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The Patchwork Suite
By WGTE Public MediaArts
The Patchwork Suite episodes
- Season Two, Ep. 13: EpilogueA few of the composers from this season briefly share their reflections on The Patchwork Suite, along with pearls of wisdom and views on the power of art and music in general. To learn more about how to help support WGTE as a dedicated media station for the arts, visit https://www.wgte.org/support.0 min
- Season Two, Ep.12 (Complete Suite)In this culminating episode, we listen to the complete season two suite, from the original 19th century lament theme by Madame Sidney Pratten to all ten modern reimaginings set forth by the composers this season.38 min
- Season Two: Lasting Impressions by Andrea Pereira de AlmeidaIn this Patchwork Suite special, Andrea Pereira de Almeida joins Mary Claire Murphy at WGTE to share her impressionistic paintings of Northwest Ohio, especially her Simpson Garden-inspired mural, A Bowling Green Sunset. Learn more at https://www.andreaalmeidaart.com/11 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 10 by Indigo KnechtComposer Indigo Knecht returns to the Patchwork Suite with a personal, fixed media impression of love as a grounding force in the face of depression; they liken the piece to Toledo’s Love Wall, where splashes of color bring life to a monochromatic framework.13 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 9 by Chawin TemsittichokWith inspiration from poetry and from artwork by the muralist Jayoto, Thai composer Chawin Temsittichok crafts a musical streetscape collage of Bangkok, through which hear Madame Sidney Pratten’s lament emerge from a collection of found sounds.0 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 8 by Jane WongIn this Patchwork Suite variation, pianist and composer Jane Wong explores darker undercurrents of the human psyche by translating the palette of Mark Rothko’s “Black on Maroon” into swaths of sweeping episodes for cello and piano.17 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 7 Part 2 with Alex Chiu and Jeremy NicholsIn this continuation of Episode 6, we take a brief intermission from our Season 2 musical variations and turn instead to a firsthand account of mural-making, according to Portland artists Alex Chiu and Jeremy Nichols. Learn more about their stories and artwork at https://www.artbyalexchiu.com/ and at https://www.plasticbirdie.com/0 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 7 by Mary Claire MurphyBreathe in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest through this song without words, first sketched in 2016 as a cradle song by Mary Claire Murphy, and now fleshed out with inspiration from the Portland mural by Alex Chiu and Jeremy Nichols.12 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 6 by BLKBOKPiano prodigy and social media sensation BLKBOK reconnects with WGTE to narrate the creative process behind his Patchwork Suite variation, which invites us to investigate “who’s behind the white paint.”16 min
- Season Two: Variation No. 5 by Kyle BrooksIn his Jazz-informed variation on the “Episode of Life” by Madame Sidney Pratten, Kyle Brooks looks to a Chicagoland mural of American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., revealing to us a juxtaposition of Davis’ inner world and public persona.14 min
About The Patchwork Suite
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Touchstone Award Winner - Radio Long Form 2024 In "The Patchwork Suite" podcast, composers are asked to draw musical inspiration from a given classical theme and extra-musical inspiration from a…
textile of choice. This season, composers put their unique spin on “Vals Melódico,” a theme from the piano work Valses Poéticos by Spanish composer Enrique Granados (1867-1916). Mary Claire Murphy introduces the Granados theme, and then its melody blossoms throughout the season as composers write their own contemporary variation on it. We get to explore the particulars of each variation and learn about the incredible artists along the way. By the end, we’ll have woven a colorful and diverse patchwork of creativity. Join us as this musical tapestry takes shape! Season 2 evolves the pilot concept from its textile emphasis to now take listeners on a cross-country and cross-continent exploration of mural artwork, all while composers put their own spin on a lament by the 19th century classical guitar virtuosa, Madame Sidney Pratten. Following Mary Claire’s introduction to the lament theme, each episode highlights a single variation and composer, so that by the end of the sequence, we’ll have patched together a brand new and diversely influenced theme and variations suite.