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Tippet Rise

Tippet Rise

Tippet Rise is an art center located on a working ranch near Fishtail, Montana. The center incorporates musical performance venues along with large-scale art installations. It's a peaceful and inspiring destination. On today's show, we'll hear violinist Caroline Goulding and pianist David Fung play music by Robert Schumann at the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise.

A venue with a view

A venue with a view

Join us for a concert highlight from from the base of the Teton Range in Wyoming. On today's show, conductor Donald Runnicles leads the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

Richard Scofano

Richard Scofano

Composer Richard Scofano wrote a 15 minute piece of music inspired by a hopeful vision of the future. On Today's show, hear La Tierra sin Mal (The Land Without Evil) by Richard Scofano; a musical journey through struggle, determination, and finally, the discovery of peace and serenity.

Kodaly: Dances of Galanta

Kodaly: Dances of Galanta

Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly heard Roma bands when he was growing up, and later incorporated some of those tunes into his own music. On today's show, hear Kodaly's Dances of Galanta, from a recent concert in Stockholm, Sweden.

Hope and music in the pandemic

Hope and music in the pandemic

Violinist Daniel Hope is very much at home on stages around the world. When the pandemic closed venues, he brought his concerts, literally, home. On today's show, hear about Daniel Hope's award-winning concert series from his home in Berlin.

Guaguanco

Guaguanco

Guaguanco is a style of Cuban rumba that is often centered around the human voice and percussion. Recently, Cuban composer Guido Gavilan wrote a guaguanco for string quartet. Can that work? We think it works beautifully. On today's show, hear the Harlem Quartet play the Cuarteto en Guaguanco by Guido Gavilan, from a concert in Colorado Springs.

A fresh take on Bolero

A fresh take on Bolero

Among our listeners, it's the most talked about piece of music: Bolero, by Maurice Ravel. You know it, you love it...unless you don't, of course. We'll hear a new take on the piece and keep the conversation going. Who needs a snare drum and a full orchestra? Bolero, played by the Decoda Cello Quartet, on this episode of Performance Today.

On the Shores of Qingdao

On the Shores of Qingdao

Composer Matthew Jackfert spent six months in the seaside city of Qingdao, China. Memories of the waves and wind and local culture stuck with him. On this episode of Performance Today, hear "On the Shores of Qingdao," by Matthew Jackfert, from a concert by the West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

On today's show, we'll usher in 2021 with a celebratory Dance of the Hours, courtesy of the US Marine Band. We'll also hear all-star performance of Beethoven's Gassenhauer Trio, from a concert in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

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