Program 803: Deep Time and Spirituality
KALW Broadcast Date: October 27, 2024 | Host: Liam Herb
On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb plays John Luther Adams‘ study of geological time An Atlas of Deep Time, Flora Yin Wong’s musical exploration of Taoist Geomancy Trigram for Earth, and Wadada Leo Smith’s experimentation based on the Sufi philosophy, Masnavi: A Sonic Meditation and Reflections on Light.
Also on the program, Takuma Itoh’s A Melody for an Unknown Place performed by Patrick Yim and Microtub’s Thin Peaks for just intonation tuba trio.
Program Audio
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Track Info & Links
Title: An Atlas of Deep Time
Composer: John Luther Adams
Performer: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Delta David Geir conducting
Recording Title: An Atlas of Deep Time
Record Label: Cantaloupe Music
Catalog Number: CA21199
Title: A Melody for an Unknown Place
Composer: Takuma Itoh
Performer: Patrick Yim
Recording Title: One
Record Label: New Focus Records
Catalog Number: fcr411
Title: Masnavi: A Sonic Meditation and Reflections on Light
Composer: Wadada Leo Smith
Performer: Wadada Leo Smith
Recording Title: Masnavi: A Sonic Meditation and Reflections on Light
Record Label: Longform Editions
Catalog Number: LE149
Title: Trigram for Earth
Composer: Flora Yin Wong
Performer: Flora Yin Wong
Recording Title: Trigram for Earth
Record Label: GRM Portraits
Title: Thin Peaks
Composer: Microtub
Performer: Robin Hayward, microtonal F tuba
Peder Simonsen, microtonal C tuba
Martin Taxt, microtonal C tuba
Recording Title: Thin Peaks
Record Label: Thanatosis