Poster Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
Robert W. Butts conducting the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
Courtesy of BONJ
Performance Today®

Classical with a Celtic kick

Composer Robert W. Butts he was working on a new piece when he took a break to attend a concert of Irish music. When the musicians started playing jigs, he decided that that sound—celebratory Celtic dance music—was just what he needed in his final movement. On today's show, hear the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey perform Robert W. Butts' new Viola Concerto. It's classical music with a Celtic kick.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Nathan Koci, James Moore, Eleonore Oppenheim, Caroline Shaw: Kellam's Reel Rusty Gully
The Hands Free
Album: The Hands Free
New Amsterdam 100

Jean Sibelius: Finnish Folksongs, arr. for Piano
William Hobbs, piano
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Baruch Performing Arts Center - Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY

Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte for Strings
RTE National Symphony; David Brophy, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

Ernest Chausson: Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21: Movements 3-4
Jinjoo Cho, violin | Michelle Cann, piano | Verona Quartet
Geneva Music Festival, Froelich Hall, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor, M. 67 Movement 2 Pantoum (Assez Vif)
Lysander Piano Trio
Album: After A Dream
Concert Artists Guild

Robert W. Butts: Viola Concerto: Movements 1 & 3
Brett Deubner, viola
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey | Robert W. Butts, conductor
Grace Church, Madison, New Jersey

Daniel Temkin: Time Capsule
Ani Kavafian, violin | Ida Kavafian, violin
Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Portland, OR

Claude Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major: Movements 1-3
Lysander Piano Trio
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson, SC

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