Rick Robinson had a story in mind when he wrote 'Gitcha Groove On': a classical musician goes out for a night on the town, looking for music that moves him. On Friday's Performance Today, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra takes us on Robinson's musical journey through the after hours.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens: Movement 1 Overture
The Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, director
Beethoven: Overtures
Nimbus 5130
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18/3
Jupiter String Quartet
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Kenji Bunch: Allemande pour Tout le Monde (2015)
sybarite5: Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; Louis Levitt, bass
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Rick Robinson: Gitcha Groove On
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Andres Cardenas, conductor
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, St. John the Divine, Houston TX
Traditional Catalan (arr. Anne Heider): Fum, fum, fum
Chicago a cappella; Anne Heider, music director
Chicago a cappella, Nichols Hall, Evanston, IL
Peter Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
Chicago a cappella; Anne Heider, music director
Chicago a cappella, Nichols Hall, Evanston, IL
John Frederick Coots & Haven Gillespie (arr. Howard Arman): Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Munich Radio Orchestra; Howard Arman, conductor
Day of Christmas Music, Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany
Hour 2
George Frederic Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in C major, Op. 1 No. 7: Movements 1 & 5
Keith Jarrett, harpsichord
Keith Jarrett, Michala Petri, Handel Sonatas
RCA 60441
George Frederic Handel (arr. Mozart): The Messiah, Part I (selection)
Sinfonia da Camera; University of Illinois Oratorio Society
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL
Mason Bates: Drum Taps, after poetry of Walt Whitman
Chanticleer; William Fred Scott, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Amy Porter, flute; Lisa Bergman, piano
Classical KING FM, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Georges Hue: Fantasie pour Flute et Piano
Amy Porter, flute; Lisa Bergman, piano
Classical KING FM, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Franz Gruber (arr. Fredo Jung): Stille Nacht
Calmus Vocal Ensemble
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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