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Sound Thoughts on Art

Sound Thoughts on Art

Written by: National Gallery of Art Washington
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The arts can engage all our senses, but it’s in the crossover between them that things really get interesting. When we listen to music, what do we see in our mind’s eye? When we look at a work of art, what do we hear? Sound Thoughts on Art, a new podcast from the National Gallery of Art, explores the intersection of sight and sound.

Find full transcripts and more information about this series at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts.html.

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Episodes
  • Lara Downes and "Tomorrow I May Be Far Away"

    Lara Downes and "Tomorrow I May Be Far Away"
    Feb 21 2021

    For classical pianist and activist Lara Downes, Romare Bearden’s collage is a puzzle full of questions and unfinished business. In response, she brings together different musical sources, overlaying sounds to create both harmony and tension.

    Find full transcripts and more information about this episode at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts/lara-downes-and-tomorrow-i-may-be-far-away.html.
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    26 mins
  • Bora Yoon and "Ommah"

    Bora Yoon and "Ommah"
    Feb 21 2021

    Composer and multi-instrumentalist Bora Yoon considers whether we carry the sounds and memories of our people within us. In her response to Nam June Paik’s video sculpture, she brings together both traditional Korean instruments and eclectic electronic music.

    Find full transcripts and more information about this episode at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts/bora-yoon-and-ommah.html.
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    25 mins
  • Daniel Bernard Roumain and "American Gothic"

    Daniel Bernard Roumain and "American Gothic"
    Feb 21 2021

    Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain works with performance poet Lady Caress to respond to this iconic photograph with a combination of music and poetry. In the ebb and flow of his composition, DBR hopes to capture pain, legacy, enduring hope—and the rhythm of the subject’s life.

    Find full transcripts and more information about this episode at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts/daniel-bernard-roumain-american-gothic.html.
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    23 mins
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