What’s this program about? The Dallas Wind Symphony performs a concert entirely of American music running the gamut from show music to patriotic tunes to new pieces from some of America’s leading wind-band composers. Works discussed Stephen Bryant, Stampede; Morton Gould, American Salute; John Gibson, … Read more
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What’s this program about? There isn’t exactly a Top 40 for the Band World. But if there were, every piece on this concert would be high on the list. Works discussed: Clifton Williams, Fanfare and Allegro; Vaclav Nehlybel, Symphonic Movements; Holst, Second Suite in F; … Read more
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What’s this program about? Professor Carol shows how composers use nationalist elements to take listeners on a journey across the Global Soundscape. She highlights colorful works by French, American, and Russian composers. Works discussed: Francois Poulenc, Suite Francaise; Ron Nelson, Rocky Pointe Holiday; Carl Friedemann, … Read more
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What’s this program about? Major Jim Keene took his musical training and talents into the Army, becoming conductor of the premier Army musical ensembles and now commanding the U.S. Army School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia.Professor Carol spoke with her former graduate student when … Read more
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What’s this program about? Maestro Allan Halbert founded the Starlight Symphony Orchestra, a recent addition to Portland’s thriving arts community. Halbert says, “My hope is to offer musical programs that connect with the community and with people who’ve had limited exposure to a live orchestra.”His … Read more
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What’s this program about? Enter the musical world of Sir Malcolm Arnold, a world of brisk expression and energy, evocative soundscape, precise instrumentation, and winsome melody.A world of richly colored, well crafted, deeply satisfying sound. Many people discover Malcolm Arnold through his sets of appealing … Read more
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Weimar. This former East German city (that seems so pastoral and peaceful) is actually a bubbling caldron for the arts and culture! Designated in 1999 as UNESCO’s Cultural Capital of Europe, Weimar is a small but unbelievably beautiful and famous city where virtually every movement … Read more
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What’s this program about? We think of West Side Story as Bernstein’s musical, but it needed director and choreographer Jerome Robbins, scriptwriter Arthur Laurents, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim to bring all of the elements together.West Side Story was a dividing line in each of the … Read more
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What’s this program about? We forget how young the idea of a public concert is. Until around 1700, the idea of people assembling to play music not as part of a theatrical presentation or church service, but rather purely for listening, was almost unknown. … Read more
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Popcorn and high C’s? At the same time? Want to find out what really goes on backstage? Then let’s go to the movies – at theaters across America – to see Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, March 15 and 16, live via HD satellite transmission from … Read more
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