Playing it Wrong

It gives technicians fits, but composers and performers are always experimenting with new “wrong” ways to play their instrument. From Bartok pizz to prepared piano, multiphonics to slap tongue, many of these techniques have made it into the standard repertoire. What new extended techniques are being pioneered today? Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Stephen Scott: Four Note Aria fr. Baltic Sketches The Bowed Piano Ensemble George Crumb: Black Angels, III (excerpt) Kronos Quartet Frances-Marie Uitti: Britsum 2 Bow Chorale Frances-Marie Uitti, vc. Junghae Lee: Sonorence (excerpt) Barbara Lieurance, p.; Chelsea Czuchra, flutes; Nora Krahl, vc. Helmut Lachenmann: Pression (excerpt) Walter Grimmer, vc. Eric Mandat: Sub(T)Rains O’ Strata’s Fears Robert Spring, cl. Meredith Monk: Dolmen Music (excerpt) Paul Langland, voice; Julius Eastman, voice and percussion; Robert Een, voice & vc.; Monica Solem, voice; Andrea Goodman, voice; Meredith Monk, voice; Julius Eastman, voice Dai Fujikura: Calling, for solo bassoon (excerpt) Rebekah Heller, bassoon