Morning Glories: Mark Morris

Choreographer Mark MorrisPublicity photo

August 29, 2016

Every weekday at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.

Dance choreographer Mark Morris turns 60 on Aug. 29. This week on Morning Glories, we will feature some of the music he has used in his productions.

Monday

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 11 was used in Morris's Mozart Dances.

Tuesday

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 1
Mark Morris used Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet in his 2008 show, Romeo & Juliet, on motifs of Shakespeare.

Wednesday

Johann Hummel: Septet
Mark Morris used Hummel's Military Septet in his 2015 show, After You.

Thursday

Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant
Mark Morris used Weber's Grand Duo Concertant in his 2013 show, Crosswalk.

Friday

Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Mark Morris used Beethoven's Choral Fantasy in his 2012 show, A Choral Fantasy.