Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Joshua Moshier (b. 1986): Excerpts from ‘Buzzard School,’ and ‘TNT Trouble’; Studio orchestra; Joshua Moshier, conductor; From ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons Original Soundtrack: Music by Joshua Moshier and Carl Johnson’ digital album Carl Stalling (1891-1972): ‘The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down’ (arr. Carl Johnson); Studio orchestra; Carl Johnson, conductor; From ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons Original Soundtrack: Music by Joshua Moshier and Carl Johnson’ digital album
Lou Harrison (1917-2003): ‘Pacifica Rondo’; Oakland Youth Orchestra; Robert Hughes, conductor; Phoenix 118
Leo Delibes (1836-1891): ‘Coppelia’; Lyons Opera Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor; Erato 91730
Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977): ‘Aiōn’; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Eva Ollikainen, conductor; innova 810 (original release) and Sono Luminus 92268
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) arr. Triebensee: ‘Don Giovanni Suite’; Amadeus Ensemble; Julius Rudel, conductor; MusicMasters 67118
Alvin Singleton (b. 1940): ‘PraiseMaker’; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Robert Spano; Telarc 32630
Bruce Adolphe (b. 1955): ‘Tyrannosaurus Sue: A Cretaceous Concerto’; Chicago Chamber Musicians; Pollyrhythm Productions 30001
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 9 (‘Choral’); Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor; DG 471 491
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Symphony No. 3 (‘Organ’); Peter Hurford, organ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor; London/Decca 410201
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): ‘Renard’; Orchestre Du Domaine Musical; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Decca 481151
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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