Poster Lou Harrison
American composer Lou Harrison, who died in 2003, was an LGBTQIA pioneer in the 20th century.
Betty Freeman
Extra Eclectic

Extra Eclectic: Classical Pride!

Extra Eclectic - June 14, 2023

It's a different world today for those in the LGBTQIA community, and classical music is becoming refreshingly open and accepting in the 21st century. This week’s episode of Extra Eclectic, with host Steve Seel, showcases composers who paved the way in the 20th century by confronting old prejudices head-on and composers who have benefitted from their courage in the 21st century.

Programming is supported by At Sara’s Table/Chester Creek Cafe and Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

Episode playlist

Smash
Jennifer Higdon (Composer)
Heard in Havana (Album)
Third Sound Ensemble (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:35

Overture
Jake Heggie (Composer)
Music for a New Century (Album)
New Century Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:42

Move
Nico Muhly (Composer)
Move (Album)
The Westerlies (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:00

Rounds For String Orchestra
David Diamond (Composer)
Mikhail Gurewitsch (Conductor)
American Stringbook (Album)
Do.Gma Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 14:46

Final State
Kaki King (Composer)
Modern Yesterdays (Album)
Kaki King, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 4:33

Parlour Games
Meredith Monk (Composer)
Meredith Monk: Piano Songs (Album)
Ursula Oppens, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 7:34

Stay On It
Julius Eastman (Composer)
Julius Eastman Vol. 2: Joy Boy (Album)
Wild Up (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:41

Night Waltz
Paul Bowles (Composer)
Double Edge: U.S. Choice (Album)
Double Edge (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Edmund Niemann, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:24

Suite For Violin and American Gamelan: Chaconne
Lou Harrison (Composer)
John Bergamo (Conductor)
La Koro Sutro (Album)
American Gamelan (Orchestra/Ensemble)
David Abel, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 5:29

Harp Concerto
Jennifer Higdon (Composer)
Ward Stare (Conductor)
American Rapture (Album)
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp (Soloist)
Duration: 21:00

I Will Not Be Sad in This World
Eve Beglarian (Composer)
Eight Visions - A New Anthology for Flute and Piano (Album)
Marya Martin, Flute (Soloist)
Duration: 6:23

Farewell
David Del Tredici (Composer)
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores (Album)
Hilary Hahn, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 4:54

Nightfall
Meredith Monk (Composer)
Lost and Found (Album)
Sean Shibe, Electric Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 9:38

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