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Extra Eclectic

A Black History Month celebration

Extra Eclectic - Feb. 5, 2025

We begin our celebration of Black History Month on the latest episode of Extra Eclectic with two hours devoted to the music of Black 20th- and 21st-century composers, including Carlos Simon’s Wake Up! Concerto for Orchestra, Jessie Montgomery’s Divided and Records from a Vanishing City, Brian Raphael Nabors’ Pulse, Courtney Bryan’s Elegy and much more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Playlist

Eternal Present: Now
Shelley Washington
~nois

Introit
Jonathan Bailey Holland
Dasara Beta, trumpet
Curtis Studio 24809

Wake Up! Concerto for Orchestra
Carlos Simon
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
National Symphony Orchestra
NSO 18

Divided
Jessie Montgomery
Sphinx Virtuosi
Thomas Mesa, cello
DG 4865014

Sinfonia No. 5 “Visions”
George Walker
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra
TCO 5

Quintet: Awashoha
James Lee III
Pacifica Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Cedille 216

Rhapsody
Stewart Goodyear
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Orchid 100365

Pulse
Brian Raphael Nabors
Kensho Watanabe, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra

String Quartet No. 1 “Neo-Soul”: Bop
Damien Geter
Ines Voglar Belgique, violin

Elegy
Courtney Bryan
Ensemble Pi
Bright Shiny Things 1083

Records from a Vanishing City
Jessie Montgomery
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO Live Recording 030924

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