In 2005, the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma founded the first American Indian summer arts academy, with classes in dance, literature, theater, art, and music composition. On today's show, the Spokane String Quartet plays music by two Chickasaw composers, Dylan Bennett and Miko Begaye.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Florence Price: Five Folksongs in Counterpoint Movement 1 Calvary
Apollo Chamber Players
Apollo Chamber Players: Blurred Boundaries
Navona 6038
Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; David Brickle, piano
Round Top Festival Institute, Edith Bates Old Chapel, Round Top, TX
Florence Price: Symphony No. 3 in C minor
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor
Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
Dylan Bennett: Holhchifo Ki'yo
Spokane String Quartet
Spokane Chamber Music Association, Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA
Miko Begaye: Circus Revolution
Spokane String Quartet
Spokane Chamber Music Association, Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA
Hour 2
John Williams: Memoirs of a Geisha: Sayuri's Theme
Robert deMaine, cello; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Celebrating John Williams
DG 29939
Steven Sametz: En Kelohenu
Charis Chamber Voices; Arthur Sjogren, conductor
Bedford Presbyterian Church, Bedford, NY
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in C minor, Op. 48
Wendy Chen, piano
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major: Mvts 3-4
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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