Robin Hancock - Classical Piano Favorites

We’ve had 85 pianists on the show so far and not one has played Claire De Lune. Thank goodness it finally gets played in this episode thanks to Robin Hancock! As well as the theme music from the rip-roaring rootin’ tootin’ western: The Magnificent Seven; the creepy Die Erlkonig; and classical compositions of Bach and Brahms and Tchaikovsky.

Dr. Hancock is a member of the renowned American Piano Quartet and is part of the Piano Faculty at the BYU School of Music. Professor Hancock is active as a soloist with a knack for putting together entertaining programs. For example, one concert of his featured ALL the music in the Gershwin Songbook from 1932 along with the piano transcription of An American in Paris. 

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BACH (transcription BRAHMS) Chaconne for the Left Hand; SHUBERT  (arr. Franz Liszt) Die Erlkonig; TCHAIKOVSKY Sleeping Beauty pas de duex (arr. Mikhail Pletnev); BACH Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Robin Hancock); Theme music from the movie The Magnificent Seven (arr. Robin Hancock); DEBUSSY Clair de lune

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Highway 89 Extra with The King's Singers!

Highway 89 Extra with the Kings Singers!

The King's Singers are celebrating their 50th year as an ensemble with a world tour and a 3-CD album titled “Gold.” They performed at BYU this week and we sat down for a conversation and music with tenor Julian Gregory and 2nd baritone Christopher Gabbitas.

Repertoire:
HENRY LEY Prayer of King Henry VI; CHILCOTT We Are, JOEL (arr. Chilcott) And So it Goes; TRAD. (arr Lovatt) The Little Green Lane; TRAD. (arr Chilcott) Shenandoah; FRANCES (arr. Bruerton) Don’t Worry About Me; TRAD. (arr. Gabbitas) Scarborough Fair

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Beethoven's Piano Trio in C minor

Vedrana Subotic (piano), Claude Halter (violin), Anne Lee (cello)

Repertoire:
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3

Vedrana Subotic is a pianist and the director of the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series of Salt Lake City. In this hour she performs Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3 with Utah Symphony musicians: Anne Lee (cello) and Claude Halter (violin).

There was a time when piano trios were the genre of amateur musicians. You wrote a piano trio because you were an up-and-coming artist making your way through beginner coursework. Mozart and Haydn both dutifully contributed to the genre, and naturally did well, but it was Beethoven (in his classical rock star style) that turned this musical “chore” into an astonishing, money-making, and entertaining genre. 

His set of three piano trios (opus 1) broke rules. He instigated equality between the instruments—the cello and violin were no longer mere accompaniment. He also added another movement and stretched the length from a 10 or 12 minute piece to nearly 30. 

He debuted his three trios during a soiree at Prince Lichnowsky’s estate. Joseph Haydn was in the audience along with a lot of other wealthy and well-connected people and they left impressed with what they’d heard. When the trios were ready for printing the publisher had 241 orders for scores. 

Of his three piano trios, Beethoven’s third, in C minor, was the one that broke the most rules and that’s the one we’re hearing today!

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Richter Uzur Duo featuring Guitar and Cello

The Richter Uzur Duo features Acoustic Guitar and Cello

The Richter Uzur Duo is a one-of-a-kind guitar and cello duo that plays a whimsical mix of rock, world, and classical music. Comprised of world-renowned musicians Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter, the Duo has composed and arranged the largest repertoire of guitar/cello duets in existence and has performed hundreds of concerts in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In the United States the RUDuo is known for its regular appearances on NPR’s Performance Today as well as frequent national and international broadcasts on programs such as PBS’s WoodSongs and NPR’s Classical Guitar Alive. Their debut CD entitled "String Theory" was released in 2013.

Between original compositions and arrangements of classic favorites, the musicians chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about their backgrounds and passions and musical experiences. 

Repertoire:

RICHTERUZUR Iron Wood, La folia, Kolo Fugato, Facing East; LENNON/MCCARTNEY I am the Walrus

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Gifted Music School with Bill McGlaughlin

Eugene Watanabe is the founder of Salt Lake City's Gifted Music School, a non-profit children's music school committed to creating a new standard for music education in the US. With him are a number of the school's students here to perform, and they switch in and out of chairs during the performances -- sometimes between movements -- so that everyone has a chance to play!

Also here is Bill McGlaughlin, the Peabody Award-winning host of Saint Paul Sunday and Exploring Music on WFMT in Chicago.

Host: Steven Kapp Perry

Repertoire: Piano Quintet in A major "The Trout Quintet", 4th &5th mvts - Franz Schubert; Violin Sonata - Aaron Copeland; Piano Quartet in E-flat major, 1st mvt - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Piano Quartet, Vivace mvt - Robert Schumann;

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David Park Plays the Devilishly Difficult Caprices by Paganini

Violinist David Park plays 10 of Pagnini's notoriously difficult caprices for violin.

Repertoire:
PAGANINI Caprice No. 1, 5, 9, 13, 14, 16, 19 - 21, 24

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BYU Singers, directed by Andrew Crane

The BYU Singers, directed by Andrew Crane.

Repertoire:
JAMES O Come and Sing Unto the Lord; ARNESEN Flight Song; TRADITIONAL I Don' Feel No Ways Tired Arr. GIBBS; TRADITIONAL No Time Arr. BRUMFIELD;  Estrela E lua Nova Arr. VILLA-LOBOS; WILSON Till There was You Arr. SHAW; RUNESTAD Alleluia

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U of U Piano Students: Kate Poulton, Sasha Bainson, Candace Winterton

University of Utah piano Students - Kate Poulton, Sasha Bainson, Candace Winterton

Repertoire:
DEBUSSY Suite Pour le Piano (Mvts. 1, 3); COLERIDGE 24 Negro Melodies (No. 22, 23); RAVEL Sonatine pour le piano 

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Anton Nel Performs Piano Classics

Pianist Anton Nels performs piano classics.

Repertoire:

HANDEL Air and Variations from Suite No. 5; DEBUSSY Suite Bergamasque; SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien; BEETHOVEN Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

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The Lee Trio

 Lisa Lee (violin), Angela Lee (cello), Melinda Lee Masur (piano)

Repertoire:
HAYDN Piano Trio in C Major Mvt. 1,3; SCHUMANN Piano Trio in F Major Mvt. 2; PULKKIS Fern Flowers Mvt. 1; MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in D Minor Mvt. 3

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Diane Reich, Robert Brandt, and Scott Holden - Comedy Tonight!

Soprano Diane Reich, baritone Robert Brandt, and pianist Scott Holden share an hour's worth of classical humor.

Repertoire:

LAITMAN I'm Nobody; BOLCOM Amor; MOLLICONE Mrs. Noah's Aria; SATIE Embryons Desseches; FLANDERS & SWANN The Warthog; The Spider; The Sloth; MOORE I'm Glad I'm Not a Tenor; Content to be Behind Me; LAITMAN Dreaming

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Julian Gargiulo from Moonlight to Mission Impossible

Pianist Julian Gargiulo performs classical greats, and puts a classical spin on "Mission Impossible."

Repertoire:

CHOPIN Etude Op. 10 No. 12; PIAZZOLLA Oblivion Arr. GARGIULO; GARGIULO Puerto Rican Day Parade, Lullaby, Mission Impossible, Cello Sonata No.1 Mvt. 3, GARDEL Por una Cabeza; BEETHOVEN Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 in C sharp minor “Moonlight Sonata”

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Baritone Robert Brandt Sings German Lieder

Rob Brandt (baritone), Michael Shutze (piano) 

Repertoire
SCHUMANN Selections from Liederkreis: In der Fremde, Waldesgespräch, Mondnacht, Zwielicht, Frühlingsnacht; Two Ballad settings of poet Heinrich Heine: Belsatzar, Die beiden Grenadiere

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The Gifted Music School - Mendelssohn to Michael Jackson

From the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City, Eugene Watanabe (director), Megan Mason (Assistant Conductor), Shenae Anderson, Alden Durham, Rebecca Epperson, Chase Ferry, Kaylee Romrell, Ethan Sherman, Camille Stanley, Will Yavornitzky, Bree Fotheringham, Kana Yoshigi

Repertoire:
MENDELSSOHN Octet E-flat major, Op. 20, Mvts 1, 4; BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Violin in A major; LIGETI Etude No. 13 L’escalier du diable; JACKSON Smooth Criminal

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Music by Marden Pond - Kokopelli Sketches

Music by Utah composer Marden Pond with the Clarion Festival Orchestra and featuring Daron Bradford, various Native American flutes.

Repertoire:
To Hallowed Ground (4 movements), Kokopelli Sketches

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Dustin Gledhill and Lucas Pullin with A Taste of Brazil

Classical duo Dustin Gledhill and Lucas Pullin are in Utah to perform a special musical program that they recently played at a sold-out show in New Orleans. Sponsored by the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, "Taste of Brazil" is a multi-medium repertoire that explores the mixed rhythms and movements that make up the core of Brazilian musical classics. Featuring food, dancing, and plenty of music, the pair is taking the show next to New York, and then on to Brazil itself!

Dustin and Lucas are both multi-instrumentalists and graduates of the Julliard performance conservatory in New York City.

Dustin Gledhill: Piano and vocals

Lucas Pullin: Classical Guitar

Songs featured: Prelude No. 1 in E minor - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat minor - Gabriel Fauré, "Lua Branca" - Chinquinha Gonzaga; "Sons de Carrilhoes" - Joao Pernambuco, Corcovado - Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Her Elegy" Part 1 - Dustin Gledhill;

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NEXT Ensemble with Music for Strings

An ensemble designed expressly to bring people together, the NEXT Ensemble out of Salt Lake City, Utah is a rotating group of musicians that pushes the boundaries of what it means to play classical music. Featuring a blend of time periods and styles, each with unique expression, tonight in-studio the ensemble features a traditional string quartet along with a clarinet and an upright bass.

Repertoire:
MOZART Clarinet Quintet 1st Mvt; GLASS String Quartet Company; BARTOK String Quartet No. 4; MOZART Clarinet Quintet 4th Mvt

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French Clarinet with Samuel Noyce

Clarinetist Sam Noyce and pianist Larry Gee feature music for clarinet by French composers, as well as a bit of Paris-inspired Gershwin.

Repertoire:
SAINT-SAENS Sonata for Clarinet Mvt. 1; JEANJEAN Andantino from Deux pieces pour clarinette et piano; MESSAGER Solo de Concours; MANGANI Blues from An American in Paris

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Salt Lake Vocal Artists with Brady Allred

Dr. Brady Allred directs the 40+ voice choir Salt Lake Vocal Artists, in a selection of pieces they'll be performing in Barcelona as part of a world choral singing symposium--one of just a few choirs invited.

Repertoire:

WILBERG Light Dawns on a Weary World; CONTE The Waking; DICKAU A Song of Joys; NESTOR Peace Prayer of Saint Francis; FINZI My Spirit Sang All Day; LOUNSBROUGH Invocation; STOPFORD The Beatitudes; DAVISON Ritmo; RUNESTAD The Peace of Wild Things; JOHNSON I Love You/What a Wonderful World

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Alex and Aubrey Woods, violin

Alex is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and Yale University with a master’s degree in violin performance. He is also a professor of violin at Brigham Young University. Aubrey graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Violin Performance and has commissioned and recorded music for violin and piano on Tantara records. She is currently the Concert Master for the Ballet West orchestra.

Host: Steven Kapp Perry

Repertoire: PROKOFIEV Sonata for two violins (Mvts. 1 & 2); PHELPS, WILLIAMS arr. WOODS If You Could Hie to Kolob; ASPLUND One Eternal Round

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Low, Lower, Lowest with Bassoon, Bass, and Tuba

Low, Lower, Lowest

Salty Cricket Composers Collective: Leon Chodos (bassoon), Edward Merritt (bass), Matthew Lindhal (tuba)

Repertoire:
WOOD Profundo; POND De Profundis Mvt. 1-3; MEGARGEL Subterranean Richochet

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Richard Elliot Performs Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor

Tabernacle Organist Richard Elliott performs Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor. Recorded in Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City.

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Donna Fairbanks and Hilary Demske, music by Janacek

Dr. Donna Fairbanks (violin) and Dr. Hilary Demske (piano) perform music by Leos Janacek from their recent performances in Europe, including in Brno, Janacek's hometown.

Repertoire:
JANACEK Violin Sontata no. 1 and Dumka

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Danielle Messina & Kathleen Finlinson, piano

Danielle Messina and Kathleen Finlinson, pianists playing selections from Liszt.

Repertoire: LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6; Hungarian Rhapsody no. 16;

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The Portland Cello Project

The Portland Cello Project is a group of players with very diverse backgrounds, and with a constantly-changing lineup of artists and musicians those backgrounds always different, but the one thing they all have in common is this: They play the cello! 

Led by Douglas Jenkins, the Portland Cello Project brings the cello to places it wouldn't normally be heard. From Prairie Home Companion to  to touring with heavy metalist Buckethead to sports bars in Texas to punk clubs in Boston to haltime shows in Portland, you name it they've done it. They also play music you wouldn't normally hear on the instrument from Beethoven to Adele to Kanye West and Pantera. 

Today they share a number of classical and modern selections, all cello and all fantastic. 

Performers: 

Skip Vonkuske 

Kevin Jackson 

Diane Chaplin 

Sage Coy 

Julian Kosanovick 

with Artistic Director Douglas Jenkins 

Repertoire: Southern Belle, Tomorrow Tomorrow, Between the Bars - Elliott Smith; Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach; 

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