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'Extra Eclectic' for Oct. 25, 2023

Extra Eclectic - Oct. 25, 2023

Guest host Scott Blankenship sits in for Steve Seel on the latest episode of Extra Eclectic.

Playlist

Pocket Symphony: B 
Frederic Rzewski 
Fred 
eighth blackbird 
4:46 

Chasing Shadows 
Giovanni Piacentini 
Chiaroscuro 
Tim Fain, violin 
9:48 

Code 
Paola Prestini 
Stillpoint 
A Far Cry Orchestra 
Awadagin Pratt, piano 
17:23 

Ghosts
Valgeir Sigurdsson 
Ghosts 
Crash Ensemble 
6:04 

A Prayer to the Dynamo: Part 2 
Johann Johannsson 
Johann Johannsson a Prayer to the Dynamo 
Iceland Symphony Orchestra 
Daniel Bjarnason, conductor 
13:02 

Dark Holler 
David Kirkland Garner 
Garner: Dark Holler 
Verena Mosenbichler-Bryant, conductor 
Alex Sopp, flute 
43:32 

The Path 
Zoe Keating 
Into the Trees 
Zoe Keating, cello
5:43 

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