Listen to an hour of music for harp, featuring Montreal harpist Sarah Pagé, Joanna Newsom, music by Björk featuring Zeena Parkins, music for kora by Toumani Diabate and more.
Hear brand new music by Montreal harpist Sarah Pagé, where it’s not at all obvious that the music has been made with harp. Yet, that is the acoustic source, despite processing and overdubs, pedals and amps, and possibly bowing of the harp strings. Listen also to the West African harp of kora master Toumani Diabate, together with the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure from the record, In the Heart of the Moon.
Then there’s baroque pop by the bardic storyteller Joanna Newsom, from her record, Ys. Also, listen to music by harp virtuoso and innovator Zeena Parkins, from her record with the descriptive title, Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics, along with music where her harp is featured from Björk’s album Vespertine. Plus, music for harp by American composer Robert Moran. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4290: New Music for Harps (First aired 10/21/2019)
ARTIST: Robert Moran
WORK: Ten Miles High Over Albania [1:00]
RECORDING: Glass Moran Cage
SOURCE: MFE #11352 Out of print. Another version of the piece was released on the Argo label.
INFO: Try Arkivmusic.com or Amazon.com
ARTIST: Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté
WORK: Hawa Dolo [5:01]
RECORDING: In the Heart of the Moon
SOURCE: World Circuit / Nonesuch 79920
INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: Sarah Pagé
WORK: Pleiades [14:25]
RECORDING: Dose Curves
SOURCE: Backward Music
INFO: sarahpage.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Joanna Newsom
WORK: Cosmia [7:17]
RECORDING: Ys
SOURCE: Drag City DC303
INFO: dragcity.com
ARTIST: Nuiko Wadden, Kristen Theriault, Megan Conley, and Zeena Parkins
WORK: Determined [7:15]
RECORDING: Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics
SOURCE: Good Child Music
INFO: zeenaparkins.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Björk, ft. Zeena Parkins
WORK: Unison [6:46]
RECORDING: Vespertine
SOURCE: Elektra #62653
INFO: bjork.com
ARTIST: Robert Moran
WORK: Ten Miles High Over Albania [7:25]
RECORDING: Glass Moran Cage
SOURCE: MFE #11352 Out of print. Another version of the piece was released on the Argo label.
INFO: Try Arkivmusic.com or Amazon.com