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Toccata listings for 2/26/23
On tonight’s program organ music by Pachelbel, A concerto Stravinsky wrote for him and his son, and one of Thomas Augustine Arne’s favorite concertos. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 52852 Johann Pachelbel Fugues on the Magnificat tertii tonii Centaur 2306 SOLO Joseph Payne, organ 15:53 C 1 1-11 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:19 PM 33416 […]
Shriver Concerts welcomes double bassist Joseph Conyers and “Norma”
Double bass player, Joseph Conyers, joins the Dover Quartet for a performance of Dvořák’s String Quintet in G major on the Shriver Hall Concert Series. It was my pleasure to catch up with him by phone to talk about the February 26th concert.
Music From Movies 2-19-22
7:00 PM Aaron Copland John Henry : Railroad Ballad CBS/Sony 60593 COND Aaron Copland ORCH London Symphony Orchestra 7:06 PM Basil Poledouris Lonesome Dove: Suite Silva 1061 COND Nic Raine ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic 7:16 PM Alexandre Desplat Grand Budapest Hotel: Soundtrack Abkco 7181302
Vocalise 2-18-23
8:00 PM Richard Strauss Die Schweigsame Frau:”Wie schön ist doch die Musik” DG/Archiv 471493 COND Christian Thielemann ORCH Orchester der Deutschen Oper Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin SOLO Thomas Quasthoff, bass-bariton 8:06 PM Carlos Guastavino La Rosa y El Sauce Angel/EMI 57591 SOLO Jubilant Sykes, Baritone SOLO Christopher Parkening, guitar 8:08 PM Juan de […]
02-18-23 Face the Music Listings
This week our guests were Eva Mengelkoch of Towson University, Musicologist John Gingerich and Ed Polochick of Concert Artists of Baltimore. Please note that the recording we used of the Glass was actually Angel Dubeau and La Pietaand not the Chronos! The recording of La Pieta seems to have disappeared from the library! […]
BookNotes Review February 2023
Victory City Salman Rushdie A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe Mark Dawidziak What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro BLK ART The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art Zaria Ware
Toccata listings for 2/19/23
On tonight’s program, organ music from England, music of great feeling for the clavichord, and a Classical piano concerto. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 47239 Herbert Sumsion Intermezzo Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ 5:59 C 1 17-17 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:05 PM 47240 Herbert Sumsion Ceremonial March Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ […]
Charlie Barnett’s new musical, TRUE NORTH, gets a first hearing
Longtime WBJC listener and successful local musician Charlie Barnett–whose career has included orchestral and film composing, jazz performance, and much more–has now turned his creative skills to the theatrical stage. He has written book, lyrics, and music for a new musical, True North, that will have its very first public reading at 8pm on Saturday, […]
Recital & Evensong for the Feast of Frederick Douglass
Honoring the life of Frederick Douglass, Music at St. David’s directed by Douglas Buchanan will offer a program featuring baritone and 2022-23 Composer-in-Residence Rahzé Cheatham on Sunday, February 19th starting at 4:30 pm.
Music From Movies 2-12-22
7:00 PM Burt Bachrach South American Getaway from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” Angel/EMI 56981 ORCH Cellists of the Berlin Phil. 7:06 PM Nino Rota Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme Telarc 80168 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 7:11 PM Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No.25 […]
