Ever played that game using the letters of musical notes to spell words? Composer Belinda Reynolds used that idea when she wrote a piece for piano and two marimbas. On today's show, it's a musical spelling game: hear "Play," by Belinda Reynolds.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Karli Vehmanen): Histoire du Tango: Movement 1 Bordel 1900
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp; Lucia Lin, violin; J.P. Jofre, bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla "Escualo"
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907627
Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto, Op. 25
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp; English Chamber Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Mathias: Harp Concerto - Ginastera: Harp Concerto
Koch NA
Franz Schubert: Four Impromptus, D. 935 No. 3 in B-flat Major Andante
Andras Schiff, piano
The Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI
Michael Jackson (arr. Jeremy Cohen): Michael Jackson Medley
Quartet San Francisco
Marthas Vineyard Chamber Music Society, The Old Whaling Church, Edgartown, MA
Hour 2
Anthony DiLorenzo: Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong
ROCO; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO: Visions Take Flight
Innova 016
Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet No. 2
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute; Elizabeth Priestly Siffert, oboe; Thomas LeGrand, clarinet; Christopher Millard, bassoon; Gail Williams, horn; Sarah Schwartz, violin
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Belinda Reynolds: Play for piano and two marimbas
Susan Grace, piano; John Kinzie, marimba; Brendan Betyn, marimba
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Dmitri Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No. 2 for Orchestra
ROCO; Mei Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
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