A sunny symphony
On Tuesday's Performance Today, we're off to sunny Los Angeles to hear Brahms' sunny Symphony No. 2. Plus, we'll jet over to England to hear the London Philharmonic play Beethoven's Overture to Fidelio.
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with host Valerie Kahler
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Yo-Yo Ma in London
Earlier this month, Yo-Yo Ma and his cello were the only ones onstage at the massive Royal Albert Hall in London. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear his passionate performance of the Cello Suite No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Plus, a sonata by Bach's great-uncle, Heinrich Bach.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.