Listen to new music for voice and string quartet for this New Sounds program. Hear Alex Temple’s work for Julia Holter and Spektral Quartet, Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, Rhiannon Giddens and Kronos, Becca Stevens with Attacca Quartet, and Meredith Monk. Listen to music from Behind the Wallpaper, a work by composer-lyricist Alex Temple, addressing her own experience with transitioning and othering. Featuring Los Angeles artist and vocalist Julia Holter, who was chosen for her “stylistic fluidity and vulnerability”, and Chicago’s Spektral string quartet, Temple says that “the dreamlike images in the songs were inspired by my experience with gender transition. But my hope is that the story will feel familiar to anyone who has ever felt alienated from the broader culture”, (New Amsterdam liner notes). Also, hear selections from “Landfall,” a work by New York-based Laurie Anderson in collaboration with Kronos Quartet reflecting on the destruction from Superstorm Sandy which flooded Anderson’s building, and turned things she’d saved - keyboards, papers, books – into waste. Then, listen to Kronos Quartet’s arrangement of a traditional folk song with the distinctive voice of banjo-playing singer, composer, & Silk Road Ensemble Director, Rhiannon Giddens. Plus, hear music by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Becca Stevens, in collaborative string arrangements of her songs with Attacca Quartet. Also, listen to "Songs of Ascension" by composer, vocalist, choreographer, and innovator Meredith for voice and the shruti box (a drone instrument from India), together with string quartet. And more. - Caryn Havlik Program #4726, Music for Voice and String Quartet (First aired 3/14/23) ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Spires [1:10]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Tiny Holes [2:27]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Elvis Costello, Brodsky QuartetWORK: Romeo's Séance [3:32]RECORDING: The Juliet LettersSOURCE: Warner Bros. 45180INFO: Available at Spotify, AppleMusic, Amazon.com, YouTube Music ARTIST: Becca Stevens, Attacca QuartetWORK: 2+2=5 [2:57]RECORDING: Becca Stevens | Attacca QuartetSOURCE: GroundUP MusicINFO: groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensattaccaquartet ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Our Street is a Black River [1:01]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Dreams [4:01]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Everything is Floating [1:59]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com ARTIST: Linda Ronstadt, Kronos Quartet, The RochesWORK: Philip Glass/Laurie Anderson: Forgetting [8:09]RECORDING: Songs from Liquid DaysSOURCE: CBS Masterworks #39564INFO: Available at Spotify, AppleMusic, Amazon.com, YouTube Music ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Spires [3:10]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Becca Stevens, Attacca QuartetWORK: Tillery (Arr. Timo Andres) [5:42]RECORDING: Becca Stevens | Attacca QuartetSOURCE: GroundUP MusicINFO: groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensattaccaquartet ARTIST: Meredith MonkWORK: spring variation [4:05]RECORDING: Songs of AscensionSOURCE: ECM 2154INFO: ecmrecords.com ARTIST: Kronos Quartet & Rhiannon GiddensWORK: Factory Girl [7:09] RECORDING: Folk SongsSOURCE: Nonesuch 559151INFO: nonesuch.com
Listen to new music for voice and string quartet for this New Sounds program. Hear Alex Temple’s work for Julia Holter and Spektral Quartet, Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, Rhiannon Giddens and Kronos, Becca Stevens with Attacca Quartet, and Meredith Monk.
Listen to music from Behind the Wallpaper, a work by composer-lyricist Alex Temple, addressing her own experience with transitioning and othering. Featuring Los Angeles artist and vocalist Julia Holter, who was chosen for her “stylistic fluidity and vulnerability”, and Chicago’s Spektral string quartet, Temple says that “the dreamlike images in the songs were inspired by my experience with gender transition. But my hope is that the story will feel familiar to anyone who has ever felt alienated from the broader culture”, (New Amsterdam liner notes).
Also, hear selections from “Landfall,” a work by New York-based Laurie Anderson in collaboration with Kronos Quartet reflecting on the destruction from Superstorm Sandy which flooded Anderson’s building, and turned things she’d saved - keyboards, papers, books – into waste. Then, listen to Kronos Quartet’s arrangement of a traditional folk song with the distinctive voice of banjo-playing singer, composer, & Silk Road Ensemble Director, Rhiannon Giddens.
Plus, hear music by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Becca Stevens, in collaborative string arrangements of her songs with Attacca Quartet. Also, listen to "Songs of Ascension" by composer, vocalist, choreographer, and innovator Meredith for voice and the shruti box (a drone instrument from India), together with string quartet. And more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4726, Music for Voice and String Quartet (First aired 3/14/23)
ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Spires [1:10]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Tiny Holes [2:27]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Elvis Costello, Brodsky QuartetWORK: Romeo's Séance [3:32]RECORDING: The Juliet LettersSOURCE: Warner Bros. 45180INFO: Available at Spotify, AppleMusic, Amazon.com, YouTube Music
ARTIST: Becca Stevens, Attacca QuartetWORK: 2+2=5 [2:57]RECORDING: Becca Stevens | Attacca QuartetSOURCE: GroundUP MusicINFO: groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensattaccaquartet
ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Our Street is a Black River [1:01]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Dreams [4:01]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: Laurie Anderson & Kronos QuartetWORK: Everything is Floating [1:59]RECORDING: LandfallSOURCE: Nonesuch 564104INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: Linda Ronstadt, Kronos Quartet, The RochesWORK: Philip Glass/Laurie Anderson: Forgetting [8:09]RECORDING: Songs from Liquid DaysSOURCE: CBS Masterworks #39564INFO: Available at Spotify, AppleMusic, Amazon.com, YouTube Music
ARTIST: Julia Holter, Spektral Quartet, Alex TempleWORK: Spires [3:10]RECORDING: Behind the WallpaperSOURCE: New AmsterdamINFO: newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Becca Stevens, Attacca QuartetWORK: Tillery (Arr. Timo Andres) [5:42]RECORDING: Becca Stevens | Attacca QuartetSOURCE: GroundUP MusicINFO: groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensattaccaquartet
ARTIST: Meredith MonkWORK: spring variation [4:05]RECORDING: Songs of AscensionSOURCE: ECM 2154INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Kronos Quartet & Rhiannon GiddensWORK: Factory Girl [7:09] RECORDING: Folk SongsSOURCE: Nonesuch 559151INFO: nonesuch.com