02/13/2026
Live now with episode 14 of “if the house could speak” on https://lookout.fm!
Our Time Is Now�
A Guest in Native America�- Genoël von Lilienstern
In this epsiode, composer Genoël von Lilienstern traces a spiral around Villa Aurora, situated on the land of the Tongva First Nation. At various stations along the way, he recalls impressions and encounters with present-day Native American life in the region of Yaanga, now known as Los Angeles.
He travels into the desert to hear the Bird Songs of the Cahuilla in Morongo, and to the reservation of the Navajo Diné Nation to learn what it means for a Native American language to have survived and to still be spoken in everyday life.
At the Kuruvungna springs, one of the last sacred springs of the Tongva, Tongva elder Jula gives Genoël a clapper stick and tells him his totem animal is probably a coyote.
During a concert at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, he speaks with the son of Tongva Chief Morales about Mozart.
A compilation of original recordings, collected and archival sound materials, and excerpts from Places of Yaanga (2017) by Genoël von Lilienstern — compositions for video, audio, flute, saxophone, and synthesizer.
Texts by Genoël von Lilienstern.
Travel with us in episode 14 of if the house could speak starting at 12 noon PT and airing for 24 hours on KFQM, 101.5 FM in the Pacific Palisades and online!
