This LGBT History Month, the Rainbow Network is celebrating the amazing work of queer people. Through a series of “coffee break”-sized podcast episodes, we’ll introduce you to LGBT innovators in the fields of Music, Science, Sport, and Literature. Future episodes will feature other cultural figures such as Audre Lorde and Oscar Wilde.
Friday 5th February
In our first episode we’ll be talking about two pioneering queer composers who specialised in minimalism and ambient sounds: Wendy Carlos, early developer of the famous Moog synthesiser and early ambient works composer; and Julius Eastman, who led the way in bringing the rhythms of pop music to minimalist classical music.
Show Notes
Recording of The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc (YouTube)
Recording of Spring (Vimeo) - Note: This link is to the entire album Sonic Seasonings. Spring is the first 22 minutes and 30 seconds of the linked recording.
"The Song Books Showdown ofJulius Eastman and John Cage" by Marke B.
Wendy Carlos demonstrating the Moog synthesiser