Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Clarinet Quintet David Shifrin, cl; Ida and Ani Kavafian, vn; Paul Neubauer, vla; Fred Sherry, vcl Delos 3183 Stephen Paulus (1949 - 2014) Partita Appassionata Troy Gardner, violin; Jill Dawe, piano innova 539
James Sanderson (17??-18??) Hail to the Chief Manchester Cornet Band Vox Box 5088 James Sanderson (17??-18??) Hail to the Chief Chestnut Brass Company Newport Classics 85548
Anthony Iannaccone (b. 1943) From Time to Time Janacek Philharmonic; Anthony Iannaccone, cond. Albany 486
Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Deep Summer Music Colorado Symphony; Marin Alsop, cond. Koch 7520
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825 – 1899) Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 Columbia Symphony; Bruno Walter, cond. Sony 64467
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Scandal Walk, from Scandals of 1920 George Gershwin, piano roll Nonesuch 79287
Joan Tower (b. 1938) Island Rhythms Louisville Orchestra; Lawrence Leighton Smith, cond. Louisville 6 Joan Tower (b. 1938) Island Prelude Peter Bowman, oboe; Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. Nonesuch 79245
Robert Xavier Rodriguez (b. 1946) Frida and Tango Suites Voices of Change; Robert Xavier Rodriguez, cond CRI 824
George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948) Evening Dance, fr Suite No. 2 Moscow Symphony; Adriano, cond. Naxos 8.559078
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Piano Concerto Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Florida State Orchestra; Michael Stern, Koch 7537
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.
