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Vol. 67, No. 8 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 website: 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 Emma Atkinson—Digital News Journalist Laura Baich—Marketing Director Emmy Beltré—Senior Graphic Designer Eoban Binder—Director of Digital Media Barbara Brosher—Senior News Editor Aaron Cain—Morning Edition Host Mark Chilla—Production Director, Afterglow and Ether Game Host Don Glass—Producer A Moment of Science® Joe Goetz—Music Director George Hopstetter—Director of Engineering and Operations Jackie Bea Howard—Corporate Development Associate Becky Jessmer—Corporate Development Associate David Brent Johnson—Jazz Director Tyler Lake—Indiana Newsdesk Producer
Mitchell Legan—Multimedia Journalist Jeanie Lindsay—Education Reporter Angela Mariani—Host/Producer, Harmonia Michael Paskash—Radio Audio Director Adam Pinsker—Multimedia Journalist Brandon Smith—IPBS Statehouse Reporter Donna Stroup—Chief Financial Officer Seth Tackett—News Chief Videographer Rebecca Thiele — Environment & Energy Reporter Brock Turner—Rural Affairs Reporter George Walker—Producer/On-Air Broadcast Director Sara Wittmeyer—WFIU/WTIU News Bureau Chief Marianne Woodruff—Corporate Development Manager Kayte Young—Host/Producer, Earth Eats Eva Zogorski—Membership Director
A Moment of Science Web Producer: Walker Rhea Earth Eats Bloggers: Chad Bouchard, Taylor Killough Harmonia Production Assistant: Wendy Gillespie The Soul Kitchen Host: William Morris A Moment of Science Co-host: Yaël Ksander Multimedia Journalist: Zach Herndon Noon Edition Producer: Bente Bouthier Program Services Manager: LuAnn Johnson Announcer: Christopher Burrus Volunteer Producer/Hosts: Moya Andrews, Romayne Rubinas, Dorsey, Trish Kerlé, Murray McGibbon, Patrick O’Meara, Shana Ritter Harmonia Producer: Elizabeth Clark News Special Projects Editor: Bob Zaltsberg
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A Note from the General Manager After 16 years as general manager, I will be retiring this fall. I’m proud of the WFIU staff and hope that you will continue your support and affection. Many thanks to the folks here who bring you local public radio and to you for making this such a fun and rewarding profession. I believe public radio is critical if we are to receive the news and information needed to make the American democracy work. WFIU offers more local programming and news today than ever before. And we believe that the station will continue to serve you at a high level. Technology is making it easier for listeners to bypass stations and go directly to program producers to hear the content they like. The stations that survive in this environment will have to do much more than pass along NPR and BBC programming; they will have to add extensive local content that matters. Here, we have made a series of strategic investments in quality, locally-produced news and content. That means that WFIU now has the largest public broadcasting newsroom in the state. WFIU and WTIU were the lead stations in a 12-station partnership establishing statewide news, offering beat reporting in business, government, health, environment, and education; workforce development has just been added. We hope that you are among the 1 million pageviews these reporters are getting each year. The station has continued its very popular jazz offerings on Just You & Me, Afterglow, and Night Lights, hosted classical music, and specialty programs such as Earth Eats, The Soul Kitchen, Profiles, and Ether Game. The programs are expensive but are necessary to keep WFIU relevant. We believe the station will continue to thrive by meeting needs in the marketplace. Your investments over the years have made this possible. We work to be good stewards of that contribution, spending the funds in ways that bring information, music and local flavor to our schedule. As I transition from one side of the microphone to the other, I will continue to be a contributing member of WFIU. And I thank you for your support.
Perry Metz General Manager
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Saturdays at 5 p.m. on WFIU2 | Sundays at 6 p.m. on WFIU September 7/8 – Peter Rubin Bloomington native Peter Rubin oversees WIRED Magazine’s cultural coverage and is editorial lead on digital platforms. He also writes frequently about virtual reality, including a book about VR and human connection, Future Presence: How Virtual Reality is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life. He spoke with Janae Cummings. September 14/15 – Dominick DiOrio Composer and conductor Dominick DiOrio has won widespread acclaim for his contributions to vocal and instrumental music. In 2014, DiOrio won the American Prize in Composition, and his works have been performed at major venues around the world. As a conductor, he made his Carnegie Hall debut when he was 28 years old. He spoke with Aaron Cain. September 21/22 – John Wukovits Military expert John Wukovits is the author of many books, including Eisenhower: A Biography; Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island; and One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa. Wukovits is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and his latest book, Soldiers of a Different Cloth, recounts the experiences of 35 Notre Dame chaplains and missionaries who braved World War II battlefields to bring comfort, faith and friendship to the soldiers they served. He spoke with Aaron Cain. September 28/29 – Best of Profiles: Fall 2019 For our fall fund drive, we bring you a special IU Bicentennial edition of Profiles. Guests include former IU Vice President Terry Clapacs; conductor and alumnus Patrick Summers; and Professors David Weaver, Cleve Wilhoit, and Donald Gjerdingen.
WFIU’s 2019 autumn fund drive coincides this year with Indiana University’s celebration of its bicentennial. From Tuesday, September 24 through Monday, September 30, we’ll be still be playing the music you normally tune in to hear, but there’ll be a special Indiana spin on things with our fund drive thank-you gift. Wes’s Best: The Best of Wes Montgomery on Resonance, features live and studio recordings of the legendary Indiana guitarist that have come to light only in recent years. And that’s not all; on Friday, September 27 Afterglow will celebrate Indiana artists and songwriters such as Hoagy Carmichael and Cole Porter, while Night Lights delves into the compositions of the late, great IU jazz educator David Baker. A happy 200th birthday to Indiana University, and we hope you’ll join in the spirit of the celebration by pledging or renewing your WFIU membership! In addition to autumn fund drive, WFIU will offer up its usual potpourri of standard jazz programming throughout the month. Our Friday-evening vocaljazz program Afterglow spotlights blacklisted songwriters, the early years of songwriter and pop star Stevie Wonder, and different songs with the same title. Night Lights explores the 20th-century jazz legacy of San Francisco, the early-1960s partnership of pianist Horace Parlan and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, and the famed New York City jazz club the Five Spot, where musicians such as Thelonious Monk played for audiences of painters, writers, and fellow musicians. Author Dan Wakefield and musician David Amram, who both frequented the Five Spot, will provide commentary on their former haunt.
Farewell to Perry Metz After 16 years as general manager of WFIU, Perry Metz retires at the end of this month. Under his leadership, our station has thrived through an expansion of local programming, membership, and endowments.
“I believe that thoughtful and consistent journalism is the backbone of the American democracy,” Metz said. “With reliable information, citizens are best equipped to decide the future of their cities, states, and nation.”
“WFIU is staffed by people who love the communities we serve and bring quality local content to the schedule,” Metz said. “I’m so proud of what they have accomplished in news, music, science, and sustainable living.”
In addition to increasing local and regional news coverage, Metz’s other achievements during his tenure include expanding the WFIU budget; adding more hours of local production; seeing membership income top $1 million annually; and creating endowments for news, student internships, and classical and jazz music.
As general manager, Metz created one of the first converged newsrooms in public media, bringing together the radio and TV news departments and developing a deep online presence. That began a growing investment in local and regional news which continues today. Now the largest public newsroom in Indiana, the WFIU-WTIU News Team has won national Murrow and PRNDI awards as well as numerous state recognitions, including 40 awards in 2019 alone.
As he heads into retirement, Metz leaves behind a legacy of quality news and local programming, plus a solid financial base, which we will continue to build on in the future. And the future looks bright for Metz as well. “My friends know that I love to travel and I plan to do some writing as well,” Metz said of his retirement plans. “But the stations haven’t seen the last of me. I’ll continue to volunteer, too.”
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Tune in for the WFIU Fall Fund Drive Join WFIU for special programming and guests September 24 – 30 during the fall fund drive! It’s an opportunity to renew your support, become a Sustaining Member, and celebrate WFIU’s commitment to southern and central Indiana.
Book: God Land by Lyz Lenz
Part journalism, part memoir, God Land is a journey into the heart of a deeply divided America and the competing forces of faith and politics.
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WFIU debuts a brand new custom sock design this month! Stay connected with WFIU to see the design premiere during the drive. $200 One-Time Gift – Special Bicentennial Level!
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Enjoy a new collection of memorable recordings from Indiana jazz musician Wes Montgomery.
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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; fr, from; 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 Sunday 6:00 PM PROFILES Peter Singer 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture, Op. 115 J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1040 John Wummer, flute Isaac Stern, violin THOMSON: Four Saints in Three Acts: Acts III & IV (abridged) Betty Allen; mezzo-soprano; McHenry Boatwright, bass; Lee Venora, soprano; Arnold Voketaitis, baritone; Robert Eckert, tenor Choral Art Society, dir. William Jonson BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms John Bogart, boy alto Camerata Singers, dir. Abraham Kaplan RUSSO: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 32, “Titans” Maynard Ferguson, trombone DEBUSSY: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano Sigurd Rascher, saxophone BRUBECK, H. II: Andante-Ballad from Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra Dave Brubeck Quartet
2 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Edo de Waart Conducts Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 (Prague) Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, K. 447 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 Strauss: Metamorphosen 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS At the Proms 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral organist Olivier Latry and Leipzig Gewandhaus organist Michael Schoenheit perform at the Royal Albert Hall.
3 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME All in a Day’s Work In honor of Labor Day, the Ether Game Brain Trust gets to work, looking at music all about putting your nose to the grindstone.
4 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST From the 2019 BBC Proms London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Alexander Ghindin, piano RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Mlada Suite RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 LYADOV: Baba Yaga LYADOV: Kikimora LYADOV: From the Apocalypse GLAZUNOV: Symphony No. 5
5 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Schubert: Rondo in A major for Piano, Four Hands, D. 951 Yoko Nozaki, Emanuel Ax, piano Stucky: Allegretto quasi Andantino (Schubert Dream) for Piano, Four Hands Emanuel Ax, Yoko Nozaki, piano Brahms: Trio No. 2 in C major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 87 Anne-Marie McDermott, Ani Kavafian, violin; Carter Brey, cello
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9:00 PM HARMONIA Leipzig: “World in Miniature” Enlightenment philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing said, “I’m coming to Leipzig, to the place where one can see the whole world in miniature.” We travel to that city in Saxony where we’ll hear music from over 400 years of Leipzig church and city life. Then we’ll hear Polish baroque music by Marcin Mielczewski. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Latina Composers Already in the 19th century, there were Latin American women defying gender barriers in music and composition. That trend has only intensified during the 20th and 21st centuries. Fiesta will present a selection of great Latina composers.
6 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW The Great American Songbook Blacklist The Hollywood Blacklist didn’t only affect the film industry. On this episode, we look at the repercussions it had on musicians in the 1950s, like Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, and Yip Harburg. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Jazz Scene San Francisco A tour of the city’s 20th-century jazz legacy.
7 Saturday 1:00 PM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin Alejo Perez, conductor Onegin: Mariusz Kwiecień Tatyana: Ana María Martínez Lensky: Charles Castronovo Olga: Alisa Kolosova Gremin: Dmitry Belosselskiy
8 Sunday 6:00 PM PROFILES Peter Rubin
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8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC: Four Improvisations for Orchestra MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620 COPLAND: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, & Piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet MAHLER: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 BARBER: Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 SHCHEDRIN: Mischievous Folk Ditties BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Alan Gilbert, conductor BEETHOVEN: Gloria from Mass in D Major, Op. 123, Missa solemnis Eileen Farrell, soprano; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano; Jon Vickers, tenor; Donald Bell, baritone; Schola Cantorum, dir. Hugh Ross COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
11 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST From the 2019 BBC Proms City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello HOWELL: Lamia ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor KNUSSEN: The Way to Castle Yonder WEINBERG: Symphony No. 3
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8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Mantovani: Threnos (World premiere, CSO Commission) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op.26 (Daniil Trifonov, piano) Bridge: Lament Copland: Symphony No. 3 Ives/Schuman: Variations on “America” (Morton Gould, conductor) 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Tribute from the Wanamaker Grand Court An after-hours concert at Macy’s Center City commemorating Philadelphia organist Michael Stairs.
8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Schubert: “Wandrers Nachtlied” for Voice and Piano, D. 768, Op. 96, No. 3 Nikolay Borchev, Baritone; Gil Kalish, Piano Schubert: Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D. 956, Op. 163 Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Oland, Violin; Asbjørn Norgaard, Viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, Jakob Koranyi, Cello 9:00 PM HARMONIA Sephardic Songs The “Ye’hude Sepharad,” literally Jews of Spain, settled on the Iberian peninsula from ancient times until their expulsion from Spain at the end of the 16th century. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Choral Music of Latin America From European traditions to the native cultures, choral music has always been a part of Latin America’s musical identity. Fiesta will highlight some of the great Latino composers of this art form.
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8:00 PM ETHER GAME Drop Outs Sometimes, it makes more sense to give up. On this episode, we explore composers who dropped out of school to pursue their musical dreams.
8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Song Confusions Was “Heat Wave” an Irving Berlin song or a Martha and the Vandellas song? Was “In the Still of the Night” a Cole Porter song or a Five Satins song? On this episode, we explore common confusions in the Great American Songbook.
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9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Soul Connection: Stanley Turrentine and Horace Parlan At the beginning of the 1960s saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and pianist Horace Parlan teamed up to make some dynamic recordings for the Blue Note label.
14 Saturday 1:00 PM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Berlioz – Les Troyens Andrew Davis, conductor Cassandre: Christine Goerke Didon: Susan Graham Énée: Brandon Jovanovich Chorèbe: Lucas Meachem Narbal: Christian Van Horn
15 Sunday 6:00 PM PROFILES Dominick DiOrio 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK STRAVINSKY: Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 Pierre Boulez, conductor STRAVINSKY: Persephone Richard Robinson, tenor Vera Zorina, narrator Westminster Symphonic Choir Igor Stravinsky, conductor Retrospective: Stravinsky at the Philharmonic: 1924-Present STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring Zubin Mehta, conductor
16 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Conductor Riccardo Muti and Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Shostakovich: Festive Overture Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 (Yo-Yo Ma, cello) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Excerpts 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Peace Pieces Even when conflict seems unavoidably omnipresent, music can take us to a better place.
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17 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Back in Time The Ether Game Brain Trust is turning back the clock to explore composers working in older styles.
18 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST From the 2019 BBC Proms Vienna Philharmonic Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin DVORAK: The Noonday Witch KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto DVORAK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
19 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, and Bassoon Yura Lee, violin; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Randall Ellis, English horn; Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Bassoon Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 50 9:00 PM HARMONIA As You Like It: The Quodlibet in Germany The medieval doctoral student at the Sorbonne in Paris had to undergo a rigorous 12-hour oral exam called the disputatio. Upon travelling to Germany, the exam morphed into the disputatio de quolibet, a humorous parody featuring ridiculous lists of items loosely combined under an absurd theme. We’ll listen to German musical quodlibets that date from before the first use of the term in print in 1544 right through to the time of J. S. Bach, including a very special piece that strings together animal noises! 10:00 PM FIESTA! The Great Alberto Ginastera One of the greatest 20th century composers of all time, Alberto Ginastera was able to weave Latin
American musical idioms into his music seamlessly. Fiesta will take a look at the maestro’s incredible catalog and share some of Elbio Barliari’s favorite recordings of Ginastera.
20 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Stevie Wonder in the 1960s Before his classic period in the 1970s, “Little” Stevie Wonder was a teenager trying to find his sound. We explore the highs and lows of his first decade in the music industry, as he blended pop, jazz, soul, and the Great American Songbook. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS Making the Scene: Jazz at the Five Spot Revisiting a legendary late 1950s/early ’60s New York City nightclub, with commentary from David Amram and Dan Wakefield.
21 Saturday 1:00 PM LOS ANGELES OPERA Verdi – Don Carlo James Conlon, Conductor Don Carlo: Ramón Vargas Elisabeth de Valois: Ana María Martínez Princess Eboli: Anna Smirnova Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa: Plácido Domingo King Philip II: Ferruccio Furlanetto
22 Sunday 6:00 PROFILES John Wukovits 8:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK BARBER: First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12 CORIGLIANO: One Sweet Morning, for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra Alan Gilbert, conductor Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
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23 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Riccardo Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky and Debussy Debussy: Nocturnes (Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director) Debussy: Sacred and Profane Dances (Sarah Bullen, harp) Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana 10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS ‘M’ is for Michael Celebrating the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (9/29) with compositions and performances by various namesakes.
24 Tuesday 8:00 PM ETHER GAME Indiana, Our Indiana! For our fall fund drive episode, we celebrate IU’s Bicentennial and focus on music from some famous Hoosiers!
25 Wednesday 8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST Last Night of the 2019 BBC Proms BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers Sakari Oramo, conductor Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
26 Thursday 8:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Mackey: Micro-Concerto for Solo Percussion, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano Ayano Kataoka, Percussion; Sooyun Kim, Flute; Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet; Sean Lee, Violin; Mihai Marica, Cello; Alessio Bax, Piano Korngold: Quintet in E major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15 Gilles Vonsattel, Piano; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; David Requiro, Cello September 2019 / Page 9
9:00 PM HARMONIA Febus avant! Once upon a time, in 14th century France, there was a nobleman who was able to bring people from opposite sides of, say, a papal schism, together for a meal and some entertainment. His name was Gaston, and he also had very sophisticated tastes in music. 10:00 PM FIESTA! Touch of Nature Fiesta again explores how Latin American composers have interpreted nature in music. Forests, jungles, mountains, and coastlines all have their unique sound.
27 Friday 8:00 PM AFTERGLOW Back Home Again in Indiana For our fall fund drive episode, we’ll focus our attention on some famous Indiana natives like Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, and more. 9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS The David Baker Songbook Join us for a special fund drive edition of Night Lights celebrating the compositions of the late Indiana University jazz educator David Baker.
28 Saturday 1:00 PM LOS ANGELES OPERA Mozart – La Clemenza di Tito James Conlon, conductor Titus: Russell Thomas Vitellia: Guanqun Yu Sesto: Elizabeth DeShong Servilia: Janai Brugger Annio: Taylor Raven
29 Sunday 6:00 PROFILES IU Bicentennial Edition
30 Monday 8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY Riccardo Muti Conducts Walker, Copland, and Dvořák Walker: Lyric for Strings Copland: Lincoln Portrait (John Malkovich, narrator) Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 (From the New World) Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures from an Exhibition
10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS Reach Out and Touch A collection of terrifically tactile and telling tests of musical virtuosity and stamina.
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