Sousa joins the Marines
John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) Sound Off U.S. Marine Band; Col. John R. Bourgeois, cond. USMC 6728
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Composers Datebook®
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Vaughan Williams and Harbison meet the Oboe Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Oboe Concerto Maurice Bourgue, oboe; English String Orchestra; William Boughton, cond. Nimbus 7013 John Harbison (b. 1938) Oboe Concerto William Bennett, oboe; San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, cond. London 443 376
Tan Dun at the movies (and in the concert hall)
Tan Dun (b. 1957) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon filmscore Yo Yo Ma, cello; Shanghai Symphony; Tan Dun, cond. Sony 89347
Herrmann and Daugherty look to the skies
Bernard Herrmann (1911 - 1975) The Day the Earth Stood Still filmscore National Philharmonic; Bernard Herrmann, cond. London 443 899 Michael Daugherty (b. 1954) UFO Evelyn Glennie, percussion; North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Migliaro Corporon, cond. Klavier 11121
Dvořák in America
Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) American Suite Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pešek, cond. Virgin 90723
William Billings
William Billings (1746 – 1800) When Jesus Wept and Methinks I see a heavenly host His Majestie's Clerkes; Paul Hillier, cond. Harmonia Mundi 90.7048
Adams rolls into the new century
John Adams (b. 1947) Century Rolls Emanuel Ax, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnányi, cond. Nonesuch 79607
Barber at Lincoln Center
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981) Piano Concerto, Op. 38 John Browning, piano; Saint Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, cond. RCA/BMG 60732
Cadman's Trio
Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 – 1946) Piano Trio, Op. 56and From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
Bernstein gets a "Presidential" title
Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) arr. Bright Sheng Arias and Barcarolles Jane Bunnell, mezzo-soprano; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3078
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.