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Toccata listings for 12/15/25
On tonight’s program, some holiday harpsichord music, and an Italian piano concerto. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 50135 Edwin McLean, arranger A Baroque Christmas Alienor 1207 SOLO Elaine Funaro, harpsichord 20:26 C 1 4-14 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:24 PM 21081 Giuseppe Martucci Piano Concerto No. 1 in d Naxos 570931 COND Francesco La Vecchia […]
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt at Shakespeare Theatre
Tom Stoppard’s deeply personal play Leopoldstadt is on at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. until December 29th. I spoke with the director Carey Perloff from her home in San Francisco.
Emotion as Industry on BookNotes
Tracy Dimond is following up the publication of four chapbooks of poetry with her first full-length poetry collection, Emotion Industry. She’s my guest on BookNotes this month.
A world premier by Michael Hersch at St. David’s
Music at St. David’s, in collaboration with The Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center Psychiatry and the Art Program, is presenting a concert at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 10th called Night Falls Fast. I invited Music Director Douglas Buchanan and composer Michael Hersch into the studio.
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts 2024-2025 season
THE ROBERT K. JOHNSON FOUNDATION–METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK 2024-25 SATURDAY MATINEE BROADCAST SEASON All broadcasts at 1 PM Eastern Time except as noted December 7 Strauss: DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever (Empress), Lise Lindstrom (Dyer’s Wife), Nina Stemme (Nurse), Michael Volle (Barak), Russell Thomas (Emperor), Ryan Speedo Green (Spirit Messenger) […]
Toccata listings for 12/8/24
On tonight’s program, and work for piano duo by American composer Leo Sowerby, Maurice Durufle pays tribute to his friend Jehan Alain, and a concerto in the style of Bach, composed by a computer! In fact, the closing music is the prelude to a cello suite composed by computer in the style of Bach. I […]
It’s that time of year again!
The holiday season is here and Hampton National Historic Site is getting ready for its annual celebration. I recently spoke with Board Member Gayle Economos about Holidays at Hampton 2024.
Music From Movies 12-01-24
7:00 PM 49948 Vince Guaraldi Linus and Lucy Mark 8083 COND Joshua Hauser ORCH Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir 1:55 C 1 22-0 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:03 PM 409 Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in f BWV 1056Avie 2207 COND Jeannette Sorrell Sore-RELL ORCH Apollo’s Fire SOLO Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord 10:10 C 2 7-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:15 […]
Vocalise 11-30-24
8:00 PM 48505 Grant McLachlan Come Colours Rise Gothic Rec 49277 COND Tom Hall ORCH Baltimore Choral Arts Society 4:46 C 1 3-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:10 PM 48508 Rosephanye Powell Ring the Bells Gothic Rec 49277 COND Tom Hall ORCH Baltimore Choral Arts Society 2:40 C 1 7-7 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:12 PM 48514 Rosephanye Powell Ogo ni […]
Baltimore debut for early music group ACRONYM
The early music group ACRONYM is dedicated to giving modern premieres of the wild instrumental music of the 17th century. They are making their Baltimore debut with the Shriver Hall Concert Series on Sunday, December 8th, at 5:30 PM, and I spoke to two members of the group: Viola da gamba and lirone player Kivie […]
