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Playlist: O'Dark 30 episode 155 (3-51)

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KUT's O’Dark 30 heads toward Thanksgiving with more of the very best from the world of independent radio production. Every Sunday at midnight on Austin's KUT 90.5 and also at 4pm on digital KUT2 we present 3 hours of a little bit of everything from the world of independent radio production.

Episode 155 (3-51) includes A Day in the Life of a Singing Telegram...KUT's Views and Brews Remix: Leonard Cohen- A Life in Art...WNYC's Fishko Files: 20 Years After Glenn Gould...Bonjour Chanson Series 11 Episode 54...Cathy Byrd Talks Art with Sarah Lewis...Utah's Dark Triangle

A Day in the life of a Singing Telegram

From Becky Palmstrom | 04:16

Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Grant Thompson from Bubaloons and Tunes – a business that offers 84 different singing telegram characters to customers across the East Bay. From wooing back a loved one; getting even with a boss who fired you or brightening up the day of a 97-year old in hospital – singing telegrams are fighting the recession here in Berkeley.

Default-piece-image-0 Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Grant Thompson from Bubaloons and Tunes – a business that offers 84 different singing telegram characters to customers across the East Bay. From wooing back a loved one; getting even with a boss who fired you or brightening up the day of a 97-year old in hospital – singing telegrams are fighting the recession here in Berkeley.

WNYC's Fishko Files: 20 Years After Glenn Gould

From WNYC | Part of the WNYC's Fishko Files series | 59:01

A one-hour program of music and interviews, examining the impact of Glenn Gould's Bach recordings, and those of other pianists since Gould's death.

Saraflat_small The supremely gifted and wildly eccentric pianist Glenn Gould died 20 years ago this October 4. To mark the occasion, this special edition of the Fishko Files, "20 years After Glenn Gould," examines Bach as it is played on the modern piano, especially as it has -- or has not -- been influenced by Gould's style. Distinguished pianists Murray Perahia, Vladimir Feltsman, Angela Hewitt, Edward Aldwell, Maria Tipo and Sergei Schepkin are among the participants. The program traces the rise and fall and rise of Bach on the piano, from the years of Wanda Landowska and Rosalyn Tureck, through the Gould years to the present. Ample excerpts of performances by the pianists, as well as by Gould himself, illustrate the commentary. Glenn Gould's arresting version of the Bach Goldberg Variations, first released in the mid-1950's, brought worldwide attention to both the pianist and the composition. More recordings and performances of Bach followed, in a style so distinctive as to have all but eclipsed other Bach players of his generation. Gould famously chose the recording studio over the concert stage early in his career, declaring, "the concert is dead." Known for his peculiar work habits (most notably his obsession with temperature in the studios) and a contrarian's approach to music in general (he dismissed many of Beethoven's greatest works while becoming fascinated by Petula Clark) Gould was one of the rare classical musicians to cross over into popular consciousness. But before the world knew about the oddities of his behavior, they knew about his Bach playing. It is his performance of the music of Bach and its effect that is examined in 20 Years after Glenn Gould.

Bonjour Chanson Series 11 Episode 54

From Charles Spira | Part of the Bonjour Chanson Series 11 series | 26:31

We introduce 6 Francophone artists in English and listen to one of their songs. You'll hear recent songs and older ones. They are equally addictive!

Tightrope_dancer_small In this episode we witness once more that French popular music is vibrant and open to the world.  Four of the artists were born outside France:  Coeur de Pirate in Canada, Souad Massi in Algeria, Serge Reggiani in Italy and Carole Fredericks (of Fredericks Goldman Jones) in the USA.  Here is the line-up:
Coeur de Pirate, (Canada), Saint Laurent
Tristan nihouarn, (France),  Des Merveilles
Maya Barsony, (France), La Funambule
Serge Reggiani, (France), Il Suffirait de Presque Rien
Souad Massi, (Algeria), O Houria
Fredericks Goldman Jones, (France), Nuit

 

Fresh Talk: Sarah Lewis

From Cathy Byrd | Part of the Fresh Art International series | 14:18

In this episode, Cathy Byrd meets Sarah Lewis, a scholar, writer and curator. Sarah talks about the artists she selected for the 12.2 International Artists in Residence program at ArtPace San Antonio and her role as a co-curator for the SITE Santa Fe Biennial 2010.

Sarah_lewis_small In this episode, Cathy Byrd talks with Sarah Lewis , a scholar, writer and curator, about issues and ideas that inform Sarah's curatorial practice. One of Sarah's latest projects involved selecting artists Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier and Mike Osborne for the Artpace San Antonio 12.2 International Artists in Residence program. Active internationally, Sarah has held positions at Tate Modern and the Museum of Modern Art , and was a co-curator of the 2010 SITE Santa Fe Biennial exhibition the dissolve .

Sound Editor: Leo Madriz

Photos courtesy Sarah Lewis

Music: Esperanza Spaulding, Cuerpo y Alma

Utah's Dark Triangle

From Ross Chambless | 07:00

The National Park Service says darkness needs protection.

Bryceatnight_wallypacholka_small Utah's national parks provide some of the last places on Earth to see the Milky Way because of urban sprawl and light pollution. Since 1999, the National Park Service's Night Sky Team has been measuring night skies and working with nearby communities to use outdoor lighting more effectively. Darkness is not only important for foraging wildlife but also for humans, as health research has increasingly shown.