Summary: This hour: what happens when we open our ears to the surprising symphonies all around us. Biophony by Jill DuBoff (Studio 360, WNYC, 2012) Scientist Bernie Krauss believes that animals communicate with each other on their own frequencies, and together, those frequencies interact in a way not unlike a symphony orchestra. He calls the phenomenon "biophony." Supermarket Symphony by Nina Perry (Falling Tree Productions, BBC Radio 4, 2012) Composer and radio producer Nina Perry found beauty, musicality and personal stories in a place that may surprise you: a supermarket. In a place where most of us rush in and rush out, Nina stopped to listen. Symphony of Sirens by Charles Maynes (PRX, 2013) Standing on top of a building in Moscow in 1922, an avant-guard Russian musician was poised to conduct a symphony. Of sorts. This symphony included navy ship sirens, hydro-airplanes, cannons, and the entire Soviet flotilla in the Caspian Sea, to name a few of its instruments. Producer Charles Maynes set out to learn more about this unusual symphony and the man behind it. D Minor: The Ice Queen by Pietropaolo with Denise Ball (CBC, 2012) If the musical key of D minor were a person, what would she be like? Mournful? Dark? Sultry? According to Producer Paolo Pietropaolo, she's definitely a femme fatale. Photo Paul Robinson http://bit.ly/1rnlYwh
