Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, July 15, 2024Leonard Bernstein premiered his Chichester Psalms on July 15th, 1965. Composed on a commission from the Chichester Cathedral in England, the work is an uplifting prayer for peace with texts of Psalms sung in Hebrew. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Student Musician Showcase: Sacramento Youth Symphony Luong Family QuartetSeptember 28, 2018We capped off our inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week with a string quartet from the Sacramento Youth Symphony whose members are all from the Luong family.
Student Musician Showcase: Davis High School Amati TrioSeptember 27, 2018As a part of CapRadio’s inaugural Student Musician Showcase Week, Davis High School's Amati Trio joined us in the studio for a live performance and interview with Classical Host Kevin Doherty and Insight Host Beth Ruyak.
George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96August 24, 2018The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.
There Would Be No 'West Side Story' If Bernstein Had Listened To His Classical MentorAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanToday West Side Story is one of the best-known musicals in the world. But 12 years before Leonard Bernstein wrote it, his classical mentor spent three hours berating the young composer for squandering his talents on Broadway.
On TV, Bernstein Opened A Gateway To Classical Music For Young And New AudiencesAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanLeonard Bernstein wrote and appeared in eight televised lectures for adults and 53 concerts for young people as commentator, piano soloist and conductor. The programs were his attempt to make classical music accessible to all.
Composing Or Conducting, Bernstein Created MusicAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanLeonard Bernstein loved to conduct every bit as much as he wanted to compose. In fact, Bernstein the conductor felt he “became” the composer of the work he led.
Bernstein's Music Reveals Much About The Composer's Personal Struggles — And JoysAugust 19, 2018 | Stephen PeithmanBernstein’s life was full of personal and professional conflict. Music was his way of working through that, speaking primarily to what he saw as a crisis of faith: his own and humanity’s.
Minnesota Orchestra Honors Nelson Mandela By Bringing Music To South AfricaAugust 17, 2018The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first major U.S. orchestra to play in Soweto, South Africa. The orchestra's tour of the country grew out of its conductor's work with youth orchestras there.
After Criticism, Philadelphia Orchestra Adds Female Composers To Its New SeasonAugust 10, 2018America's top orchestras are programming little or no music by women. Philadelphia has now included two works by female composers. A month ago it had zero.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSound Advice: The Notorious RBG With Kevin DohertyAugust 9, 2018Classical host Kevin Doherty joins for Sound Advice to feature an album of songs about the life and times of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginburg.