Whitehead, a maker of banjos from washbasins and stringed instruments from skis, will treat us to a concert of his recycled wonders.

In the early fifties, François and Bernard Baschet, a sculptor and an engineer, respectively, began creating whimsical sound sculptures. These quirky inventions were made to be displayed as sculptural objects, but more importantly, they produced “extraterrestrial” sonorities that worked magic in composed performance. Eric Marin's handsome work brings us rare interviews and archival footage of the Baschets, who speak eloquently of their philosophical departures: “When you listen, you exist,” says Bernard. Key to their ensemble of instruments is the Baschet Cristal, an assemblage of glass rods played with moistened fingers and amplified through metallic resonators. Michel Deneuve and Catherine Brisset, two of the most accomplished composers for the Cristal, are shown in performance, along with the original Baschet ensemble featured on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1963. (31 mins, 16mm, From the artist)

Also included in the program are Stephen Scott: Entrada (Tom Sanny, Amy Scott, U.S., 2000), an exquisitely rendered short of Scott's Bowed Piano Ensemble plucking, prodding, and plinging a grand piano (9:30 mins, Beta SP, From Stephen Scott); Elijah Lawson's Trimpin: Selected Works (U.S., 2004), crisply showcasing Trimpin, the mad genius of musical mechanisms (20 mins, Mini-DV, From the artist); and an earlier work by Eric Marin, Earwig (U.S., 1981), with Tom Nunn and Chris Brown playing instruments of their own invention (6 mins, 16mm, From the artist).