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The 2015 Grand Canyon Music Festival

The 2015 Grand Canyon Music Festival

On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll head to Arizona to hear highlights from the last of the 2015 summer music festivals -- the Grand Canyon Music Festival. This unique festival not only showcases great music in a beautiful place; it also works with young Native American composers.

The last of the 2015 music festivals

The last of the 2015 music festivals

On Friday's Performance Today, we'll head to Arizona to hear highlights from the last of the 2015 summer music festivals -- the Grand Canyon Music Festival. This unique festival not only showcases great music in a beautiful place; it also works with young Native American composers.

The Native American Composer Apprentice Project

The Native American Composer Apprentice Project

Performance Today visited the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where high school students from nearby reservations learn to speak their minds through the voice a string quartet.

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Grand Pianola Music

Grand Pianola Music

The Grand Pianola Music by American composer John Adams is big, bold, and unapologetic. Adams says it's "a kind of Whitman-esque yawp -- an exhilaration of good humor." On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear it played by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble.

American treasures

American treasures

On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear three American treasures, including the original jazz band version of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue; Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; and, of course, this week's Piano Puzzler with Bruce Adolphe.

Emily Beynon

Emily Beynon

On Tuesday's Performance Today, we're going to the biggest classical music festival on the planet -- the BBC Proms in London -- to hear flutist Emily Beynon play a concerto by Carl Nielsen.

The International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace

At a time when armed conflicts are flaring across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, the very idea of an International Day of Peace might seem absurdly idealistic. But maybe that's exactly what we need. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll mark the International Day of Peace with music by Beethoven, Bach, and more.

Anonymous Fame

Anonymous Fame

In 2005, the Washington Saxophone Quartet asked composer Thomas Albert to write a set of variations based on the theme from NPR's All Things Considered. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear the Washington Saxophone Quartet play the resulting piece: Thomas Albert's Anonymous Fame.

A new composition considered

A new composition considered

In 2005, the Washington Saxophone Quartet asked composer Thomas Albert to write a set of variations based on the theme from NPR's All Things Considered. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Washington Saxophone Quartet play the resulting piece: Thomas Albert's Anonymous Fame.

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