Composer Brian Nabors feels as though the universe is connected through a unified pulse. In 2019, he composed a piece with examples of that unwavering pulse set in different life scenarios, and it's up to you to decide for yourself what those settings are. On today's show, we'll hear Pulse by Brian Nabors from a concert presented by the National Philharmonic Institute and Festival.
In the Schumann Quartet, three members of the group are siblings from a family named Schumann, and their father's name was Robert Schumann...but no relation to the famous composer. We'll sort out the names and hear the Schumann Quartet play Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 at a concert presented by the University of Georgia. Plus, learn how fortunate we are to hear an early work by Polish composer and conductor Witold Lutosławski.
American composer Julia Perry wrote well over a hundred pieces of music, but just a handful are published. Why is that the case? We've got the story and an all-too-rare highlight from Perry's available music on this episode of Performance Today.
Composer Joaquín Turina wrote a musical portrait, imagining what went through the mind of a Spanish bullfighter right before stepping into the ring—the prayers one might say before facing mortal danger. We'll hear "La oración del torero" (The Bullfighter's Prayer) by Joaquín Turina on this episode of Performance Today.
In the Schumann Quartet, three members of the group are siblings from a family named Schumann, and their father's name was Robert Schumann...but no relation to the famous composer. We'll sort out the names and hear the Schumann Quartet play Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 at a concert presented by the University of Georgia. Plus, learn how fortunate we are to hear an early work by Polish composer and conductor Witold Lutosławski.
Composer and violinist Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, lived in Paris in the late 1700s. He was one of the first musicians of African descent to play a prominent role in European classical music. On today's show, we'll hear one of Bologne's fourteen violin concertos from a concert presented by the Minnesota Orchestra.
Violinist Juan Ramírez has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony for almost 50 years. He is also an avid gardener with a particular passion for chili peppers. When he's not tending his peppers or practicing his violin, he's composing. On today's show, we'll hear a piece he wrote in 2002: The Suite Latina by Juan Ramírez.
On today's show, we'll hear a new piece that bass player and composer Edgar Meyer wrote for himself and the Scottish Ensemble before going on tour last year: Meyer's Concertino for 14 Strings and Bass.
When an international cello soloist couldn't travel halfway around the world due to Covid travel restrictions, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra turned to one of their own. Join us today to hear the NZSO's Principal Cellist Andrew Joyce do more than "fill in" at an NZSO performance in Wellington, New Zealand.
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