Download Ted Hearne's Katrina Ballads at Amazon.comAlana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alert: Ted Hearne's Katrina Ballads, featuring René Marie
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Ted Hearne
"Dennis Hastert: 9.1.05"
Playing at: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St., Greenwich Village)
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Five years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast and left an indelible mark on thousands of Americans, including on composer Ted Hearne. A practitioner of new music with the heart of an activist, Hearne was moved to write Katrina Ballads, a collection of songs that blends comments made during the week after Katrina with adventurous classical compositions. This piece sets the infamous remarks made by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to the tune of an inflamed yet mournful work. Monday night, Hearne will present his award-winning song cycle alongside a new film by Bill Morrison.
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