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Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch was first and foremost known around the world for his music, blending a variety of musical influences, including Jewish, Swiss, and Native American. In later years, Bloch lived on the Oregon coast, and was inspired by its natural beauty. Bloch’s works are still being performed to this day. Bloch was well known for his music, but people may not know that he was also an avid amateur photographer. Stage& Studio Producer Tali Singer with Editor Dmae Roberts presents a feature story about Bloch, whose photographs are being showcased at the Oregon Jewish Museum. We'll hear from Ernie Bloch, the grandson of Ernest Bloch, as well as Curator Eric Johnson, Museum Director Judith Margles and Ron Blessinger of Third Angle Music Ensemble in Portland, OR.
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Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch was first and foremost known around the world for his music, blending a variety of musical influences, including Jewish, Swiss, and Native American. In later years, Bloch lived on the Oregon coast, and was inspired by its natural beauty. Bloch’s works are still being performed to this day. Bloch was well known for his music, but people may not know that he was also an avid amateur photographer. Stage& Studio Producer Tali Singer with Editor Dmae Roberts presents a feature story about Bloch, whose photographs are being showcased at the Oregon Jewish Museum. We'll hear from Ernie Bloch, the grandson of Ernest Bloch, as well as Curator Eric Johnson, Museum Director Judith Margles and Ron Blessinger of Third Angle Music Ensemble in Portland, OR.
Broadcast History
Aired on Stage & Studio with Dmae Roberts, KBOO 90.7, 1/18/11
Transcript
HOST INTRO:
INTRO: Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch was first and foremost known around the world for his music, blending a variety of musical influences, including Jewish, Swiss, and Native American. In later years, Bloch lived on the Oregon coast, and was inspired by its natural beauty. Bloch’s works are still being performed to this day. Fans might not know that Bloch was also an avid amateur photographer. The Oregon Jewish Museum is showing an exhibit featuring forty of his black and white photographs. Stage & Studio's Tali Singer has this story
NARRATION: Photography is not art. At least that’s what Ernest Bloch once told famed photographer Alfred Stieglitz at a dinner in New York City.
ERIC JOHNSON: When Bloch comes to America, he comes from a Romantic tradition of music, Wagner, Debussy, this great expression of emotion, not willing to believe that a camera, even though he was...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch was first and foremost known around the world for his music, blending a variety of musical influences, including Jewish, Swiss, and Native American. In later years, Bloch lived on the Oregon coast, and was inspired by its natural beauty. Bloch’s works are still being performed to this day. We’re listening to one of his pieces, America, performed by the Seattle Symphony. You might not know that Bloch was also an avid amateur photographer. Now the Oregon Jewish Museum is showing an exhibit featuring forty of his black and white photographs. Tali Singer has this story.
OUTRO:ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ernest Bloch: Framing a Vision of the World is showing at the Oregon Jewish Museum until May 8th.
Third Angle Ensemble will be performing Ernest Bloch’s music on January 26th and 27th at 7:30 PM and on January 28th at 3:00 PM
On February 6th at 2:00 PM, curator Eric Johnson will be giving a lecture on Bloch’s photography.
Dr. Alexander Knapp will give a lecture on Bloch’s music on February 24th at 7:30PM.
For more information on all these events, go to O-J-M dot org or Stage and Studio dot org.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suite Modale--I. Moderato | Atlas Camerata Orchestra, composer: Ernest Bloch | Bloch: 4 Episodes, 2 Poems, Concertino, Suite Modale. | Naxos | 1997 | 02:43 |
| I. "Oh America" | Seattle Symphony, composer: Ernest Bloch | America: An Epic Rhapsody for Orchestra. | Delos | 1994 | 15:03 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 1: Second Movement | Atlas Camerata Orchestra, composer: Ernest Bloch | Bloch: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 and 2 / String Quartet. | Asv Living Era | 2002 | 07:17 |
| Schelomo | Ernest Bloch, London Philharmonic | 1949 | 20:28 |
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Executive Producer/Editor: Dmae Roberts
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