Performance Today for Thursday, February 14, 2008
Richard Rodgers: "My Romance" from "Jumbo" Oboist Suzanne Lemieux with Symphony Nova Scotia and conductor Howard Cable
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Performance Today for Wednesday, February 13, 2008
George Frideric Handel: Overture and Sinfonia to Act III from "Serse" The Hanover Band with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Performance Today for Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Calder Quartet plays some Philip Glass before one of the most exhilarating works in the classical canon - Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony - is performed in Prague by Pavel Safarik and the Prague Chamber Orchestra. Alain Altinoglu leads the French National Orchestra in a Chausson symphony in Paris. And pianist Claude Frank plays Bach.
Performance Today for Monday, February 11, 2008
We'll have music and conversation with some of the freshly crowned classical Grammy winners, including composers Joan Tower and Peter Lieberson, pianist Garrick Ohlsson, violinist James Ehnes, and members of Eighth Blackbird and the Turtle Island Quartet. And we'll go to Amsterdam to hear Neeme Jarvi lead the Hague Philharmonic in Sibelius' Fifth Symphony.
Performance Today for Saturday, February 9, 2008
Gustav Mahler: "The Drunkard in Spring" Tenor John Elwes with the Smithsonian Chamber Players and Santa Fe Pro Musica
Performance Today for Friday, February 8, 2008
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Aria from the prologue of "The Snow Maiden" Soprano Anna Netrebko with the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater and conductor Valery Gergiev
Performance Today for Thursday, February 7, 2008
Traditional, Chinese: "Fengyang Ge" Chanticleer
Performance Today for Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Franz Schubert: Impromptu No. 2 Pianist Kyoko Tabe
Performance Today for Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Gustav Mahler: "The Drunkard in Spring" Tenor John Elwes with the Smithsonian Chamber Players and Santa Fe Pro Musica
Performance Today for Monday, February 4, 2008
Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Running Set" The Bournemouth Sinfonietta with conductor George Hurst
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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Since 2000, Fred Child has been the host of Performance Today, the most-listened-to classical music radio show in America. He also is the commentator and announcer for Live From Lincoln Center, the only live performing arts series on television. He also hosts musical events on stages around the country, working with major orchestras and festivals, and connecting with audiences coast to coast.
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Kathryn Slusher is the senior producer of Performance Today, where she leads programming and production for the show. In her spare time, she enjoys the vibrant Twin Cities music and theater scene, and loves to read, hike and spend time with her family.
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As a Producer for Performance Today, Meghann chooses music to broadcast on the show, writes web articles and scripts, facilitates, conducts and edits interviews, creates video content and manages PT’s social media pages. She created Performance Today’s Black History Spotlight Series and the My Name is Series to highlight Black classical musicians. Meghann is also the producer for the PT Young Artist in Residence Series. In her free time, she is a mom, a part-time actress and fashion lover. Meghann also created and hosted “Wondrous Strange”, a national radio program about uncommon musical instruments, she is the official underwriting voice for ‘The New York Times’ The Daily, and she can occasionally be heard guest-hosting Performance Today.
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As an Associate Producer for Performance Today, Kathleen Bradbury writes scripts and assists with external communications. In her spare time, she likes to read fiction, lift heavy weights at the gym, and frolic about in nature. But above all else, Kathleen loves to sing Broadway showtunes--much to the delight of her wife, her infant son, and her rescue dog.
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Jon Gohman is an associate producer for Performance Today. He is responsible for various behind-the-scenes functions, including liaising with artists and creating materials for national distribution. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar, and thinking about Langrange points.
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Craig Thorson is the Technical Director for Performance Today. In addition to mastering the live music recordings that are programmed for each daily program, he records guest performances and interviews. Craig enjoys skiing, tennis, and bicycling, and boating.
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Jeanne Barron is the technical producer of Performance Today.
