Classical Discoveries 7-29-09

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Radio.png This page is about the Classical Discoveries radio show based in Princeton and hosted by Marvin Rosen.
The show airs from 5:30AM to 3:00PM EST. To find out what time it airs in your time zone, visit the World Time Zone Map.
For more info on the show, see the article, Classical Discoveries.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009


From 5:30 AM till 11:00 AM EST featured will be:

  • Maya Badian (Romania/Canada, 1945- ) - Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone "Mircea's Song Will Live in Yours"(1988)
  • James DeMars (United States, 1952- ) - Spirit Horses, Concerto for Native American Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1987)
  • Jennifer Higdon (United States, 1962- ) - Short Stories for Saxophone Quartet (1996)
  • Selga Mence (Latvia, 1953- ) - "Livonia. Carmen Voluptatis et Doloris" for Choir and Early Music Ensemble (2005)
  • Jaan Raats (Estonia, 1932- ) - Concerto for Flute, Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 117 (2001)
  • Hans Roosenschoon (Holland/South Africa, 1952- ) - Timbila for Chopi Xylophone Orchestra and Orchestra (1985)

From 11:00 AM till 3:00 PM "CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES GOES AVANT-GARDE" featured will be:

  • Morton Feldman (United States, 1926-1987) - Violin and String Quartet (1985)
  • Avet Terterian (Azerbaijan, 1929-1994) - Symphony No. 6 for Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir and Nine Phonograms (1981)


Links and info

Badian

  • "Dr. Maya Badian, now a leading internationally acclaimed composer, began composing at age five. Presently she has more than 100 published compositions including symphonies, orchestral music, concertos, cantatas, chamber music, music for multimedia, as well as musicology and pedagogy works in the collections of Library and Archives Canada and other prestigious libraries around the world." Read more: www3.sympatico.ca
  • Bio, Samples, and Reviews on Canadian Music Center


DeMars


Higdon


Mence


Raats


Roosenschoon


Feldman


Terterian


Other topics of interest?