Hear music for choir and percussion by Andrew Byrne,Toru Takemitsu, Daniel Lentz, or Anna Thorvaldsdottir. In addition to rhythmic and driving drumming,we'll hear more of the atmospheric and colorful role of percussion in this edition of New Sounds as John Schaefer shares music for the combination of choir and percussion. "Whispers and Cries," by Australian born composer Andrew Byrne, and features fellow Aussie musicians Astra Choir and Speak Percussion. We won't always stick to traditional choirs and percussion. In Daniel Lentz's "Postludium," the choir members rub and strike wine glasses while singing, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir's "into-moment Self" features a layered choir of two brass instruments. "Rain Tree, and " by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu,does not include voice, but asks forwinking light effects in performance. PROGRAM #3670 Music for Choir and Percussion (First aired on 12/8/2014) ARTIST: Daniel Lentz[br]WORK: Postludium, or excerpt
RECORDING: Missa Umbrarum
SOURCE: New Albion Records
INFO: Amazon.comARTIST: Astra Choir and Speak Percussion[br]WORK: Andrew Byrne:Whispers and Cries: 1. Song for Voice [5:28]
RECORDING: Striking; Whispers and Cries[br]SOURCE: RED RAVEN RECORDS
INFO:Available for purchase at andrewbyrne.comARTIST: Daniel Lentz[br]WORK: Postludium [8:17]
RECORDING: Missa Umbrarum
SOURCE: New Albion Records[br]INFO: Amazon.comARTIST: Anna Thorvaldsdottir[br]WORK: into-moment Self [7:39]
RECORDING: Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Aerial
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Music Classics 3545
INFO: universalmusicclassics.comARTIST: Astra Choir and Speak Percussion
WORK: Andrew Byrne: Whispers and Cries: 2. Song for Crotales [5:24]
RECORDING: Striking; Whispers and Cries
SOURCE: RED RAVEN RECORDS
INFO: Available for purchase at andrewbyrne.comARTIST: Synergy Percussion
WORK: Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree [11:36]
RECORDING: Japan: The Spirit of Water
SOURCE: Celestial Harmonies #13172
INFO:harmonies.comARTIST: Astra Choir and Speak Percussion
WORK: Andrew Byrne: Whispers and Cries: 3. Song for Piano [4:57]
RECORDING: Striking; Whispers and Cries
SOURCE: RED RAVEN RECORDS
INFO: Available for purchase atandrewbyrne.comARTIST: Daniel Lentz
WORK: Lascaux,excerpt [9:12]
RECORDING: Missa Umbrarum
SOURCE: New Albion Records
INFO: Amazon.com
Source: thetakeaway.org