Many thanks to Kari and the Irritable Hedgehog family for all of the work that they put into this recording. It sounds simply amazing!

My favorite piece of the night was the most “traditional” even though the accompaniment was computerized. The song cycle Four Songs from the Caucasian Chalk Circle, written by Scott Blasco and performed by versatile mezzo-soprano, Katherine Crawford.  Originally written for a theater group performing the Bertolt Brecht play by the same name, and it was, in my opinion, nothing less than phenomenal.

Read it all here.

LISTEN HERE

The songs themselves are also available on my profile page, and the complete playlist is here (the pieces by my friends Chris Biggs, Caroline Miller, and Brad Baumgardner are all top notch).

• The May 23 edition of KCUR’s KC Currents, featuring an interview with Sharon Bostick, Paul Rudy, and myself about the UMKC library robot and “Reliquary” (around time 17:35-29:00 in the broadcast). Also with a short writeup and edited audio here.
• The UMKC Libraries’ Flickr gallery of the May 12 event.
• Progressive stages of construction (on my Facebook page)

As of this week, the installation is open on the third floor of the UMKC Miller Nichols Library. If you’re in the area, drop by and check it out!