Scott Wilkinson is a professional tuba player. He says that people often joke about the tuba...but not in December. 'Tis the season of TubaChristmas! On Friday's Performance Today, Wilkinson will tell us about TubaChristmas, and we'll hear highlights from one of this year's concerts.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
William Beckstrand: Winter Solstice Carol
National Lutheran Choir; David Cherwien, conductor (choir); Bill Mathis, conductor (handbells)
Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4
Erin Keefe, violin; Stephen Rose, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello; Bion Tsang, cello;
The Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Samuel Barber: Sure on this shining night, Op. 13
Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Samuel Barber: An American Romantic
Harmonia Mundi 807522
Traditional (arr. Joey Hoelscher): Still, Still, Still
Brigham Young University Singers; Ronald Staheli, conductor
de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo, UT
Traditional (arr. Jon Hansen): O Little Town of Bethlehem
USC Bass Tuba Quartet: Brandon Davis, Charlie Mann, Kyle Richter, James Similuk
Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith (arr. Joey Sellers): Winter Wonderland
The Hollywood Tuba 12: Bill Booth; Alex Iles; Alan Kaplan; Loren Marsteller; Bill Reichenbach; Don Sawday, euphonium; Blake Cooper; Gary Hickman; Steve Klein; Beth Mitchell; Norm Pearson; Doug Tornqui
Hall of Liberty, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, CA
Hour 2
Peter Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
DG 445775
Gabriel Faure: Ave Maria
Joshua Bell, violin
Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell and Friends
Sony 374318
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto C Major, RV 443 for recorder and strings: 1. Allegro
Kremerata Baltica; Michala Petri, recorder
Tivoli Garden Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Movements 3,4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
EMI 46385
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