Radio Riel

Main: The Light Programme

2012-01-28T05:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our monthly programme of British Light Music - which will in future, all being well, go out on the last Saturday of the month.

This time we have contributions from some of the great bands of the 30s and 40s, along with film music and other compositions from major figures in British Light Music at the middle of the last century - such as Coates, Alwyn and Addinsell.

The picture shows a London Midland and Scottish Railway poster advertising the Coronation Scot service with its streamlined Coronation class locomotive - inspiration for the theme by Vivian Ellis to the long-running BBC radio series Paul Temple, which we'll hear today.

Then join us at 11am and 7pm Pacific Time - 19:00 and 03:00 GMT for the latest instalments of our exciting radio adventures in the ZBS Radio Hour - brought to you by our friends at ZBS Foundation.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Main: Happy Birthday Mozart

2012-01-27T07:55:00.000-08:00

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born at 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, capital of the sovereign Archbishopric of Salzburg in what is now Austria on the 27th January 1756. A music prodigy he wrote his first concerto at the age of 4, his first symphony at 7, and his first opera at 12. His musical output was enormous, having composed over 600 known works, many acknowledged as the pinnacle of classical composition.

Yet for all his prodigeous output, Mozart's lifestyle exceeded his income and he died aged 35 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna. His popularity has never wavered and performances of his music have continued for centuries.

Today's programme is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's programme is presented by Edward Pearse.

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For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world

Main: Glorious Gershwin & the Return of Porgy & Bess

2012-01-26T05:27:00.000-08:00

On January 12, George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" returned to the Broadway stage. In honor of this, today's program on Radio Riel's Main stream is Gershwin and nothing but Gershwin! We will also feature a program of highlights from a performance of "Porgy and Bess" by the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1989 at 2:00pm North American Pacific time. We hope you enjoy this day of music from one of the most popular composers of the 20th Century.

Radio Riel produces this program in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now at http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel. Today's music originates from the music library of Gabrielle Riel.

Main: Music of La Belle Époque

2012-01-25T01:49:00.000-08:00

La Belle Époque… The Gilded Age… both terms, one from France, the other from the USA, refer to essentially the same period, corresponding to the late Victorian and the Edwardian periods in the UK. The period is bounded by the First World War at the end, and somewhere around the mid-1870s for the start.

Today we'll hear music of La Belle Époque from both sides of the Atlantic, including ballads (I have included some of Stephen Foster's wonderful songs, which were well known during the period – and indeed still are today), dance music and some light classical pieces including items from Gottschalk in the US and Satie in France; and you'll hear the first-ever film score, composed by Saint-Saëns. I've also included some mechanical instrumentation of the period.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Happy Birthday RABBIE

2012-01-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the birth of the great Scots poet Robert Burns. And so with that in mind, today I am bringing you the words and music and world of Robert Burns and his beloved Scotland.

Radio Riel produces this program in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now at http://main.radioriel.org . Today's music originates from the music library of Soliel Snook.

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

World Music

2012-01-23T13:36:00.001-08:00

Today is World Music and the music I am featuring comes for the most part from the Southern Hemisphere of our world.

Radio Riel produces this program in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the program now at http://main.radioriel.org . Today's music originates from the music library of Soliel Snook.

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

The Indestructible Beat of South Africa - 6-8:30 PM SLT

2012-01-23T10:30:00.000-08:00

From township swing jazz to township jive, from choral sounds to Soweto hip-hop, rock-pop, jazz-pop, and straight jazz - tonight's Monday Night World Music covers the wide range of the sounds of South Africa. Apartheid-era legends like Miriam Makeba, the Mahotella Queens, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo; political pop pioneers like Juluka; modern superstars like Freshlyground and Zola; and of course, Hugh Masekela - and more.

Come hang out with Carter and enjoy the indestructible sounds tonight from 6-8:30PM SLT. You can join Carter in world at Madhu's Cafe Indien, or listen in on Radio Riel's main stream. Hope to see you there!

Sunday Morning Mass & Cocktails at Noon

2012-01-22T10:57:00.000-08:00

It's Sunday on Radio Riel's Main stream and we have a morning of musical masses from the Early Music, Baroque and Romantic eras. Then at noon North American Pacific time, break out your martini shakers! It's Cocktails at Noon with "vintage" American Lounge and Jazz from the 1950s and 1960s.

Reverie: Revelry on Reverie

2012-01-21T07:10:00.000-08:00

Tune in from 11:00am - 12:30pm North American Pacific Time for the first Revelry on Reverie of 2012...and the last Revelry on Reverie during this time slot. Starting next month, February 2012, the program will be on the second Friday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30pm North American Pacific Time.

For today's "farewell to Saturdays" show, you will hear the unique mix of music that you always hear on Radio Riel Reverie, such as Early Music, New Age and Electronica, as well as some extra musical treats from Gabrielle to you! Tune in by opening a media player, such as iTunes, Windows Media Player or WinAmp. Find its "Open Stream" or "Open URL" command and enter: http://reverie.radioriel.org .

For those of you that are in Second Life, you can join us, in avatar form, at the Winterfell Rosehaven Community Center. (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Anodyne/133/21/22).

Main: A Baroque Festival

2012-01-21T05:05:00.000-08:00

Today Elrik Merlin presents a concert of Baroque works from a varied range of composers including Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Rameau, Arne, Boyce and others, including performances of all kinds from solo instrumentalists to chamber groups to full orchestral ensembles, as part of our series From The Library. You'll hear recorder concertos from Vivaldi, keyboard variations from Bach, Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music suites, and works by Boyce including the Shepherd's Lottery.

Then join us at 11am or 7pm Pacific Time, 19:00 or 03:00 GMT, for the latest instalments of our fascinating adventures from ZBS Foundation in the ZBS Radio Hour. At the top of the hour, it's Part 2 of Orchids and Moonbeams, from the Voyages of Captain Jack; while at the bottom of the hour Mojo slips further into the Land of Enchantment.

From the Library is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Main - Film and Television Soundtracks

2012-01-20T09:18:00.000-08:00

Both the big screen and the small screens of film and television rely heavily on music to set the tone of their stories. Today, with only a few notable exceptions, both film and TV will try and have a single piece of music that defines the story. This is the theme. Sometimes the memorable piece from the film is the end credits, other times it's the opening sequence. For TV the start and finish are often the same.

So settle back in your favourite chair, a drink at the ready and let the music bring back the memories of some great movie moments.

Today's programme is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's programme is presented by Edward Pearse.

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For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world

Main: The Symphony

2012-01-19T06:33:00.000-08:00

Symphony: an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.*

Today's program on Radio Riel's Main stream is nothing but complete symphonies! You will hear these works of great composers from every musical era, such as Mendelssohn, Mozart, Barber, Sibelius, Mahler, Shostakovitch, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and more.

* - from the Google dictionary

Riel Theatre presents: What Ho, Jeeves (pts 1 & 2)

2012-01-19T06:20:00.000-08:00

Dramatised adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's The Code of the Woosters starring Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster and Michael Hordern as Jeeves.

Join us at the Clarendon Conservatory from 7pm SLT on Thursday night or tune in to http://music.radioriel.org/

Main: The Early Music Show with Elrik Merlin

2012-01-18T01:54:00.000-08:00

Tune in to Radio Riel's Main Stream for a programme of Early Music – today featuring music of the High Renaissance, with contributions from France, Spain, England and Germany. There are also some modern interpretations thrown in for good measure.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Main: Concertos

2012-01-17T06:40:00.000-08:00

Concerto: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements.*

Today on Radio Riel's Main stream we bring you a program of nothing but complete concertos spanning from the Baroque Era to 20th Century Modern Classical music. It's a "who's who" of composers, such as Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Barber and more. Featured solo and ensemble instruments include: flute, piano, cello, trumpet, harpsichord, clarinet, violin and more.

* - from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com)

World Music à Go-Go - 6-8:30PM SLT

2012-01-16T12:01:00.000-08:00

What happened when the British Invasion hit east Asia? When Bollywood dancers started doing the Mashed Potato? When San Francisco psychedelia reached the Middle East, South America, and Africa?

Tune into tonight's edition of Monday Night World Music and find out as we bring you World Music à Go-Go - Groovy sounds of the 1960s and 1970s. We'll hop all over the world and hear the groovy rock sounds of garage band pioneers like Japan's The Spiders and Indonesia's Dara Puspita; France's beehived chanteuses like Liz Brady and Clothilde; Brazil's masters of psychedelia Os Mutantes; India's brilliant innovators R.D. Burman and Ilaiyaraaja; Iran's Googoosh; and much, much more.

This is one of my favorite sub-genres of music to collect, and I promise you'll have a far-out time. So come hang out with me (Carter) tonight from 6-8:30PM SLT. Groovy period threads very much encouraged but completely optional. You can join us in world at Madhu's Cafe Indien, or listen in on Radio Riel's main stream. Hope to see you there!

Main: Popular Piano

2012-01-16T07:51:00.000-08:00

Today's program on Radio Riel's Main stream is (mostly) popular piano music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

From the music of Stephen Foster to Scott Joplin to Early Piano Jazz and Piano Rolls, Radio Riel takes you to the turn of the century speakeasy to hear the music of the popular players of the keys of that era.

The ZBS Radio Hour Returns - with two new serials!

2012-01-14T09:00:00.000-08:00

Today sees the return of the ZBS Radio Hour after its holiday break, and at 11am and 7pm Pacific (19:00 and 03:00 GMT), we are pleased to bring you two new adventures courtesy of our friends at ZBS Foundation.

At the top of the hour, join us for a brand new adventure series with Jack Flanders and his friends: The Fantastic Voyages of Jack Flanders. Our first adventure in this series is Orchids and Moonbeams.

Somewhere in the tropics, yet another beach resort is being built. The developers are planning to put a road through a valley the locals consider sacred, they believe a powerful Nature Spirit dwells there. As the developers bulldoze into the jungle, and the warm tropical rains continue, the jungle is sprouting up everywhere. At Maria's Cafe, chairs are sprouting leaves, tables are growing roots, vines are creeping over the counter, and orchids are clinging to the walls. One morning, Mojo finds a snake coiled up on his chair, "Oops, looks like this seat's been taken." Jaguars are seen strolling through town, while spiders, iguanas, tree frogs, etc., are hopping and crawling everywhere. There's even a parrot infestation. In the local bars, scarlet macaws snatch pretzels out of patron's fingers. Meanwhile, Jack, Mojo, and Claudine are attempting to prove the Nature Spirit not only exists, she may have just begun to "even the score."

Then at the bottom of the hour, tune in for Part 1 of Land of Enchantment.

Mojo takes a job playing piano at the Armadillo Bistro and Cabaret in Coyote, New Mexico, where he's drawn into an adventure with a cast of wild west characters, including a 100 year old curandera (medicine woman), and an Apache spirit guide who is one helluva prankster.

And don't forget, if you enjoy the fabulous adventures you can hear every week in the ZBS Radio Hour, you can download them yourself (or get them on CD) from the ZBS Foundation web site, at http://zbs.org!

Listen to the programme in-world at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

Main: Piano Jazz

2012-01-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

The theme in my previous two programmes this week, on Wednesday and Thursday, has been keyboard instruments, but in a classical vein - writes Elrik Merlin. Today I'm staying with the keyboards but exploring the world of jazz keyboards - mainly on the piano but also including modern electronic instruments too.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Photo: Ghost Performer 2 by Maistora

Space - The Deep Black Sea.

2012-01-13T08:26:00.000-08:00

Humanity has timidly ventured into space. In the 1960s, the race was on to get a man on the moon. Then it became mundane. We've sent out a few probes but never again ventured beyond the confines of Earth's orbit. However Science Fiction has repeatedly taken us "Into the Black".

Today's programme features music from SF soundtracks, Classical music dealing with space and assorted pop tunes with a space theme.

Today's programme is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's programme is presented by Edward Pearse.

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For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world

Audite Nova!

2012-01-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

It is the second Thursday of the month again, and this means another fine installment of your favorite Early Music program. From 8 to 9:30pm, SLT, Diamanda Gustafson has selected for your listening pleasure a number of Cantigas, instrumental and polyphonic choral works.

Join us in-world at the Carntaigh House Ballroom, Caledon Victoria City, or tune in Radio Riel's Main Stream via your favorite player.

Riel Theatre presents: Small Gods (part 3&4)

2012-01-12T06:36:00.000-08:00

Adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Small Gods

Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Captain/Ibid/Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott
Sergeant/Usher/Urn ...... John Cummins
Stablehand/Tyrant ...... Sean Barrett
Aktor/Ephebian/Barman ...... Philip Fox

Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe. The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, is going with him in a little wicker basket.

Join us at the Clarendon Conservatory from 7pm SLT on Thursday night or tune in to http://music.radioriel.org/

Main: Classics on the Keys - Meet the King

2012-01-12T01:53:00.000-08:00

Today's programme leads on from yesterday's: we continue with our collection of keyboard classics, but now with the addition of pieces for the mighty organ - the "King of Instruments". Organ selections range from the small-scale Renaissance and mediaeval portative types right up to full-blown romantic works played on some of the grandest church organs in the world.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Photo of the organ at Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, by Trey Ratcliffe

Main: Keyboard Classics

2012-01-11T02:19:00.000-08:00

Today on Radio Riel's Main Stream we present a wealth of keyboard pieces - primarily on piano and harpsichord, but you'll hear some other traditional keyboard instruments too - both solo and with other musical forces backing them. The main spread of the programme encompasses the Baroque and Classical periods, but you'll also hear some more modern pieces including treatments of classical pieces, and some engaging little 19th century pieces that are less well-known. Most of the time, there is a classical or baroque link in there somewhere, even if it's not immediately obvious.

Today's programme is presented by Elrik Merlin and produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with our friends at the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme in-world now at http://main.radioriel.org, or simply click here to start your player, if your browser is configured to do so. Listeners in the United States are encouraged to tune in using this link: http://loudcity.com/stations/radio-riel/tune_in

For more information on the Alexandrian Free Library, current exhibits and the work of Consortium members in general, please visit the Alexandrian Free Library website, or one of their branches in-world.

Photo by Ruud Cuypers

Una Música Brutal - Tango Night, 6-8:30PM SLT

2012-01-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

Tango Night is back! Tonight's Monday Night World Music explores the heart-racing thrill of this Argentine music form. From masters of the orchestral form like Astor Piazzola, to legendary vocalists like Carlos Gardel and Julio Sosa, to the modern electrotango pioneers like Carlos Libedinsky and the Gotan Project - get ready to dance the night away in sultry style.

So tonight from 6-8:30PM SLT, come and join us in world at Madhu's Cafe Indien, where we a dedicated dance machine with 10 steamy tango dances. Thematic costume encouraged but not required. Or listen in on Radio Riel's main stream. Either way, we hope you will join us!