November 2015
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Kevin Kline on Profiles Barbara Brosher Sunday, December 21 a Editor WFIU/WTIU Senior News
November 2015 Vol. 63, No. 11
Directions in Sound (USPS314900) is published each month by the Indiana University Radio and Television Services, 1229 East 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-5501 telephone: 812-855-6114 or 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—Executive Director, Radio and Television Services Will Murphy—Station Operations Director John Bailey—Program Director Eoban Binder—Director of Digital Media Barbara Brosher—Senior News Editor Annie Corrigan—Multi Media Producer/Announcer Gretchen Frazee—WFIU/WTIU Senior News Editor Don Glass—Volunteer Producer/ A Moment of Science® Joe Goetz—Music Director James Gray—Radio Projects Coordinator George Hopstetter—Director of Engineering and Operations David Brent Johnson—Jazz Director
Barbara Brosher promoted to senior news editor
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Barbara Brosher is the new senior news editor for WFIU/WTIU News. Barbara began in our newsroom last year as a multimedia journalist, producing stories for radio, TV, and online. In her new position, she will manage the daily flow of news content, overseeing the assignment, production, and editing of news stories for daily broadcast and online, while continuing to produce the lead story for WTIU’s Indiana Newsdesk. Previously, Barbara worked for WNDU in South Bend, where she received multiple Associated Press awards for her reporting. She covered breaking news stories that have gone national, including the tragic shooting at an Elkhart Martin’s grocery store and the capture of escaped Michigan murderer Michael Elliot.
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Feeding the community
During October’s membership drive, WFIU partnered with Green BEAN Delivery Service, which contributed several pounds of produce for each membership pledge to the station. Pictured in photo recording testimonials at the food bank are (left to right), Jake Bruner of the Hoosier Hills Food Bank; Trisha Brand of Green BEAN Delivery; James Gray of WFIU; and Julio Alonso, director of the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Thank you for your support during our fall drive!
Jordan Sharp joins Morning Edition Meet Jordan Sharp, WFIU’s new Morning Edition newscaster. Prior to joining WFIU, Jordan worked for SiriusXM in Washington, D.C., as an associate producer. He has a master’s in journalism and public affairs from American University, and during his time there worked as an election day correspondent for WAMU. He also attended Murray State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. Listen to Jordan Sharp’s local and state news updates on Morning Edition each weekday at 6:04, 7:04, and 8:04 a.m.
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Profiles
Jazz Notes
Sundays at 6 p.m. November 1 – Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones has photographed individuals living with AIDS, created portraits of 100 people who statistically represent the global population, and filmed a series of documentary videos about such topics as a Navajo teenager who developed solar ovens, health workers in India, and a high school student in Malaysia who created a battery from a local plant. Her books of photographs include The American Nurse, Every Girl Tells a Story, and The Family of Women. Trish Kerlé hosts. (repeat)
November in south-central Indiana always seems like Hoagy Carmichael time— campus football games, the last blaze of autumnal color giving way to chilly air, and warm, pre-holiday conviviality with the approach of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The man himself was born on November 22, so we like to honor his Hoosier legacy around this time each year.
November 8 – Ja’Tovia Gary, Stefani Saintonge, and Penelope Spheeris Ja’Tovia Gary (on right in photo) and Stefani Saintonge are members of the New Negress Film Society, a collective of black women filmmakers. Gary’s work confronts notions of representation and identity. Saintonge’s work focuses on immigration, women, youth, and community. Penelope Spheeris directed three documentaries in the Decline of Western Civilization series, which examines the punk rock and heavy metal music scenes. Her Hollywood features include Black Sheep, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Wayne’s World. November 15 – Robert Barnes Robert Barnes has been called the “most famous unknown painter in America.” Often identified with the Chicago School because of his training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, his abstract/figural style defies simple categorization. His work from the past thirty years is currently on display at the Indiana University Art Museum in a special exhibition on view to December 20. Until his retirement, Barnes taught for 35 years at IU’s Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts. Yaël Ksander hosts. November 22 – Loren Landau Loren Landau is the South African Research Chair in Human Mobility and the Politics of Difference at the African Centre for Migration & Society in Johannesburg. His work explores human mobility, citizenship, development, and political authority. He is author of The Humanitarian Hangover: Displacement, Aid, and Transformation in Western Tanzania, co-editor of Contemporary Migration to South Africa, and editor of Exorcising the Demons Within: Xenophobia, Violence and Statecraft in Contemporary South Africa. Patrick O’Meara hosts. November 29 – Ray Boomhower Ray Boomhower is senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society’s quarterly history magazine Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. As author, his books include Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut, The Soldier’s Friend: A Life of Ernie Pyle, Fighting for Equality: A Life of May Wright Sewall, and The Sword & the Pen: A Life of Lew Wallace. He appears in the new WTIU documentary Lew Wallace: Shiloh Soldier/Ben-Hur Bard, which premieres on November 30. Scott Witzke hosts.
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Hoagy Carmichael
On the November 26 Thanksgiving Day edition of Just You and Me, we’ll re-air Hoagy!, the one-hour documentary by former WFIU Hometown host Tom Roznowski, featuring interviews with David Baker, Carmichael biographer Richard Sudhalter, and Marian McPartland, as well as Hoagy’s music. After the special, you can hear a rare broadcast of Hoagy’s “Brown County in Autumn” performed in 1950 by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. This November marks the centennial of Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington’s longtime songwriting partner who wrote “Lush Life,” “Day Dream,” and “Take the A Train.” David Brent Johnson will feature Strayhorn’s songs throughout the month on Just You and Me, and on November 27 both Afterglow at 8 p.m. and Night Lights at 9 p.m. pay tribute to the composer and his considerable body of work. Afterglow will also highlight some recent releases from vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Darmon Meader, Mark Murphy, and others on November 20, while Night Lights delves into the world of Indiana bandleader and cool-jazz herald Claude Thornhill on November 6. Stick around on Friday evenings after Afterglow and Night Lights for The Best of Bob Parlocha, extending the laidback vibe into the wee hours. November 2015 / Directions in Sound / 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.
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8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Cristian Macelaru conducts Keira Duffy, soprano; John Lithgow, narrator SCHOENBERG: Pierrot lunaire STRAVINSKY: The Soldier’s Tale
Steven Laxton
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 8 and 9.
8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER George Crumb’s American Songbook CRUMB: Selections from American Songbooks for Baritone, Piano, and Percussion Thomas Hampson, baritone; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Ayano Kataoka, David Cossin, Haruka Fujii, Jeffrey Milarsky, percussion
Kiera Duffy
10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Visiting Britain Michael Barone samples some of the instruments he will visit during the spring 2016 Pipedreams Group Tour in northern England and Scotland.
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11:00 AM RADIOLAB Musical Language Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich examine the line between language and music. What is music? Why does it move us? How does the brain process sound, and why are some people better at it than others? They re-imagine the disastrous debut of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in 1913 through the lens of modern neurology, and meet a composer who uses computers to capture the musical DNA of dead composers in order to create new work.
8:00 PM ETHER GAME Pianissimo Shhh! Ether Game is keeping quiet this week, with subdued musical selections. 9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL Young People’s Chorus of New York Host Marjorie Herman presents the premiere of a new collection of “Transient Glory” featuring commissioned pieces by today’s most relevant composers. 10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES In the Field: Colombia, Part I Seth Boustead continues his popular In the Field series with a trip to Bogotá and Medillín for interviews with composers and performers busily making this South American country a mecca for new music.
6:00 PM PROFILES Photographer Carolyn Jones (repeat) 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK David Zinmann conducts Christian Tetzlaff, violin MUSSORGSKY/Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on Bald Mountain SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5
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Georgia Bertazzi
8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Houston Symphony Women of the Houston Symphony Chorus Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 10:00 PM COLLECTORS’ CORNER WITH HENRY FOGEL The Art of Christopher Keene, conductor – Program 1 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 5 (Syracuse Symphony) private STRAUSS: Symphonia Domestica (Syracuse Symphony) private SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat (Syracuse Symphony) private
9:00 PM HARMONIA Does Your Voice Hang Low? Angela Mariani gets the lowdown on music written for gentlemen with supremely subterranean vocal ranges. No doubt, there’s something special about that “basso profundo” sound. Plus, our featured release by Christopher Wolverton and the Vox Early Music Ensemble takes record-setting depths with performances that include the lowest known ranges in Renaissance vocal music. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Anthem Anecdotes: Music to Listen to Standing Up The anthems of most of the Latin American countries were composed in the 19th century under the influence of recent war and Italian opera. Elbio Barilari shares stories about how some of them came into existence.
6 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW The Modern Touch of Marty Paich Marty Paich was one of the most influential jazz arrangers, helping to develop that cool, west coast sound in the 1950s. Mark Chilla plays arrangements Paich made for Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and others. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Claude Thornhill: Godfather of Cool Music of the big band leader whose 1940s orchestra helped pave the way for cool jazz.
7 Saturday 1:00 PM GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL VERDI—Macbeth Eric Owens is Macbeth, Soloman Howard is Banquo, and Melody Moore is Lady Macbeth. Joseph Colaneri conducts. 10:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Tranquility According to Plato, “The life of a man in every part has need of harmony and rhythm.” And that’s the tempo host Julia Meek takes on this week’s show, with a listen to calmitudinal offerings from every corner of the globe.
8 Sunday 11:00 AM RADIOLAB Stress Stress may save your life if you’re being chased by a tiger. But if you’re stuck in
Christian Tetzlaff
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traffic, it may be more likely to make you sick. This hour, a look at the body’s system for getting out of trouble. Neurologist Robert Sapolsky takes us through what happens to our insides when we stand in the wrong line at the supermarket, and offers a few coping strategies. Plus: the story of a singer who lost her voice, and an author stuck in a body that never grew up. 6:00 PM PROFILES Movie directors Penelope Spheeris, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Stefani Saintonge
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8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Houston Symphony Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Martin Frost, clarinet IVES: Symphony No. 1 COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 10:00 PM COLLECTORS’ CORNER WITH HENRY FOGEL The Art of Christopher Keene, conductor – Program 2 STRAUSS: Elektra: Excerpts. (Stapp, Cross, Chookasian, Costa, Syracuse) BURTON: Symphony #2 “Ariel” (Curry, Dickson, Syracuse Symphony) Bridge 9436
8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Lorin Maazel conducts Synergy Vocals BERIO: Sinfonia BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Bill Bernstein
12 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Czech Masters KODÁLY: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 Ani Kavafian, violin; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola DVOŘÁK: Quintet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 97, “The American” Ani Kavafian, violin; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Yura Lee, viola; David Finckel, cello
9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL Massenet’s Marie-Magdeleine Marjorie Herman presents this sacred drama by this venerated French opera composer. 10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES In the Field: Colombia, Part II Seth Boustead continues his survey of music by Colombian composers and performers.
10:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Loyalty Confucius advised that we “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” This week’s episode does just that, with a musical look at single-minded sentiments of familial, civic, cultural, and national allegiance.
11:00 AM RADIOLAB DIY Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich consider stories of human ingenuity. First, a family who found a surprising way into their son’s silent world and the mysteries of autism. Then, a different look into the human brain, this time via a 9-volt battery, and how juicing the brain with electricity may help us to learn new languages, quit smoking, or overcome depression.
8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY De Waart conducts Brahms Edo de Waart conducts Orion Weiss, piano IPPOLITO: Nocturne MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5 (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
8:00 PM ETHER GAME Fortissimo! Grab your ear plugs: Ether Game is getting loud this week.
1:00 PM GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL VIVALDI—Cato in Utica Megan Samarin is Marzia, Eric Jurenas is Arbace, and Thomas Michael Allen is Cato. Ryan Brown conducts.
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9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Cool in Crisis: 1962 David Brent Johnson takes another timecapsule journey back into a specific year, featuring the music of Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock, and others, from 1962.
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Lorin Maazel
10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Prizewinners Perform Talented young soloists show their promise as winners of various national and regional competitions sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.
8:00 PM AFTERGLOW A Little Touch of Nilsson Harry Nilsson’s 1973 album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night was one of the first albums to consciously look back to the music of the Great American Songbook. Mark Chilla features this album and other rock and pop artists who added standards to their repertoire.
Ani Kavafian
9:00 PM HARMONIA Name Dropping What do LCD Soundsystem, Solage, the Beastie Boys, and Johannes de Porta all have in common? They’ve all engaged in the art of musical name-dropping, paying respect to the masters that came before them, (or the patrons providing the paychecks). This week Angela Mariani presents music that gives credit where credit is due. Plus, her featured release by Musica Nova showcases a work that takes the time to acknowledge every one of the choir members who sang it with the composer.
10:00 PM FIESTA! Sonatas from this Side of the Atlantic The sonata is a musical term that has been in use for almost four centuries. Latin American composers have also cultivated this venerable form. Elbio Barilari presents an extravaganza of Latino sonatas.
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6:00 PM PROFILES Painter Robert Barnes 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Richard Rodgers and Leonard Bernstein conduct Orson Welles, narrator; Andrea Velis, tenor; David Watson, baritone Choral Art Society, William Jonson, director RODGERS: Victory at Sea: Suite (arr. Bennett) COPLAND: Third Symphony BLITZSTEIN: Symphony, “The Airborne”
16 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Susanna Mälkki conducts La mer Susanna Mälkki conducts Leila Josefowicz, violin SIBELIUS: Suite No. 1 from The Tempest STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major November 2015 / Directions in Sound / Page 7
ADÈS: . . . but all shall be well DEBUSSY: La mer DVOŘÁK: The Water Goblin (Sir Mark Elder, conductor) WILLIAMS: Excerpt from film score for Lincoln 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS On Fire! Michael Barone shows how taking an independent approach leads to compelling results in the hands of those who prefer “doing it their way.”
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8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER The Escher Quartet plays Schubert SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 The Escher String Quartet SCHUBERT: Quartet in G major for Strings, D. 887, Op. 161 The Escher String Quartet
1:00 PM OPERA To be announced 10:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Gratitude “The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” That is one of Eric Hoffer’s reflections on the human condition, and it warrants a tour of the fine musical art of being thankful.
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8:00 PM ETHER GAME Take a Hike For National Take a Hike Day, the Ether Game Brain Trust explores musical journeys.
10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES Sono Luminus In the short while since its launch, the Sono Luminus label has filled a vital need for composers by focusing primarily on contemporary music. Seth Boustead talks with CEO Collin Rae about its philosophy and plays music from several important new releases.
18 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Nashville Symphony Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Manuel Barrueco, guitar Joyce Yang, piano RACHMANINOV: Isle of the Dead LESHNOFF: Concerto for Guitar TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
Laura Rose
9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL Choral Music of Dan Forrest Host Marjorie Herman plays music by this contemporary composer including his Requiem for the Living. The Escher String Quartet
9:00 PM HARMONIA A Thomas Binkley Retrospective In 1995, the early music pioneer Thomas Binkley died in his home in Bloomington, Indiana. At 63, Binkley was still a musical firebrand, shaping the way medieval music was performed in America and beyond. Angela Mariani brings you his words, music, and the musical offerings of some of his many students. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Early Music from Spain and the New Spain The Newberry Consort has been focusing on early music from Spain and New Spain (as present-day Mexico was known when it was a part of the Spanish empire). The recordings featured in this program underscore the continuity of colonial music as a part of the tradition of western music, including some pieces that were performed for the first time in 300 years.
11:00 AM RADIOLAB Words It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without words. But this hour, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich try to do just that. Meet a woman who taught a 27-yearold man the first words of his life, hear a firsthand account of what it feels like to have the language center of your brain wiped out by a stroke, and retrace the birth of a brand new language 30 years ago. 6:00 PM PROFILES Director of the African Centre for Migration Studies Lauren Landau 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK Jaap van Zweden conducts Inon Barnatan, piano BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
23 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Haitink conducts Mahler 7 Bernard Haitink conducts Robert Chen, violin; John Sharp, cello; Eugene Izotov, oboe; David McGill, bassoon MAHLER: Symphony No. 7 HAYDN: Sinfonia concertante in B-Flat Major
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Joyce Yang
10:00 PM COLLECTORS’ CORNER WITH HENRY FOGEL Music of Nicolas Flagello FLAGELLO: Piano Concerto No. 1. (Rankovich; Williams; Ukraine Orchestra) Naxos 8.559296 FLAGELLO: Missa Sinfonica. Williams; Ukraine Radio Orchestra) Naxos 8.559347 FLAGELLO: Dante’s Farewell. (Gonzales, Williams, Ukraine Radio Orchestra) Naxos 8.559296 FLAGELLO: Violin Concerto. (Oliveira; Williams; Ukraine Radio Orchestra) Artek AR 0036-2 Page 8 / Directions in Sound / November 2015
8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Recent Releases 2015, Part 2 Afterglow’s second round-up of the best recent releases in vocal jazz for 2015. Mark Chilla plays new albums featuring singers Dee Dee Bridgewater, Darmon Meader, Mark Murphy, and others. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS The Jazz Monk Thomas Merton was one of the most influential spiritual writers of the 20th century—and he was also a passionate jazz fan. Host David Brent Johnson talks with jazz musician and Merton friend Dick Sisto, and plays excerpts from experimental jazz meditations and reflections that Merton recorded in his hermitage, as well as some of the jazz that Merton enjoyed and referred to in his writings. Also, music from Jason Bivins, author of Spirits Rejoice!: Jazz and American Religion.
David McGill
10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS All American Despite the organ’s origins abroad, our resident composers have rather nicely figured out the King of Instruments.
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Jeremy Denk, piano; James Austin Smith, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, horn
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opinion, and one that host Julia Meek pairs with well-styled musical customs, as she walks the red carpet around the world.
8:00 PM ETHER GAME Giving Thanks Just in time for Thanksgiving, Ether Game takes a look at some “thankful” musical selections.
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10:00 PM RELEVANT TONES Musical Moonlighters II When Seth Boustead featured composers for whom music is a second job, he discovered so many “secret” composers that he returns to the subject to feature another crop of musical moonlighters.
Seth Boustead
25 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert conducts TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from Swan Lake STRAVINSKY: Petruska 10:00 PM COLLECTORS’ CORNER WITH HENRY FOGEL The Art of Berl Senofsky – Program 1 BRAHMS: Violin Concerto. (Barbirolli, New Yorok Philharmonic) West Hill Radio Arch 6033 SCHUBERT: Sonata for Violin & Piano in D. (Boris Barere, piano) Cembal d’amour CD106 FAURÉ: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A. (Vanden Eynden, piano) Cembal d’Amour CD 110 BRAHMS: Sonata for Violin and Piano. (Gary Graffman) Bridge 9118 Various Miniatures by Chopin, de Falla, and Paganini Cembal d’amour CD106
26 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Classical Winds MOZART: Serenade in E-flat major for Winds, K. 375 Stephen Taylor, oboe; James Austin Smith, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Bram van Sambeek, bassoon; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Trevor Nuckols, horn BEETHOVEN: Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16
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9:00 PM SOUNDS CHORAL The Indian Queen This semi-opera in five acts features stirring music by Henry Purcell.
Romie de Guise-Langlois
9:00 PM HARMONIA Missa Brevis Cars, gadgets, and even cuisine seem to be getting smaller over the years, but miniaturization is nothing new. This week, Angela Mariani serves up bite-sized masses artfully composed to end as quickly as possible. Plus, equally minute English consort miniatures in our featured release by the Flanders Recorder Quartet. 10:00 PM FIESTA! More “New-New” Music During the last century many Western composers cut themselves off from audiences and sheltered themselves in academic cocoons of “avant-garde,” “experimental,” or “new” music. Around the 1980s, some composers began to defy this dry orthodoxy of “contemporary” music, opening the door to music that is not afraid of beauty. Elbio Barilari calls this “new-new” music.
11:00 AM RADIOLAB Patient Zero We start with the story of perhaps the most iconic Patient Zero of all time: Typhoid Mary. Then, we dive into a molecular detective story to pinpoint the beginning of the AIDS crisis. After that, we’re left wondering if you can trace the spread of an idea. In the end, we find ourselves faced with a choice between competing claims about the origin of the high five. And we come to a sensible though disturbing conclusion about the nature of the universe—all by way of the cowboy hat. 6:00 PM PROFILES Lew Wallace biographer Ray Boomhower 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK David Robertson conducts Michelle de Young, mezzo-soprano COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (full orchestra) Elliott CARTER: Of Rewaking BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah Christopher ROUSE: Rapture
27 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW The Billy Strayhorn Songbook Billy Strayhorn was more than just a protégé of Duke Ellington. The jazz intellectual was his primary songwriter and right-hand man. On the occasion of Strayhorn’s centennial celebration, host Mark Chilla pays tribute to his songs, including “Lush Life” and “Take the A Train.” 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Passion Flower: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn rose to recognition as Duke Ellington’s composing partner. By the time of his death in 1967, he had established a musical legacy that stood on its own. David Brent Johnson pays a centennial tribute to Strayhorn’s music with recordings from Johnny Hodges, the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, and others.
28 Saturday 1:00 PM OPERA SOUTHWEST FACCIO—Amleto Alex Richardson is Amleto (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark), Shannon De Vine is Claudio (Claudius, King of Denmark), and Matthew Curran is Polonio (Polonius, Lord Chamberlain). Anthony Barrese conducts. 10:00 PM FOLKTALES Folktale of Fashion “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” That was Oscar Wilde’s
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30 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Uchida plays Mozart and Schubert Mitsuko Uchida conducts Robert Chen, violin; Charles Pikler, viola; John Sharp, cello; Alexander Hanna; Bass; Mitsuko Uchida, piano MOZART: Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 (Mitsuko Uchida, solo piano [no orchestra]) MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 19 (Uchida, piano and conductor) SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (Trout) MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik WILLIAMS: Excerpt from Lincoln soundtrack (John Williams, conductor) 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Rounding Up Michael Barone selects works by composers celebrating special centennial or sesquicentennial anniversaries this year. November 2015 / Directions in Sound / Page 9
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This month on WTIU television Lew Wallace: Shiloh Soldier/Ben-Hur Bard Monday, November 30, 8 p.m. Discover the many facets of Brookville, Indiana native Lew Wallace— bestselling novelist, general, governor, and commissioner in the Lincoln assassination trial—in this new WTIU documentary. Lew Wallace (18271905) played a leading role in America’s General Lew Wallace between 1860 and 1870 military, political, diplomatic, and literary affairs during the 19th century. Passionate about books and combat, he dreamed of fame on the battlefield. He was the youngest major general in the Union Army and had success fighting Confederate forces at Forts Henry and Donelson. But at the Battle of Shiloh but found himself in a controversy that haunted him for the rest of his life. Wallace’s lasting fame came from writing Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, one of the most successful novels of its time. The 1925 movie version of Ben-Hur with live piano accompaniment by Rodney Sauer will be shown at the IU Cinema on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m., preceded by a short preview of the Lew Wallace documentary. In addition to being an author and soldier, Wallace was also a lawyer, serving on the commissions that tried two of the most infamous acts of the Civil War; governor of the New Mexico territory where he interacted with the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid; and minister to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople where he befriended the Sultan. With the success of BenHur, Wallace settled in Crawfordsville, Indiana where he constructed his dream study, a place he called “a pleasure-house for my soul.” Join us for this unforgettable portrait of one of the most remarkable Hoosiers in Indiana’s history.
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