Alice Parker and ChoralQuest
Alice Parker’s “Dancing Songs” was premiered by the Amherst Regional Middle School Choir and their director David Ranen on today’s date in 2011.
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Composers Datebook®
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Composer's Datebook - 20220607
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Don Shirley
Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) arr. Don Shirely (1927 – 2013) — “This Nearly Was Mine,” from “South Pacific” (Don Shirely, p; Juri That, vcl; Ken Fricker, db.) Cadence LP CLP-25046
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Enescu's Greatest Hit
Georges Enescu (1881 - 1955) — Romanian Rhapsody No 1 (Dallas Symphony; Eduardo Mata, cond.) RCA/BMG 63586
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Brahms in Vienna
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) — Symphony No 4 in e (Vienna Philharmonic; Carlos Kleiber, cond.) DG 457 706
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"Parsifal" in New York
Richard Wagner (1813–1883) — Parsifal (excerpt) (SW German Radio Symphony; Erich Leinsdorf, cond.) Hannsler 93.040
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Viktor Kalabis
Viktor Kalabis (1923 – 2006) — Piano Concerto No. 1 (Zuzana Ruzickova, p; Czech Philharmonic; Karel Sejna, cond.) MRS Classics MS-1350
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Henry Martin's Preludes and Fugues
Henry Martin (b. 1950) — Prelude & Fugue #1 in G (Ken Cowan, organ) Pipedreams 1004
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Carols by Burt and Betinis
Alfred Burt (1920-1954) — “Caroling Caroling” (Choral Guild of Atlanta, William Noll, cond.) Sony 62698 Abbie Burt Betinis (b.1980) — “Carol of the Stranger” (Vox Nova Chorale) MPR 201711
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Barber in Rome (part 2)
Samuel Barber (1910–1981) — String Quartet Op. 11 (Tokyo String Quartet) RCA/BMG 61387
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Mr. Dukelsky and Mr. Duke
Vladimir Dukelsky (1903 – 1969) — Zephyr et Flore Ballet (Hague Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, cond.) Chandos 9766 Vernon Duke (1903 – 1969) — Autumn in New York (Dawn Upshaw, soprano; orchestra; Eric Stern, cond.) Nonesuch 79531
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About Composers Datebook®
Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.