Tower's Violin Concerto
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Violin Concerto Elmar Oliveira, violin; Louisville Orchestra; Joseph Silverstein, cond. D'Note 1016
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Violin Concerto Elmar Oliveira, violin; Louisville Orchestra; Joseph Silverstein, cond. D'Note 1016
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) Les Chansons des Roses L.A. Master Chorale; Paul Salamunovich, cond. RCM 19705
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 79 Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1808) Symphony No. 104 Philharmonia Hungarica; Antal Dorati, cond. London 425 935
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) The Second Hurricane High School of Music and Art; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 60560
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet in C, K.515 Tokyo String Quartet; Pinchas Zukerman, viola BMG 60940
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Fancy Free Ballet New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, cond. Sony 63085
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Hammersmith Dallas Wind Symphony;Howard Dunn, cond. Reference Recordings 39
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) Symphony No. 6 (Symphony for Band) U.S. Marine Band;Lt. Col. Michael J. Colburn, cond. Naxos 8.570243
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) Largo, from Xerxes Boston Pops; Arthur Fiedler, cond. BMG 62698
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.