Shownotes
On this episode of In Unison, we thought we would nerd out about something that is tangentially tied to choral music: recording arts. We’ll be chatting with recording engineer David v.R. Bowles of Swineshead Productions about mic techniques, 3-D audio, and we’ll even get a history lesson about stereo technology, World War II, and something called the “Magnetron”...?!
Episode transcript
Edited by Fausto Daos
Music excerpts
- “Psalm 130,” by Ēriks Ešenvalds, commissioned and performed by the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus
- “Misa en Sol: V. Agnus Dei,” by Juan Bautista Sancho, performed by Chanticleer
- “Khorhurd Khorin; Barekhosutyamb” (“Mystery Profound; Processional” from Divine Liturgy), by Komitas Vardapet, performed by Chanticleer; Andrew van Allsburg, tenor soloist
- “Wireless Connections,” from Mass Transmission, by Mason Bates, performed by Cappella SF, Isabelle Demers (organ), and Mason Bates (electronica)
- “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” music & lyrics by George Merril and Shannon Rubican, arranged by David Maddux, performed by Chanticleer in the “Live from London” video for Voces8 Festival; Andrew van Allsburg, tenor soloist
- “Hashkiveinu,” by Max Helfman, performed by Cantor Rachel Brook on L'chayim Ul'shalom: Songs of Life and Peace
- “Dulaman,” by Michael McGlynn, performed by the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus
Episode references
Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by Dynamic
