In 1948, American composer William Grant Still was inspired by some poems about the natural beauty of the American South. On Wednesday's Performance Today, take a break with us and hear Houston's River Oaks Chamber Orchestra play "Wood Notes," William Grant Still's work of quiet musical contemplation.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13: Movement 3 Intermezzo
Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin; Hiroko Yajima, violin; Annemarie Moorcroft, viola; Sophie Shao, cello
Marlboro Music Festival 50th Anniversary Album
Bridge 9108
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 Movement 3: Finale
Johannes Moser, cello; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nashville Symphony, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Richard Baum from Houston, TX
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for violin, cello, and piano in D minor, Op. 49
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One
Oregon String Quartet
William Grant Still
Koch 7546
Gaspar Sanz: Suite Espanola
Celino Romero, guitar
Ramsey Concert Hall, The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
James Austin Smith, oboe; Escher Quartet: Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin; Pierre LaPointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello
The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, The Breakers - Gold Room, Palm Beach, FL
William Grant Still: Wood Notes
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Scott St. John, concertmaster
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
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