In 2023, Clarice Assad composed a piece to honor the universe that is her own family. The first two movements depict her daughters, Antonia and Stella; the final movement celebrates her partner, whom Assad says "radiates the warmth and strength of the sun." We'll hear Clarice Assad's "Constellation" on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ottorino Respighi: Suite pour instruments d'archet et flute P. 57: Mvt. 4
Roberto Fabbriciani, flute | Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese | Nicola Paszkowski, conductor
Album: Ottorino Respighi: Opere per Flauto e Orchestra
Tactus 871805
Frederic Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
Llewellyn Sanchez Werner, piano
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St Paul's By the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Carlos Simon: Between Worlds
Hannah White, violin
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Ottorino Respighi: Feste Romane, P. 157
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra | Kwame Ryan, conductor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Belk Theatre, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC
Hour 2
Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Clarice Assad: Retrato em branco e pretro
Clarice Assad, vocals | Delgani String Quartet
Album: Soul of Brazil
Avie
William Bolcom: Introduction and Rondo: Haydn Go Seek for Piano Trio
Stella Chen, violin | Nick Canellakis, cello | Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto
Emmanuel Pahud, flute | Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Janos Kovacs, conductor
EBU, Bela Bartok National Concert Hall, Budapest, Hungary
Clarice Assad: Constellation
Harumi Rhodes, violin | Clarice Assad, piano
Album: Takacs Assad Labro
Yarlung
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