#3626: Female Voices
There’s music for female voices, very often one voice layered atop itself on this New Sounds program. Hear the New York- and Sendai, Japan-based composer Aya Nishina’s work, “Flora”, a layered vocal offering of several singers, dedicated to the memory of March 11, 2011 (also called the Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Tōhoku Earthquake.) "Flora" features the voices of composer/bandleader Becca Stevens, composer Monika Heidemann, vocalist/composer/bandleader Sara Serpa, and jazz singer Gretchen Parlato.
Then, listen to music by the award-winning American Meredith Monk, Swiss vocalist and composer Franziska Bauman, and the Canadian artist Laurel MacDonald. Plus, hear women’s voices in ambient music from Brian Eno, his “Music for Airports.”
PROGRAM #3626 Female Voices (First aired on 8/12/2014)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Laurel MacDonald |
Luscinia’s Lullaby |
Nenia Sirenes, excerpt [1:00] |
Improbable Music #04 improbablemusic.com |
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Aya Nishina (with Becca Stevens) |
Flora |
Chieko [6:38] |
Tzadik 8098 tzadik.com |
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Brian Eno |
Ambient 1 |
Music for Airports 1-2 [12:05] |
EEG 17 |
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Laurel MacDonald |
Luscinia’s Lullaby |
Nenia Sirenes [5:09] |
Improbable Music #04 improbablemusic.com |
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Franziska Baumann |
Vocal Suite |
Gossamer [4:43] |
Unit #UTR 4105 |
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Musica Sacra |
Monk and the Abbess |
Meredith Monk: Quarry Weave No 2 [5:11] |
BMG Catalyst #68329. Now out of print, but try Amazon.com |
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Aya Nishina |
Flora |
Flora [11:14] |
Tzadik 8098 tzadik.com |
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Brian Eno |
Ambient 1 |
Music for Airports 2-1, excerpt [2:00] |
EEG 17 Available at Amazon.com |
