Show notes
Wind and Water, this week’s show is the second of three nature-themed programs leading up to Earth Day. Playlist:MARTHA SULLIVAN (b. 1964)Blow, blow, thou winter wind (2:37)From Shall I Compare Thee?Cedille Records CDR 90000 085 (Track 2)Chicago a cappellaLITA GRIER (b. 1937)Five Songs for Children (1962/1999)4. Who Has Seen the Wind (1:57)From Songs from Spoon River, Reflections of a Peacemaker, and Other Vocal Music by Lita GrierCedille Records CDR 90000 112 (Track 4)Michelle Areyzaga, sopranoWelz Kauffman, pianoLEO SOWERBY (1895–1968)The Canticle of the SunPraised be my Lord for our brother the wind… (1:58)Praised be my Lord for our sister water… (2:08)From The Pulitzer ProjectCedille Records CDR 90000 125 (Tracks 14–15)Grant Park OrchestraGrant Park ChorusCarlos Kalmar, conductorChristopher Bell, Chorus DirectorLEO SOWERBY (1895–1968)From the Northland — Impressions of the Lake Superior CountryIV. The Shining Big-Sea Water (5:07)From Prairie: Tone Poems by Leo SowerbyCedille Records CDR 90000 033 (Track 7)Czech National Symphony OrchestraPaul Freeman, conductorDOMINICK ARGENTO (b. 1927)To Be Sung Upon the WaterVII. The Lake at Night (3:59)From To Be Sung Upon the WaterCedille Records CDR 90000 029 (Track 19)Patrice Michaels, sopranoElizabeth Buccheri, pianoLarry Combs, clarinetDENIS SPARAVALO (b. 1972)Psevdah No. 2 / Clear Water (Bosnian song) (6:39)From The Balkan ProjectCedille Records CDR 90000 117 (Track 5)Cavatina DuoFRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)Les jeux d’eau a la Villa d’Este (7:12)From Debussy & LisztCedille Records CDR 90000 098 (Track 13)Jorge Federico Osorio, pianoMARION EUGENIE BAUER (1882–1955)Up the Ocklawaha, Tone Picture for Violin, Op. 6 (5:30)From American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud PowellCedille Records CDR 90000 097 (Tracks 5 & 16)Rachel Barton Pine, violinMatthew Hagle, pianoAARON JAY KERNIS (b. 1960)Symphony in Waves (1989)IV. Intermezzo (2:10)From Symphony in WavesCedille Records CDR 90000 105 (Track 6)Grant Park OrchestraCarlos Kalmar, conductorGEORGE CRUMB (b. 1929)Sea-Nocturne (…for the end of time) (7:11)From beginningsCedille Records CDR 90000 076 (Track 14)eighth blackbird