Program 884: Kristin Norderval and Sylvie Courvoisier
KALW Broadcast Date: August 9, 2026 | Host: Rachel Schonfeld
On this Music from Other Minds Program, Rachel Schofield continues showing off composers and performers at the 30th Other Minds Festival, October 8th – 11th at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. For the first hour of tonight’s program, you will hear music by Norwegian-American composer and vocalist Kristin Norderval, and our second hour will feature Sylvie Courvoisier, a Swiss-born, New York City-based composer and pianist.
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Composer: Kristin Norderval
Titles: “Nothing Proved”
Recording Title: Nothing Proved (2018)
Performer(s): Parthenia ensemble, Kristin Norderval
Record Label: MSR Classics
Catalog Number: MSR 1635
Composer: Kristin Norderval
Titles: “Fire in the Belly;” “Diversions;” “Future Retrospective”
Recording Title: Future Retrospective (2019)
Performer(s): Kristin Norderval, Paula Shacron, Pablo Diaz
Record Label: Nendo Dango Records
Composer: Kristin Norderval
Titles: “Glass and Mirrors;” “Extreme Weather”
Recording Title: Aural Histories (2012)
Performer(s): Kristin Norderval
Record Label: Deep Listening
Catalog Number: DL 45-2012
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Titles: “Soliloquizing for Wadada Leo Smith;” “Edging Candytuft for Mary Halvorsen”
Recording Title: To Be Otherwise (2024)
Performer(s): Sylvie Courvoisier
Record Label: Intakt Records
Catalog Number: INTAKT CD 429
Composer: John Zorn
Titles: “Azriel”
Recording Title: Malphas, Book of Angels, Vol. 3 (2006)
Performer(s): John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman
Record Label: Tzadik Records
Catalog Number: TZ 7354
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Titles: “La Pavot Rouge”
Recording Title: Chimaera (2023)
Performer(s): Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith, Christian Fennesz, Drew Gress, Nate Wooley, Kenny Wolleson
Record Label: Intakt Records
Catalog Number: INTAKT CD 410
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Titles: “Kairos”
Recording Title: Angel Falls (2025)
Performer(s): Sylvie Courvoisier, Wadada Leo Smith
Record Label: Intakt Records
Catalog Number: INTAKT CD 444
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Titles: “Lonelyville”
Recording Title: Lonelyville (2007)
Performer(s): Sylvie Courvoisier, Gerald Cleaver, Ikue Mori, Mark Feldman
Record Label: Intakt Records
Catalog Number: INTAKT CD 120
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Titles: “Free Hoops”
Recording Title: Eclats – Live in Europe (2026)
Performer(s): Sylvie Courvoisier, Drew Gress, Kenny Wolleson
Record Label: Intakt Records
Catalog Number: INTAKT CD 120
