In 2014, composer Jonathan Bailey Holland was grappling with profound sadness about the number of Black Americans killed by police. He couldn't express his feelings in words, so he turned to music. On today's show, hear the world premiere concert performance of Dream Elegy by Jonathan Bailey Holland.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jonathan Bailey Holland: Halcyon Sun: Movement 3: Calm
Cincinnatti Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
American Portraits
Fanfare Cincinnati NA
Bedrich Smetana: From My Homeland
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble: Gil Morgenstern, violin; Benjamin Hochman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, Boone, NC
Erich Korngold: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
James Ehnes, violin; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Jonathan Bailey Holland: Dream Elegy For Wind Ensemble
Boston Conservatory Ensemble; Eric Hewitt, conductor
Old South Church, Boston, MA
Hour 2
Franz Schubert: Scherzo from Sonata in B-flat Major: Scherzo
Inon Barnatan, piano
Franz Schubert - Inon Barnatan
Bridge 9197
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, "Ghost"
Phillippe Quint, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Gustav Holst: The Perfect Fool, Ballet Music
Battle Creek Symphony; Anne Harrigan, conductor
The Music Center of South Central Michigan, W. K. Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, MI
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia in G minor for Solo Violin: The Guardian Angel, from The Mystery Sonatas
Yura Lee, violin
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
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