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Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
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River music

On Thursday's Performance Today, listen to music from a concert at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga. It's an inspiring location... the museum sits on a majestic 80-foot bluff looking down on the Tennessee River. Hear Gloria Chien at the piano, alongside clarinet soloist Jose Franch-Ballester, with music by Francis Poulenc.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
453 458-2
Shadow Dances
Deutsche Grammophon

Traditional (arr. Maria Pomianowska): Ridmarsch after Byss-Calle
LutoSlowianie Orchestra; Maria Pomianowska, artistic director
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland

Georges Bizet (arr. William Kanengiser): Suite from 'Carmen' (arr. for guitar)
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes: Movements 1-3
San Francisco Symphony; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA

Hour 2

Francis Poulenc: Les Maries de la Tour Eiffel selections
French National Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Poulenc: Aubade - Las Biches
London 452937

Paul Dukas: La Peri
Texas Festival Orchestra; Perry So, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B-flat
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN

Maureen Reyes: Mas Alla de la Verdad
Apollo Chamber Players: Matthew Detrick, violin; Anabel Ramirez, violin; Whitney Bullock, viola; Matthew Dudzik, cello
Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH), Houston, TX

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