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- What's Dropping: May 2012
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This week we'll hear from Florent Ghys' latest recording along with other recent releases in a series we like to call "What's Dropping."
J.S. Bach makes appearance on the show through the pen Bruce Haynes who re-imagines some of Bach's output through six new Brandenburg concertos, and the Tenebrae Choir performs Paul Mealor's set of well-known rose texts.
Also in the Horizons in Music series
Ceol Nua na hÉirinn - New Music of Ireland
(59:00)
From: WFIU
This week we’ll pay a visit to Ireland and discover that contemporary music is alive and well alongside the traditional.
ICONS: Morten Lauridsen
(59:00)
From: WFIU
This week as part of our ICONS series, we’ll introduce or perhaps reintroduce the choral music of Morten Lauridsen through his settings of poets James Agee and Rainer Maria ...
Rising in the East: The Music of Asian-American Composers
(59:01)
From: WFIU
this week we’ll be highlighting the many contributions that Asian-American composers have made to the genre.
ICONS: John Adams
(59:01)
From: WFIU
John Adams' name has become nearly synonymous with new music, especially in America. The composer with deep roots in minimalism has tried his hand in a number of genres - ...
Pros on Prose
(59:01)
From: WFIU
The melding of words and music into a single piece of art has been at the heart of human existence for thousands of years, and today’s composers are still finding new ways to ...
What's Dropping
(59:01)
From: WFIU
This week we’re taking a listen to some new releases in the world of contemporary music, including the latest CD from ETHEL, Heavy. We’ll also be hearing a work by Barbara ...
Pedal to the Metal
(59:01)
From: WFIU
For many composers, the piano is where they first hear their musical thoughts. It’s no wonder then that so many are pianists first. This week we’ll be hearing music by ...
The Choral Works of Ola Gjeilo
(59:01)
From: WFIU
A conversation with composer Ola Gjeilo about his music and hear some selections from the Phoenix Chorale's recording "Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo"
Off the Chart
(59:01)
From: WFIU
For nearly as long as there has been jazz, there have been composers melding it with their own compositional styles to create something that bridges the nightclub and the ...
Related Pieces
Piece Description
This week we'll hear from Florent Ghys' latest recording along with other recent releases in a series we like to call "What's Dropping."
J.S. Bach makes appearance on the show through the pen Bruce Haynes who re-imagines some of Bach's output through six new Brandenburg concertos, and the Tenebrae Choir performs Paul Mealor's set of well-known rose texts.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schemmer: Rhapsody for Cello and Piano | Sebastian Bäverstam, cello; Constantine Finehouse, piano | Brahms/Schemmer. | Spice Rack Records | 2011 | 08:29 |
| Haynes: Brandeburg Concerto No. 11 | Matthew Jennejohn, oboe; Eric Milnes, harpsichord; Montreal Baroque Band | New "Brandeburgs". | ATMA Classique | 2012 | 14:32 |
| Ghys: Pull blanc, Chemise rouge & Quatrieme | Florent Ghys | Baroque tardiff. | Cantaloupe | 2012 | 13:22 |
| : Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Four Madrigals on Rose Texts) | Nigel Short/Tenebrae Choir | A Tender Light. | Decca | 2012 | 12:48 |
| Banks: Six Pieces for Orchestra: No. 5 “The Oracle” | Paul Englishby/The City of Prague Phil. Orch. | Banks: Six Pieces for Orchestra. | Naxos | 2012 | 00:00 |
