Rorem's "Nantucket Songs"
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) — Nantucket Songs (Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano; Ned Rorem, piano) CRI 670
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook -20211030
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James P. Johnson's "signature tune" for 1920s
James P. Johnson (1894 - 1955) — Charleston (Leslie Stifelman, piano; Concordia Orchestra; Marin Alsop, cond.) MusicMasters 67140
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Ince's "Flight Box"
Kamran Ince (b. 1960) — Flight Box (Present Music Ensemble; Kevin Stalheim, cond.) Present Music 6509
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Daniel Asia's Fourth
Daniel Asia (b. 1953) — Symphony No. 4 (New Zealand Symphony; James Sedares, cond.) Summit 256
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Shostakovich goes for the "Gold"
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 –1975) — Polka, from The Age of Gold (Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, cond.) Delos 3257
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A Strauss tale too good to be true
Richard Strauss (1861 – 1949) — Ariadne auf Naxos (Vienna Philharmonic; James Levine, cond.) DG 419 225
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William Grant Still's "Africa"
William Grant Still (1895-1978): "Land of Romance" and "Land of Superstition," fr "Africa (Fort Smith ASym; John Jeter, cond.) Naxos 8.559174
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Mr. Dukelsky and Mr. Duke
Vladimir Dukelsky (1903 – 1969) — Zephyr et Flore Ballet (Hague Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond.) Chandos 9766 Vernon Duke (1903 – 1969) — Autumn in New York (Dawn Upshaw, soprano; orchestra; Eric Stern, cond.) Nonesuch 79531
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Curtis celebrates with a Higdon commission
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) — Blue Cathedral (Atlanta Symphony; Robert Spano, cond.) Telarc 80596
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Wuorinen's "Genesis"
Charles Wuorinen (b. 1938) — Genesis (Minnesota Chorale and Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, cond.) Koch 7336
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About Composers Datebook®
Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.