René Louis Becker Podcasts
French-born American composer
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- France, United States of America
- organist, composer
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George Job Elvey - Come, ye thankful people, comeNicholas White, organCathedral Choral SocietyGisele Becker, conductorMore info about today's track: Gothic G-49112Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Sub Rosa, was founded in ’84 in Belgium, blazing trails in experimental soundscapes. They're the mad scientists of music, pushing the boundaries and throwing conventional norms out the window. Their catalog? It's a wild ride through the musical wilderness. They've got everything from electronic experiments to industrial chaos, ambient soundscapes, contemporary classical masterpieces, and avant-garde jazz that'll blow your mind. But what really makes Sub Rosa stand out is their love for the rebels—the artists who dare to challenge the very essence of what music should be. And they don't stop at just albums, oh no. Sub Rosa goes all out with multimedia projects that'll make your brain do somersaults. They're all about musicians teaming up with visual wizards and sound art installations that'll mess with your head in the best way possible. These guys don't just make music; they create intellectually stimulating masterpieces. And their following? Let’s just say it’s a tribe of fearless adventurers and collectors who appreciate life’s finer, weirder things. Sub Rosa’s got ’em hooked on their complex and thought-provoking works, and rightfully so. But that's not the end of the story. Over the years, Sub Rosa has been a launchpad for groundbreaking artists, thrusting them onto the global stage. They've cemented their legacy as pioneers in the world of experimental and avant-garde music, introducing the world to the sonic revolutionaries. Now, let's dive into Myths Foundation, a treasure trove of four LPs and three EPs that marked their artistic inception. Starting a record label was the furthest thing from their minds back then. These folks were all about crafting intricate and mysterious creations tha The journey was no cakewalk, my friend. Broke students, they were trying to keep the artistic flames burning while drowning in academia. So, they took it slow and steady, releasing one record per year. It might’ve seemed impractical, but through a series of life-changing encounters, they stitched together these sonic marvels. These early records? They weren’t just music but mysterious artifacts waiting to be unraveled. With each release, Myths Foundation delved deeper into the abyss of creative exploration. Against all odds, these records marked the beginning of an epic adventure, setting the stage for a remarkable journey that defied expectations. See you next week. William S. Burroughs “Burroughs called the law” Cheb Mami “Maniche Aadouk” Genesis P-Orridge & The Angels Of Light “Supermale” Hula “Torn Silk” Paul Lemos & Joe Papa “Under Heaven” COIL “Another Brown World” Jon Hassell “Map Of Dusk” Harold Budd “Strange Thunder” Martyn Bates & Peter Becker “Sun-Like-Gold (Part I)” Steven Brown “Gone With The Winds” SPK “Romanz In Moll” Current 93 “Some Morning When The Moon Was Blood” Camberwell Now “For Those in Peril on the Sea” Claude Debussy “d’un cahier d’esquisses” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundwavemix/message
Jess Gillam welcomes back bassist and flatmate Sam Becker to share some more of the music they love whist in lockdown. This time they choose Britten’s vivid Sea interludes, Pablo Casals’s Song of the Birds and Sam gets all weepy over Mary Poppins feeding the birds! Playlist: Benjamin Britten - 4 sea interludes – Dawn (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi) The Platters - Smoke gets in your eyes Pablo Casals - El Cant Dels Ocells (Song of the Birds) (Pablo Casals (cello), Prades Festival Orchestra) Everything Everything - Fever Dream Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet Rimsky Korsakov - Trombone Concerto (Christian Lindberg, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Osmo Vanska) Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins Ravel - Pavane pour une infant (Bertrand Chamayou - paino)
Episode 12 Dr. Steven Ball, Organist Extraordinaire! Whether playing the largest organ in the world at Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey or the largest outdoor organ in the world in San Diego, there is no-one who knows municipal pipe organs like Dr. Ball.
2019-12-11 17:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 48:00
With degrees from the University of Michigan, Dr. Steven Ball is a Fulbright Scholar and one of America's leading organ performers in all types of music for the pipe organ. From classical, to pop, to theatre organ, to accompanying silent films, Steven does it all like no one else! Just having played two days of concerts at the Spreckles Organ in Balboa Park in San Diego, including being the featured performer in the 2017 International Summer Organ Festival Silent Movie Night, he play before thousands of adoring fans! Steven was kind enough to come to Orange and record an episode of MUSIC FROM THE TOWER all about these great pipe organs of another era. Dr. Ball is no stranger to the Christ Cathedral campus, as he is also a famous Carillonneur and is the consultant for the restoration of the Arvilla Schuller Carillon on our campus. MUSIC: Medley Of The Alfred Burt Carols from the album "Fox Noel" recorded at the Atlanta Fox by Dr. Steven BallMUSIC: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship from Scheherazade, Op.35 (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay) from the album "1001 Nights" recorded at the Atlanta Fox by Dr. Steven Ball.MUSIC: The Sunken Cathedral (Claude Debussy) from the album "No Place Like OZ" recorded at Century II in Wichita, KS on the former NY Paramount Theatre Wurlitzer Organ by Dr. Steven BallMUSIC: March Gothique (René Becker) recorded in Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Detroit, MI from the album "Steven Ball presents the Music of René Becker" All recordings are available at StevenBall.com
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