Cactus Corners


Ed

Euphony & Cacophony: Contemporary Classics, Early Music & Opera; Modern Composition; American Roots Music from Old Time to Cajun/Zydeco & Western Swing; Noise & Industrial; field recordings from all over. Direct comments, questions and revelations to cactuscornerskdvs[at]gmail.com.

Genre
Eclectic



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Show Description for Saturday 10/17/2009

We'll feature Conlon Nancarrow's studies for player piano. The player piano was no historical curiosity. It was the karaoke machine of its day.

William Gaddis, Stop Player. Joke Number 4

William Dolven, Roll Playing

Drew Johnson, Edson to 1958

Stay tuned at 4 pm when we'll sub for Gil on Crossing Continents until football coverage begins at 5:30 pm. We'll feature Moroccan field recordings, including some made by Paul Bowles.

The NorCal NoiseFest kicks off Thursday, October 15 with a preview concert at John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis and a KDVS spotlight on local artists. The festival runs October 16-18 in Sacramento.

NorCal Noisefest 2009

On this date in 1604 (New Style), Johannes Kepler observed a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus (Snake-handler), only 20,000 light years from Earth.  It was the last supernova in our own Milky Way galaxy. 


Track Artist Song Album Label    
Ian Wallace I Am So Proud Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado Angel EMI Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourn Festival Chorus, Malcolm Sargent, cond
John Adams News Has a Kind of Mystery Music from Nixon in China Nonesuch James Maddalena, as Richard Nixon
Conlon Nancarrow Study No 6 Studies for Player Piano Wergo
Study No 14
Study No 36
Study No 19
Study No 40
Study No 15
Study No 49b