Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Necks, Linda Catlin Smith, Francois Bernard Mache, Roscoe Mitchell | 20170520 | New music from the Tectonics Festival recorded earlier this month in Glasgow. Linda Catlin Smith: Wilderness Francois Bernard M che: Kassandra Yarn/Wire & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov Andrew McIntosh: Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure Roscoe Mitchell: Saxophone solo Abrahams/Buck/Swanton/Volkov: Elemental The Necks with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra directed by Ilan Volkov Linda Catlin Smith's Wilderness is an exploration of orchestral colour, with the possibilities of the orchestra itself a kind of wilderness. M che's award winning Kassandra from 1977, is typical of the composer's investigations into sounds in nature, zoomusicology and human speech patterns. Legendary Australian trio The Necks improvise with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with an exploration into the zones between improvisation, post-rock, jazz, ambient, and orchestral music. Saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell has been at the vanguard of jazz and improvisation for half a century, notably as a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Yarn/Wire is a New York-based percussion and piano quartet, playing new music written for them by Andrew MacIntosh. Presented by Robert Worby and Kate Molleson, who discuss the music with the artists involved. New music from Tectonics Festival Glasgow: BBC SSO and saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions |
| 02 | 20170527 | New music from the Tectonics Festival recorded in Glasgow earlier this month, presented by Robert Worby and Kate Molleson. Shiori Usui: From Scratch Shiori Usui (vocals) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov Linda Catlin Smith: Ricercar Alison McGillivray (baroque cello) Tim Parkinson: Songs 2011 Parkinson/Saunders Lori Goldston: That Sunrise Lori Goldston (cello) Linda Catlin Smith: Morandi Yarn/Wire Linda Catlin Smith: Adagietto Improvisation Tim Hodgkinson (clarinet and guitar); Shelley Hirsch (vocals) Paul May (drums). Music from Tectonics Festival Glasgow: Lori Goldston, Linda Catlin Smith and Shiori Usui. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions | |
| 03 | 20170603 | New music from the recent Tectonics Festival in Glasgow, presented by Kate Molleson and Robert Worby. James Saunders: In which one thing depends on another Parkinson Saunders (vocals and objects) Lawrence Dunn: Ambling, waking BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov James Saunders: Alternate between attention and ease Roscoe Mitchell: Conversations Roscoe Mitchell (saxophone) Gianni Trovalusci (flute) Triangulum: Islands Julia Holter (vocal & keyboard); Catherine Lamb (vocal and violin); Laura Steenberge (vocal & viola da gamba). Music from Tectonics Festival Glasgow: James Saunders, Laurence Dunn, Roscoe Mitchell. Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions |