Composer Marc Mellits was inspired by trees when he wrote a piece called Splinters. Each movement, each "splinter" as he calls it, is based on a different kind of tree. On Today's show, we'll hear from Mellits's musical forest, played by the Akropolis Reed Quintet at a concert in San Antonio, Texas.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Marc Mellits: String Quartet No. 3 "Tapas" Movement 5
Friction Quartet
Spark
Innova 24
R. Nathaniel Dett: Magnolia Suite: Part 2
Denver Oldham, piano
R. Nathaniel Dett: Piano Works by Denver Oldham
New World 367
Marc Mellits: Splinter (selections)
Akropolis Reed Quintet
San Antonio Chamber Music Society, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, TX
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Alex Sopp, flute; Members of ECCO; Daniel Hege, conductor
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Hour 2
Joan Tower: Fanfare No. 4 for the Uncommon Woman
Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
Tower: Fanfares For The Uncommon Woman, Etc / Alsop, Et Al
KOCH 7469
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Helene Grimaud, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Andrea Mazzariello: Of and Between
fivebyfive
fivebyfive, University at Buffalo, Slee Hall, Buffalo, NY
Joan Tower: Copperwave for Brass Quintet
Tim McCarthy, trumpet I ; Chris Boulais, trumpet II; Cort Roberts, horn; Jacob Musquiz, trombone; Justin Bain, bass trombone
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
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