When Marie Therese Coin Coin was granted her freedom in 1778, she used her business skills to become a landowner, with the goal of purchasing her children's freedom. Composer Jason Moran is Coin Coin's great-great-grand-nephew. On today's show, hear the Imani Winds play "Cane" by Jason Moran - music inspired by Maran's family history.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola Movement 1 Allegramente
Ani Kavafian, Joseph Silverstein, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Bartok, Kodaly, Dohnanyi
Delos 3151
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 2: Movement 1
Kevin Chen, piano; Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra; John Morris Russell, conductor
Hilton Head International Piano Competition, First Presbyterian Church, Hilton Head Island, SC
Daniel Temkin: Time Capsule
Ani Kavafian, violin; Ida Kavafian, violin
Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Portland, OR
Jason Moran: Cane
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Hour 2
Jake Heggie: Soliloquy
Carol Wincenc, flute; Jake Heggie, piano
Here/After
Pentatone 186515
Guiseppe Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra; Peter Oundjian, conductor
Colorado Music Festival, Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO
Jake Heggie: Full Circle Fifty
Carol Wincenc, flute; Jake Heggie, piano; Brooke Speltz, cello
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
Camille Saint-Saens: Sonata No. 1 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
Paul Huang, violin; Wu Han, piano
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
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