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This Sunday's Echoes Programs
February 4, 2007
INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK
Wednesday 01/31
AN INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP GLASS: 70 YEARS OF MAXIMUM MINIMALISM
We celebrate the 70th birthday of one of the Holy Trinity of Minimalism
Philip Glass turns 70 this year and it's hard to imagine the music of the last 30 years without him. He virtually reinvented the opera, brought minimalism into the concert hall and provided the ground upon which space music, electronica, techno and more were sown. We look back at the career of this pioneer who shows no signs of letting up.
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Thursday 02/01
JADE WARRIOR INTERVIEW: PROGRESSIVE POETS OF GLOBAL FUSION
We revisit the music of 1970s progressive rock pioneers
Jade Warrior started out as a Jethro Tull style power trio, but on their CD Floating World, they created a symphonic world fusion through elaborate multi-tracking, electric guitar orchestras and flute choirs. Jade Warrior effectively dissolved when one half of the duo, guitarist Tony Duhig, died in 1990. Their brilliant quartet of concept albums that began with Floating World and concluded with Way of the Sun were recently re-issued on CD. Through archival interviews with Tony Duhig and Jon Field, we look back fondly at Jade Warrior.
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Friday 02/02
AMIINA PLAYS LIVE IN A LIVING ROOM CONCERT
Songs distilled through Icelandic air
Imagine Arvo Part played on a music box and you get close to the mix of charm and contemplation mixed up by Amiina. They started out as a string quartet, touring with Iceland's Sigur Ros, but on their own, they play musical saws, bells, wine glasses, metalophones, nyckleharpes and yes, a music box. They came into the Echoes living room and entranced us with music from their EP and a peek at their forthcoming CD, as they play live on Echoes.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive.
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