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Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Shriver Hall Concert Series
Garrick Ohlsson plays a recital of works by Beethoven, Ursula Mamlock, Schubert, and Chopin on Sunday, February 4th. It was my pleasure to speak with him by phone about his forthcoming performance.
Music From Movies 1-21-23
7:00 PM Alex North- Unchained Melody Telarc 80243 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 7:07 PM Elmer Bernstein- True Grit Varese Sar 302066726 COND Elmer Bernstein ORCH Utah Symphony Orchestra 7:30 PM Carter Burwel-l Fargo Movie Soundtrack Footprint 8010 ORCH Studio Orchestra 7:56 PM Alex […]
Vocalise 1-20-24
8:00 PM Ola Gjeilo- Wintertide London 327 COND Rupert Gough ORCH 12 Ensemble SOLO Royal Holloway Choir 8:03 PM Jean Sibelius- Diamond on the March Snow Ondine 930 SOLO Karita Mattila, soprano SOLO Ilmo Ranta, piano 8:06 PM Sir Edward Elgar- The Snow Op 26 Arsis 121 COND Rebecca Rottsolk ORCH Northwest Girlchoir SOLO And […]
BookNotes Review January 2024
Diva Daisy Goodwin The Wharton Plot Mariah Fredericks The Queen of Sugar Hill ReShonda Tate This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Edited by Kwame Alexander The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky Simon Shuster
Toccata listings for 1/21/24
On tonight’s program, a major organ work by J.S. Bach, and a piano concerto that might be “Beethoven’s Sixth!” Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 4564 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue – “St. Anne” in E-Flat MSR 1444 SOLO Barbara Harbach, Organ 15:13 C 1 1-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:19 PM 71 Ludwig van […]
Music From Movies 1-14-23
7:00 PM Bernard Herrmann- Citizen Kane: Overture Silva 1051 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic 7:04 PM Bernard Herrmann- Vertigo: Suite CBS/Sony 62700 COND Esa-Pekka Salonen ORCH Los Angeles Philharmonic Winds 7:17 PM Bernard Herrmann- The Snows of Kilimanjaro Naxos 570186 COND William T. Stromberg ORCH Moscow Symphony Orchestra 7:43 PM […]
Vocalise 1-13-24
8:00 PM Traditional He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand- RCA/BMG 63306 SOLO Marian Anderson, contralto SOLO Franz Rupp, piano 8:04 PM Ludwig van Beethoven- Fidelio:”Gott! Welch’ Dunkel hier!…” RCA/BMG 68344 COND Sir Colin Davis ORCH Bavarian Radio Symphony SOLO Ben Heppner,tenor 8:17 PM Adolphus Hailstork- I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes BSO Class. […]
Toccata listings for 1/14/24
On tonight’s program, an organ toccata from the 20th century, a major piano work dedicated to a famous organist, and a concerto for Piano Accordion, Piano and Strings. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 11346 Franz Schmidt Toccata for the organ Capriccio 10261 SOLO Andreas Juffinger,organ 8:51 C 1 3-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:08 PM […]
Soprano Julia Bullock makes her Baltimore recital debut at Shriver
Julia Bullock, with frequent recital partner Bretton Brown, performs a diversely curated program on the Shriver Hall Concert Series at 5:30 pm on Sunday, January 14th. It was my pleasure to speak with her by phone beforehand.
Music From Movies 1-07-23
7:00 PM John Williams Saving Private Ryan: Hymn Silva 1098 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic SOLO The Crouch End Festival Chorus 7:08 PM Henry Mancini “The Thorn Birds” Theme Television series Denon 2320 COND Henry Mancini ORCH Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch. SOLO Henry Mancini, piano 7:10 PM Henry Mancini Arrival at the […]
