The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert E. Batterson. Batterson was born on 5 May 1921 in Mason City, West Virginia. Following graduation from high school in 1938, he joined the Navy. After competing boot camp at Norfolk, Virginia, he was assigned to the USS Philadelphia (CL-41). During battle stations, he was a powder man on a six inch gun. The ship was anchored at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and he describes what he saw on that day. In 1942, he was selected to enter the V-5 Naval Aviation Program. In January 1943 he began at the University of Southern California. Upon completing the first phase of the training he went to the University of New Mexico for initial flight training followed by pre-flight at Del Monte, California. From there he began flight training at Hutchinson Naval Air Station, Kansas. He was then sent to Corpus Christi, Texas for instrument and advanced training before joining a squadron at Daytona Beach, Florida. After several months, he went to Glennville Naval Air Base, Illinois to learn carrier landing. Upon being qualified as a carrier pilot, he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20). He …

Recording of Roald Baudoux's Improglio. This work contains collected voice samples from a previous improvisation collective called "Inaudible". This composition takes its unity from the material's vocal origin which in this case is vocalist Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg.

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Reclaim four hidden biblical metaphors that breathe through our lives: wind, stone, fire and water. Rescue their message from the absolutes of science and the abstractions of New Age. Restore their witness. Release them to magnify the intangible."

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Reclaim four hidden biblical metaphors that breathe through our lives: wind, stone, fire and water. Rescue their message from the absolutes of science and the abstractions of New Age. Restore their witness. Release them to magnify the intangible."

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Psychologists at ACU are discovering that a relationship with God is experienced more like a parent-child bond or an adulthood love relationship with all the accompanying complexities. Come find out how our families and churches are helping or hindering falling in love with God."

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Psychologists at ACU are discovering that a relationship with God is experienced more like a parent-child bond or an adulthood love relationship with all the accompanying complexities. Come find out how our families and churches are helping or hindering falling in love with God."

Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Hall on April 6, 2004.

Recording of Julien Belet's L'arracheuse de poussière. This is a work for electronics that the composer describes as a "voluntarily unfinished piece of poetic character" with children's voices whispering.

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The first session will examine the conflicts faced by the Christian performing artist and strategies on how to overcome them. In the second session, participants will view dramatic presentations, perform personal assessments of the spiritual gifts, and discover how those gifts can be used to edify the church."

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The first session will examine the conflicts faced by the Christian performing artist and strategies on how to overcome them. In the second session, participants will view dramatic presentations, perform personal assessments of the spiritual gifts, and discover how those gifts can be used to edify the church."

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Bergeron. Bergeron joined the Navy in 1940 and was trained as a radioman. He joined VB-3 and served on SBDs. Bergeron was attached to the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Bergeron describes his observations flying over the recently attacked Pearl Harbor. He was then attached to the Enterprise (CV-6) and helped screen the task force that launched the Doolittle Raid. Bergeron then joined the USS Yorktown (CV-5) for the Battle of Midway where he would earn the Distinguished Flying Cross. He describes in detail the bombing runs that he was a part of and his brother getting wounded. Bergeron rejoined the Saratoga until it was torpedoed off Guadalcanal, after that he flew missions from Henderson Field. He rotated back to the US for advance radio school and then received an honorable discharge.

Recording of Paolo Besagno's Normalmente, due. This work is an homage to Mr. Jacquard and his loom. The score was written with rows and columns in order to maintain the concept of the loom. The composer describes this piece as "a word game".

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren C. Betcher. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 22 June 1928, enlisted in the Marine Corps 22 June 1945 and completed basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. After completing boot camp he describes shipping out to Guam after the war had ended. From there, he was shipped to Quindao, China and joined Easy Company, Second Battalion, First Marines, First Division. In the Spring of 1946 his company transferred to Peking for duty guarding various international embassies. He recalls various anecdotes of his time in Peking, including encounters with Chinese nationalists and communists, and being personally inspected by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife. He was involved with the repatriation of Japanese to their homeland. He relates that he returned to the United States in September 1947. In February 1948 he recalls being involved in a demonstration amphibious landing during which he suffered a hand injury that required five months hospitalization. After being discharged from the hospital he was transferred back to Parris Island where it was discovered that he had ruptured both kidneys in the amphibious landing at Camp Pendleton and he was discharged in September 1949.

Recording of Massimo Biasioni's Inside the pipe. This is an electronic work whose main sound material includes the flute and "slaps" of the basset horn. The form of the piece is a path leading from the slaps of the basset horn to those of the flute; moving from the pipe of one instrument to the pipe of another.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Binkley. Binkley joined the Navy Seabees in July of 1943. He served as a Seaman 2nd Class. He served with the 581st Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU). They were commissioned at Port Hueneme, California in January of 1944 with personnel from the 123rd Battalion. They shipped out 13 March and traveled to Pearl Harbor. Their unit took over all maintenance and minor construction of the Naval Ammunition Depot. Binkley worked in a number of areas including construction, electrical work, censoring the mail and other postal work. He shares his living and working experiences on the island. He was discharged in March of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alfred P Birdwell. Birdwell joined the Army around 1943. He served as a tank driver with the 3rd Armored Division. He deployed to La Havre, France. Birdwell participated in the Battle of the Bulge, traveling through Germany along the Siegfried Line into Berlin. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.

Recording of Andy Birtwistle's Bambo intervention. This piece explores the ideological space between the bamboo flute and the tape recorder as well as between Western desires and Eastern traditions. This piece is structured around binaural soundscape recordings made in rural Taiwan. These field recordings stress authenticity of performance and the importance of location.

Recording of Marcus Bittencourt's Rabo-de-Arraia. This work was composed under the theme of "Les Maitres Sonneurs" and shares some folk traditions of Brazil. The idea of this work comes from several of the composer's memories of watching capoeira circles which acts as a martial art, dance, sport, game, and musical event. The ensemble of capoeira musicians in this work was recreated by computer algorithms.

Recording of Colin Black's Bouzouki Abstraction. This work explores the abstract connections between the traditional Greek bouzouki instrument and the constructs of music, heritage, and physical structures displaced in time. This is a bilingual piece that includes text performed in both English and Greek. Musically, this work combines electroacoustic composition, sound art, synthesis, harmonic singing samples, spoken word, and the traditional bouzouki instrument.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Blake. Blake was born in Idaho and finished high school in Portland, Oregon. He then went to California for some college and worked in the mining industry in Arizona before joining the Marine Corps in August 1938. He trained at San Diego, then went to Sea School. Afterward, he was assigned to the USS Idaho (BB-42). He eventually became the captain's orderly and then an admiral's orderly while aboard the Idaho. Blake also served on Admiral Ernest King's flag allowance while King was Commander in Chief, US Fleet. Admiral King recommended Blake for a commission in the Marine Corps in June, 1943. When he got overseas, he was attached to the 3rd Marine Regiment prior to the invasion of Bougainville in an administrative support role. He performed similar duties on Guam during that invasion. When the 3rd MARDIV invaded Iwo Jima, Blake was an assistant to the G-1. When the war ended, he was back on Guam. He soon returned to the US and went to work discharging Marines. Blake retained his commission and stayed in the Corps. He served as marine detachment commanding officer aboard the …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Blum. Blum quit school, lied about his age and joined the Marines in December, 1943. He trained as an artilleryman and was deployed overseas to Okinawa. His artillery unit was deactivated and Blum then volunteered for service in the 5th Marine Regiment. After the war, Blum went to China on occupation duty in Beijing. He recalls several incidents involving repatriating Japanese soldiers and skirmishes with Chinese communists.

Recording of Lars-Gunnar Bodin's The Enigma Machines. The inspiration for this piece came from the composers fascination with the sounds produced by mechanical devices and machines and the often impossibility of figuring out what the machines actually manufacture. The composer lends this idea to the concept that one should learn to listen to sounds without taking into consideration their production "history". In this composition, the composer has attempted to create or imitate sounds from imaginary "mechanical" objects.

Recording of Pierre Boeswillwald's La Wal-Manichette. This work was premiered during a Synthèse Festival in Bourges under the appearance of a parody of a cultural radio program. The concept behind this work is "creation" and acts as a theatricalization of sound which is strictly in the domain of electroacoustics.