Living Room Concert: James Hood In the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles, James Hood sits on the floor, cradling his Hang. It’s a tuned metal percussion instrument that looks like a flying saucer and sends Hood into serene space when he plays it live on Echoes. Wednesday March 19th Echoes Program 1412C Start Time Group…
Day: March 19, 2014
Living Room Concerts
James Hood Hangs Ten on a Hang Drum Live on Echoes
Moodswings Maestro Unplugs and Taps Metal Instead of Computer Keys Live There are only a few new instruments in the 20th century and one of them is the Hang, often referred to as the Hang drum to the consternation of its creators, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer of PanArts in Switzerland. They call their instrument…