Performance Today for Thursday, July 26, 2007
Erik Satie: "Le Tennis" from "Sports et Divertissements" Pianist Michel Legrand
Erik Satie: "Le Tennis" from "Sports et Divertissements" Pianist Michel Legrand
Georges Bizet: Carillon from "L'Arlesienne" Suite No. 1 The National Orchestra of Lyon with conductor Emmanuel Krivine
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 13 Pacifica Quartet
Cecile Chaminade: Serenade Espagnole, Op. 150 Violinist Nils-Erik Sparf and pianist Bengt Forsberg
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 13 Pacifica Quartet
Elie Siegmeister: "Sunday Driver" and "Children's Story" from "Sunday in Brooklyn" Pianist Kenneth Boulton
Robert Beaser: "House Carpenter" and "Quicksilver" from "Mountain Songs" Guitarist Eliot Fisk and flutist Paula Robison
Erich Korngold: "Robin Hood and His Merry Men" The London Symphony Orchestra with conductor John Williams
Pietro Locatelli: Third movement from Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major from "L'arte del violino," Op. 3 Violinist Jaap van Zweden with the Combattimento Consort and violinist/director Jan Willem de Vriend
Johann Sebastian Bach: Two Fugues from "The Well-Tempered Klavier" The Orion String Quartet
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Since 2000, Fred Child has been the host of Performance Today, the most-listened-to classical music radio show in America. He also is the commentator and announcer for Live From Lincoln Center, the only live performing arts series on television. He also hosts musical events on stages around the country, working with major orchestras and festivals, and connecting with audiences coast to coast.
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As a Producer for Performance Today, Meghann chooses music to broadcast on the show, writes web articles and scripts, facilitates, conducts and edits interviews, creates video content and manages PT’s social media pages. She created Performance Today’s Black History Spotlight Series and the My Name is Series to highlight Black classical musicians. Meghann is also the producer for the PT Young Artist in Residence Series. In her free time, she is a mom, a part-time actress and fashion lover. Meghann also created and hosted “Wondrous Strange”, a national radio program about uncommon musical instruments, she is the official underwriting voice for ‘The New York Times’ The Daily, and she can occasionally be heard guest-hosting Performance Today.
As an Associate Producer for Performance Today, Kathleen Bradbury writes scripts and assists with external communications. In her spare time, she likes to read fiction, lift heavy weights at the gym, and frolic about in nature. But above all else, Kathleen loves to sing Broadway showtunes--much to the delight of her wife, her infant son, and her rescue dog.
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Craig Thorson is the Technical Director for Performance Today. In addition to mastering the live music recordings that are programmed for each daily program, he records guest performances and interviews. Craig enjoys skiing, tennis, and bicycling, and boating.
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