Program Guide 07-04-2016
Almanac
July 4
Independence Day!
1623 death of William Byrd – English composer (aged c. 80, the exact date of his birth is not known); his output of about 470 compositions justifies his reputation as one of the great masters of European Renaissance music.
1694 Louis Claude Daquin – French composer and organist (d.1772); at the age of eight, he conducted his own choral work Beatus Vir.
1826 Stephen Foster – American songwriter (d.1864); known as the ‘Father of American music’; among the best known of his more than 200 songs are Oh! Susanna, Camptown Races, Old Folks at Home, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair and Beautiful Dreamer.
1831 The patriotic hymn America (to the tune of the British song God Save the King [or Queen] with new words supplied by Samuel Francis Smith is sung by a children's choir at a Fourth of July service at the Park Street Church in Boston.
1903 Flor Peeters – Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d.1986); enjoyed great renown, giving concerts and liturgical master-classes all over the world.
1909 Alec Templeton – Welsh-born American composer, pianist and satirist (d.1963); active in radio and TV in the '40s & '50s even though blind from birth; his compositions include Scarlatti Stoops to Conga and Bach Goes to Town.
1923 first performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams's English Folk Song Suite in London, by the band of the Royal Military School of Music.
Recording of the Week
Program Guide
00:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Robin Grier
00:02:00 00:16:54 William Schuman New England Triptych
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
00:21:00 00:28:06 Hershy Kay Stars and Stripes Ballet
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 61501
00:54:00 00:39:21 Ernest Bloch America
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Chorale Delos 3135
01:33:00 00:30:14 Howard Hanson Symphony No. 2 Op 30
Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony EMI 6612
02:07:00 00:28:22 Don Gillis Star-Spangled Symphony
Ian Hobson Sinfonia Varsovia Albany 618
02:37:00 00:36:28 David Amram This Land: Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie
David Amram Colorado Symphony Newport 85692
03:16:00 00:31:22 George Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Highlights
New York Philharmonic Zubin Mehta Roberta Alexander, soprano; Gregg Baker, baritone; New York Choral Artists Teldec 46318
03:49:00 00:40:36 Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9474
04:32:00 00:31:27 George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 14091
05:06:00 00:31:39 Michael Daugherty Mount Rushmore
Pacific Symphony Carl St. Clair Pacific Chorale Naxos 559749
05:43:00 00:13:26 Robert Russell Bennett Symphonic Songs for Band
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
06:02:00 00:25:26 Michael Daugherty Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on Arturo
Carl St. Clair Pacific Symphony Naxos 559749
06:29:00 00:31:43 Meredith Willson Symphony No. 2 in E minor
William Stromberg Moscow Symphony Naxos 559006
07:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Jacqueline Gerber
07:07:00 00:04:13 Irving Berlin God Bless America
Boston Pops Orchestra John Williams Tanglewood Festival Chorus Sony 48224
07:11:00 00:10:48 Aaron Copland Prairie Journal "Music for Radio"
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559240
07:22:00 00:07:54 George Gershwin Lullaby for Strings
Riccardo Chailly Cleveland Orchestra Decca 417326
07:29:00 00:06:50 Jacques Offenbach Waltz 'American Eagle'
Gulbenkian Orchestra Michel Swierczewski Nelson Rocha, trumpet Nimbus 5303
07:36:00 00:06:45 Roy Harris Overture "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Delos 3140
07:43:00 00:05:06 Richard Rodgers Victory at Sea: The Song of the High
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80175
07:48:00 00:06:00 Don Gillis Fourth of July from Star-Spangled Symphony
Ian Hobson Sinfonia Varsovia Albany 618
07:54:00 00:06:45 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Caprice Americain "Columbia" Op 34
Leonard Pennario, piano EMI 64668
08:01:00 00:03:24 Stephen Foster Old Folks at Home
Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano Philips 462948
08:04:00 00:04:33 Robert Russell Bennett Symphonic Songs: Celebration
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
08:09:00 00:07:34 Antonín Dvorák Scherzo from Symphony No. 9 Op 95
Paavo Järvi Cincinnati Symphony Telarc 80616
08:16:00 00:04:17 John Cacavas Star Spangled Spectacular: Songs of the Plains
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80144
08:21:00 00:12:26 Virgil Thomson The Plow that Broke the Plains: Suite
Sir Neville Marriner Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI 6612
08:33:00 00:05:26 Duke Ellington Brown from 'Black, Brown & Beige'
JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Naxos 559737
08:39:00 00:03:19 Traditional She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
Dale Warland Dale Warland Singers Gothic 49243
08:42:00 00:02:29 Anonymous Spiritual 'Deep River'
Stuttgart Brass Quartet Hänssler 98623
09:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with John Simna
09:02:00 00:07:08 Charles Ives Variations on 'America'
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 559083
09:11:00 00:15:25 David Diamond This Sacred Ground
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz Erich Parce, baritone; Seattle Symphony Chorale; Seattle Girls' Choir; Northwest Boychoir Naxos 559156
09:28:00 00:28:06 Hershy Kay Stars and Stripes Ballet
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 61501
10:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Mark Satola
10:00:00 00:03:30 Morton Gould Folk Suite: Overture
David Amos London Symphony Orchestra Harm Mundi 906010
10:03:00 00:10:55 James Hewitt New Federal Overture
Patrick Gallois Sinfonia Finlandia Naxos 559654
10:14:00 00:06:09 Dudley Buck Festival Overture on 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
St. Louis Symphony Leonard Slatkin St Louis Symphony Chorus RCA 60983
10:20:00 00:14:26 Aaron Copland A Lincoln Portrait
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz James Earl Jones, narrator Delos 3140
10:35:00 00:18:15 Robert Russell Bennett Suite of Old American Dances
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 3503
11:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Jim Mehrling
11:00:00 00:03:34 Samuel Barber Commando March
Gerard Schwarz United States Marine Band Naxos 573121
11:04:00 00:02:04 Zez Confrey Dizzy Fingers
Richard Dowling, piano Klavier 77035
11:10:00 00:02:12 Earl Wild Virtuoso Etude on 'I Got Rhythm'
Jenny Lin, piano Steinway 30011
11:14:00 00:09:16 Hershy Kay Cakewalk: Three Dances
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80144
11:25:00 00:05:29 Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven: Theme
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80141
11:32:00 00:07:55 Aaron Copland Allegro from Symphony No. 3
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9474
11:40:00 00:09:58 Victor Herbert American Fantasy
Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony RCA 60983
11:52:00 00:07:04 Roy Harris Fugue & Finale from Symphony No. 3
Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic DeutGram 419780
12:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Bill O’Connell
12:02:00 00:03:54 Frank W. Meacham The American Patrol
Loras John Schissel Blossom Festival Band MAA 40601
12:05:00 00:03:38 John Philip Sousa March 'The Liberty Bell'
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
12:09:00 00:06:51 Victor Herbert Festival March
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Vox 3035
12:16:00 00:05:29 William Steffe The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Orchestra of Temple Square Craig Jessop Mormon Tabernacle Choir Telarc 80606
12:24:00 00:13:28 Aaron Copland Finale from Symphony No. 3
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
12:40:00 00:19:27 Jerome Kern Showboat: A Scenario for Orchestra
John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 446404
13:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY ‘BIG WORK AT ONE’ with Rob Grier
13:01:00 00:16:54 William Schuman New England Triptych
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
13:20:00 00:36:28 David Amram This Land: Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie
David Amram Colorado Symphony Newport 85692
14:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Angela Mitchell
14:01:00 00:04:12 John Williams Liberty Fanfare
John Williams Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 420178
14:05:00 00:07:16 Ferde Grofé Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz Ilkka Talvi, violin Delos 3104
14:13:00 00:05:30 William Bolcom New York Lights
Bruce Levingston, piano Sono Lumin 92148
14:19:00 00:06:45 Roy Harris Overture "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
Gerard Schwarz Seattle Symphony Delos 3140
14:27:00 00:16:54 William Schuman New England Triptych
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
14:46:00 00:01:37 Aaron Copland Old American Songs Set No. 1: Simple Gifts
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 77310
14:48:00 00:05:42 John Philip Sousa The American Maid: Overture
Keith Brion Central Band of the RAF Naxos 559730
14:56:00 00:02:25 Joan Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony RCA 60778
15:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with John Simna
15:02:00 00:07:08 Charles Ives Variations on 'America'
José Serebrier Bournemouth Symphony Naxos 559083
15:11:00 00:15:25 David Diamond This Sacred Ground
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz Erich Parce, baritone; Seattle Symphony Chorale; Seattle Girls' Choir; Northwest Boychoir Naxos 559156
15:28:00 00:28:06 Hershy Kay Stars and Stripes Ballet
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra RCA 61501
16:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Mark Satola
16:00:00 00:03:30 Morton Gould Folk Suite: Overture
David Amos London Symphony Orchestra Harm Mundi 906010
16:03:00 00:10:55 James Hewitt New Federal Overture
Patrick Gallois Sinfonia Finlandia Naxos 559654
16:14:00 00:06:09 Dudley Buck Festival Overture on 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
St. Louis Symphony Leonard Slatkin St Louis Symphony Chorus RCA 60983
16:20:00 00:14:26 Aaron Copland A Lincoln Portrait
Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz James Earl Jones, narrator Delos 3140
16:35:00 00:18:15 Robert Russell Bennett Suite of Old American Dances
Frederick Fennell Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Kosei 3503
17:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Jim Mehrling
17:00:00 00:03:34 Samuel Barber Commando March
Gerard Schwarz United States Marine Band Naxos 573121
17:05:00 00:02:04 Zez Confrey Dizzy Fingers
Richard Dowling, piano Klavier 77035
17:11:00 00:02:12 Earl Wild Virtuoso Etude on 'I Got Rhythm'
Jenny Lin, piano Steinway 30011
17:15:00 00:09:16 Hershy Kay Cakewalk: Three Dances
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc 80144
17:25:00 00:03:59 Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven: Theme
José Serebrier Royal Philharmonic Royal Phil 17
17:32:00 00:07:55 Aaron Copland Allegro from Symphony No. 3
Neeme Järvi Detroit Symphony Chandos 9474
17:41:00 00:09:58 Victor Herbert American Fantasy
Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony RCA 60983
17:52:00 00:07:04 Roy Harris Fugue & Finale from Symphony No. 3
Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic DeutGram 419780
18:00 INDEPENDENCE DAY with Bill O’Connell
18:02:00 00:03:54 Frank W. Meacham The American Patrol
Loras John Schissel Blossom Festival Band MAA 40601
18:05:00 00:03:38 John Philip Sousa March 'The Liberty Bell'
Timothy Foley Nonpareil Wind Band EMI 54130
18:09:00 00:06:51 Victor Herbert Festival March
Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Vox 3035
18:16:00 00:05:29 William Steffe The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Orchestra of Temple Square Craig Jessop Mormon Tabernacle Choir Telarc 80606
18:24:00 00:13:28 Aaron Copland Finale from Symphony No. 3
Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig United States Marine Band Altissimo 4032
18:40:00 00:19:27 Jerome Kern Showboat: A Scenario for Orchestra
John Mauceri Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Philips 446404
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:00 00:25:29 Aaron Copland Rodeo
David Zinman Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Argo 440639
19:29:00 00:26:29 Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite
Leonard Bernstein Los Angeles Philharmonic DeutGram 4776352
19:57:00 00:02:07 Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra: Waltz
Eiji Oue Minnesota Orchestra Reference 87
20:00 WCLV ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
20:02:00 00:17:37 George Gershwin An American in Paris
Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra Decca 4787779
20:21:00 00:33:26 George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major
San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas Garrick Ohlsson, piano RCA 68931
20:57:00 00:02:30 George Gershwin Short Story Opus Two
William Terwilliger, violin; Andrew Cooperstock, piano Azica 71290
21:00 THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK with Alec Baldwin - Manfred Honeck, conductor
21:04:00 00:14:00 Claude Vivier Orion
21:21:00 01:00:55 Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor
22:24:00 00:28:50 Johann Sebastian Bach Magnificat in D major
23:00 QUIET HOUR
23:02:00 00:06:14 Louis Moreau Gottschalk Caprice on "Home, Sweet Home" Op 51
Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 436121
23:08:00 00:07:19 Morton Gould American Ballads: Amber Waves
Theodore Kuchar National Symphony of Ukraine Naxos 559005
23:18:00 00:09:12 Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings Op 11
New Century Chamber Orch NSS Music 10
23:27:00 00:11:01 Don Gillis Prayer and Hymn for a Solemn Occasion
Ian Hobson Sinfonia Varsovia Albany 618
23:40:00 00:07:33 Bill Evans Peace Piece
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Decca 455512
23:47:00 00:07:08 William Grant Still The American Scene: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Richard Auldon Clark Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Newport 85596
23:56:00 00:02:51 Aaron Copland Down a Country Lane
Hugh Wolff St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Teldec 77310
23:57:00 00:02:52 William Grant Still Mystic Pool from 'Traceries"
Denver Oldham, piano Koch Intl 7084
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