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Acclaimed American composer Jennifer Higdon has composed her own Concerto for Orchestra.
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A different Concerto for Orchestra

Extra Eclectic - Sept. 27, 2023

This week on Extra Eclectic, host Steve Seel features a concerto for orchestra, but not Bela Bartok’s famous example, which features each section of the orchestra. Instead, we hear acclaimed American composer Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Orchestra. The New York Times called it “magical” and “sparkling.” We also will hear music from Thomas Ades, Phillip Glass and a sampling from a new release by pianist Awadagin Pratt called Still Point. Listen now.

Episode Playlist

Epilogue
Belinda Gehlert
Epilogue
Zephyr Quartet
4:27

Heartbreaker
Missy Mazzoli
Currents
Michael Mizrahi, piano
4:38

Concerto for Orchestra
Jennifer Higdon
Higdon: Duo Duel; Concerto for Orchestra
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
36:00

Orbit
Philip Glass
to you through
India Gailey, cello
6:38

The Wolf
yMusic
YMUSIC
yMusic
4:47

Dreaming
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Recurrence
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
15:43

Time Past, Time Future
Alvin Singleton
Stillpoint
A Far Cry Orchestra
Awadagin Pratt, piano
12:29

Everything Passes, Everything is Connected
Samantha Fernando
Carols After a Plague
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
3:29

Lieux retrouves (Rediscovered Places)
Thomas Ades
Adès: Märchentänze
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Tomas Nunez, cello
16:45

 

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