Jul 11, 2019
Jude Thomas hosts the only all microtonal-radio program (Xen Radio) on KPISS, so we sat down with him to talk about the challenges of having a multi-genre program and being a selective curator. As a barbershop singer in Voices of Gotham, he is keenly aware of how melody and harmony interact, the unique oral traditions of the genre, and the relationship between vowel shapes, timbre, and pitch. We additionally discuss the connections between melody and harmony in music theory, and what that means for today’s musicians.
Music
Intro: Jude Thomas -
Bells
The Way (Voices of Gotham
arr.)
Jude Thomas - Chorale (JI)
Löis
Lancaster - Sintonia do Ocidente
Is
it True What They Say About Dixie? (Instant Classic
arr.)
How Could I Ever
Know? (Instant Classic arr.)
Stephen Weigel - Six Macrotonal Etudes for
Electronic Music Media (8 NOTES)
Mileece - Fern (from
Formations)
Outro: Jude
Thomas - Day 26 “Three Fragments” (from 31 Days)
Jude
Thomas - Day 31 ”Flightless Birds” (from 31 Days)
Socials/Projects
Xen Radio on KPISS:
https://kpiss.fm/show/xen-radio/
Jude’s
website/blog: https://composerjude.com/
Jude’s SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composerjude
Voices of
Gotham: http://www.voicesofgotham.org/
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