Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar

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Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar is a contemporary new music program hosted by Kalvos and Damian, the alter egos of the composers Dennis Bathory-Kitsz and David Gunn.[1] The program aired for over 10 years on Goddard College's radio station WGDR 91.1 FM Plainfield, Vermont and is now archived on the Internet. [2] [3]


A "normal" show consisted of 2 hours playing contemporary new music works, fiction, and an interview of a new music personality. The show began with host, David Gunn, narrating his serialized fiction in the beginning. Afterwards they would play several contemporary works, a genre they dub as "non-pop". This would include works of their featured quest for that show.

Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar has interviewed hundreds of composers; some notable guests include: Laurie Anderson, Eve Beglarian, David Behrman,[4] Rhys Chatham, Noah Creshevsky, David Del Tredici, [5]Christopher DeLaurenti, Daniel Goode, Tom Hamilton, Joan LaBarbara, Mary Jane Leach, Paul Moravec, John McGuire, Maggi Payne, Larry Polansky, Pauline Oliveros, Marco Oppedisano, Frank J. Oteri, Elliott Schwartz, Laurie Spiegel, Carl Stone, James Tenney[6], Michael Torke, David del Tredici, Robert Voisey,[7][8], Peter Zummo,[9] and many others. [10]


For a complete list visit Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar's guest list

[edit] Articles and Reviews

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sound Bytes of Truth by Kyle Gann, Village Voice July 6th, 1999
  2. ^ Kalvos and Damian's New Music Bazaar - New Music Composers from Around the World
  3. ^ http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=713 Retuning the Dial: Rethinking the Relationship between Radio and New American Music NewMusicBox Published: May 1, 2000
  4. ^ David Behrman interview from Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar
  5. ^ http://kalvos.org/deltred.html interviewed on Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar
  6. ^ Hermits of Re-Tuning (Show 115) James Tenney interviewed on Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar, August 2, 1997 (click to listen)
  7. ^ Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar show #523, BoRenGurka 120x100 Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar, June 11th, 2005
  8. ^ Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar show #454, The Catafalque of Valentines Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar, February 14th, 2004
  9. ^ Peter Zummo page, from Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar's
  10. ^ http://www.kalvos.org/shows.html Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar's guest list

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