AizuriKids Episode 6 - Songs, Trains, and Banjos!

The @aizuriquartet5246, members of WQXR's Artist Propulsion Lab, present Episode 6 of their series Aizuri Kids: Songs, Trains, and Banjos!

What stories lie behind your favorite song? @rhiannongiddens pays a special visit to AizuriKids for a rich exploration of the history of the banjo and the extraordinary life and music of Elizabeth Cotten. Guest animator @lembitbeecher will send you on a magical journey as a paper train comes to life! ALL ABOARD!

Special Guests:
Rhiannon Giddens, musician
Lembit Beecher, animator

Activity Sheet:

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Aizuri Quartet
Emma Frucht & Miho Saegusa, violins
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Karen Ouzounian, cello

Video scripted by Karen Ouzounian
Video edited by Lembit Beecher and Karen Ouzounian

Music:
Hildegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit (arr. Alex Fortes)
Barbara Strozzi: L’amante modesto (arr. Alex Fortes)
Lembit Beecher: These Memories May Be True
Antonín Dvořák: Cypresses
W.A. Mozart: Papageno-Papagena Duet, The Magic Flute
Michi Wiancko: Planetary Candidate
The Beatles: Hey Jude
Elizabeth Cotten: Freight Train (arr. Karen Ouzounian)
Elizabeth Cotten: Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie

Freight Train Video
Video and Animation by Lembit Beecher
Music by Elizabeth Cotten
Performed by the Aizuri Quartet
Arrangement and Vocals by Karen Ouzounian
Audio Recording by Lembit Beecher and Michael Torbay
Audio Mastering by Gerard Gormley

This episode is made possible in partnership with Salon de Virtuosi by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and a generous grant form the Alphadyne Foundation.

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