As a teacher, she's inspired hundreds of students. She's a talented flutist, a founder of groundbreaking ensembles, and she's a composer with a unique personal voice that speaks to all of us. On today's show, we celebrate Valerie Coleman, our PT Classical Woman of the Year.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Witches' Song / On Wings of Song
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
Mendelssohn
DG 477 6634
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Caroline Cassil from Sutherlin, OR
Felix Mendelssohn: Twelve Fugues for String Quartet No. 10
The Shanghai String Quartet
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, No. 6
Miami String Quartet: Benny Kim, violin; Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello
Viginia Arts Festival, Robin Hixon Theater, Norfolk, VA
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo Violin Partita No. 2, Movement 4, Gigue
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
J. S. Bach Partitas
EDI Records 829757673820
Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Langston (selected movements)
Mahershala Ali, voice; Demarre McGill,flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano
Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Cedille 90000172
Valerie Coleman: A Right to Be
Julietta Curenton, flute; Mark Dover, clarinet; Monica Ellis, bassoon; J.P. Redmond, piano
Chamber Music Northwest, Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland, OR
Valerie Coleman: Concerto for Wind Quintet
Imani Winds
Imani Winds: The Classical Underground
Koch 7599
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