Duke's Tune

Duke’s Tune

According to the program notes, Duke’s Tune is an electronic composition based on a theme composed by a potbellied pig who lives in a shelter in Solvang, California, where he is the “artist-in-residence.” I’m not making this up. There are even photos showing the pig playing mallet percussion. According to Schrader, Duke also plays keyboards,… Read more »

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According to the program notes, Duke’s Tune is an electronic composition based on a theme composed by a potbellied pig who lives in a shelter in Solvang, California, where he is the “artist-in-residence.” I’m not making this up. There are even photos showing the pig playing mallet percussion. According to Schrader, Duke also plays keyboards, violin and guitar. I’d call him a ham but that would be a bad joke…

—FJO