Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) String Quartet No. 1 St. Petersburg String Quartet Delos 3247 George Rochberg (1918-2005) Octet (A Grand Fantasia) New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond. New World 80462
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Violin Concerto Elmar Oliveira, violin; Louisville Orchestra; Joseph Silverstein, cond. D'Note 1016
Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972) Three Latin American Dances Utah Symphony; Keith Lockhart, cond. Reference Recording 105
Karel Husa (b. 1921) Apotheosis of This Earth Ithaca College Wind Ensemble; Rodney Winther, cond. Mark 3170
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) The Second Hurricane High School of Music and Art; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 60560
Michael Torke (b. 1961) Song of Isaiah Present Music innova 590
Anthony Braxton (b. 1945) excerpt from Act 2 of “Trillium J” soloists and ensemble; Anthony Braxton, cond. New Braxton House 906
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 -1957) “Main Title,” fr “King’s Row” National Philharmonic; Charles Gerhardt, cond. RCA LSC-3330 (LP) & 7890-2-RG (CD)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Hammersmith Dallas Wind Symphony;Howard Dunn, cond. Reference Recordings 39
Vincent Pershichetti (1915–1987) Symphony No. 6 (Symphony for Band) Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, cond. Mercury 432 754 Tania Leon (b. 1943) Alegre American Composers Forum Bandquest CD-ROM Hal Leonard
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.
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