"Around Knoxville" is produced by WUOT's Allan Ellstrom and features recent concerts recorded in and around the Knoxville area.
Airs Tuesday evenings at 8, beginning Sept. 29.

Week 1 - September 29, 2009

Knoxville Choral Society
Knoxville Choral Society Orchestra
Eric Thorson, artistic advisor and conductor Winners of the Young Classical Musicians Competition

ROB LANDES: Jazz Gloria
ROBERT MUCZYNSKI: Preludes, Op. 6
Frank Cui, piano (Keyboard Winner)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 4, Eb, K. 495-2nd mvt.
Anna Roueche, French horn (Woodwind Winner) FRANCESCO CONTI: Quella Fiamma GABRIEL FAURE: Les Berceaux
Adara Towler, soprano (Voice Winner) ERNESTO LECUONA: Malaguena
Lydia Falconnier, harp (Strings Winner) COLE PORTER (arr. Kern/Hill): Anything Goes FREDERICK LOEWE (arr. Strommen/Hill): My Fair Lady (choral medley) RICHARD RODGERS (arr. Huff/Hill): Rodgers and Hammerstein on Broadway LEONARD BERNSTEIN (arr. Thomas/Hill): West Side Story (choral medley)

BANDS IN REVIEW:

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Duker): Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes
Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Stephen Gage
8570946/Naxos
FRANK TICHELI: Symphony No. 2
North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
680/GIA Publications
ROBERT SHELDON: Beyond the Higher Skies
Washington Winds/Edward Peterson
191/Walking Frog Records


Week 2 - October 6

Graffe String Quartet: Stepan Graffe, Lukas Bednarik, violins; Lukas Cybulski, viola; Michael Hreno, cello Michiko Otaki, piano

JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet, g, Op. 74, No. 3 BOHUSLAV MARTINU: Piano Quintet No. 2 ANTONIN DVORAK: Piano Quintet, A, Op. 81

Bands in Review:

MORTON GOULD: Symphony for Band (West Point)
University of Georgia Wind Symphony/Dwight Satterwhite
247/Summit Records
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine March
Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Stephen Gage
8570946/Naxos


Week 3 -Oct. 13

NO PROGRAM-TOP 60 FOR 60 SPECIAL


Week 4 - Oct. 20

NO PROGRAM-TOP 60 FOR 60 SPECIAL


Week 5 - Oct. 27

David Schrader, piano and organ

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Fantasia, c, K. 475 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Six Variations on an Original Theme, F, Op. 34 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 17, D, K. 576 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Fantasia and Fugue, g, S. 542 CESAR FRANCK: Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18 MARCEL DUPRE: Variations on a Noel

Bands in Review:

ALDO FORTE: Synergy!
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
11119/Klavier Records
DAN WELCHER: Symphony No. 3 (Shaker Life)
North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
11099/Klavier Records
MALCOLM ARNOLD (arr. Herbert): English Dances, Set 2, Op. 33
University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra/Thomas Leslie
11163/Klavier Records


Week 6 - Nov. 3

The Aureole Trio
Laura Gilbert, flute
Stacy Shames, harp
Brett Deubner, viola

JACQUES IBERT: Two Interludes
JOHN LENNON (arr. Jonathan Elliott): Julia MATTHEW NICHOLL (arr.): As I Roved Out; The Walrus (two Celtic songs) HARALD GENZMER: Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Sonata No. 2 for Flute, Viola and Harp

Gail Archer, organ

JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Toccata, C
SAMUEL SCHEIDT: Echo at manuale duplex, forte et lene, a 4 Voci
Echo alio modo, sinistra manu sempre in eodem manuali mermanente, dextra vero Cantus variante
SWEELINCK: Malle Sijmen
SCHEIDT: Est-ce Mars
SWEELINCK: Ricercar; Mein junges Leben hath ein End


Week 7 - Nov. 10

Knoxville Chamber Chorale
Bill Brewer, conductor
Danny Brian, Frances Butler, piano

DAVID DICKAU: Stars I Shall Find
FRANK TICHELI: Earth Song
MICHAEL HORVIT: Even When God Is Silent Z. RANDALL STROOPE: Where the Earth Meets the Sky-In Time of Silver Rain

Knoxville Choral Society
Knoxville Choral Society Orchestra
Eric Thorson, artistic director/conductor
Barbara Metzger, treble
Jennifer Bruce, soprano
Nancy Middlemas, alto
Keith Wheeler, tenor
David Smith, bass

KARL JENKINS: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

BANDS IN REVIEW:

DAVID MASLANKA: A Child's Garden of Dreams
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
11030/Klavier Records


Week 8 - Nov. 17

Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone
Nicole Pasternak, soprano
Keith Brown Trio
Bill Swann, piano
Rusty Holloway, bass
Keith Brown, drums

WALTER DONALDSON: You
VERNON DUKE: Taking a Chance on Love
THAD JONES: Lady Luck
GUY WOOD: My One and Only Love
KARL SUESSDORF: Moonlight in Vermont
IRVING BERLIN: Remember
VINCENT YOUMANS: Without a Song
MIKE HOLOBER: Don't Go, Don't Leave, Please Stay KENNY DORHAM: Short Story DUKE ELLINGTON: In a Sentimental Mood FREDERICK LOEWE: I've Grown Accustomed to His Face HAROLD ARLEN: My Shining Hour

BANDS IN REVIEW:

ROBERT LONGFIELD: Cruzan Dances
Washington Winds/Edward Peterson
191/Walking Frog Records
H. OWEN REED: La Fiesta Mexicana
Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
11147/Klavier Records


Week 9 - Nov. 24

The Brahms Trio
Alla Aranovskaya, violin
Leonid Shukaev, cello
Maxim Mogilevsky, piano
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Elegiac Trio No. 2, g MAURICE RAVEL: Piano Trio, a DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2, e

Igor Begelman, clarinet
Alex Maynegre, piano

CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Premiere rapsodie
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Eb, Op. 120, No. 2 GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Heifetz): Porgy and Bess-Suite


Week 10:Knoxville Wind Symphony, Marshall Forrester, conductor
12/1

Week 11:Triple Helix
12/8

Week 12:Amelia Piano Trio
12/15

Week 13:Holiday programming
12/22

Week 14: Knoxville Choral Society 2009 Honors Concert
12/29




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