蜜芽传媒

Join Jennifer Lucy Allan as she presents the fruits of our latest improvised remote collaboration session, in which the expanded saxophone playing of Michaela Turcerová meets the bubbling cello of Theresa Wong.

Slovakian-born Copenhagen-based composer and saxophonist Michaela Turcerová is an artist that utilises the full body of her instrument. As showcased on her latest album ‘alene et’, Michaela experiments with percussive sounds, multiple mic’ing methods and distortion of breath to draw out the limitless potential of her instrument. She is also a seasoned improvisor and collaborator, leading her own bands and playing in ensembles including the saxophone quartet MMMM.

Michaela is joined in session remotely by cellist, composer and vocalist Theresa Wong, based in the San Francisco Bay area. Her most recent release ‘Journey to the Cave of Guanyin’ displays a similar desire to explore the full sonic texture of her instrument, from droning lengthy bow strokes to skittering textures, alongside percussive techniques. As Theresa herself puts it "how can I rediscover the core of the cello as wood and string and hair, or even simply as a tree?"

With both artists noted for their skilled improvisational technique and for their desire to discover the hidden qualities of their instruments, their pairing for this exclusive Late Junction session seeks to explore the broad possibilities of their instruments both individually and in unison.

Elsewhere in the show, Jennifer shares selections including synthetic panoramas in sound from Finnish musician Olli Aarni's Dimension Scrolling, the return of the uncategorisable Urs Graf Consort and the Chinese sheng’s noise reinvention courtesy of Zhang Meng.

Produced by Alex Yates
A Reduced Listening production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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