Nelson Mandela used to talk about Ubuntu, a concept that embraces the idea of a universal bond among all of us; a sense of mutual respect and community. On today's show, hear a Minnesota Orchestra performance of a piece called "Harmonia Ubuntu", from a concert in Soweto, South Africa.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Liszt: Il Penseroso from Years of Pilgrimage Year 2, Italy
Andre Watts, piano
Andre Watts Plays Liszt Album 1
EMI 64599
Traditional, arr. Jorge Cozatl: Xtoles
Chicago a cappella; Benjamin Rivera, conductor
Chicago a cappella, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville, IL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K 452
Pedja Muzijevic, piano; James Austin Smith, oboe; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Amy Harman, bassoon; David Byrd-Marrow, French horn
Bank of America Chamber Music Series - Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Andre Watts, piano; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Liszt/Ravel: Piano Concertos
Sony 47571
Hour 2
Jennifer Margaret Barker: Na Tri Peathraichean: Gearr Aonach
Alice K. Dade, flute; John Novacek, piano
Living Music
Naxos 559831
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3 'Mishima'
Matthew J. Detrick, violin; Anabel Ramirez, violin; Whitney Bullock, viola; Matthew Dudzik, cello
Apollo Chamber Players, Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX
Joan Tower: Rising
Alice K. Dade, flute; Dennis Kim, Clinton Dewing, violins; Jessica Oudin, viola; Jonah Kim, cello
Festival Mozaic, United Methodist Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
Bongani Ndodana-Breen: Harmonia Ubuntu
Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano; Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Regina Mundi Roman Catholic Church, Soweto, South Africa
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