Flotation Device celebrates Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians on its 50th anniversary with a medley of seven different recordings of minimalism's first big crossover hit, which represented both the arrival of that genre as a powerful force in new music and the culmination of its classic avant-garde phase. We also welcome maestro Ludovic Morlot back to the show for a conversation about conducting Carmen at Seattle Opera and his new recording of orchestral works by the indefatigable Franco-American composer Betsy Jolas. Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio rounds out the playlist with its latest foray into avant-rock. Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell.
