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Composer George Walker is featured on 'Extra Eclectic.'
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Remembering George Walker

Extra Eclectic - Nov. 8, 2023

On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ host Steve Seel features a new recording of music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker. We also hear works by Scott Wollschleger, Derek Bermel and Anna Clyne. Listen now.

Playlist

Secret Machine No. 6
Scott Wollschleger
Dark Days
Karl Larson, piano
4:26

Masquerade
Anna Clyne
Anna Clyne: Mythologies
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
4:57

A Shout, a Whisper and a Trace
Derek Bermel
Derek Bermel: Migrations
Albany Symphony Orchestra
David Alan Miller, conductor
16:24

Massarosa
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Red Maple: Music for Bassoon and Strings
Calidore String Quartet
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
15:27

Sinfonia No. 4 "Strands"
George Walker
George Walker: Five SInfonias
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
9:34

Drone Mass: To Fold and Remain Dormant
Johann Johannsson
Johann Johannsson: Drone Mass
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
4:28

Balta Ainava (White Scenery)
Peteris Vasks
Sonic Alchemy
Mina Gajic, piano
8:25

Change
Judd Greenstein
Awake
Now Ensemble
13:23

Violin Concerto "Shrink"
Nico Muhly
First Light
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
22:16

Slow Burn
Jessica Meyer
Sybarite5: Collective Wisdom
Sybarite5
4:01

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