May 2008

1.THURSDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“New Wine in Old Bottles” (part 4) - It’s a week of transcriptions. We’ll sample the creative efforts of gifted musicians and composers who have sought to bring works to other audiences – or other players at least. Selections include music by Bach, Copland, Liszt and Ravel.
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor; Branford Marsalis, soprano saxophone; FAURE: Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande; COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto; ADAMS: Harmonielehre; BRAHMS: Symphony No.4, Op.98
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Shirley Horn, piano/voice

2.FRIDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“New Wine in Old Bottles” – part 5
8:00pm New York Philharmonic
Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Richard Goode, piano; BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No.2, Op.58; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No.4
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Winard Harper, drums

3.SATURDAY
10:00am Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Vocalist Veronica Nunn grew up in Little Rock, AR, absorbing all kinds of music, from jazz to funk to gospel. When she moved to New York in 1978, she split her time between Harlem’s jazz clubs and the Theology department at Lehman College. Now a full-time jazz singer and accompanied by her pianist husband, Travis Shook, Nunn demonstrates her soulful touch on “One Note Samba” and “I’m Old Fashioned.”
1:30pm Metropolitan Opera
MOZART: Die Entführung Aus dem Serail – David Robertson, conductor; with Diana Damrau (Konstanze), Aleksandra Kurzak (Blondchen), Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Steve Davislim (Pedrillo), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Osmin)
6:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor with a live broadcast from the Civic Center Auditorium in Bangor, Maine, with special guest Maxine Kumin
9:00pm The Thistle and Shamrock
“Raise Your Voice” - Solo singing is revered in traditional circles, but layers of harmony and massed voices create stunning arrangements of traditional and folk songs. This week features choirs from Scotland and Brittany and some of Thistle & Shamrock’s favorite bands in fuller voice.

4.SUNDAY
7:00am Pipedreams
“Conventional Wisdom” - A preview of some of the performers to be featured in this summer’s national convention of the American Guild of Organists.
1:00pm Grand Rapids Symphony
Stefan Sanderling, conductor; Ingrid Fliter, piano; MOZART: La Clemenza di Tito Overture; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.2; PROKOFIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
3:00pm SymphonyCast
Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, conductor; MOZART: Symphony No.28, K.200; DEBUSSY: Ibéria; DVOŘÁK: Symphony No.9, From the New World
8:00pm Live From Blue
The Ullman/Swell 4tet performs live in the Blue Lake Public Radio studios
10:00pm Night Lights
“Jazz Impressions of Brubeck” - Music from and inspired by the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s international trips to Japan, Mexico, Europe and Asia

5.MONDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Grieg and Sibelius” - We’ll explore the lives and music of the two Scandinavian greats: Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius. Music includes a number of chamber works, Grieg’s Peer Gynt, the Norwegian Dances and several Sibelius symphonies.
8:00pm SymphonyCast
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; WEBERN: Five Pieces for Orchestra; MAHLER: Symphony No.7
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Karrin Allyson, voice

6.TUESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Grieg and Sibelius” – part 2
8:00pm San Francisco Symphony
(new season) Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Dawn Upshaw, soprano; BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Op.23; FOSS: Time Cycle; BRAHMS: Symphony No.4, Op.98
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone

7.WEDNESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Grieg and Sibelius” – part 3
8:00pm Live! at the Concertgebouw
Rotterdam Philharmonic, Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vadim Repin, violin; STRAVINSKY: Scherzo fantastique, Op.3; PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No.1, Op.19; STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Bobby Watson, alto saxophone

8.THURSDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Grieg and Sibelius” – part 4
8:00pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohanányi, conductor; Arabella Steinbacher, violin; SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto, Op.47; BRUCKNER: Symphony No.4 in E-Flat
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Keith Jarrett, piano

9.FRIDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Grieg and Sibelius” – part 5
8:00pm New York Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Lang Lang, piano; TAN DUN: Piano Concerto (World Premiere & NYP Commission); STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete)
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Miles Davis: Relaxin’/Steamin’/Workin’

10. SATURDAY
10:00am Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Pianist Larry Vuckovich hails from Yugoslavia, where he studied classically until Armed Forces Radio turned him into an ardent jazz fan. He launched his jazz career in San Francisco in 1960 and has since carried his evocative and elegant music around the world. He plays his own composition “Blue Balkan,” before conspiring with Marian on “Billie’s Bounce.”
1:30pm Lyric Opera of Chicago
(new season) VERDI: La Traviata – Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; with Renée Fleming, Matthew Polenzani, Thomas Hampson, Philip Kraus, Buffy Baggott, Marjorie Owens
6:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor with a live broadcast from The Milwaukee Theater, with special guest Leon Redbone
9:00pm The Thistle and Shamrock
“Welsh Roots” - This week discover roots music from Wales with established and emerging artists, including master of the Welsh triple harp Robin Huw Bowen and singer-songwriter Meic Stevens.

11.SUNDAY
7:00am Pipedreams
“A Minnesota Organ Book” - In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Minnesota Statehood (May 11, 1858), we share varied works by Minnesota composers of today.
1:00pm Grand Rapids Symphony
David Lockington, conductor; Erin Wall, soprano; Vale Rideout, tenor; Leon Williams, baritone; Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus. Pearl Shangkuan, director; Central Michigan University Concert Choir, Nina Nash-Robertson, director; Youth Chorus, Sean Ivory, director; BRITTEN: War Requiem
3:00 SymphonyCast
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; WEBERN: Five Pieces for Orchestra; MAHLER: Symphony No.7
10:00pm Night Lights
“The Carla Bley Songbook” - Early recordings of the pianist and composer’s work, in celebration of her 70th birthday

12.MONDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Water Music” - In the 5th Century BC, water was classified as one of the four essential elements. Over the centuries artists, poets, philosophers and composers have returned again and again to the mysteries of water for inspiration. This week, we’ll focus on Water Music with works by Vaughan Williams, Mahler, Debussy and (of course) Handel.
8:00pm SymphonyCast
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; ALL SIBELIUS: Symphony No.1; Rakastava; Symphony No.7
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Howard Alden, guitar

13.TUESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Water Music” – part 2
8:00pm San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin; BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto, Op.61; NIELSEN: Symphony No.5, Op.50
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Oscar Pettiford, bass

14.WEDNESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Water Music” – part 3
8:00pm Live! at the Concertgebouw
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor; SCHUMANN: Symphony No.2, Op.61; TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.2, Op.17, Little Russian
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Esbjorn Svensson Trio

15.THURSDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Water Music” – part 4
8:00pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor; PROKOFIEV: Symphony No.1, Op.25, Classical; SCHUBERT: Symphony No.8, D.759, Unfinished; STRAVINSKY: Suite from Petrushka (1947); DVORAK: Symphony No.8, Op.88
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall

16.FRIDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Water Music” – part 5
8:00pm New York Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Kevin Kline, narrator; GLINKA: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla; PROKOFIEV: Peter and the Wolf; KHACHATURIAN: Pas de Deux from Spartacus; BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia; TCHAIKOVSKY: Capriccio Italien
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Woody Herman, clarinet/bandleader

17.SATURDAY
10:00am Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hard-wired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella to Dizzy to Herbie Hancock. In this encore presentation, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique on his own “Love Ballad” before joining Marian on Ellington’s “In a Mellow Tone.”
1:00pm Lyric Opera of Chicago
ADAMS: Doctor Atomic – Robert Spano, conductor; with Gerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, Richard Paul Fink, Eric Owens, Thomas Glenn, Meredith Arwady
6:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
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9:00pm The Thistle and Shamrock
“Words and Music” - We uncover musical connections with Stevenson, Yeats, Scott and other literary figures in the company of Bonnie Rideout, Loreena McKennitt, Battlefield Band and Jean Redpath.

18.SUNDAY
7:00am Pipedreams
“Focus on Philadelphia” - Performances from the 2002 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
1:00pm Grand Rapids Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Vladimir Feltsman, piano; ALL BEETHOVEN: Fidelio Overture; Piano Concerto No.5, Emperor; Symphony No.6, Pastoral
3:00pm SymphonyCast
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; ALL SIBELIUS: Symphony No.1; Rakastava; Symphony No.7
10:00pm Night Lights
“Jazz, Spiritually Speaking” - Jazz interpretations of spirituals from John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Grant Green, and others

19.MONDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Vienna” - This week we’ll explore the rich culture of this great musical capital, reaching back to the Roman Empire and beyond. Composers include Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Johann Strauss and Mahler.
8:00pm SymphonyCast
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Christian Zacharias, piano; BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No.3; SCHUMANN: Overture, Scherzo and Finale; CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Muse (2007); SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in a-minor
10:00pm Jazz From Blue Lake
Ira Sullivan, trumpet/woodwinds

20.TUESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Vienna” – part 2
8:00pm San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Stephen Hough, piano; SCHUBERT: Symphony No.3, D.200; MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21, K.467; HAYDN: Symphony No.101, The Clock
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Lewis Smith, trumpet

21.WEDNESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Vienna” – part 3
8:00pm Live! at the Concertgebouw
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Holland, Robert Benzi, conductor; Igor Roma & Enrico Pace, pianos; BRITTEN: Death in Venice Suite, Op.88a; POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in d-minor; DEBUSSY: Images
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Ron Carter, bass

22.THURSDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Vienna” – part 4
8:00pm Chicago Symphony
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor; Christopher Martin, trumpet; HANDEL: Water Music Suite No.2 in D Major; TELEMANN: Tafelmusik III – Part I: Suite in B-flat; HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat; HAYDN: Symphony No.90 in C Major; STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Kenny Washington, drums

23.FRIDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Vienna” – part 5
8:00pm New York Philharmonic
Charles Dutoit, conductor; Martha Argerich, piano; MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.15; RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op.45; RAVEL: La Valse
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Carla Bley, piano/composition/bandleader

24.SATURDAY
10:00am Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Pianist Laurence Hobgood has been a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene for years. He has recently come to prominence as pianist, musical director and co-producer for the much-celebrated jazz singer Kurt Elling. An exceptional soloist and trio leader in his own right, Hobgood performs his own tune “The Smuggler” and joins McPartland on “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be.”
1:00pm Lyric Opera of Chicago
ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville – Donato Renzetti, conductor; with John Osborn, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, Andrew Shore, Wayne Tigges, Lauren Curnow
6:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor with a live broadcast from the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park, Vienna, VA, with special guests Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
9:00pm The Thistle and Shamrock
“Passing the Torch” - Glimpse the future of Celtic music in recordings from emerging artists paired with the masters who inspired them.

25.SUNDAY
7:00am Pipedreams
“Walt Disney Concert Hall Inaugural” - American organist Frederick Swann plays the first public recital on the unique 109-rank Glatter-Göts/Rosales organ in Los Angeles.
1:00pm Grand Rapids Symphony
Scott Yoo, conductor; Jubilant Sykes, baritone; Christopher Parkening, guitar; ADAMS: The Chairman Dances; ADAMS: Two Spanish Songs; DOMENICONI: Koyunbaba; ELMER BERNSTEIN: Guitar Concerto; SANZ: Passacalle y Canarios; SANZ: Two Traditional Spirituals; SANZ: Granadidas; COPLAND: selections from Old American Songs; GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
3:00 SymphonyCast
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Christian Zacharias, piano; BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No.3; SCHUMANN: Overture, Scherzo and Finale; CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Muse (2007); SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in a-minor
10:00pm Night Lights
“The Nocturne Records Story” - Small-label West Coast jazz from Bud Shank, Jimmy Rowles, and others

26.MONDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Music in Time of War” - This week’s program will focus on the composer’s reaction to armed conflict, including the great War Requiem by Benjamin Britten, plus music by Beethoven, Haydn and Shostakovich.
8:00pm SymphonyCast
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Carolyn Sampson, soprano; HANDEL: Concerto Grosso No,1, Op.6; BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915; HANDEL: Three Arias from Julius Caesar; HAYDN: Symphony No.92, Oxford
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Avery Sharpe, bass

27.TUESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Music in Time of War” – part 2
8:00pm San Francisco Symphony
Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; GOLIJOV: Last Round; SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No.2, Op.22; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No.10, Op.93
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
“Live From Blue Lake” presents Evidence, with Michael Doyle, Chris Lawrence, Steve Talaga, Tom Lockwood and Fred Knapp

28.WEDNESDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Music in Time of War” – part 3
8:00pm Live! at the Concertgebouw
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Thomas Zehetmair, violin; BRAHMS: Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op.81; SCHUMANN: Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op.131; BRAHMS: Symphony No.2, Op.73
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
John Lewis, piano

29.THURSDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Music in Time of War” – part 4
8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mark Elder, conductor; Stephen Hough, piano; Robert Chen, violin; Jan Vogler, cello; DELIUS: A Song of Summer; RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No.4, Op.40; SIBELIUS: Symphony No.6, Op.104; WEBERN: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op.10; BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op.102, Double
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Freddie Redd, piano/composition

30.FRIDAY
12:06pm Exploring Music
“Music in Time of War” – part 5
8:00pm New York Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Joyce Yang, piano; ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1; GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a-minor, Op.16; SMETANA: The Moldau; ROSSINI: William Tell Overture
10:00pm Jazz from Blue Lake
Benny Goodman, clarinet/bandleader

31.SATURDAY
10:00am Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Saxophonist Frank Morgan led a life compelling enough for the big screen. A protégé of Charlie Parker, Morgan’s budding career as a jazz musician took a dark turn that led to drugs, prison, and, ultimately, redemption through music. In this memorial broadcast of his 2004 Piano Jazz appearance, Morgan talks about the ups and downs of his life and performs “Sophisticated Lady” and “Billie’s Bounce.”
1:00pm Lyric Opera of Chicago
TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin – Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Dina Kuznetsova, Frank Lopardo, Nino Surguladze, Vitalij Kowaljow, Catherine Wyn-Rogers
6:00pm A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor with a live broadcast from Las Cruces, NM.
9:00pm The Thistle and Shamrock
“New Anthems” - The process is mysterious, has nothing to do with critical acclaim, and can take years to build momentum. But some songs eventually capture the hearts of people from all walks of life who claim them as their own. Hear the Celtic anthems that inspire mass choruses in pubs and sporting venues, and the ones that may do so in years to come.