Strange Loops
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Tom Service with the latest releases and live performances of new music from across the UK. Tonight, we hear George E. Lewis's Tales of the Traveller featuring soprano Nina Guo as soloist with the London Sinfonietta; the Hebrides Ensemble perform Helen Grime's Pierrot Miniatures, inspired by the commedia dell'arte charcter and the poems of Albert Giraud; and the Villiers Quartet perform Jack Van Zandt's Strange Loops, a title referencing a mathematical paradox from the writings of scientist Douglas Hofstadter. Plus, the latest releases from composers Annette Vande Gorne, Clara Kim, Leo Chadburn and Japanese cassette tape artist Aki Onda.
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Annette Vande Gorne
Imaginary Cityscape
- Tutti Frutti.
- Persistence of Sound.
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Jamie Thompson
101 False Starts
Performer: Ulster Orchestra. Performer: David Brophy. -
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Helen Grime
Pierrot Miniatures
Performer: Hebrides Ensemble. -
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Gretchen Korsmo
Body More
Performer: Apartment House. -
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Aki Onda
Screen Test
- In the Depth of Illusion - A Soundtrack for Nervous Magic Lantern.
- Room 40.
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George Lewis
Tales of the Traveller
Performer: Nina Guo. Performer: London Sinfonietta. Performer: Jack Sheen. -
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Annette Vande Gorne
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Est (after Debussy)
- Tutti Frutti.
- Persistence of Sound.
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Antoine Veillerette
Orbis in Extremi
Performer: EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble. Performer: James Weeks. -
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Clara Kim
letters to a screen
- our little matches.
- New Focus Recordings.
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Jack Van Zandt
Strange Loops
Performer: Villiers Quartet. -
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Leo Chadburn
The Body Becomes a Viewfinder
- Sleep in the Shadow of the Alternator.
- Leo Chadburn.
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Broadcast
- Sat 20 Sep 2025 22:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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