PGM 001R "FIRST FLIGHT"

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PGM 001R : "FIRST FLIGHT"
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PGM NOTE : a journey across time and space:
celebrating 25 years of syndicated radio broadcasting
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FEED DATE : 1-11-08
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INTRO: 1983...the year before the infamous 1984. It seems lifetimes
ago, but that was the year that a syndicated music program called
HEARTS of SPACE began to appear on public radio stations around
the U.S. And that means that 2008 is the 25th anniversary of the
national program.
To celebrate our 25th year, we've selected 25 programs that
give an overview of the series and the sound we call ambient,
space and contemplative music. We're going to call the series
"25 YEARS IN SPACE." We'll start with three retrospective shows
this month, and then one a month after that.
Beginnings take on more significance over time, so we'll begin
the series with Program Number One, "FIRST FLIGHT." On our
premiere program, we featured music by a group of artists who
became familiar names in the HEARTS of SPACE pantheon of
composers. It's a journey across 25 years of time...and space.

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KITARO
Free Flight < 0:00->4:21 >
: TUNHUANG; Kuckuck 058; 1983;
reissued by Domo Records in 1996
: Info: www.kitaromusic.com

IRENE PAPAS and VANGELIS
Neranzoula < 4:21->10:06 >
: ODES; Polydor 2473 109; 1979
: Info: www.elsew.com (fan site)

THOMAS DE HARTMANN
The Great Prayer < 10:06->15:24 >
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Ambrosian Singers of London; Laurence Rosenthal, cond.;
bells: Alain Kremski
: MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN [soundtrack];
Varese Sarabande STV 81129; 1979;
CD reissue by Citadel Records (STC 77123) in 1999
: Info: www.citadelrecords.us/detail_stc/123remarkable.html

MICHAEL STEARNS
In the Beginning... < 15:24->23:53 >
--segue--
Life in the Gravity Well < 23:53->30:05 >
As the Earth Kissed the Moon (part) < 30:05->33:10 >
: PLANETARY UNFOLDING; Sonic Atmospheres 307; 1985
-- out of print
originally released by Continuum Montage in 1981
: Info: www.michaelstearns.com
--segue--
DEUTER
Haleakala Mystery (part) < 33:10->38:37 >
: HALEAKALA; Kuckuck 11042-2; 1978
: Info: www.harmonies.com/releases/11042.htm

PAUL LLOYD WARNER and STEVE KINDLER
Prisms < 38:37->41:47 >
: LEMURIAN SUNRISE; Waterfall Music WM 105; 1981
-- out of print
: Info: www.waterfallmusic.com

CHARLES LLOYD
Pathless Path < 41:47->51:59 >
: PATHLESS PATH; Unity UR 708; 1979 -- out of print
originally released as KOTO on ADC Records in 1978
: Info: www.charleslloyd.com

DAVID DARLING
Cycle Song < 51:59->58:59 >
: CYCLES; ECM Records 1219 422 843 172-2; 1982
: Info: www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1219.php;
www.daviddarling.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEPHEN HILL and ANNA TURNER
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BAY AREA WEATHER : The weatherman is on vacation.
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(c) 1983-2008 Hearts of Space
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