Poster Akropolis Reed Quintet
Akropolis Reed Quintet
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Homage to Paradise Valley

There used to be a bustling entertainment neighborhood in Detroit called Paradise Valley, with a lively music scene. It was plowed under, and lost to new construction. An today's show, hear the Akropolis Reed Quintet play a musical homage to Paradise Valley, and we reflect on the nature of change.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Paper Music
Sony 64600

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 59 in A, Fire
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Eric Ebbenga from New York City, NY

Jeff Scott: Homage to Paradise Valley: Movements 1, 3, & 4
Akropolis Reed Quintet
San Antonio Chamber Music Society, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, TX

Hour 2

Hildegard von Bingen: Veni creator spiritus
Anonymous 4
Hildegard Von Bingen: Origin Of Fire
Harmonia Mundi 907327

Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1
Omer Quartet
Honest Brook Music Festival, Honest Brook Farm, Delhi, NY

Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Manno, conductor
Catskill Mountain Foundation, Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter, NY

Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Byrne Kozar Duo: O Quam Mirabilis Est
Byrne Kozar Duo: Corrine Byrne, voice; Andy Kozar, trumpet
Lake George Music Festival, Park Theater, Glens Falls, NY

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