Sound Lounge for Friday 19 June 2015
7.00 Strange Celestial Road - a journey into music and myths of Sun Ra
For the 79 years he was on planet Earth, Sun Ra forged his own unique pathway through modern history, from an era of steam trains, early jazz and player pianos, to a world of spaceships, synthesizers and abstract noise. Ra claimed that he was an angel, sent from Saturn to rescue the people of Earth through music. He talked in rhymes and parables, creating his own character set in an intricately constructed world, taking in aspects of ancient Egypt, religions, esoteric knowledge and outer space. Through this series Dan Beban looks into the vast recorded archive of Sun Ra’s music, and plots a course through the myths and legends of his life.
(3) Politics, Abstraction and Noise
9:00 Relevant Tones
Composer Spotlight: Christopher Rouse
For many years the composer-in-residence with the NY Philharmonic, Christopher Rouse has been combining Neo-Romanticism with hard driving, rock-inspired rhythms to create a fascinating musical style all his own. (WFMT)
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Iscariot
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert
BIS 1386
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CHRISTOPHER ROUSE:Phaethon
Houston SO/Christoph Eschenbach
Telarc 80452
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CHRISTOPHER ROUSE: Symphony No. 4
New York Phil/Gilbert
unreleased
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