There's a remarkable photo from the 1889 World Expo in Paris: Four young Javanese dancers, and one young woman is staring rather sternly into the camera. Her name is Soekia. On this episode of Performance Today, hear the the Dolce Suono Ensemble perform the world premiere of Soekia's Dance by Thomas Whitman.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Trio in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky" Movement 6 Lento maestoso
Weilerstein Trio: Donald Weilerstein, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, piano
Dvorak Trios
Koch 7657
Thomas Whitman: Soekia's Dance
Dolce Suono Ensemble: Mimi Stillman, flute; Kerri Ryan, viola; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Dolce Suono Ensemble, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Jonathan Jager from Los Angeles, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Quartet in G major for Strings, Op. 106, No. 13: Movements 2-4
Emerson String Quartet
University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio
Apollo Chamber Players
European Folkscapes
Navona Records 5941
Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpetuelle, Op. 37
Pacifica Quartet; Julian Martin, piano; Esther Heideman, soprano
Aspen Music Festical and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3 'Mishima'
Apollo Chamber Players
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4: Movement 1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Marek Janowski, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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