Art of the Spoken Word

Relevant Tones

English - October 18, 2014 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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It takes fine craftsmanship to achieve a perfect partnership between text and music in which neither element overshadows the other. This week, we’ll listen to a fascinating array of spoken word and music by composers striving to achieve this symmetry.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Jesse McQuarters

Scott Johnson: How it Happens (The Voice of I.F. Stone) (excerpt)

Kronos Quartet

Aaron Jay Kernis: Goblin Market, Part II, Scenes 2 & 3

The New Professionals/Rebecca Miller; Mary King, narrator

Martin Butler: The Tummy Beast fr. The Dirty Beasts

Soundwood Ensemble/David Campbell; Richard Stilgoe, narrator

Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World (excerpt)

Oregon Symphony/DePriest

David Lang: On Being Hit on the Head and On Hearing the Voice of God fr. Are You Experienced?

Nouvel Ensemble Moderne/Vaillancourt

Michael Daugherty: Sing Sing: J. Edgar Hoover

Kronos Quartet

Lee Hyla: Howl

Kronos Quartet, Alan Ginsburg, voice