Flotation Device celebrates the radical Australian composer Liza Lim on her 60th birthday with an interview and a mini-retrospective that emphasizes her cross-cultural inputs and love of physicality in music. She also talks about her just-premiered concerto for orchestra and a reconstructed Celtic carnyx. Also on the docket are new albums by Alice Kemp, Visible Cloaks, pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen and Henry Threadgill’s Zooid ensemble (which, like Flotation Device is celebrating its 25th year together). We continue our survey of major projects by Simon Nabatov and Simon Hanes that explore literary and biographical themes. And a 50th anniversary tribute to Salvatore Sciarrino’s landmark Violin Caprices hints at a shared lineage with Lim’s own shimmering string instrument writing. Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell from 91.3 KBCS Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma.
