New music has dipped its toes bravely into a whole new world of sounds with the experimentation of musical instruments from around the globe. We’re talking about everything from the shimmering sounds of the gamelan and the wailing cries of the erhu to everyday objects like flower pots. Today’s show features those experimental sounds on an episode we’re calling: Unusual Suspects.
This week's guest is saxophonist and composer Shelley Washington.
Be sure to answer this week's "favorite piece" poll down below and check out an online exclusive: A Cup of Kindness by Joseph Curiale.
Hosts
Sascha Groschang
Laurel Parks
Guest
Shelley Washington, saxophonist and composer
Program
A Kind of Lung
by Shelley Washington
Bang On A Can with Naomi Johnson - flute; Erlan Kasabolotov - sabyzgy; Hunter Long - Paetzold contrabass recorder; Khushbakht Niyozov - rubab; Sayat Yeshmatov - dombra; Shannon Reilly Steigerwald - violin; Nick Photinos - cello; Nadezda Filippova - piano; Caitlin Cawley and Kevin Zetina - percussion
Say
by Shelley Washington
Schiele Quartet
Boris Kerner
by Caroline Shaw
New Morse Code: Hannah Collins - cello; Michael Compitello - percussion
Suite for Violin with American Gamean: V - Chaconne
by Lou Harrison / Richard Dee
Boston Modern Orchestra Project with Gabriela Diaz - violin
Pipa Concerto: IV - Allegro vivace
by Tan Dun
Moscow Soloists with Wu Man - pipa
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