Flotation Device celebrates Kaija Saariaho’s 70th birthday with one famous and one obscure work of hers (the latter found only on a rare, limited-run CD). We also say goodbye to the original Mr. Yoko Ono: Toshi Ichiyanagi, with a composition reflecting the influence of his mentor John Cage as well as Ligeti. We preview Seattle Opera’s production of Tristan und Isolde in an unconventional way with help from Hans Werner Henze, Peter Zinovieff and Igor Levit. And our 50 years ago in the avant-garde feature explores the 1972 Bay area convergence of Sun Ra and The Residents (before they were known as The Residents).
New offerings by David Lang, Caroline Shaw, Thumbscrew, Gordon Grdina, Wukir Suryadi, Dmytro Radzetskyi and the Laubrock/Rainey duo keep us on our toes. Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world, with host Michael Schell. Annotated playlist and photo credits with Comments.
