Performance Today®

Come see our photos of the St. Benedict's Monastery, the Snowmass Rodeo, and more. Plus, join Fred on a video tour of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colo.

Performance Today was in residence at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado. Not far away from the bustling festival, you’ll find St. Benedict’s Monastery: a place of music, introspection and deep serenity.

Percussionist Jonathan Haas gives Fred Child a tour of the percussion studio at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He also gives Fred a primer on how to play the chimes, the timpani and the Lion’s Roar.

What do you get when you combine a beautiful mountain location, brilliant young musicians, and bright, enthusiastic audiences? Find out on Monday's Performance Today, as we begin our week-long residency at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colo.

Violin and harp is a fairly rare combination. Not many composers have written for it, and not many musicians bother to play those few pieces. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear Kristin Lee and Bridget Kibbey give a beautiful performance one of these rare pieces - Camille Saint-Saens' Fantaisie for Violin and Harp.

Pianist Martha Argerich has a devoted following; fans who will literally follow her from one concert to another. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll take you to a concert in Switzerland to hear her play Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor.

Violin and harp is a fairly rare combination. Not many composers have written for it, and not many musicians bother to play those few pieces. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Kristin Lee and Bridget Kibbey give a beautiful performance one of these rare pieces - Camille Saint-Saens' Fantaisie for Violin and Harp.

Composer Richard Strauss knew all about the French horn; his father Franz was among the great horn players of the day. And when Richard Strauss was 18 years old, he wrote a horn concerto for his father. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Philip Myers perform that piece in concert with the New York Philharmonic.

"Retro enough to call for Roman trumpets; radical enough to call for a tape recording alongside the orchestra." The answer to our Jeopardy question: "Who is composer Ottorino Respighi?" On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the New York Philharmonic perform Respighi's radical and retro Pines of Rome.