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Bedroom Community

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents highlights of a showcase concert of music for organ from the Iceland-based Bedroom Community collective performed by James McVinnnie.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents highlights of a showcase concert of music for organ from the Iceland-based Bedroom Community collective performed by James McVinnnie. Including works by composer and Bedroom Community founder Valgeir Sigur冒sson and the world premiere of a new piece by composer, and guitarist in The National, Bryce Dessner.

Also in tonight's programme composer HK Gruber and trumpeter H氓ken Hardenberger compare notes in our ongoing series Modern Muses, specially recorded piano music by Henry Cowell performed by Joel Sachs, and we mark the 80th birthday this month of another American pioneer La Monte Young.

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Sat 17 Oct 2015 22:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Nico Muhly

    The Reverend Mustard - his installation prelude

    Performer: James McVinnie (organ).

  • Ben Frost

    There are no others. There is only us

    Performer: Borgar Magnason (double bass).

  • Nico Muhly

    Etude 3

    Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola). Performer: James McVinnie (organ).

  • Nico Muhly

    Beaming Music

    Performer: Chris Thompson (marimba). Performer: James McVinnie (organ).

  • Henry Cowell

    The Harp of Life

    Performer: Joel Sachs.

  • Dan铆el Bjarnason

    Air to Breath

    Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola). Performer: James McVinnie (organ). Performer: Chris Thompson (marimba).

  • Bryce Dessner

    Delphica 3

    Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola).

  • Bryce Dessner

    Median Organs

    Performer: James McVinnie (organ).

  • La Monte Young

    The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown

    Performer: Ben Neill. Performer: Gary Trosclair. Performer: James Donato. Performer: James O'Connor. Performer: Pamela Fleming. Performer: Rich Clymer. Performer: Rich Keller. Performer: Stephen Burns.
    • The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown.
    • GRAMAVISION.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ich ruf zu dir BWV 639

    Performer: James McVinnie (organ).

  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson

    I call to you

    Performer: James McVinnie (organ). Performer: Liam Byrne (viola da gamba). Performer: Valgeir Sigur冒sson (electronics).

  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson

    Do but kill me

    Performer: Jodie Landau (vocal). Performer: James McVinnie (organ). Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola). Performer: Liam Byrne (viola da gamba). Performer: Valgeir Sigur冒sson (electronics). Performer: Chris Thompson (marimba). Performer: Borgar Magnason (double bass).

  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson

    Plainsong

    Performer: James McVinnie (piano). Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola). Performer: Liam Byrne (viola da gamba). Performer: Valgeir Sigur冒sson (electronics). Performer: Chris Thompson (marimba). Performer: Borgar Magnason (double bass).

  • Valgeir Sigur冒sson

    Past Tundra

    Performer: Jodie Landau (claps). Performer: James McVinnie (organ). Performer: Nadia Sirota (viola). Performer: Liam Byrne (viola da gamba). Performer: Valgeir Sigur冒sson (electronics + piano). Performer: Chris Thompson (marimba). Performer: Borgar Magnason (double bass).

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  • Sat 17 Oct 2015 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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