Episode 5: An experience I had walking home

On this month's episode of A Curious Ear, we explore the ability of synthesized sound to imitate, emulate, and interrupt the world of contemporary classical music. From a work written for “Cyborg Pianist” Zubin Kanga, inspired by a 16th century treatise on microtonal tuning to a pair of works for flute and electronics inspired by nature and a work created specifically for the midi sounds in notation software, we will explore it all A Curious Ear.

The episode is available here.

Show notes:

Taking it Apart - Ezekiel Honig
from Unmapping The Distance Keeps Getting Closer (2024) 12K Recirds
https://ezekiel-honig.bandcamp.com/album/unmapping-the-distance-keeps-getting-closer

Hush - Angélica Negrón
Roberta Michel, flute
from Hush (2024) New Focus Recordings
https://robertamichel.bandcamp.com/album/hush

An experience I had when walking home (2023) - Robert Nettleship
fixed media
used with permission of the composer
https://robertnettleship.wordpress.com/about/

Plasmonic Mirror (2024) - Sean William Calhoun
Laura Lentz, flute
from Prismatic/Plasmonic (2024)
https://lauralentz.bandcamp.com/album/prismatic-plasmonic

Vicentino, Love You (2023) - Oliver Leith
Zubin Kanga, keyboards
from Cyborg Pianist (2023) NMC Recordings
https://zubinkanga.bandcamp.com/album/cyborg-pianist

Theme music comes from Proof of Concept for a Floating Child, Mvt. I - Performer: Byrne:Kozar:Duo, Composer: Jeffrey Gavett
from It Floats Away from You (2023) New Focus Recordings
https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/it-floats-away-from-you
(Provided courtesy of the composer)