Program 824: New Music Free-for-All
KALW Broadcast Date: May 11, 2025 | Host: Joseph Bohigian
This program features a diverse sampling of new music, including Raven Chacon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece Voiceless Mass and Biyán performed by Present Music, Alvin Curran’s For Cornelius performed by pianist Eve Egoyan, Yi-Ting Lu’s Half Decorations performed by harpist Ben Melsky, Hannah Kendall’s this is but an oration of loss and Erin Gee’s Mouthpiece 36 performed by Ekmeles, and selections from Understories by Julia Úlehla and Dálava. Guitarist and composer Aram Bajakian joins the program to talk about his work with Úlehla on Understories.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
Track Info & Links
Title: Voiceless Mass
Composer: Raven Chacon
Performer: Present Music
Recording Title: Voiceless Mass
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80848-2
Title: For Cornelius
Composer: Alvin Curran
Performer: Eve Egoyan, piano
Recording Title: New Music For Piano: thethingsinbetween
Record Label: Artifact Music
Catalog Number: ART 019
Title: Half Decorations
Composer: Yi-Ting Lu
Performer: Ben Melsky, harp
Recording Title: An Unopened Seashell
Record Label: New Focus Recordings
Catalog Number: fcr404
Title: this is but an oration of loss
Composer: Hanna Kendall
Performer: Ekmeles
Recording Title: We Live the Opposite Daring
Record Label: New Focus Recordings
Catalog Number: fcr394
Title: Mouthpiece 36
Composer: Erin Gee
Performer: Ekmeles
Recording Title: We Live the Opposite Daring
Record Label: New Focus Recordings
Catalog Number: fcr394
Title: entanglement, bowed low, side real time
Composers: Julia Úlehla and Aram Bajakian
Performers: Julia Úlehla and Dálava
Recording Title: Understories
Record Label: Pi Recordings
Catalog Number: PI107
Title: Biyán
Composer: Raven Chacon
Performer: Present Music
Recording Title: Voiceless Mass
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80848-2
