Poster Derrick Skye
Derrick Skye is a composer based in Los Angeles who often integrates music practices from different cultural traditions into classical music.
Johanna Siegmann
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For composer Derrick Skye, the well-being of American society depends on intercultural collaborations. Extra Eclectic guest host Scott Blakenship features Sky’s work in the first hour of this week's program. He features work from composer Todd Reynolds and Jennifer Higdon in the second hour.

Playlist

Road Movies: Relaxed Groove
John Adams (Composer)
String Poetic (Album)
Jennifer Koh, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 4:39

American Mirror, Pt. I
Derrick Skye (Composer)
American Mirrors (Album)
Salastina Music Society (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 12:45

American Mirror, Pt. II
Derrick Skye (Composer)
American Mirrors (Album)
Salastina Music Society (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 12:59

Spiral
Cristina Spinei (Composer)
APM Commission (Album)
Alicia Enstrom, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 11:04

Apartment House 1776: Harmony No. 9. Dover
John Cage (Composer)
Cage: The Works For Violin, Vol. 6 And The String Quartets, Vol. 4 (Album)
Arditti String Quartet (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 0:40

Apartment House 1776: Harmony No. 36. 57th Psalm Tune
John Cage (Composer)
Cage: The Works For Violin, Vol. 6 And The String Quartets, Vol. 4 (Album)
Arditti String Quartet (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 0:42

Fantasy on a Hymn by Justin Morgan
Thomas Canning (composer)
Jesus Lopez-Cobos (Conductor)
Into The Light: Symphonic Expressions Of The Spirit (Album)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:58

End Of Day
Todd Reynolds (Composer)
Outerborough (Album)
Todd Reynolds, Viola (Soloist)
Duration: 4:29

Canticles Of The Sky: Sky With Nameless Colors
John Luther Adams (Composer)
Hans Jorgen Jensen (Conductor)
The Wind In High Places (Album)
Northwestern University Cello Ensemble (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:23

There Will Be Rest
Frank Ticheli (Composer)
Charles Bruffy (Conductor)
Eternal Rest (Album)
Phoenix Bach Choir (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:47

Be Still and Know
Carlos Simon (composer)
My Ancestor's Gift (Album)
Phoebe Wu, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 6:28

Harp Concerto: Lullaby
Jennifer Higdon (composer)
Ward Stare (Conductor)
American Rapture (Album)
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp (Soloist)
Duration: 4:55

Perpetual Chaconne
Aaron Jay Kernis (composer)
Spring Forward (Album)
Jasper String Quartet (Orchestra/Ensemble)
David Shifrin, Clarinet (Soloist)
Duration: 18:23

Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2: Alla sarabande
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (composer)
Paul Freeman (Conductor)
Serenely Cedille: Relaxing Rarities From Chicago's Classical Label (Album)
Chicago Sinfonietta (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:37

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