May 2017
StoryCorps is coming to town!
May 2017
Vol. 65, No. 5 Directions in Sound (USPS314900) is published each month by Indiana University Radio and Television Services, 1229 East 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 telephone: 812-855-6114 e-mail: wfiu@indiana.edu web site: wfiu.org Periodical postage paid at Bloomington, IN POSTMASTER Send address changes to: WFIU Membership Department Radio & TV Center Indiana University 1229 East 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47405-5501 WFIU is licensed to the Trustees of Indiana University, and operated by Indiana University Radio and Television Services. Perry Metz—General Manager John Bailey—Station Operations Director Will Murphy—Program Director Laura Baich—Marketing Director Peter Balonon-Rosen—StateImpact Indiana Multimedia Journalist Emmy Beltré—Senior Graphic Designer Eoban Binder—Director of Digital Media Barbara Brosher—Senior News Editor Steve Burns—News Journalist/ Producer Mark Chilla—Production Director, Afterglow and Ether Game Host Annie Corrigan—Multimedia Producer/Announcer Becca Costello—Digital News Journalist Don Glass—Producer A Moment of Science® Joe Goetz—Music Director James Gray—News Journalist/Producer George Hopstetter—Director of Engineering and Operations
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StoryCorps: All you have to do is ask—and listen StoryCorps, the nonprofit organization that records, preserves, and shares stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, is coming to south-central Indiana. The StoryCorps’ mobile recording studio (the MobileBooth) will be in Bloomington from May 25 to June 23, at a location to be determined. (Listen for announcements on air and at wfiu.org.) In the MobileBooth, two people record a meaningful conversation about who they are, what they’ve learned in life, and how they want to be remembered. Recording sessions last about 45 minutes, and are later edited. Selected stories will appear on WFIU and may later air nationally on Morning Edition. Since its founding in 2003, StoryCorps has given a quarter of a million Americans the chance to record interviews about their lives, to pass wisdom from one generation to the next, and to leave a legacy for the future. It is one of the largest single collections of human voices ever gathered. Sign up for a recording session at storycorps.org/ reservations or by calling 1-800-850-4406.
New Earth Eats book Focusing on local products, sustainability, and popular farmto-fork dining trends, Earth Eats: Real Food Green Living shows you how to plant, harvest, and prepare local food. Earth Eats radio host Annie Corrigan and FARMbloomington chef Daniel Orr present tips, grouped by season, on keeping your farm or garden in top form. They show you how to find the best in-season produce at your local farmers’ market and how to stock your kitchen effectively. With more than 80 color photos, Earth Eats: Real Food Green Living features everything the local grower and food enthusiast needs to know all year round, including how to create a healthy compost heap, nurture a failing bee colony, create all-natural deer repellent, and ferment delicious vegetables. The book is packed with more than 200 original and tested recipes that use locally-produced foods in their respective seasons. There are also profiles of individuals who are on the front lines of the changing food ecosystem, detailing the challenges they and the local food movement face. Earth Eats: Real Food Green Living is available at bookstores and online.
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Jazz Notes
Profiles
Saturdays at 5 p.m. on WFIU2 Sundays at 6 p.m. on WFIU May 6/7 – Dick Bishop Dick Bishop joined WFIU as a student announcer in 1957 and went on to become our longest-tenured host. Dick founded the popular-song program Afterglow, which remains a Friday night institution on our airwaves, as well the longtime show The Big Bands. His most recent program was Standards by Starlight. Dick Bishop died in May of last year at age 78. Steve Sanders hosts. (repeat) May 13/14 – David Grossman Israeli author David Grossman has written seven novels, a play, a number of short stories and novellas, several books of nonfiction, and books for children. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and has been translated into thirty languages. His novels include To the End of the Land, See Under: Love, and The Zigzag Kid. Will Murphy hosts.
Slip into spring-weather mode by tuning into WFIU’s long-running jazz program Just You and Me with host David Brent Johnson weekday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m. Hear new and recent releases every Monday, classic jazz on Tuesdays, live recordings and your jazz requests on Wednesday, and jazz from Indiana on Thursday. On Fridays we bring you good vibes for the coming weekend with Brother William Morris’ Soul Kitchen edition of the show. This month on Afterglow, host Mark Chilla presents shows that focus on jazz and popular song singer-songwriters, kicking off with Bloomington’s own Hoagy Carmichael on May 5 and featuring Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, and Mel Tormé in subsequent programs. Night Lights has a slate of shows this month highlighting the recordings that saxophonist Lester Young made in the late
May 20/21 – Jim Manion and Peter LoPilato IU alumnus Jim Manion is the longtime music director of Bloomington’s community radio station WFHB. He has written about music for The Primo Times and The Ryder magazine, and drummed in a variety of bands. In 2015, Ivy Tech honored him with an Arts Advocate award. Peter LoPilato is the publisher of The Ryder magazine, which he founded in 1980. He also founded and is the curator for The Ryder Film Series, which has been presenting foreign-language, independent, and classic American films in Bloomington for more than a quarter century. Yaël Ksander hosts. (repeat) May 27/28 – Gene Yang Gene Yang is a comic book writer and illustrator. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers and Saints was nominated for a National Book Award; and his American Born Chinese was the first graphic novel to win the American Library Association’s Printz Award. He has written for Avatar: The Last Airbender and Superman, and his graphic novel series Secret Coders teaches children the basics of computer programming. Professor Andrei Molotiu hosts.
George Walker honored for his service to the arts WFIU’s George Walker was awarded the Leadership in the Arts Award by the Cardinal Stage Company at their annual Red Feather Gala and Awards Ceremony. George was one of three nominees for the award, which recognizes an individual who provides leadership in supporting theater and the arts in Bloomington. “It’s a wonderful recognition of WFIU’s importance in our community and an honor for me,” George said.
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1940s after a traumatic period of military service, the final years of trumpeter Miles Davis, the golden age of soul jazz (including an interview with historian Bob Porter), and a Memorial Day edition of jazz elegies for departed musicians. Join Brother William Morris on Saturday evenings for a second helping of music and personality from The Soul Kitchen. The grooves kick in at 10 p.m. and go till midnight.
Come celebrate Harmonia’s 25th anniversary! Join us in celebrating Harmonia’s silver anniversary on WFIU. A reception will take place at the Bloomington Early Music Festival at the Monroe County Courthouse at 6 p.m. prior to the evening concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Light refreshments and giveaways will be available. Details to come. May 2017 / Page 3
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Key to abbreviations
a., alto; b., bass; bar., baritone; bssn., bassoon; cl., clarinet; cond., conductor; cont., continuo; ct., countertenor; db., double bass; ch., chamber; E.hn., English horn; ens., ensemble; fl., flute; gt., guitar; hn., horn; hp., harp; hpsd., harpsichord; intro., introduction; instr., instrument; kbd., keyboard; lt., lute; ms., mezzo-soprano; ob., oboe; orch., orchestra; org., organ; Phil., Philharmonic; p., piano; perc., percussion; qt., quartet; rec., recorder; sax., saxophone; s., soprano; str., string; sym., symphony; t., tenor; tb., trombone; timp., timpani; tpt., trumpet; trans., transcribed; var., variations; vla., viola; vlc., vdg., viola da gamba; violoncello; vln., violin. Upper case letters indicate major keys; lower case letters indicate minor keys.
Note: Daily listings are as complete as we can make them at press time, and we strive to provide full program information whenever possible. Some programs, however, do not provide us with information about their content. We include the titles of those programs as a convenience. When we receive no program information for a given day, the day will not appear in the listings. For a complete list of WFIU’s schedule, see the program grid on pages 4 and 5.
1 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Riccardo Muti conducts Bolero CHABRIER: España GINASTERA: Harp Concerto, Op. 25 (Xavier de Maistre, harp) CHARPENTIER: Impressions of Italy RAVEL: Boléro STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS The Weaver’s Tale Michael Barone celebrates John Weaver, one of America’s foremost teachers, church musicians, and recitalists, with Weaver’s own words and compositions. Weaver served on the faculties of the Juilliard School in New York City and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. WEAVER: Fantasia for Organ WEAVER: Two Anthems (Worship the Lord in the holy splendor; Prayer for Transfiguration Day) WEAVER: Partita on Kingsfold (I heard the voice of Jesus say) WEAVER: Anthem, Offer yourselves WEAVER: Passacaglia on a Theme by John Dunstable WEAVER: Concert Etude for Pedals Alone WEAVER: Epiphany Alleluias WEAVER: Toccata WEAVER: Prelude on Ellers (Savior, again to thy dear name we raise) J. S. BACH: Lobe den Herren, BWV 650 W. A. MOZART: Fantasy in f, K. 594 LISZT: Fugue on a Theme of Meyerbeer MENOTTI: Ricercare WEAVER: Prelude on Sine Nomine (For all the saints)
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saxophonist made in the years following a difficult wartime experience.
8:00 PM ETHER GAME In Conclusion As the IU school year ends this week, the Ether Game Brain Trust explores finales, codas, and other famous conclusions. 9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL New Releases Marjorie Herman features collections recently entered into the Sounds Choral archives. 10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES Soundward: New Hits Q2 Music’s Phil Kline joins Seth Boustead to chat about music that strikes a chord. The newest recordings that are certain to become classics.
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8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Minnesota Orchestra Osmo Vänskä, conductor Minnesota Chorale Kathy Saltzman Romey, artistic director BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 GINASTERA: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 25 PAULUS: Mass for a Sacred Place
4 Thursday 9:00 PM HARMONIA Slippery, Slimy, and Slithering Things This week we listen to the sounds of frogs, snakes, and serpents, both real and mythological. Our featured release is Le Serpent Imaginaire, a recording of music for a member of the cornetto family: the curvy instrument known as a “serpent.” Angela Mariani hosts. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Music of the Night Nocturnes and other music dedicated to the night have been present in the repertoire all throughout history. Latin American and Spanish composers from all eras sang to the mystery of these magical hours. Elbio Barilari hosts.
5 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Singer-Songwriter Series: Hoagy Carmichael Throughout the month, Mark Chilla explores some of the best singer-songwriters of the jazz world. He begins with Bloomington’s own Hoagy Carmichael. He explores Carmichael’s and other singers’ versions of songs such as “Georgia on My Mind,” “Star Dust,” and “Rockin’ Chair.” 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Postwar Prez: Lester Young 1945–1950 Jazz scholar and Lester Young box-set annotator Loren Schoenberg joins David Brent Johnson as he looks at the music the
1:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ALFANO—Cyrano de Bergerac A love story for the ages, the comedy-tragedy of Cyrano de Bergerac and his beloved Roxane comes alive in this rediscovered operatic gem. The title role is a signature part for the charismatic star tenor Roberto Alagna, performing it with the company for the first time opposite rising star Jennifer Rowley, who plays his secret love. Atalla Ayan is Christian and Juan Jesús Rodríguez is de Guiche. Marco Armiliato conducts. Sung in French.
11:00 AM RADIOLAB Three Questions What do the world’s fastest runners, New York City’s poop, and quicksand have in common? Nothing! But on this Radiolab, we ask why a small tribe in Kenya is home of the world’s fastest runners, what happens to New York City’s poop after it’s pooped, and why kids are no longer afraid of quicksand. 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Backroads This week’s episode finds host Julia Meek on the road to points of interest all around the musical globe. According to William Blake, “Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are the roads of genius.” Outfitted with wise words and a back pack of musical customs, it’s those vistas we’re tracking—through the Americas, across Europe and Africa, then beyond. 6:00 PM PROFILES Longtime WFIU jazz host Dick Bishop, who died one year ago this month. Steve Sanders hosts. (repeat) 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Leonard Slatkin conducts Robert Langevin, flute COPLAND: El Salón México RAVEL/Orch. Constant: Gaspard de la nuit Christopher ROUSE: Flute Concerto RAVEL: Boléro
8 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Riccardo Muti conducts Beethoven 7 CATALANI: Contemplazione MARTUCCI: La canzone dei ricordi (Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 PROKOFIEV: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Mary’s Songs Whether in response to the Angel’s proclamation of her divine role, or in simple
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hymns of praise, composers through history have celebrated the Virgin Mary. Michael Barone hosts. JEAN TITELOUZE: Magnificat sexti toni MARCEL DUPRÉ: Magnificat Antiphons, fr Op. 18 MAX REGER: Ave Maria, Op. 63, no. 7 ROBERT BENJAMIN DOBEY: Magnificat Verses WILLIAM WALTON: Magnificat, fr Chichester Service JEAN-LOUIS FLORENTZ: Mary’s Harp, fr Les Laudes, Op. 5 NAJI HAKIM: Magnificat JEAN LANGLAIS: Ave Maria-Ave maris stella, fr Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes GERALD NEAR: Ave Maria; Magnificat anima mea
9 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Metropolis The Ether Game Brain Trust heads downtown to look at the city lights for a show about different musical cities. 9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL Madrigali Moderna Claudio Monteverdi and Morten Lauridsen will be among those featured in this look at the madrigal gone modern. Marjorie Herman hosts. 10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES Relevant Tones teams up again with Open G Records and Access Contemporary Music to present the second in our series of quarterly broadcasts at Brooklyn’s hottest new venue National Sawdust. This broadcast will feature music by two lucky composers chosen from an international call for scores. Seth Boustead hosts.
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8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Los Angeles Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov conducts Renaud Capuçon, violin MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony
11 Thursday 9:00 PM HARMONIA Les Filles de Sainte Colombe Angela Mariani talks with founding member Wendy Gillespie about the history and music of the viol ensemble Les Filles de Sainte Colombe. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Bang the Drum: Latin American Percussion Music The birth of classical percussion music has a name and a date: Amadeo Roldán, 1930. The seminal Rítmicas by this Cuban pioneer inspired Edgar Varèse to write his famous Ionization and a whole new musical field was born. Elbio Barilari presents Latin American percussion pieces and works featuring percussion instruments in a prominent role.
12 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Singer-Songwriter Series: Johnny Mercer Mark Chilla continues his look at jazz singer-songwriters. He explores the poet from Savannah, Georgia, Johnny Mercer, and Mercer’s unique take on his own songs including “One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)” and “Blues in the Night.” 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Portraits in Soul Jazz with Bob Porter Longtime jazz and blues producer and radio host Bob Porter joins David Brent Johnson to talk about his new chronicle of the mid-20th century soul-jazz movement.
13 Saturday 1:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA R. STRAUSS—Der Rosenkavalier Fans of Renée Fleming, take note: This may be your last chance to hear her perform in a live staged opera. The superstar soprano has announced that she will retire from staged opera after this performance at The Met. In this production of Strauss’s grandest opera, the dream cast includes Fleming as the Marschallin and Elīna Garanča as Octavian. Director Robert Carsen places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscoring the opera’s subtext of class and conflict against a rich backdrop of gilt and red damask. Günther Groissböck is Baron Ochs, Erin Morley is Sophie, Markus Brück is Faninal, and Matthew Polenzani is an Italian Singer. Sebastian Weigle conducts the sparklingly perfect score. Sung in German. (Due to the length of the opera, the first fifteen minutes of All Things Considered will be preempted.)
14 Sunday 11:00 AM RADIOLAB Oops You come up with a great idea. You devise a plan. You control for every imaginable variable. And once everything’s in place, the train hops your carefully laid tracks. In this episode, one psychologist’s zeal to safeguard national security may have created a terrorist, and one community’s efforts to protect an endangered bird had deadly consequences. And against all odds, a toxic lake spawns new life. 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Motherhood As Mitch Albom observes, “There’s a story behind everything, but behind all your stories is always your mother’s story—because hers is where yours begins.” That’s our story on this week’s special Mother’s Day edition, with a global tour of musical traditions, and wise words across the Americas, through Europe, and into Asia, Africa, Australia and India. Julia Meek hosts. 6:00 PM PROFILES Israeli novelist David Grossman. Will
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Murphy hosts. 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Alan Gilbert conducts NIELSEN: Maskerade Overture NIELSEN: Symphony No. 5 NIELSEN: Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice
15 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Riccardo Muti conducts Mahler 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest, Op. 18 TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Rosa Feola, soprano) 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Getting Near Michael Barone speaks with Gerald Near, a prominent American composer of organ and church music. Near talks about his musical beginnings, the transition from playing by ear to composing, text setting, using a computer, and the creation of a new choral score commissioned by the church. All compositions in this program are by Gerald Near. NEAR: Toccata A Triptych of Fugues Three Anthems (To Thee, o Lord, have I lifted up my soul; They that wait upon the Lord; Sing Alleluia) Carillon on a Ukrainian Bell Carol Sonata No. 1 for Organ Three Chorale-preludes (Liebster Jesu; Freu dich sehr; Nun danket alle Gott), fr ChoraleWorks Two Chorale-preludes (Veni Emmanuel; A solis ortus cardine), fr Chantworks Set I Suite in Classic Style Air with Variations, fr Sonata Breve St. Mark’s Service (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis) Choraleworks, Set I (Westminster Abbey; O Welt, ich muss dich lassen; Moscow; Suo Gan; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland; Erhalt uns, Herr; Herzliebster Jesu; In dulci jubilo; Salzburg)
16 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Fragmented Fragmented, destroyed, and unfinished works on this episode of Ether Game. 9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL The Choral Legacy of Zoltan Kodaly Marjorie Herman samples the versatile repertoire from this chorus, hailing from the University of Melbourne, Australia. 10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES The Music of Math Many composers have a facility and fascination with math. Seth Boustead talks to several composers who use math in their compositions and find out how this affects the resulting music. Is it all cerebral? What is the balance between emotional expression and mathematical precision? May 2017 / Page 7
17 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Nashville Symphony Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Anne Akiko Meyers, violin GABRIELI: Brass Fanfare BERNSTEIN: Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) BERNSTEIN: Somewhere SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
18 Thursday 9:00 PM HARMONIA Cries of London: A David Munrow Retrospective Angela Mariani looks back at the work of the musical genius who played 43 instruments and was called “the first real professional of the early-music scene.” As host of BBC’s long-running Pied Piper program, David Munrow introduced a generation of young people to the joys of early music. In the forty years since his death at age 33, Munrow’s work has held an important place in the hearts of early music fans everywhere. 10:00 PM FIESTA! A Visit to Mexico For thousands of years Mexico has been at the forefront of civilization and music in the Americas. Elbio Barilari guides an excursion south of the border, featuring music from the 17th to the 21st centuries.
19 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Singer-Songwriter Series: Peggy Lee Mark Chilla looks at singer Peggy Lee, who got her start in Benny Goodman’s Orchestra, and went on to be the lyricist for her hit songs such as “It’s a Good Day,” “Sans Souci,” and “Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me).” 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Final Miles Music from trumpeter Miles Davis’ final years, including his albums Amandla and Tutu, and collaborations with Shirley Horn and Quincy Jones. David Brent Johnson hosts.
20 Saturday 1:00 PM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO WAGNER—Das Rheingold The Lyric’s ambitious new Ring cycle starts with Das Rheingold, conducted by music director Sir Andrew Davis. We’ll meet the Rhinemaidens, guardians of magical gold that can be transformed into a ring that grants its owner unlimited power. When Alberich steals the gold, the struggle among the legendary characters begins, as Wotan, king of the gods, vies with him for supreme power. Immerse yourself in thrilling drama Page 8 / May 2017
and music of vast proportions in this new production from world-renowned director David Pountney. Wotan: Eric Owens, Alberich: Samuel Youn, Loge: Štefan Margita, Fricka: Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Fasolt: Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Fafner: Tobias Kehrer, Erda: Okka von der Damerau. Performed in German.
21 Sunday 11:00 AM RADIOLAB In Defense Of We consider a string of barbaric crimes by a hated man, and the attorney who, when called to defend him, wound up defending a core principle of our legal system. When Frank Armani learned his client’s most gruesome secrets, he made a morally startling decision that stunned the world and goes to the heart of what it means to be a defense attorney: How far should lawyers go to provide the best defense to the worst people? 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Spring Beauties As well we remember, thanks to Thomas Tusser’s observation, “Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.” This week, it’s bountiful blossoms and a bevy of beauties we’ll be meeting and greeting, as we travel the world of musical customs and sayings that celebrate and toast this season of love, hope, youth and growth. From wetland to woods to mountain top, we’re running on flower power, and hope you can join in the seasonal fun. Julia Meek hosts. 6:00 PM PROFILES WFHB Music Director Jim Manion. Founder of The Ryder magazine and film series Peter LoPilato. Yaël Ksander hosts. 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Alan Gilbert conducts Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Russell Thomas, tenor; Shenyang, bass; Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus; Kent Tritle, director Mark-Anthony TURNAGE: Frieze BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9
22 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Christoph von Dohnányi and Martin Helmchen MOZART: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 (Martin Helmchen, piano) MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 (Jupiter) POULENC: Concert champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra (Mahan Estafani, harpsichord) 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Reassessing Alkan As a Paris Conservatoire classmate and friend of César Franck, a neighbor to
Frédéric Chopin, and a concert hall rival to Franz Liszt, the brilliant yet ill-fated CharlesValentin Alkan (1813–1888) deserves much more than a footnote in the history of romantic music. Many of his very attractive and often astonishing compositions— piano solos large and small, chamber music, concerted pieces for keyboard and orchestra—are available on CD. Michael Barone reviews intriguing compositions by this reclusive 19th-century virtuoso. All works on this program were composed by CharlesValentin Alkan. ALKIN: Priere, Op.64, no. 13 in G Priere, Op. 64, no. 9 in E Grand Préludes, Op. 66 (No. 1 in F; No. 2 in d; No. 6 in c; No. 8 in f) Etude No. 8 in d for Pedal Solo Grand Prélude, Op. 66 (No. 5 in E-flat) Grand Prélude, Op. 66, no. 5; Benedictus, Op. 54 Priere, Op. 64, no. 2 in A Prieres, Op. 64 (Nos. 4 & 10 in B-flat; No. 12 in F) Petits Préludes sur les huit gammes du plainchant (Nos. 1-7-2-4) Grand Prelude, Op. 66, no. 10 in b-flat Marche Funebre, Op. 39, no. 5 Impromptu, Op. 69 (Ein feste Burg) Priere, Op. 64, no. 11 in E
23 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Virtuoso What separates the “great” from the merely “OK”? The Ether Game Brain Trust explores virtuosos—those fleet-fingered phenoms of the musical world. 9:00 PM NOTUS CONTEMPORARY VOCAL ENSEMBLE The Jacobs School of Music’s NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble performs music by the late David Baker, James MacMillan, and others in a program of highlights from the group’s 2016–2017 academic year performances. NOTUS director Dr. Dominick DiOrio and WFIU music director Joe Goetz host. (Preempts Sounds Choral and Relevant Tones.)
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and about our favorite domestic animals. The featured release is the recording French Troubadour Songs, performed by Paul Hillier and Andrew Lawrence-King. 10:00 PM FIESTA! A Living Tradition: Baroque Music from Bolivia While European Baroque music and composers were falling out of fashion, in a remote corner of Bolivia those traditions never died. Elbio Barilari presents original baroque music written by Bolivian composers and interviews musicologist Father Piotr Nawrot, one of the custodians of these extraordinary cultural inheritances.
26 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Singer-Songwriter Series: Mel Tormé Mark Chilla concludes his singer-songwriter series by looking at the songs of Mel Tormé. Known mostly for “The Christmas Song,” Tormé also wrote such popular tunes such as “Born to Be Blue” and “A Stranger in Town.” 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Turn Out the Stars Volume 5 David Brent Johnson offers more jazz eulogies for departed jazz musicians, in honor of Memorial Day weekend.
27 Saturday 1:00 PM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO DONIZETTI—Lucia di Lammermoor If you cherish the classic tale of star-crossed love in Romeo and Juliet, then Lucia di Lammermoor will sweep you away with its intense romance. The most famous of all bel canto operas, you’ll be transfixed by the passion of the heroine Lucia (Albina Shagimuratova) and her lover Edgardo (you’ll long remember their heavenly love duet) and the vocal fireworks of Lucia’s dazzling mad scene, as she breaks your heart while sending spectacular coloratura and high notes soaring. Enrique Mazzola conducts. Edgardo: Piotr Beczała, Enrico: Quinn Kelsey, Raimondo: Adrian Sâmpetrean. Performed in Italian.
28 Sunday 11:00 AM RADIOLAB Numbers Where do numbers come from, and what do they really do for us? This hour, stories of how numbers confuse us, connect us, and even reveal our secrets. 1:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Patriotism and Remembrance As American founding father and second president John Adams noted, “Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” In observance of Memorial Day, we travel the world for tributes and musical reflections of those who gave their lives for their country. Beginning in our
own United States, we tour Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, with a special tribute to our original celebration of Decoration Day in the Civil War era. Julia Meek hosts. 6:00 PM PROFILES Comic book writer and illustrator Gene Yang. Andrei Molotiu hosts. 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Alan Gilbert conducts Robert Langevin, flute; Nikolaj Znaider, violin NIELSEN: Flute Concerto NIELSEN: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”
29 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Alice Sara Ott plays Bartok with Pablo Heras-Casado/Boulez Tribute BOULEZ: Figures-Doubles-Prismes STRAVINSKY: Four Studies for Orchestra BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Alice Sara Ott, piano) DEBUSSY: Ibería BOULEZ: Notations VII (Daniel Barenboim, conductor) BARTÓK: Divertimento for String Orchestra (Ferenc Fricsay, conductor) 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Hey, Louis, Louis Michael Barone pays tribute to the memory of composer Louis Vierne (1870–1937), master of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Vierne had been organist at Notre Dame for nearly 37 years when the clergy decided that organ recitals would no longer be allowed there. One final concert was scheduled for June 2nd, 1937, reportedly the 1,750th performance of Vierne’s career. More than three thousand people were gathered for the event when, midway through the program and just before an improvisation, Vierne had a heart attack. He died shortly thereafter in the organ loft, a dramatic end to a life of equal parts triumph and tragedy. On this 80th anniversary of Vierne’s death, Michael Barone honors his memory and celebrates his genius. LOUIS VIERNE: Allegro, fr Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 20 VIERNE: Choral, fr Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 20 VIERNE: Allegretto, Op. 1; Verset Fugue, In exitu Israël J.S. BACH: Fantasy in g, BWV 542 VIERNE: Carillon de Longpont & Arabesque, fr Pieces in Free Style, Op. 31 VIERNE: Stele pour un infant defunt, fr Triptyque, Op. 58 VIERNE: Meditation (1928 improvisation) BACH: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 717. VIERNE: Cortege (1928 improvisation) VIERNE: Allegro vivace, fr Symphony No. 1, Op. 14 VIERNE: Aubade (i.) & Resignation (ii.), fr Pieces de Fantasie (Suite 4), Op. 55 VIERNE: Allegro moderato (i.), fr Sonata in
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30 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Sgt. Pepper – It was 50 years ago today Calling all Fab Four fans! In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Ether Game explores some of the group’s influences on this special episode. 9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL Gloria: A Comparative Look at the Mass, Part II Marjorie Herman concentrates on settings of the Gloria, from the Baroque onward. 10:00 PM IU NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Highlights from the IU New Music Ensemble’s 2016–2107 academic year include works by IU professors Don Freund and New Music Ensemble director David Dzubay. WFIU music director Joe Goetz hosts. (Preempts Relevant Tones and the first hour of Overnight Music with Peter van de Graaff.)
31 Wednesday
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