Podcast

October 21, 2021

New Relevant Tones Episode: ‘Useless Machines Live’

The opening night of the Relevant Tones Tenth Anniversary Festival featured an exciting multi-media concert of music inspired by Rube Goldberg machines.

We were joined by Rube’s granddaughter Jennifer George who is also the director of the Rube Goldberg Institute, and an all-star roster of musicians for an unforgettable evening.

MUSIC

Rube G. by Frank London (excerpt)
Rube Goldberg Variations by Dmitri Tymoczko (excerpt)
Useless Machines for Thinking, Dreaming, Feeling
by Seth Boustead

Music performed by Unheard-of Ensemble and the Kings County Brass Band

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