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Curious, Cultural Conversation from Calgary and Beyond! CULTURE MONSTER delivers intriguing stories about the giants from the past and introduces you to fascinating figures from the present. Hear what art-makers think about their work in their own words, and listen to host Jonathan Gresl bring to life some forgotten tales from the worlds of music, film, literature and more.
There is always more to explore on CULTURE MONSTER.
Episode 17: Conductor Holly Mathieson and remembering R Murray Schafer
Culture Monster
56 minutes 11 seconds
4 years ago
Episode 17: Conductor Holly Mathieson and remembering R Murray Schafer
I speak with Holly Mathieson about her personal musical journey and endorse a Giller Prize winner.
LINKS
NYTimes on subway chimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/13/arts/subway-train-sounds.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUyYiZ_tU1Gw5CRWySB4B991re1b-Wm_s1nGPlazOIQylL3qEJGYGB_QLWYrdla8B13yieQJUJFo4Tc8FI770VOV1xGU7vo52YlY4MKDk0t4_0Bjxu08KdBL59rTS3Pizkc-wkge3nsUjDbmbtXKbf1yd1cQwysoIlIQ_xoQEAxqjCGuBw0tZ-zK1hUsg8HWFcEXHM6_r4CBx-OMGEZwXc6GQ1XeJYWTLSmr2M-u5KMVUSWR-dEiQJsStr48hcOdgUIK_0MxckHcL7ir8SAWZtR5y7pmYAt83CIxgl0vBWC_GFfg&smid=url-share
Do Not Say we have nothing, by Madeline Thien
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/259732/do-not-say-we-have-nothing-by-madeleine-thien/9780345810434
Interview with the Author in The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/08/madeleine-thien-interview-do-not-say-we-have-nothing
R. Murray Schafer
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/r-murray-schafer-emc
50th Anniversary of the World Soundscape Project
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/world-soundscape-project-1.4640278
Acopolypsis-2015
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/the-end-is-nigh-apocalypsis-production-to-blow-people-s-minds-1.3129522
A CBC story about another long-running participatory project
https://www.cbc.ca/music/why-people-gather-each-year-in-the-haliburton-forest-to-take-part-in-murray-schafer-s-wolf-project-1.5406731
Holly Mathieson is music director of Symphony Nova Scotia
https://www.hollymathieson.com
https://symphonynovascotia.ca
Excerpts from R Murray Schafer’s Trio for Flute Viola and Harp-performed by Trio Verlaine
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/trio-for-flute-viola-and-harp-ii-slowly-calmly/905067700?i=905067733
https://open.spotify.com/album/4rEp8TtftbHqIaK6GJNdiI?si=Nihhj1O-S960-sQiDPKH9A&dl_branch=1
Holly Mathieson recommended——
William Grant Still - Symphony No. 5 “Western Hemisphere”
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/still-w-g-symphonies-nos-4-autochthonous-and-5/332767908
https://open.spotify.com/album/6H5G9x9y5suBLveGNtq3zk?si=0CmfLQ2ZSUqrAmiox9hjEA&dl_branch=1
Franz Schreker - “Der Geburtstag der Infantin” (Birthday of the Infanta)
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/zemlinsky-die-seejungfrau-schreker-der-geburtstag-der/1562851792
Thea Musgrave “Phoenix Rising”
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/thea-musgrave-phoenix-rising/1440067691
Franz Schreker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schreker
William Grant Still
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Grant_Still
Rebecca Thomas (Halifax Poet Laureate 2016-2018)
https://www.dal.ca/about-dal/dalhousie-originals/rebecca-thomas.html
Published August 2021
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Curious, Cultural Conversation from Calgary and Beyond! CULTURE MONSTER delivers intriguing stories about the giants from the past and introduces you to fascinating figures from the present. Hear what art-makers think about their work in their own words, and listen to host Jonathan Gresl bring to life some forgotten tales from the worlds of music, film, literature and more.
There is always more to explore on CULTURE MONSTER.
