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12-25-21 Face The Music Listings
This week we have the pleasure of panelists Eva Mengelkoch pianist from Towson University, Tuba Player Ed Goldstein and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide. An oldie but a goodie! PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/25/2021 5:00 PM 52 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Op 21 United Arc 2 COND Bruno Walter BROO […]
Vocalise 12-25-21
8:00 PM Traditional Christmas Medley Angel/EMI 47587 COND Leonard Slatkin ORCH Orchestra of St. Luke’s SOLO Kathleen Battle, soprano SOLO New York Choral Artists SOLO Boys’ Choir of Harlem 8:10 PM John Rutter Dancing Day Skylark 9703 ORCH Elektra Women’s Choir SOLO Rita Costanzi, harp 8:37 PM Rosephanye Powell Christus Natus Est Gothic Rec 49277 […]
Toccata listings for 12/26/21
On tonight’s program, an organ work by Bach, piano music by Grieg, and music for organ and strings by Respighi. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 515 Johann Sebastian Bach Praeludium it Fuga in C BWV 547 Erato 10703 SOLO Marie-Claire Alain, organ 10:28 C 1 7-8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:13 PM 9742 Edvard Grieg […]
12-25-21 Music in Maryland: Baltimore Choral Arts Society! BCAS Christmas!
Christmas with Choral Arts! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021 | 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN Anthony Blake Clark, music director Leo Wanenchak, organ Baltimore’s Best Brass Holiday choral favorites continue a 38-year tradition with Christmas with Choral Arts. This year, we return to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for this special holiday […]
Beethoven 1808 “Monster” Concert
213 years ago, on December 22, 1808 Ludwig van Beethoven put on a benefit concert for himself. It was his last public performance as a pianist with orchestra. The concert included all new music by Beethoven and lasted 4 hours, from 6:30 PM until 10:30 PM. Join Jonathan Palevsky and me for a musical re-creation […]
Vocalise 12-18-21
8:00 PM 8:00 PM John Rutter Brother Heinrich’s Christmas Collegium 115 COND John Rutter ORCH London Sinfonia SOLO Cambridge Singers SOLO Brian Kay , narrator ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:20 PM Camille Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio Op 12 Capriccio 10216 COND Martin Flamig ORCH Dresden Philharmonic SOLO and Chorus SOLO And various soloists
Toccata listings for 12/19/21
On tonight’s program, some christmas favorites poayed on the piano and the harpsichord, and a piano concerto from England. Thanks for listening, and happy holidays! 6:00 PM 16741 Samuel Wesley Rondo on “God rest you merry, gentlemen”Arabesque 6594 SOLO Ian Hobson, piano EE ihn Hobson 6:31 C 1 16-16 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:09 PM 50135 Edwin […]
Music From Movies 12-12-21
7:00 PM Albert Hague You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Mercury 1966 ORCH Studio Orchestra 7:04 PM Danny Elfman Nightmare Before Christmas: Disney 1 ORCH Studio Orchestra SOLO Danny Elfan Medley 7:15 PM Alexandre Desplat Grand Budapest Hotel: Soundtrack Abkco 7181302 ORCH Osipov State Russian Flk.Orch. […]
Vocalise 12-11-21
8:00 PM Hector Berlioz Beatrice et Benedict: “Ah! Je Vais l’aimer DG/Archiv 4794101 COND Alain Altinoglu ORCH Lyon Opera Orchestra SOLO Piotr Beczala, tenor 8:04 PM 51607 Hector Berlioz L’enfance du Christ: Arrival at Sais Erato 75333 COND John Eliot Gardiner ORCH Lyon Opera Orchestra SOLO Anne Sofie von Otter, alto SOLO Gilles Cachemaille, baritone […]
Dealing with anxiety and stress at the holidays
This time of year, many people experience cultural pressure to be “merry” all the time even if life isn’t going so well for them or they have difficult memories of holidays past. Recently, I spoke with Alexandra Wykowski, Associate Director of Clinical Services at Behavioral Health System Baltimore, about the reasons people may struggle with […]
