Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCarter's Cello Concerto
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In September 2001, American composer Elliott Carter was just a few months shy of his 93rd birthday, but still busy composing new works both l…
13 hours ago
Dawson's 'Negro Folk Symphony'
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Today’s date in 1899 marks the birthday of famous African-American composer, choir director and teacher, William L. Dawson, in Anniston, Alab…
1 day, 13 hours ago
An Italian western (for English horn)
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“Spaghetti western” is a nickname given to a genre of Italian films from the 1960s, most famously directed by Sergio Leone, and often starrin…
2 days, 13 hours ago
Adolphus Hailstork's 'Amazing Grace'
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On today’s date in 1875, one of the greatest musical match-makers of all time died in Spartanburg, South Carolina. His name was William Walke…
3 days, 13 hours ago
Mackey's 'Stumble to Grace'
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On today’s date in 2011, the Saint Louis Symphony under David Robertson premiered a new piano concerto by American composer Steven Mackey. Th…
4 days, 13 hours ago
Garcia's Requiem
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In the 1970s, the Afro-American Music Opportunities Association collaborated with Columbia Records to create an audio anthology of works by u…
5 days, 13 hours ago
Stravinsky goes home
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On today’s date in 1962, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky returned to his homeland for the first time in nearly half a century. When he …
6 days, 13 hours ago
Captain Jinks
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On today’s date in 1975, the Kansas City Lyric Theater opened its 18th season with the world premiere of a new opera by Jack Beeson, Captain …
1 week ago
Vaughan Williams at Westminster
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On today’s date in 1958, just nine days after his death, a funeral service was held for British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams at Westminste…
1 week, 1 day ago
Elgar's Fifth
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On today’s date in 1930, in Kingsway Hall in London, British composer Edward Elgar conducted the first performance of his Pomp and Circumstan…
1 week, 2 days ago