Wednesday July 4
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT with Robin Grier
Morton Gould: Stephen Foster Gallery (1939)--National Symphony of Ukraine/Theodore Kuchar (Naxos 559005 CD) 34:39
Don Gillis: Star-Spangled Symphony (1951)--Sinfonia Varsovia/Ian Hobson (Albany 618 CD) 28:22
Meredith Willson: Symphony No. 2 in e "Missions of California" (1940)--Moscow Symphony Orchestra/William Stromberg (Naxos 559006 CD) 31:43
Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3 (1946)--St Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (RCA 60149 CD) 42:28
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (1944)--San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (RCA 63511 CD) 35:44
George Gershwin: Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from "Porgy & Bess" (1935)--Audra McDonald, soprano; Brian Stokes Mitchell, bar.; San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (RCA 68931 CD) 41:24
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 (1902)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony 46440 CD) 37:46
Earl Wild: Doo-Dah Variations (1992)--Earl Wild, piano; Des Moines Symphony/Joseph Giunta (Chesky 98 CD) 25:49
Aaron Copland: The Red Pony: Suite (1948)--Buffalo Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta (Naxos 559240 CD) 23:32
Howard Hanson: Merry Mount: Suite (1933)--Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 559702 CD) 15:47
Don Gillis: Fourth of July from Star-Spangled Symphony (1951)--Sinfonia Varsovia/Ian Hobson (Albany 618 CD) 6:00
6:00 CINCINNATI POPS JULY 4TH SPECTACULAR
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
Traditional (arr Richard Hayman): Yankee Doodle (Telarc 80144 CD)
Traditional (arr Crafton Beck): American Folk Sing-a-long (Telarc CD)
Traditional (arr Taylor): Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
Traditional (arr Healey): Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.
Traditional (arr Krogstad): Honor, honor—Central State University Chorus & Azusa Pacific University Choir (Telarc 80135 CD)
Richard Rodgers (arr Erich Kunzel): Oklahoma Suite (Telarc 80270 CD)
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (1925)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80445 CD)
Leroy Anderson: A Trumpeter’s Lullaby (Telarc 80223 CD)
Frederick Loewe (arr Erich Kunzel): Paint Your Wagon: Suite
Julia Ward Howe (arr Carmen Dragon):America the Beautiful—May Festival Chorus
Morton Gould: American Salute
8:00 LEROY ANDERSON IN CONCERT: U.S. Air Force Band, Purdue University Symphonic Band & the U.S. Coast Guard Band conducted by Leroy Anderson & Kurt Anderson
Leroy Anderson: The Captains and the Kings, A Trumpeter’s Lullaby, Belle of the Ball, The Phantom Regiment, Serenata, Clarinet Candy, The Irish Washerwoman, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Horse and Buggy, The Syncopated Clock, Bugler’s Holiday, The Waltzing Cat, Home Stretch, Blue Tango, Meredith Willson’s “76 Trombones”
9:00 CINCINNATI POPS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
John Williams: Liberty Fanfare (Telarc 80144 CD) 4:17
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (arr Hershy Kay): Grand Tarantelle (1868)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 7:20
Howard Hanson: Merry Mount Suite (Telarc 80649 CD) 23:52
Traditional: Shenandoah—CentralStateUniversity Chorus (Telarc 80474 CD) 2:51
Aaron Copland: An Outdoor Overture (Telarc 80117 CD) 8:47
Charles Ives (arr William Schuman): Variations on “America” (Telarc 80144 CD) 7:06
Morton Gould: American Concertette “Interplay” (1945)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 15:07
George Gershwin: Excerpts from “Porgy and Bess” (Telarc 80434 CD)
Leroy Anderson: Piano Concerto (1953)—Stewart Goodyear, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 18:46
George Gershwin: O Land of Mine, America (1919)—CentralStateUniversity Chorus (Telarc 80445 CD) 5:24
11:00 SONG OF AMERICA: Stephen Foster - “Stephen Foster’s music is the trunk of the tree of American song, sturdy with songs we love to sing,” says Thomas Hampson. In this program we explore Foster’s music, the varied artistic roots he drew from, and the musical branches that grew from his work. Interviewee: Ken Emerson, author of “Doo-Dah! Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture”
Stephen Foster: Open Thy Lattice, Love (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Jay Ungar, mandolin; Molly Mason, bass; David Alpher, piano) EMI 54621.
Stephen Foster: Oh! Susanna (Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band); Ballad of America, Volume 2
Stephen Foster: Camptown Races (Pete Seeger, singer and guitar) Smithsonian Folkways American Favorite Ballads Volume 2 SFW40151.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Le Banjo (Philip Martin, piano) Hyperion 66459
Charles Ives: Symphony #2, fifth movement (New York Philharmonic/Bernstein) Sony Classical 60202
Thomas Moore: Oft in the Stilly Night, arranged by John Stevenson (Maggie Teyte, soprano) Pearl 9326
Stephen Foster: Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway! (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Jay Ungar, violin; Molly Mason, bass and guitar; David Alpher, piano) Angel 54621
Gaetano Donizetti: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali from Lucia di Lammermoor (José Carreras, tenor; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos) London 470421; CD 2
Stephen Foster: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair (Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano; Osian Ellis, harp) London 417 242
Stephen Foster: Nelly Was a Lady (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Craig Rutenberg, piano) THM 5432
Stephen Foster: Old Folks at Home arranged by Antonín Dvorak (Arthur Woodley, baritone; Collegiate Chorale and Harmonie Ensemble, Steven Richman) Music & Arts 4926
Ray Charles: Swanee River Rock (Ray Charles, singer) The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years, Rhino Records
George Gershwin: Swanee (Al Jolson) The Great Al Jolson, PIMO 6044; CD 2
Stephen Foster: Comrades, Fill No Glass for Me (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Jay Ungar, Evan Stover, violins; Molly Mason, guitar; David Alpher, piano) Angel 54621
Stephen Foster: Hard Times Come Again No More (Willie Nelson, singer and guitar; Darol Anger, fiddle; David Grisman, mandolin; Phillip Aaberg, keyboard) Six Degrees/Island, album: Heritage
Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Jay Ungar, violin; Molly Mason, guitar; David Alpher, piano) Angel 54621
12:00 MERIDIAN
Harold Arlen (arr Richard Hayman): I Love a Parade (1931)--Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Sony 46747 CD) 5:31
Victor Herbert: American Fantasy (1893)--St Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (RCA 60983 CD) 9:58
Hershy Kay: Stars and Stripes Ballet (1957)--Boston Pops Orchestra/Arthur Fiedler (RCA 61501 CD) 28:06
1:00 SONG OF AMERICA: War Cries - Throughout our history, America has gone to war with bravado and with anguish. Songs have helped shape those emotions, and express them—inspiring us to battle, sustaining our courage, giving us a way to lament our losses.
Charles Ives: In Flanders Field (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano) THM 5432
Joseph Warren, text: Song on Liberty (Sherrill Milnes, baritone; Jon Spong, harpsichord) New World Records 80276
Andrew Law: The American Hero/Bunker Hill (Western Wind) WW1776
John Stafford Smith: The Star Spangled Banner (Reinald Werrenrath, baritone; orchestra conducted by Josef Pasternack)
Julia Ward Howe: Battle Hymn of the Republic (Louise Homer, contralto; orchestra unidentified) Romophone 87002-2
Daniel Decatur Emmett: Dixie (Mary Lewis, soprano; orchestra unidentified) Marston 52047-2; CD 1
John Hill Hewitt: All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight (John Aler, tenor; Lawrence Skrobacs, piano) New World Records 80202
George M. Cohan: Over There (Norah Bayes, singer; orchestra unidentified) Archeophone 5007; CD 2
Charles Ives: He is There! (Samuel Ramey, bass-baritone; Warren Jones, piano) Argo 125294
Hugo Weisgall:Shiloh: A Requiem (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano) Orfeo d’Or C707062; CD 1
Leonard Bernstein: So Pretty (Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano) KTC-1037
Ned Rorem: Night Battle (Donald Gramm, baritone; Eugene Istomin, piano) PHCD 116
Traditional (arr George Crumb): When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Gilbert Kalish, piano; David Cossin, Haruka Fujii, Ayano Kataoka, Jeffrey Milarsky, percussionists) Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society concert, April 2011
2:00 CINCINNATI POPS JULY 4TH SPECTACULAR
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
Traditional (arr Richard Hayman): Yankee Doodle (Telarc 80144 CD)
Traditional (arr Crafton Beck): American Folk Sing-a-long (Telarc CD)
Traditional (arr Taylor): Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
Traditional (arr Healey): Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.
Traditional (arr Krogstad): Honor, honor—Central State University Chorus & Azusa Pacific University Choir (Telarc 80135 CD)
Richard Rodgers (arr Erich Kunzel): Oklahoma Suite (Telarc 80270 CD)
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (1925)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80445 CD)
Leroy Anderson: A Trumpeter’s Lullaby (Telarc 80223 CD)
Frederick Loewe (arr Erich Kunzel): Paint Your Wagon: Suite
Julia Ward Howe (arr Carmen Dragon):America the Beautiful—May Festival Chorus
Morton Gould: American Salute
4:00 LEROY ANDERSON IN CONCERT: U.S. Air Force Band, Purdue University Symphonic Band & the U.S. Coast Guard Band conducted by Leroy Anderson & Kurt Anderson
Leroy Anderson: The Captains and the Kings, A Trumpeter’s Lullaby, Belle of the Ball, The Phantom Regiment, Serenata, Clarinet Candy, The Irish Washerwoman, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Horse and Buggy, The Syncopated Clock, Bugler’s Holiday, The Waltzing Cat, Home Stretch, Blue Tango, Meredith Willson’s “76 Trombones”
5:00 CINCINNATI POPS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
John Williams:Liberty Fanfare (Telarc 80144 CD) 4:17
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (arr Hershy Kay): Grand Tarantelle (1868)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 7:20
Howard Hanson: Merry Mount Suite (Telarc 80649 CD) 23:52
Traditional: Shenandoah—CentralStateUniversity Chorus (Telarc 80474 CD) 2:51
Aaron Copland: An Outdoor Overture (Telarc 80117 CD) 8:47
Charles Ives (arr William Schuman): Variations on “America” (Telarc 80144 CD) 7:06
Morton Gould: American Concertette “Interplay” (1945)—William Tritt, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 15:07
George Gershwin: Excerpts from “Porgy and Bess” (Telarc 80434 CD)
Leroy Anderson: Piano Concerto (1953)—Stewart Goodyear, piano (Telarc 80112 CD) 18:46
George Gershwin: O Land of Mine, America (1919)—CentralStateUniversity Chorus (Telarc 80445 CD) 5:24
7:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN
Leonard Bernstein:West Side Story: Symphonic Dances (1957)--Utah Symphony/Keith Lockhart (Reference 105 CD) 22:09
Earl Wild: Doo-Dah Variations (1992)--Earl Wild, piano; Des Moines Symphony/Joseph Giunta (Chesky 98 CD) 25:49
8:00 BLOSSOM FESTIVAL BAND/Loras John Schissel; Robert Conrad, narrator - live from Blossom Music Center “Salute to America”
Program includes:
John Stafford (arr Sousa): The Star-Spangled Banner
John Williams: Overture to “The Cowboys”
Percy Grainger: Colonial Song
Victor Herbert: Badinage
John Philip Sousa: March “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine”
Richard Rodgers: Symphonic Synthesis: Victory at Sea
Henry Mancini: Mancini Magic
Harold L. Walters: Duty, Honor, Country
Traditional: March-Past of the United States Armed Forces
Peter Tchaikovsky: “1812” Overture
10:30 THE BLACK ARTS with A. Grace Lee Mims: a tribute to Louis Armstrong
11:30 LATE PROGRAM
William Grant Still: The American Scene: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (1957)--Manhattan Chamber Orchestra/Richard Auldon Clark (Newport 85596 CD) 7:08
Traditional (arr Carol Barnett):Red RiverValley--Dale Warland Singers; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp/Dale Warland (American Choral Classics 122 CD) 5:30
Morton Gould: American Ballads: Amber Waves (1976)--National Symphony of Ukraine/Theodore Kuchar (Naxos 559005 CD) 7:19
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