercially available. But Frasca’s CD, “Deviations,” is available at www.dominicfrasca.com
Jeremy Peyton-Jones, Regular Music II	North South East West	War Dance No. 1 [3:00]	See above.

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