Unique "Radio Music" composition on ENCORE this week - A Dial Spinner

[Ct Yankee]

I receive a weekly email for each upcoming broadcast of ENCORE on RADIO TUMBRIL.  Much to my surprise, one of the selections is the 1956 "Radio Music" piece by John Cage.  Knowing my affinity for radios and music, one of my sons had seen it "performed" and forwarded me a you tube video.  When I first saw the video, I pondered how could you ever play it on the radio?

The piece consists of several musicians spinning the dials of shortwave receivers.  The performers occasionally land on a broadcast but more frequently it is the sound of the attempts to tune in a transmission.  It is very clever, fairly entertaining.  If you were to tune in mid-song, you might think your receiver was failing or has taken on a mind of its own. Sure to be enjoyed by anyone who spent countless hours spinning dials and analyzing what the changes in pitch and tone might befall.

This week's email:

"Dear listener,

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:   
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz  Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz
Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz  WRMI   to the US, Canada and Central America.
16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz   Channel 292 to Europe
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday  3955 kHz  Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz  WRMI   to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday  15770 kHz  WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Thursday  5800 kHz  WRMI to South America and Caribbean.
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday  15770 kHz  WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz  Channel 292  to Europe.

These transmissions have been discontinued due to rescheduling:
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Saturday  7780  kHz  WRMI  to US and Europe
20:00 - 21:00 UTC Thursday  15770  kHz  WRMI  to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.

Our email is   encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is  www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.

This week's programme  starts  with some Schumann piano played by Vladimir Horowitz in a live recording from 1965. Next some Rameau harpsichord music and a motet sung by the Siglo de Oro choir. Something left of field after that from 1956 - early John Cage 'Radio Music' and then three Britten divertimenti composed when he was in his early twenties. To end the hour - a Schubert Lieder and some of Mendelssohn's violin concerto.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is:  http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

www.tumbril.co.uk"