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Plastic pink flamingos
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Michael Daugherty: Flamingo

The pink plastic flamingo... maybe you had one in the yard of your childhood home or you've seen the plastic birds flocking your neighbor's lawn. Composer Michael Daugherty says those pink plastic lawn ornaments are American icons. On today's show, hear Daugherty's musical ode to flamingos, plastic and feathered, from a concert in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Jennifer Margaret Barker: Na Tri Peathraichean: Movement 1. Gearr Aonach
Alice K. Dade, flute; John Novacek, piano
Living Music (New Chamber Music)
Naxos 8312

Michael Daugherty: Flamingo
Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra; Thomas O'Connor, conductor
Santa Fe Pro Musica, Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe, NM

Franz Schubert: Quartet in G Major, D. 887: Movements 3 & 4
Doric String Quartet: Alex Redington and Jonathan Stone, violins; Helene Clement, Viola; John Myerscough, cello
Union College Concert Series, Union College - Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY

Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio in E minor for flute, oboe, and basso continuo, TWV 42:e2
Alice K. Dade, flute; Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe; Brian Thornton, cello; Noam D. Elkies, harpsichord
Festival Mozaic, Congregation Beth David, San Luis Obispo, CA

Hour 2

Jules Massenet: Meditation from 'Thais'
Chee-Yun, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
Vocalise: Chee-Yun
Denon 75118

Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi Overture
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

Johannes Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat Major
William VerMeulen, horn; Chee-Yun, violin; Anton Nel, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Reena Esmail: Teen Murti for String Orchestra
ROCO; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO: Visions Take Flight
American Composers Forum / Innova 016

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