American composer Julia Perry wrote well over a hundred pieces of music, but just a handful are published. Why is that the case? We've got the story and an all-too-rare highlight from Perry's available music on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms, arr: Joseph Joachim and Bion Tsang: Hungarian Dance No. 4
Anton Nel, piano | Bion Tsang, cello
Album: Bion Tsang and Anton Nel Live In Concert
Artek
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: Movement 1 Allegro maestoso
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York, NY
Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Dallas Winds | Jerry Junkin, conductor
Dallas Winds, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas TX
Julia Perry, arr. Roger Zahab: Prelude for Strings
Experiential Orchestra | James Blachly, conductor
Renewal: An Evening with Louise Toppin, DiMenna Center, New York, NY
Julia Perry: Short Piece for Orchestra
Imperial Philharmonic of Tokyo | William Strickland, conductor
Album: Music of Talma, Fine, Perry, Daniels & Howe
NWCRI 145
Hour 2
Charles Gounod, arr. Justin Holland: Romeo and Juliet
Jiji, guitar
Album: Jiji Plays Justin Holland
Rising Sun Music
Margaret Brouwer: Art of Sailing at Dawn
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland, OH
Henryk Wieniawski: Fantasia on Themes from 'Faust', Op. 20
Rolanda Ginkute, violin | Vadim Gladkov, piano
Discovering Young Talents, Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie in B-flat Major
Julie Thornton, flute | Michael Kroth, bassoon | Michael Thornton, horn | Sydney Hancock, oboe | Tanavi Prabhu, oboe | Anton Rist, clarinet | Bum Namkoong, clarinet | Wei-Tzu Wang, bassoon | Cort Roberts, horn
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
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