20 December 2011


On Wednesday, December 21st from 8-11am CT The Komodo Dragon Show presents POSTCAGE, the latest from OgreOgress productions.

Their 27th release, POSTCAGE is scheduled to appear on disc in late December or soon after. This 124-minute 96kHz|24bit Audio DVD contains 14 chamber works composed or reworked after John Cage's 1992 death.

Says Komodo Dragon Show host Von Wichert: "Does John Cage cast a shadow? As evidenced by the composers on today's show, the influence of his listening and composing philosophy continues to ripple."

One of the works is a hybrid composition by Robert Moran and Philip Glass and it can be previewed online until December 31st.

In addition to Robert Moran and Philip Glass the project features works by Maria de Alvear [Spain, Germany], Arved Ashby [USA], David Beardsley [USA], Dionysis Boukouvalas [Greece], Marc Chan [Singapore, USA], J.R. Dooley [UK], Jürg Frey [Austria], Walter Horn [USA], David Kotlowy [Australia], Sergio Luque [Mexico, Spain], John Prokop [USA], Sebastián Jatz Rawicz [Chile] and David Toub [USA].

The album can be purchased in advance at Amazon.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 8:30am

-3. Erik Satie: Musique d'ameublement: tenture de cabinet préfectoral (1923)
6:06

-2. Erik Satie: Musique d'ameublement: tapisserie en fer forgél (1918)
3:05

-1. Erik Satie: Musique d'ameublement: carrelage phonique (1918)
2:30

0. Erik Satie: Vexations (1893)
9:47

Tracks -3-0
Marius Constant - conductor, Ensemble Ars Nova
Michael Dalberto - piano
Apex, 2564 60239-2

Set #2 - 8:30am - 9:30am

1. Maria de Alvear: Fuerzas (1994)
Christina Fong - violin
17:27

2. Arved Ashby: For Morton Feldman (1992)
Christina Fong - violin, Arved Ashby - piano, Glenn Freeman - glockenspiel
5:17

3. David Beardsley: November Test Pattern, the ecstasy of electric trees weeping in the twilight including recumbent bright insects and relevant footnotes (2009) for just intonation sine tones
David Beardsley - electronics
10:00

4. Dionysis Boukouvalas: Meditation (2010)
Paul Hersey - piano
14:30

5. Marc Chan: I Sail’d Out to Sea (2009)
Gwendolyn Faasen, Barbara Witham McCargar & Keith Fredlund - voices, Christina Fong - violin, Michael Kornacki - clarinet, Glenn Freeman - bowed vibraphone
11:00

Set #3 - 9:30am - 11:00am

6. J. R. Dooley: for violin and piano (2010)
Christina Fong - violin, Paul Hersey - piano
3:46

7. Jürg Frey: Viola, Klavier (1997)
Christina Fong - viola, Paul Hersey - piano
5:33

8. Walter Horn: Five Decadal Studies for Dick & Clyde (1972/2010)
Paul Hersey - piano, Christina Fong - viola, Glenn Freeman - vibraphone
8:00

9. David Kotlowy: Under Stars (2006) for 2 violins and piano
Christina Fong - violin, Paul Hersey - piano
12:05

10. Sergio Luque: My Idea of Fun (2010)
Michael Kornacki - clarinet, Glenn Freeman - percussion, Christina Fong - viola
6:44

11. Robert Moran & Philip Glass: Modern Love Waltz (1977/2010) version for 8 keyboards minus piano
David Toub - keyboards
4:21

12. John Prokop: for 1 or 7 pianists (1997) for 7 pianists
Paul Hersey - piano
6:49

13. Sebastián Jatz Rawicz: 4 Recipes:
IV. Electronic Antimusic
XIV. Antimusic of the Spheres
XXI. Disco Antimusic
XXIX. Merengue Antimusic
Chance Operations Collective of Kalamazoo
10:00
(Make your own antimusic at the link above.)

14. David Toub: dharmachakramudra (2010)
Glenn Freeman - vibraphone, Christina Fong - viola, Karen Krummel - cello
8:01

Tracks 1-14
POSTCAGE
OgreOgress productions, 885767 203839

13 December 2011

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

1. Elizabeth Raum: Pantheon (1999)
Erika Raum - violin, David Hoyt - horn, Janet Scott Hoyt - piano
Raum & Brahms
Arktos Recordings, 200481
28:41

2. Ruth Lomon: Odyssey (1997)
Charles Schlueter - trumpet, Ronald Feldman - conductor, Berkshire Chamber Orchestra
Statements
Kleos Classics, KL5155
14:15

3. Carl Ludwig Hübsch: Der erste Bericht (rec. 1996-97)
Carl Ludwig Hübsch - tuba
In + Out Records, IOR CD 77035-2
49:36

Set #2 - 9:30am - 11:00am

4. Elizabeth Raum: Processional Fanfare (1985)
Pacific Trombone Quartet: Brad Howland, Don McDougall, Bob Fraser & Kevin Thompson
2:38

5. Elizabeth Raum: Fantasy (1981)
Brad Howland - trombone, Frances Perriam - piano
6:14

Tracks 4-5
Northern Soundings: Music for Trombone by Canadian Composers
Lassus Audio, LP-CD314

6. Jules Cantin: Grande Messe de Saint Hubert
Compiled & arranged for horns & organ by Hermann Baumann
Hermann Baumann, Eckhardt Schaar, Markus Hartz & Almut Wittekind - natural horns, Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten, Folkwang Horn Ensemble
Hermann Baumann Collection Disc 7
Newton Classics, 8802035/7
34:44

7. Hans Kennel: Mytha (rec. 1991)
Hans Kennel, Carlos Baumann, Bill Holden & Marcel Huonder - alphorns, büchel [alphorn variant] & vocals
Hat Hut Records, hat ART CD 6110
<63:28
(As much of the album as will fit into remaining time.)

06 December 2011

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus (1939) for string orchestra & harp
12:39

2. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi (1925) for solo viola, small orchestra & wordless choir
Sally Peck Lentz - viola, University of Utah Chamber Choir
19:03

Tracks 1-2
Maurice Abravanel - conductor, Utah Symphony Orchestra

3. William Alwyn: Sinfonietta for String Orchestra (1970)
David Lloyd-Jones - conductor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
22:51

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

4. Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony No.7 (1964) for string orchestra & harpsichord
Rudolph Barshai - conductor, Moscow Chamber Orchestra
26:09

5. Ruth Lomon: The Butterfly Effect (1989)
The Lydian String Quartet: Daniel Stepner - violin, Danielle Maddon - violin, Mary Ruth Ray - viola, Joshua Gordon - cello
n.l., n.n.
7:45

6. John McCabe: Red Leaves (1991)
10:02

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

7. Malcolm Williamson: Symphony No.7 (1984) for strings
21:54

Tracks 6-7
Christopher Austin - conductor, Brunel Ensemble

8. Pēteris Plakidis: Concerto for Two Oboes & Strings (1982)
Uldis Urbāns & Vilnis Pelnēns - oboes
10:59

9. Pēteris Plakidis: Music for Piano, Strings & Timpani (1969)
Pēteris Plakidis - piano
21:14

Tracks 8-9
Normunds Šnē - conductor, Riga Chamber Players