Search - Kurt Vonnegut & Dave Soldier :: Ice-9 Ballads

Kurt Vonnegut's two extended musical works with composer Dave Soldier, both featuring Vonnegut's own acting and narration. For the title Ice-9 Ballads, the team created nine songs adapted from his novel A Cat's Cradle for orchestra, singers, and Vonnegut as the narrator. The second Soldier's Story is a radio opera based on the death of Private Eddie Slovik in World War II, shot for cowardice. It features Vonnegut as the General and radio legend Phil Schaap as the radio announcer, Both are performed by conductor Richard Auldon Clark and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. The final work, East St. Louis, 1968 features Clark on viola, Soldier on electronics & harmonica, recreating a walk by a young violist through the streets. Reissue of an earlier release.