Episodes
Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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Spiritual Homes | 20220612 | Nick Luscombe continues his personal journey through music and architecture, exploring some of the connections and including specially commissioned works from composers responding to place. In this second episode we immerse ourselves in the world of spiritual spaces - churches, temples, or just places for meditation or reflection, from St Mark's Basilica in Venice to Wat Arun monastery in Bangkok and Rothko Chapel in Texas and including music from Alice Coltrane, Claire M Singer and Pierre Henry. We hear the music choice of designer Ab Rogers and a brand new work from Ukranian-born harpist Alina Bzhezhinska inspired by the wooden church of St Nicholas in her hometown of Lviv. Nick Luscombe explores the connections between music and architecture. |
The Built Environment | 20220605 | In this new series, Nick Luscombe takes us on a personal journey through music and architecture, exploring some of the connections and including specially commissioned works from composers responding to place. In this first episode, Nick considers the built environment - transport infrastructure, municipal buildings and housing, including music from Salvatore Sciarrino, Chris Watson and Yutaka Hirose. We hear the music choice of architect Elsie Owusu and a brand new work from Natalie Sharp (Lone Taxidermist) inspired by and using field recordings of Rochdale Town Hall. Nick Luscombe explores the connections between music and architecture. |
The Imagined Future | 20220619 | Nick Luscombe concludes his personal journey through music and architecture, with a look at past and present visions of the future, including tracks from Yuri Suzuki, Alexandre Desplat and Abdullah Ibrahim. We hear the music choice of architect Kengo Kuma and a brand new work from Scanner, inspired by Kuma's Yudo Pavilion. Nick Luscombe explores the connections between music and architecture. |