Poster Man sitting and leaning against a wall
Stewart Goodyear, pianist and composer
Anita Zvonar
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Stewart Goodyear: Callaloo

Performance Today - October 11, 2024

When Stewart Goodyear was a child, he spent quite a few summers with his family in Trinidad, where he was immersed in the sounds of calypso. Now, as a pianist and composer, he's combined calypso with classical music. We'll hear that combination on today's show: 'Callaloo' by Stewart Goodyear.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Paul Schoenfield: Tales from Chelm: Movement 1 A Meeting of the Council of Sages
The Ciompi Quartet
Album: Solo and Ensemble Music of Jewish Spirit: Volume 10, Album 6 - Paul Schoenfield
Milken Archive Digital 1006

Kaija Saariaho: Ciel d'hiver
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra | Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Paul Schoenfield: Achat Sha'alti / Ufaratsta
Alexa Still, flute | Stephen Gosling, piano
Album: Carl Vine: Sonata for Flute
Koch International Classics 7658

Stewart Goodyear: Callaloo - Caribbean Suite for piano & orchestra
Stewart Goodyear, piano | Chineke! Orchestra | Andrew Grams, conductor
EBU, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

Hour 2

Jacob do Bandolim, arr. Joao Luiz: Feia
Danilo Brito, mandolin | Joao Luiz, guitar
Album: Esquina de Sao Paulo
Zoho Music 202110

Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Aspen Festival Orchestra | Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Klein Music Tent, Aspen, CO

Francesco Molino: Trio in D Major, Op. 45 No. 2: Movement 1 Allegro
Trio Virado
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's-By-The-Sea Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL

Howard Ferguson: Octet for Winds and Strings, Op. 4
Stella Chen, violin | Cho-Liang Lin, violin | Matthew Lipman, viola | Sihao He, cello | Anthony Manzo, double bass | Bixby Kennedy, clarinet | Marc Goldberg, bassoon | Dan Wions, horn
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

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