Barry Schrader
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Martin Perlich 5/30/06 Interview
Martin Perlich Interviews Barry Schrader (5/30/06) Part 1
audio/mpeg download 8.74 MB
Martin Perlich Interviews Barry Schrader (5/30/06) Part 2
audio/mpeg download 15.84 MB

Martin Perlich interviews Barry Schrader on "Ravel" and "Fallen Sparrow".

Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction Concert Excerpts

Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction - performance version excerpts from the 1/19/08 CalArts concert with live improvisation by Susan Allen on harp and William Powell on clarinet

"Metal" Excerpt   audio/mpeg download 3.15 MB   Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction - Live Concert Version - "Metal" Excerpt
"Water" Excerpt   audio/mpeg download 3.16 MB   Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction - Live Concert Version - "Water" Excerpt

Monkey King CD

Excerpts from the CD MONKEY KING

excerpt from "Wood" from "Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction"   audio/mpeg download 1.88 MB   
excerpt from "Fire" from "Wu Xing - Cycle of Destruction"   audio/mpeg download 2.03 MB   
Monkey King Part I excerpts   audio/x-ms-wax download 2.14 MB   The Land of Ao-lai - The Birth of Monkey
Monkey King Part II excerpts   audio/x-ms-wax download 3.73 MB   Monkey's Underwater Voyage - The Staff of the Milky Way
Monkey King Part III excerpts   audio/x-ms-wax download 3.42 MB   Monkey's Magic Dance - Jumping Buddha's Palm
Monkey King Part IV excerpts   audio/x-ms-wax download 4.89 MB   Procession of the Immortals - Monkey becomes a Buddha

Monkey King is a colorful combination of Schrader's recognizably arousing orchestral maneuvers with an immediate melodic appeal, gentle harmonic textures, and electronic echoes of traditional Chinese instruments. While individual elements sound strangely familiar, the resulting entity is without direct reference, a style which is as timeless as it is futuristic and which revels an ancient mythology with the tools of today. Without a single doubt, this piece is the most accessible in Schrader's oeuvre.

Tobias Fischer - Tokafi




Twilight
Twilight (1988)
audio/x-ms-wax download 14.21 MB

Twilight was a live/interactive keyboard/computer improvisation performed in real-time. It was composed for my first trip to China in 1988, and based on a poem by Ch’ên Yün. This performance was recorded in 1989. Using software that is now obsolete, the work is no longer performable, and this remains the only recorded performance.


Beijing Central Conservatory with composer Yuanlin Chen



Shanghai Conservatory
Schrader in China

In 1988, I was invited by the Chinese Ministry of Culture to present concerts and lectures at the Conservatories in Beijing and Shanghai, and spent a month in these cities. These are a few photos documenting this trip.
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Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett

Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett on KXLU, 88.9 FM, Los Angeles (broadcast on November 5, 2008)

Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett on 11/05/08 - Part 1   audio/x-ms-wax download 4.45 MB   Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett on 11/05/08 - Part 1
Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett on 11/05/08 - Part 2   audio/x-ms-wax download 15.17 MB   Monkey King Interview with Bonnie Barnett on 11/05/08 - Part 2



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