There's music on the border between art song and pop song, electronic and acoustic, by London-based bassist Ruth Goller; Canadian cellist India Gailey, and Washington state-based violist Melia Watras. Plus, ambient soundscapes by NYC-based cellist MIZU, and ambient dreamscapes by Brooklyn-based vocalist and producer Claire Dickson.
Listen to work that limns that art song/pop song divide from London-based, Italian-born composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller, from her album, SKYLLUMINA, made in collaboration with many different drummers, including British jazz drummer Mark Sanders and Berlin-based drummer Max Andrzejewski. Then, listen to Halifax-based cellist India Gailey, a composer, vocalist, and improviser who draws from many eras and genres to craft poetic narratives of sound. Hear one of the pieces of composed music written specifically for India by Tio'tia:ke/Montréal -based composer Sarah Rossy which combines influences of jazz and live-processed electronics. There’s also expansive and lush music for cello and electronics by NYC-based cellist and composer MIZU, from the album, Distant Intervals.
Plus, hear music by Caroline Shaw for the vocal group Roomful of Teeth from a work setting Shakespeare’s famous words from The Tempest; work by Czech violinist/vocalist Iva Bittova; and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4856, Songs On the Border (First aired 3/8/2024)
ARTIST: Ruth Goller
WORK: Reach Down into the Deepest White [1:10]
RECORDING: Skyllumina
SOURCE: International Anthem
INFO:https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/skyllumina
ARTIST: Carrie Henneman Shaw
WORK: Melia Watras: Weeping Pendula [6:37]
RECORDING: Play/Write
SOURCE: Planet M Records
INFO: meliawatras.com/playwrite-album
ARTIST: Claire Dickson
WORK: Your House [3:39]
RECORDING: The Beholder
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO:https://clairedickson.bandcamp.com/album/the-beholder
ARTIST: Ruth Goller
WORK: Reach Down into the Deepest White [4:27]
RECORDING: Skyllumina
SOURCE: International Anthem
INFO: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/skyllumina
ARTIST: India Gailey
WORK: Sarah Rossy: I long [6:04]
RECORDING: Problematica
SOURCE: People Places Records
INFO:https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/problematica3
ARTIST: MIZU, feat. Maria BC
WORK: Aveu (The Beginning Is a Farewell) [4:53]
RECORDING: Distant Intervals
SOURCE: NNA Tapes
INFO:https://iammizu.bandcamp.com/album/distant-intervals
ARTIST: Iva Bittova
WORK: River of Milk (Proudem Mleka) [4:46]
RECORDING: River of Milk
SOURCE: Nonesuch 79455
INFO:https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/iva-bittov
ARTIST: Ruth Goller
WORK: All the light I have I hand to you [6:40]
RECORDING: Skyllumina
SOURCE: International Anthem
INFO: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/skyllumina
ARTIST: Roomful of Teeth
WORK: Caroline Shaw: The Isle II, Ariel [5:49]
RECORDING: Rough Magic
SOURCE: New Amsterdam
INFO:https://roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/rough-magic
ARTIST: Roomful of Teeth
WORK: Caroline Shaw: The Isle III, Caliban [2:46]
RECORDING: Rough Magic
SOURCE: New Amsterdam
INFO: https://roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/rough-magic
