Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Byron Au Yong - Daughter
In 2004 composer Byron Au Yong presented Yiju: Songs of Dislocation in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, in collaboration with Chishan Lin, John D. Pai, and Lorraine Pai. This album of music from Yiju has just been released by Present Sounds Recordings.
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Steve Peters and Steve Roden - Water Veins
Steve Peters and Steve Roden‘s album Not a Leaf Remains As It Was was produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program and released this month by 12k Records. More information at 12k.com.
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Alchymeia - Medley
This piece, a medley of Dy Lule Mas Malit (traditional Albanian), J’ai Vu Le Loup (French Renaissance), and Oy Mamochko (traditional Ukrainian), was performed by Jack Straw resident artists Nadia Tarnawsky and the group Alchymeia during their Composer Spotlight presentation in October 2011. The album they recorded in their residency will be released this year.
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Bob Antone - Spotted Owl Gallery
Robert Antone is currently recording a full length album of his original songs featuring acoustic guitar, musical saw, and other traditional instruments as part of his 2011 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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Beth Fleenor - Mother May I, Wave 1
This ensemble performance was recorded at the opening of Beth Fleenor‘s installation Mother May I in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery on November 4, 2011. The group is using a wave form cross-stitched by Fleenor as a graphic score.
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Rachel Matthews - Dreams, for viola and piano : Lusingano
Rachel Matthews‘s album of new chamber music Dreams, to be released in early 2012 by Centaur Records, was produced with assistance from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Tom Baker - The Call for Reapers
Tom Baker recorded his opera Hunger: The Journey of Tamsen Donner as his recent Jack Straw Artist Residency project. Present Sounds will release it on CD on December 1st.
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Stephen Fandrich - Ballade
This performance was recorded at Jack Straw’s Composer Spotlight series on September 14th, 2011. Stephen Fandrich, John Seman, and Mark Ostrowski presented new work that will be recorded at Jack Straw as part of the Monktail Creative Music Concern‘s 2011 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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Voices and Images From Bulgaria - Trgnala e Neda
Martin Koenig collected recordings and photographs of traditional Bulgarian culture in the 1960s. The recordings were transferred and mastered by Jack Straw Productions, and the photos and recordings are on exhibit in our New Media Gallery through October 28th.
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Randal Bays - Whately Snow
Renowned Irish fiddle player Randal Bays received a 2007 Jack Straw Artist residency to produce an album of guitar music. Oyster Light is available for sale on his web site.
