Poster Emily Pinkerton, songwriter and ethnomusicologist
Emily Pinkerton, songwriter and ethnomusicologist
Photo: Kristi Jan Hoover
Performance Today®

Emily Pinkerton

When Emily Pinkerton plays a particular Civil War tune on the banjo, she says it's hard to stop; the melody bubbles and flows like a rippling river. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear a movement from "Rounder Songs" by Emily Pinkerton, featuring a lush arrangement for banjo and chamber ensemble.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Sergei Prokofiev: Pushkin Waltz No. 2, Op. 120
Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 and 2 / Seattle Symphony
Delos 3050

Emily Pinkerton and Patrick Burke: Three Forks of Hell (movement 4 from Rounder Songs)
Emily Pinkerton, banjo; "fivebyfive:: Laura Lentz, flute; Marcy Bacon, clarinet; Sungmin Shin, electric guitar; Eric J. Polenik, bass; Haeyeun Jeun, piano
WXXI Classical 91.5FM, Hochstein Performance Hall, Rochester, NY

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is William White from Portland, OR

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Konstantin Yemelyanov, piano; State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia; Vasily Petrenko, conductor
The XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition, Great Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Hour 2

Richard Strauss: Divertimento after Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc & La Lutine
New York Chamber Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (after Handel); R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86 (after Couperin)
Nonesuch 79145

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 'Romantic': Movement 4
The Orchestra Now; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Bard College, Bard's Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Annandale On-Hudson, NY

Kenji Bunch: Summer Hours for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano
Marya Martin, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Stewart Rose, horn; Ran Dank, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Brideghampton, NY

Antonin Dvorak: Romance in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11
Maureen nelson, violin; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN

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