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Navajo composer Juantio Becenti.
Photo: Eshyla Becenti
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Juantio Becenti: The Glittering World

Performance Today - October 14, 2024

On today's show, we'll hear some fascinating new music by Navajo composer Juantio Becenti. Becenti found a unique parallel between the Navajo creation story and his own musical journey. Join us to hear the ensemble A Far Cry play The Glittering World by Juantio Becenti at a concert in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Camilla de Rossi: Sinfonia from "Il Sacrifizio di Abramo" Movements 1 & 4
JoAnn Falletta, lute | Bay Area Women's Philharmonic | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Album: Baroquen Treasures
Newport 60102

Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo
ROCO | JoAnn Falletta, conductor
ROCO, Brockman Hall for Opera, Rice University, Houston, TX

William Grant Still: Romance for clarinet and piano
Anthony McGill, clarinet | Myra Huang, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Juantio Becenti: The Glittering World
Alex Fortes, violin | A Far Cry
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Hour 2

Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2: 3rd movement
Catalyst Quartet
Album: UNCOVERED Vol. 2
Azica

Tania Leon: Acana
Basel Sinfonietta | Ilan Volkov, conductor
EBU, Don Basco Cultural Center, Basel, Switzerland

George Gershwin: Lullaby for Strings
Catalyst Quartet
Chamber Music Northwest, The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

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