Listen to my name

Nicolas 
Nicolas 
Nicolas
Nicolas
Nicolas 
Nicolas
Nicolas 
Nicolas 
Nicolas
Nicolas 
Nicolas 
Nicolas 

Fast it's like: Ncls
Slow it's like: Ni co las 

I like to thing my name does something to people's mouths
Maybe it does good things

The "Ni" brings a slight smile 
Try it

The "co" make a little cave 

"las" sounds like Lass, you know like a girl
and we know they're good things 

By Nick Hurt 
Performed by Nick Hurt and Zeke Jarmon with two guitars improvised
Recorded in a bed room then in a dresser 
Recorded on Digi 03 with roommate's generic Rhode condenser microphone 


Nicolas Nicolas

Texans In Tune is a segment of Marfa Public Radio’s Monday classical music program In Tune — in which host Nick Hurt interviews and records live performances by fellow students at the University of Texas Butler School of Music.

This segment, featuring guitarist Henry Johnston, originally aired on Monday September 30th.

Hurt speaks with him about growing up as the son of a guitar teacher, and his time studying in Paris with Judicaël Perroy.  They also discuss the guitar’s role in the diverse ecosystem of music at large.

Henry performs pieces by de Falla, Milhaud, Debussy, and Ponce. Of the Debussy, he says, “I find a real sense of humor in the piece.  I think that we should be aloud to laugh when we listen to a piece of music.  I try to convey that when I play that piece.”

Henry Johnston Interview - In Tune

Texans In Tune is a segment of Marfa Public Radio’s Monday classical music program In Tune, featuring live performances with students at the University of Texas Butler School of Music. 

In this segment — which originally aired on Monday, April 6th — host Nick Hurt speaks with the Thalea String Quartet.  Hurt and members Christopher Whitley, Kumiko Sakamoto, Luis Bellorín, and Titilayo Ayangade discuss teaching young ensembles to listen, the importance of diversity in programming, and how they strive to be a “string quartet for the future.”

For this show, the quartet plays the works of Aaron Copland and Florence Price.  They were recorded live at the Butler School of Music.

Speaking on audience engagement Sakamoto says, “we like to do what we can to break down the barrier between the audience and the performer.  We used to play lots of house concerts, and that informed how we perform now.  So now, even if we are playing in a really large hall and we are really far away from the audience, we do our best to get as close to them as possible, not just physically, but with our music and emotionally express how we are feeling about something musically.”

Thalea Quartet Interview - In Tune

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