Summary: Watch out for more music for the duduk (a reed instrument indigenous to Armenia) than you can shake a stick at! We'll hear from the Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble, along with music from Andrew Cronshaw's latest cross-cultural collaboration (Armenian & British), "The Unbroken Surface of Snow," at times an unlikely combination of zither and duduk. There's also traditional Georgian music in choral arrangements and in a solo clarinet version by Evan Ziporyn. Plus, music from the Greek singer Savina Yannatou and her band, in Armenian. Special thanks to our New Sounds Spring Intern, Caroline, for her help in securing these permissions. Extra thanks to New Sounds Summer Intern Ross Harriss, for more production help. PROGRAM # 3286, Caucasus Mountain Music (First aired on 1/4/2012) ARTIST(S) RECORDING CUT(S) SOURCE The Other Georgia Ancient Harmonies from a Distant Land Rustavi Choir: Tsintsqaro, excerpt [1:30] www.cdbaby.com www.theothergeorgia.us Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico Songs of an Other Sareri Hovin Mernem [5:34] ECM 2057 www.ecmrecords.com Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble /Levon Eskenian Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff Armenian Song [2:37] Caucasian Dance [3:47] ECM 2236 www.ecmrecords.com The Rustavi Choir Georgian Voices Orovela [5:29] Nonesuch/Explorer #79224** www.nonesuch.com * Andrew Cronshaw The Unbroken Surface of Snow Im Hogutz [12:00] CV 2009 www.cloudvalley.com andrewcronshaw.com Kitka Sanctuary A Cathedral Concert Tsmindao Ghmerto (“Holy God”), excerpt [1:50] www.kitka.org OR www.cdbaby.com Evan Ziporyn Bang On A Can Classics Tsmindao Ghmerto (“Holy God”) [4:08] Cantaloupe Music CA21010 cantaloupemusic.com Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico Sumiglia Ganchum Em Yar Ari [3:11] ECM Records #1903 www.ecmrecords.com
