On Monday's Performance Today, we have special music to celebrate the Fourth of July. Plus, journalist and author Steve Vogel will join us to discuss the miraculous history of our national anthem.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Traditional (arr. Robert Edgerton): America, My Country Tis Of Thee
The United States Army Field Band
America the Beautiful: A Collection of Patriotic Songs
Altissimo 72152
Frank W. Meacham: American Patrol
Dallas Winds; Jeffrey D. Gershman, guest conductor
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
William Steffe (arr. Wilhousky): Battle Hymn of the Republic
Dallas Winds; Jeffrey D. Gershman, guest conductor
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Gustav Holst: The Planets: Jupiter; Neptune; The Mystic
The Mystic Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Women of the Dallas Symphony Chorus; Wyane Marshall, organist; Andrew Litton, conductor
Dallas Space Spectacular
Delos 3225
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer: The Melody Of Rhythm: Movements 2-3
Bela Fleck, banjo; Zakir Hussain, tabla; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit, MI
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer: The Melody of Rhythm
Koch 2024
Hour 2
Sergei Taneyev: String Trio in D Major
Erin Keefe, violin
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Manuel de Falla (arr: Martin Frost): Nana (Lullaby), from Siete canciones populares
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, Jiyoon Lee, Daniel Lozakovitj, violins; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass; Julien Quentin, piano
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Martin Frost: Improvisation
Martin Frost, clarinet
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
Goran Frost: Klezmer Dance No. 3
Martin Frost, clarinet; Anna Lee, Jiyoon Lee, Daniel Lozakovitj, violins; AROD Quartet; Theotime Voisin, double bass; Julien Quentin, piano
Verbier Festival, Verbier Church, Verbier, Switzerland
John Stafford Smith (arr. Daniel Powers): The Star Spangled Banner
Carmel Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor
The Palladium, Carmel, IN
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