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Manchester Music Festival

From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Length: 59:01

Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals visits the Manchester Music Festival in the shadow of scenic Mount Equinox in Manchester, Vermont. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Promos

Playing: Manchester Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston

Nesf-manchester_vt-photo_from_festival_small Manchester, VT is at the northern end of the Taconic mountain range, though it's the home of the Southern Vermont Arts Center - one of two places that hosts the annual Manchester Music Festival. We'll pay a visit, talk with Artistic Director Ariel Rudiakov, and take in a diverse program including Antonin Dvorak, and a little-performed chamber music gem by Ludwig Thuille.

Program:

Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World: (mvmt II) Largo
Manchester Music Festival Orchestra, Ariel Rudiakov, conductor

Ludwig Thuille: Sextet for Winds and Piano, Op. 5
Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Matthew Sullivan, oboe; Morrie Sherry, clarinet; Dmitri Rudiakov, bassoon; Scott Brubaker, horn; Ron Levy, piano

David Amram: Starry Night
Morrie Sherry, clarinet; Manchester Music Festival Orchestra; Ariel Rudiakov, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 Archduke: (mvmt IV) Allegro moderato
Danwen Jiang, violin; Michael Rudiakov, cello; Shoshana Rudiakov, piano

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Caption: Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Credit: The VSO

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Caption: Elley-Long Music Center (Colchester, VT)

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Marlboro Music Festival (59:30)
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Caption: Shalin Liu Performance Center - Rockport, MA

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Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (59:31)
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Caption: Norfolk Chamber Music Festival performers

Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (59:31)
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Newport Music Festival (59:31)
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Caption: Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Credit: Mark Ryan

Windham Chamber Music Festival (59:31)
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Piece Description

Manchester, VT is at the northern end of the Taconic mountain range, though it's the home of the Southern Vermont Arts Center - one of two places that hosts the annual Manchester Music Festival. We'll pay a visit, talk with Artistic Director Ariel Rudiakov, and take in a diverse program including Antonin Dvorak, and a little-performed chamber music gem by Ludwig Thuille.

Program:

Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World: (mvmt II) Largo
Manchester Music Festival Orchestra, Ariel Rudiakov, conductor

Ludwig Thuille: Sextet for Winds and Piano, Op. 5
Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Matthew Sullivan, oboe; Morrie Sherry, clarinet; Dmitri Rudiakov, bassoon; Scott Brubaker, horn; Ron Levy, piano

David Amram: Starry Night
Morrie Sherry, clarinet; Manchester Music Festival Orchestra; Ariel Rudiakov, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 Archduke: (mvmt IV) Allegro moderato
Danwen Jiang, violin; Michael Rudiakov, cello; Shoshana Rudiakov, piano

Broadcast History

Classical New England

Timing and Cues

Total Time - 59:00, including two internal :60-sec. station breaks (with music beds)

Additional Credits

Ray Brown, host. Cheryl Willoughby, host. With thanks to Ariel Rudiakov at the Manchester Musical, and Joe Goetz at Vermont Public Radio. The Executive Producer, and WGBH’s Managing Director for Classical Services, is Benjamin K. Roe.