Poster Thomas Ades
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by composer Thomas Adès.
Marco Borggreve
Extra Eclectic

Dance party with guest host Bonnie North

Extra Eclectic - July 9, 2025

On the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, guest host Bonnie North shares a program of modern dance music, including polonaises by Thomas Ades, excerpts from Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony, Stephen Jaffe’s Light Dances and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Minuet in G Whiz
Paul Reale
Min Kwon, piano
MSR 1612

Blues Symphony: Danzon y Mambo, Choro y Samba
Wynton Marsalis
Jader Bignamini, conductor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
PentaTone 7232

Modern Love Waltz
Philip Glass
Gloria Cheng-Cochran, piano
Telarc 80549

The Chairman Dances
John Adams
Simon Rattle, conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI 6627

First Mazurka
Thomas Ades
Qing Jiang, piano
Albany 1894

Second Mazurka
Thomas Ades
Qing Jiang, piano
Albany 1894

Marchentanze
Thomas Ades
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Ondine 1411

Concierto de “Dance Hits”: Salsa Pasada
Aaron Jay Kernis
Aaron Jay Kernis, conductor
New Century Chamber Orchestra
David Tanenbaum, guitar
Naxos 574298

Dance Preludes
Witold Lutoslawski
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Martin Frost, clarinet
Bis 1863

Light Dances: Dance Around the Light
Stephen Jaffe
Da Capo Chamber Players
Bridge 9563

Prisms, Cycles, Leaps
Derrick Skye
Bridge to Everywhere
Orenda 0019

Reflections: Rodinia
Sufjan Stevens
Timo Andres, piano
Asthmatic Kitty 148

Clearing, Dawn, Dance
Judd Greenstein
yMusic
New Amsterdam 32

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