Poster Julius Eastman
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by Julius Eastman.
Ron Hammond
Extra Eclectic

A celebration of Black composers

Extra Eclectic - Sept. 18, 2024

Editor’s note: Audio for this program is available for only 30 days after broadcast due to rights restrictions.

Julius Eastman’s Symphony No. 2 (The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Loe for the Beloved) is this week’s Extra Eclectic highlight from the 2024 BBC Proms Festival and it kicks off an hour of works by African-American composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. We also hear works by Shelley Washington, Anthony Davis, George Walker and more. In the second hour, Steve Seel showcases pieces by Caroline Shaw, Meredith Monk, Michael Gordon and John Adams. 

Playlist

Eternal Present: Now
Shelley Washington
~nois
Bright Shiny Things 197

Symphony No. 2
Julius Eastman
Dalia Stasevska, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
2024 BBC Proms Prom 45

Of Blues and Dreams
Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis, piano
Sackville 23020

Sinfonia No. 5 "Visions"
George Walker
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
National Symphony Orchestra
NSO 7

her eastern light amid a cavernous dusk
Jeffrey Mumford
Aspen Wind Quintet
CRI 650

Ekah
James Lee III
Inbal Segev, cello
Avie 2462

Partita: Sarabande
Caroline Shaw
Brad Wells, conductor
Roomful of Teeth
New Amsterdam 41

The Sweetness of Epicurus
Lou Harrison
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
American Composers Orchestra
MusicMasters 60204

Minsym No. 1
Moondog (Louis Hardin)
Ensemble
Sony 44994

Harmonielehre: Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
John Adams
Edo de Waart, conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Nonesuch 79453

Light is Calling
Michael Gordon
India Gailey, cello
Redshift 511

Atlas: Earth Seen from Above
Meredith Monk
Wayne Hankin, conductor
Studio Orchestra
ECM 1491

Facades
Philip Glass
Michael Riesman, conductor
Glass Ensemble
Sony 62960

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