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Improvisation for large ensembles

Fire! Orchestra and the Art Ensemble of Chicago explore how to balance improvisation and composition in a large ensemble. Presented by Corey Mwamba.

Under the direction of Mats Gustafsson, the Fire! Orchestra takes on Krzysztof Penderecki麓s piece Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra written in 1971. There鈥檚 live music from the 50th anniversary homecoming gig by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Millennium Park, Chicago last summer; and absorbing tonal improvisation in a collaboration between the French group Ikui Doki and vocalist Sofia Jernberg. Presented by Corey Mwamba.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

1 hour

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Sun 30 Aug 2020 00:00
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Music Played

  • Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet

    Roman II

  • Collocutor

    The Angry One

  • Fire! Orchestra

    Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra

  • Art Ensemble of Chicago

    We Are On the Edge

  • Ikui Doki & Sofia Jernberg

    Variation on a foster (extrait)

  • Pablo Held

    Unlocking Mechanism

  • Roland Ramanan, Nuno Torres, Ernesto Rodrigues & Bernardo 脕lvares

    III

  • Skylla

    M7

  • Cold Bath Street

    People Together

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Mar 2020 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3
  • Sun 30 Aug 2020 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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