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May 31, 2010
Memorial Day
It's Memorial Day, a day on which we honor those men and women who have died in service to their country. From Dublin, Ireland, we'll hear Aaron Copland's memorable "Fanfare for the Common Man," written to inspire Americans during World War II. And the men of Cantus sing Lee Hoiby's "Last Letter Home," a setting of a letter from a U.S. soldier to his family, written just two weeks before he was killed in Iraq. Plus, two performances of Samuel Barber's iconic "Adagio for Strings."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Igor Stravinsky
Two Movements from Suite Italienne
Cho-Liang Lin, violin, Andre-Michel Schub, piano
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Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Members of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
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Samuel Barber
Nocturne for Piano, Op. 33 (Homage to John Field)
Lilia Boyadjieva, piano
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
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Lee Hoiby
Last Letter Home
Cantus
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
The Orion String Quartet, Andre-Michel Schub, piano
Virginia Arts Festival, James City County, Virginia
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fourth movement from Trio Sonata in C, BWV 1037
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, Daniel Phillips, violin, Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Charles Wadsworth, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
hour 2
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David Diamond
Fourth movement from Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violas and Two Cellos
Musicians from Chamber Music Northwest
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon
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Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers, and Elmer Schoebel
Bugle Call Rag
Boston Brass
Virginia Arts Festival, Newport News, Virginia
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Rob Moose
New Old River Music: Traditional Melodies in Four Movements
The Punch Brothers, David Shifrin, clarinet
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings
The New World Symphony, Teddy Abrams, conductor
Lincoln Theater, Miami Beach, Florida
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Samuel Barber
Agnus Dei
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, director
Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas
