[Photo: Guitarist Damian Goggans in the KeyBank Studio in May 2019. See his performance here.]
Juneteenth 2021 on WCLV
00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
William Grant Still: Land of Romance from 'Africa' (1930)
George Walker: Lyric for Strings (1941)
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (1858)—Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Paul Moravec: Sanctuary Road (2017)
Terrance McKnight: 'Write It!' - Reflections on 'Sanctuary Road' (2018)
Kyle Gann: Going to Bed - Homage to Philip Glass (2012)—Lara Downes, piano
04:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
George Walker: Piano Sonata No. 1 (1953)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt: Marietta's Lied (1920)—Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer (1884)—Jessye Norman, soprano
Florence Price: Symphony No. 1 in e (1932)
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-Flat (1861)—André Watts, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Scherzo from Flute Sonata (1943)—Brandon Patrick George, flute
08:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Valerie Kahler
Traditional, arr. Terence Blanchard: A City Called Heaven Jubilant Sykes, baritone; Terence Blanchard, piano
Margaret Bonds: Spiritual Suite: The Bells Lara Downes, piano Album: Some of These Days Flipside
Florence Price: Some Of These Days Lara Downes, piano
William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony, Movements 1-2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59, Movement 23: Steal Away Frances Walker Slocum, piano
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World, Movement 1 Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard: We Tell Each Other Stories Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
David Del Tredici: Mandango, Movements 1-2 Marc Peloquin, piano
Robert Savage: AIDS Ward Scherzo Sara Laimon, piano
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti: Ko'u inoa Andrew Yee, cello and vocals Personal recording Andrew made for composer
Warren Zevon and Dolly Parton, arr. Brian Mummert: Keep Me in your Heart/Light of a Clear Blue Morning Brian Mummert, voice; Danielle Buonaiuto, voice; Jules Biber, cello; Kevin Devine, harpsichord ChamberQueer and The Westerlies Fest, Online
Andrew Yee: The Light After Andrew Yee, cello and vocals (At home concert) Comfort At One Series, Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
Mari Esabel Valverde: When Thunder Comes David Galvan, piano; CSU Long Beach Bob Cole Conservatory University Choir; Josh Palkki, conductor
Omar Thomas: We Will Know, Movement 1 Hymn Nedelka Prescod, vocals; Omar Thomas Large Ensemble
10:00 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Jacqueline Gerber
Georges Bizet: Carmen: Habanera 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (1875)—Denyce Graves, soprano
William Grant Still: Festive Overture (1944)
Robert Russell Bennett: A Symphonic Picture of Gershwin's 'Porgy & Bess' (1942)
11:00 CLASSICS FOR KIDS with Naomi Lewin; CLASSICAL WEEKEND
Duke Ellington: Come Sunday (1945)
Ulysses Kay: Six Dances for String Orchestra (1954)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2: Chaconne (1720)—Awadagin Pratt, piano
Hugo Alfvén: The Mountain King: Dance of the Shepherd Girl (1923)—James DePreist, conductor
12:00 FROM THE TOP with America's finest young musicians - Juneteenth - Co-hosted by Kevin Olusola (the cellist and beatboxer from the acapella supergroup, Pentatonix) along with pianist Peter Dugan, this special program commemorates the holiday, Juneteenth. We meet outstanding young black musicians performing works by black composers including music by Coleridge-Taylor, Sam Cooke, Florence Price and a new work by a young composer. These excellent young players discuss what Juneteenth means to them and the black experience in classical music
The Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Chorus, Director Phillip Streetman with 18-year-old soloist, Zanaiah Billups performs There is a Balm in Gilead, traditional arranged by Moses Hogan.
Najee Greenlee, 18, clarinet, from Flint, Michigan along with violiinists Aidan Krieger and Valerie Xu-Friedman, violist Emma Boyd and cellist Gabriel Hennebury (all teenagers studying at the Interlochen Arts Academy) performs Clarinet Quintet in F Sharp Minor, Op. 10, Mvmt 2: Larghetto affetuoso by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Ebun Oguntola, 15, composer, from Fayetteville, NY presents her own work, “The Dimensions” performed by host Peter Dugan, piano and From the Top alumni violinists Charles Yang and Doori Na
Host Peter Dugan, piano performs “A Child is Born” by Thad Jones
Emma Spence, 12, cello, from Los Altos, CA along with pianist Jeremy Lenk, performs Adoration by Florence Price
Kevin Olusola, cello, with alums Hannah White, violin and Clifton Williams, keyboards performs A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke arranged by Matt Jones
13:00 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with John Mills
George Walker: Folk Songs for Orchestra (1990)
Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Scene from 'Ernestine' (1777)—Faye Robinson, soprano
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 1 'Afro-American' (1931)
George Gershwin: Catfish Row - Suite from 'Porgy & Bess' (1935)—Audra McDonald, soprano; Brian Stokes Mitchell, baritone
Florence Price: Allegro from Symphony No. 1 (1932)
Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody (1869)—Jessye Norman, soprano
Wynton Marsalis: The Fiddler and the Dancing Witch (1998)
Franz Danzi: Concertante for Flute & Clarinet (1814)—Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet
Jessie Montgomery: Coincident Dances (2019)
16:00 SPECIAL Let Freedom Ring: A Musical Celebration of Juneteenth with Lara Downes
Florence Price: Dances in the Canebreaks--Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen
William L. Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony--Detroit Symphony/Neeme Järvi
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst--String Orchestra
Lettie B. Alston: Lift Every Voice and Sing--Lara Downes, piano
Bob Marley: Redemption Song--The Kanneh-Masons
Anonymous: Amazing Grace--Jessye Norman, soprano; Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic/Sir Alexander Gibson
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Duke Ellington: The River: Suite (1971)
William Grant Still: Africa (1930)
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
Duke Ellington: Solitude (1935)
Sergei Prokofiev: Andante from Flute Sonata (1943)—Brandon Patrick George, flute
George Walker: Lyric for Strings (1941)
Paul Juon: Adagio from Viola Sonata (1901)—Eliesha Nelson, viola
Robert MacGimsey: Sweet Little Jesus Boy (1934)—Jessye Norman, soprano
William Grant Still: Mother and Child (1943)
Hazel Scott: Peace of Mind (1955)
William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony: Sorrow (1931)
Duke Ellington: Solitude (1935)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for solo flute: Sarabande (1718)—Brandon Patrick George, flute
Charles S. Brown: A Song without Words (1974)
Sunday, June 20, 8:00 PM
Dreams of a New Day
Featuring baritone Will Liverman