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Elaine Mitchener

The experimental vocalist, movement artist and composer, Elaine Mitchener curates and presents the first of two Christmas editions of the New Music Show.

Elaine Mitchener is an experimental vocalist, movement artist and composer. She curates two special editions of the New Music Shows this Christmas. Elaine鈥檚 playlists are inspired by improvisation, experimental and performance art: works old and new as well as those that have inspired her work as an artist. Throughout the show Elaine is joined online by her new music friends. Today she talks to composer and Professor of American Music at Columbia University, George Lewis about Rainbow Family, a 鈥渟lice of electro-acoustic music history鈥 which has just been released on the Carrier label, and to vocalist and composer Lore Lixenberg talks to Elaine about her new project, Nancarrow Karaoke which is about to be released on LP.

Neil Charles: Bass Solos 3, 5, 9
Conlon Nancarrow / Lore Lixenberg: Study No. 6
Rolf Hind: Tiger's Nest (extract)
Clarence Barlow: 3,4,5 Reading nimbly through Ives鈥 3-Page Sonata and Schoenberg鈥檚 5 Piano Pieces; Dokumissa '87; Im Januar Am Nil
John Butcher/Joe McPhee: St Ida鈥檚 Breath (Less her Neck and Teeth)
Lily Greenham: Circulation from Lingual Music
George Lewis: With Derek Bailey
Olly Woodrow Wilson: Cetus
Conlon Nancarrow / Lore Lixenberg: Study No. 3
Liza Lim: Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus: Dawn Chorus
White Boy Scream / Micaela Tobin: Bakunawa

1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Dec 2020 22:00

Music Played

  • Neil Charles

    Bass Solos 3, 9. 5

    Performer: Neil Charles.
    • TAKUROKUTRO.
  • Conlon Nancarrow

    Study No.6

    Singer: Lor茅 Lixenberg.
    • De Player.
  • Rolf Hind

    Tiger's Nest

    Ensemble: Southbank Gamelan Players.
    • Tiger's Nest (Live).
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 101.
  • Clarence Barlow

    3,4,5 Reading nimbly through Ives' 3-Page Sonata and Schoenberg's 5 Piano Pieces

  • Clarence Barlow

    Dokumissa '87; Im Januar Am Nil

    • RCA Red Seal.
  • John Butcher

    St Ida's Breath (Less her Neck and Teeth)

    Composer: Joe McPhee. Performer: John Butcher. Performer: Joe McPhee.
    • TROST RECORDS.
  • Lily Greenham

    Circulation from Lingual Music

    • Paradigm.
  • George Lewis

    With Derek Bailey

    Performer: Derek Bailey.
    • Carrier Records.
  • Olly Woodrow Wilson

    Cetus

    Performer: Olly Woodrow Wilson.
    • Turnabout.
  • Conlon Nancarrow

    Study No.33

    Singer: Lor茅 Lixenberg.
    • De Player.
  • Liza Lim

    Extinction Events and Dawn Chorus: Dawn Chorus

    Performer: Sophie Schafleitner. Ensemble: Klangforum Wien. Conductor: Peter Rundel.
    • KAIROS.
  • Micaela Tobin

    Bakunawa

    Performer: White Boy Scream.
    • Deathbombarc.

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Dec 2020 22:00

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