On today’s episode of Making Waves we are talking about piano playing, and in particular, the impacts of western classical music training on musical and creative development. The context for this discussion is a film that originated from a theatrical concert work for Narrator, Piano and Fixed Media by Hildegard Westerkamp called Klavierklang. The piece was commissioned by pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa and we will begin the show listening to that performance recorded for the Earsay label in Vancouver. Later in the evolution of Klavierklang the piece was adapted into a short film directed by Nettie Wild, which not only captures Iwaasa’s performance but also extends and gives life to the stories she narrates in the piece. The film can be found here. After listening to Klavierklang we will join the artistic team for their reflections on the fourteen year journey they took in producing Klavierklang.

Making Waves is a one hour program about radio art and sound art is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art's Artistic Director Darren Copeland in South River, Ontario, Canada. The show features Canadian, US, and international artists creating sound-based media art. It focuses on the techniques, processes, and motivations of the artists it features as well as individuals supporting the field through dissemination and curatorial activities. The show is a snapshot of what is happening in sound-based media art in the here and now from a northern perspective.

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