Flotation Device 2023-01-15 - Bryars & Ferneyhough at 80

Flotation Device celebrates the 80th birthdays of two very different composers born on the same date: Gavin Bryars and Brian Ferneyhough, Britain's most prominent exponents of minimalism and maximalism respectively. We also honor Gérard Pesson's 65th birthday with an unusual work of his that manages to channel Brahms and Sciarrino simultaneously.

Plus, Oxbow and Peter Brötzmann perform together for the very first time, as do Adam Rudolph, Tyshawn Sorey and Dave Liebman. Sana Nagano and Ben LaMar Gay contribute their own fresh improvised tracks, while the influence of Ferneyhough’s school presents in the algorithm-driven compositions of Ryan Carter. A high-altitude piece by Thomas Adès and a pair of fixed-media projects by The Residents and the Indonesian duo Senyawa (with friends) round out the program.

Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell. Originally aired January 15, 2023. Annotated playlist and photo credits in Comments.