Thursday, April 30, 2009

Friday May 8, 2009

Charley talks with MahlerFest conductor Robert Olson about the Festival's move to May.
MahlerFest
Lucille Beer, contralto; Colorado Children's Chorale; Colorado Symphony and Boulder Chorale Women's Choruses; Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra, conducted by Robert Olson
Mahler: Song, "Ablösung im Sommer" (Change of the Guard in Summer)
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1/15-16/00)

Thursday May 7, 2009

Steve Blatt talks with Colorado Symphony President James Palermo about next season.
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Scott O’Neil, conductor; Barry Douglas, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Opus 73 (Emperor)
Robert Schumann: Romance in F sharp major, Op.28 No. 2 (3/20-22/09)
Also, Charley notes that this week's Colorado Symphony guest conductor appeared last summer at the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Hector Berlioz: The Corsair Overture, Op.21 8:37
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra/ Larry Rachleff (7/18/08)

Wednesday May 6, 2009

Opera 101: Central City Opera
Pat Pearce, general/artistic director
Handel: Excerpts from Rinaldo
Erin Hauger Hackel, soprano; Megan Marino, mezzo soprano; Gregory Gerbrandt, baritone; Michael Tilley, piano; Debra Morrow, page turner
KVOD Performance Studio
Also, Charley anticipates the Metropolitan State College Chamber Ensembles program tomorrow.\
Johannes Brahms: “Allegretto grazioso” (3rd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op.100
Justin Bruns, violin; Tamara Goldstein, piano
King Center Recital Hall (3/22/09)

Tuesday May 5, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano.
Edvard Grieg: Cello Sonata in a minor Op. 36
Alexander Borodin: Serenata alla spagnola
Dmitri Shostakovich: Scherzo from Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40 (6/13/08)
Charley anticipates Julia Fischer's appearance on the Friends of Chamber Music series.
Wolfgang Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K.218
Julia Fischer, violin; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/ Yakov Kreizberg
Pentatone 064 4-6 22:17

Monday May 4, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor, opus 5, no. 2
Lera Auerbach: Cello Sonata no. 1 (6/13/08)
Also, Charley anticipates Julia Fischer's appearance on the Friends of Chamber Music series.
Wolfgang Mozart: Adagio in E major, K.261
Julia Fischer, violin; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/ Yakov Kreizberg
Pentatone 064 Track 7 7:55
Peter Tchaikovsky; “Scherzo” from from Souvenir d’un lieu cher (Souvenir of a Beloved Place), Op.42 No.2
Julia Fischer, violin; Yakov Kreizberg, piano
Pentatone 095 Track 7 3:15

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Friday May 1, 2009

Charley talks with guitarist Ricardo Iznaola about his jubilee concerts.
Antonio Lauro: “Cancion” (2nd movement) from Guitar Sonata
Antonio José: “Minueto” (2nd movement) from Guitar Sonata
Ricardo Iznaola, guitar
KVOD Performance Studio 043009 MS
MAHLERFEST
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra, conducted by Robert Olson (1/12-13/02)
Charley talks with guitarist Ricardo Iznaola some more about his jubilee concerts.
Ricardo Iznaola: excerpts from Musique de Salon
Basil Vendryes, viola; Ricardo Iznaola, guitar 3:12
Ricardo Iznaola: 2 Songs from Corinna's Songbook
Marcia Ragonetti, mezzo-soprano; Heidi Brende-Leathwood, piano 3:01
Ricardo Iznaola: Tríptico Criollo
Linda Wang, violin; Ricardo Iznaola, guitar 3:29 NCA
Also, Charley anticipates the Sunday Air Force Academy concert by the Lamont Chamber Choir Ensemble (The Evans Choir).
Catherine Sailor, conductor
Maurice Durufle: 3 Motets on Gregorian Themes 4:31
KVOD Performance Studio 042809 MS
Moreover, Charley talks with cast members from Opera Colorado's production of Così fan tutte.
Wolfgang Mozart: Duet, “Ah guarda, sorella” from Act I of Così fan tutte
Nicolle Foland, soprano; Leah Summers, mezzo-soprano; Matt Piatt, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 041409 MS
And, Charley talks with Front Range Chamber Players artistic director David Brussell about their season finale.

Thursday April 30, 2009

Violinists Richard Tognetti and Satu Vänskä from the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Maurice Ravel: “Kaddish” from Two Hebrew Melodies
Sergei Prokofiev: “Andante cantabile” (1st movement) from Sonata for 2 Violins in C major, Op.56
Niccolò Paganini (arr. Tognetti): Caprice No. 5 in A minor, Op.1
KVOD Performance Studio 042909 JP
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Scott O’Neil, conductor
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements (3/20-22/09)
Also, Charley anticipates Ricardo Iznaola's Jubilee concerts.
Vicente Emilio Sojo: “Mi Teresa” from Six Pieces from Venezuela
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 1
Ricardo Iznaola, guitar
KVOD Performance Studio 093005 MS

Wednesday April 29, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op.60 35:19 (7/10/08)
Charley talks with the Walden Chamber Music Society's Jo Boatright about their season finale.
Also, Charley anticipates concerts by the Lamont Chamber Choir Ensemble (The Evans Choir).
Catherine Sailor, conductor
Maurice Durufle: Four Motets on Gregorian Themes
Maurice Durufle: Notre Pere
KVOD Performance Studio 042809 MS
Charley anticipates the Australian Chamber Orchestra's appearance tomorrow.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian Chamber Orchestra/ Tognetti
Hyperion 67308 Track 4 7:29
Moreover, Charley talks with Front Range Chamber Players artistic director David Brussell about their season finale.

Tuesday April 28, 2009

Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
Harpsichordist Frank Nowell & violinist Cynthia Miller Freivogel, co-leaders; Tekla Cunningham, violin; Sandra Miller, cello; David Farwig, baritone
Dario Castello: Sonata quarta 7:11
George Frideric Handel: Cantata, HWV 165 (Spande ancor a mio dispetto) 11:19
Marco Uccelini: Gran Battaglia 3:06 (1/12/08)
Charley anticipates the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado's season finale this weekend.
George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in F major
Frank Nowell, harpsichord; Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin 10:36
Johann Sebastian Bach: “Sarabande” & “Gigue” from Solo Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin
Georg Philipp Telemann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major
Frank Nowell, harpsichord; Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin
11:14
KVOD Performance Studio 7/14/06 MS
Heinrich Biber: Sonata No. 9 (Christ Carries His Cross) from Mystery Sonatas
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado members (Frank Nowell, harpsichord; Cynthia Miller Freivogel, violin; Sandy Miller, cello) 7:04
KVOD Performance Studio 091007 MS

Monday April 27, 2009

Charley talks with Michael J. Kornelsen about Sunday's concerts.
Metro State Symphony Orchestra & Choral Ensembles,
Michael J. Kornelsen, conductor; MeeAe Nam, soprano; Bradley Thompson, baritone; Kendrick Mervine, organ; Metropolitan Chorale/ Michael J. Kornelsen; Women's Choir/ MB Krueger; Men's Choir/ Timothy J. Krueger; Lakewood High School Lakewood High School Encore/ Lois Petersen; Alejandro Rivas, orchestra director
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region 11:53
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op.48 33:16 (5/4/08)
Also, Johannes Brahms: “Adagio” (2nd movement) from Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op.108
Justin Bruns, violin; Tamara Goldstein, piano
3/22/09 4:09
Charley talks with Al Wuth of the John Philip Sousa Band of Colorado about their joint concert with the Denver West Hight School Bands Wednesday.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Sunday April 26, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Scott O’Neil, conductor; Pan Xiao, Priscilla Shinae Oh, pianos; Joey Wishnia, narrator
Camille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Opus 67 (4/26/09)
Live Broadcast from Boettcher Concert Hall

Friday April 24, 2009

Monika Vischer talks with Jon Nakamatsu about his appearance with the Boulder Philharmonic tomorrow.
Robert Schumann (arr. Franz Liszt): Widmung (Dedication), Op.25 No. 1
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 042409 MS
Also, Charley anticipates the MahlerFest's move to May.
Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra
Robert Olson, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor (Tragic) (1/11,12/03)
And, Charley anticipates the Veronika String Quartet's concerts this weekend.
Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703
Veronika String Quartet (Veronika Afanassieva and Karine Garibova, violins, Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia, viola; Mary Artmann, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 102308 MS
Also, Charley talks with Mercury Ensemble conductor Daniel Leavitt about their concert tomorrow.
Moreover, Charley talks with cast members from Opera Colorado's production of Così fan tutte.
Wolfgang Mozart: Duet, “Ah guarda, sorella” from Act I of Così fan tutte
Nicolle Foland, soprano; Leah Summers, mezzo-soprano; Matt Piatt, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 041409 MS

Thursday April 23, 2009

Metro State Symphony Orchestra & Choral Ensembles
Alejandro Rivas, conductor; MeeAe Nam, soprano; MB Krueger, alto; Orlando Sherman, tenor; Bradley Thompson, baritone
Metropolitan Chorale, Men's Choir & Metro Community Chorus/ Michael J. Kornelsen; Women's Choir/ MB Krueger
Wolfgang Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 3:35
Wolfgang Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 51:27 (4/29/07)

Wednesday April 22, 2009

Charley talks with cast members from Opera Colorado's production of Così fan tutte.
Wolfgang Mozart: Duet, “Ah guarda, sorella” from Act I of Così fan tutte
Nicolle Foland, soprano; Leah Summers, mezzo-soprano; Matt Piatt, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 041409
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 34:53 (7/11/08)
Charley anticipates the next “In Concert, Westcliffe,” featuring the Colorado Chamber Players.
Maria Newman: "Dipper" (1st movement) & "Snowy Owl" (2nd movement) from Pennipotenti 10:31
Colorado Chamber Players (Paul Nagem, flute; Paul Primus, violin; Barbara Hamilton-Primus, viola)
KVOD Performance Studio 111307 MS
Also, Charley anticipates upcoming concerts by the Apollo Chamber Brass.
Witold Lutosławski: Mini Overture 2:47
Apollo Chamber Brass (Pete Auricchio, Donald R. Williams, trumpets; John S. Neurohr, trombone; Jason Johnston, horn;
Charles D. Ortega, tuba)
KVOD Performance Studio 111808

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Carnegie Mellon Trio (Andres Cardenes, violin; Anne Martindale Williams, cello; David Deveau, piano); Strings Orchestra/ Andres Cardenes
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto in C major, Op.56 (Triple)
35:29 (8/9/08)
Also, Charley anticipates pianist Jon Nakamatsu's appearance with the Boulder Philharmonic Saturday.
Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66 5:17
Joseph Wölfl: Piano Sonata in E major, Op.33 No. 3 13:50
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Strings in the Mountains Music Festival (8/17/04)

Monday April 20, 2009

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Rossetti String Quartet (7/31/07) 11:06
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Benjamin Hochman, piano; Anthea Kreston, violin; Thomas Diener, viola; Jason Duckles, cello (7/24/07) 25:04
Kevin Puts: Arches
Timothy Fain, violin (7/24/07) 13:05
Also, Charley anticipates the Apollo Chamber Brass appearances this week.
Brian Balmages: Exhaltation 3:19
Apollo Chamber Brass (Pete Auricchio, Donald R. Williams, trumpets; John S. Neurohr, trombone; Jason Johnston, horn;
Charles D. Ortega, tuba)
KVOD Performance Studio 111808

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Wednesday April 15, 2009

Opera 101
A Preview of Opera Colorado's production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, K.588.
Greg Carpenter, General Director; Brad Trexell, Director of Artistic Planning; Leigh Holmann, Education and Community Programs Director; performers from Opera Colorado's Outreach Program: soprano Donata Cucinotta (Despina). Soprano Anna Noggle (Fiordiligi), mezzo-soprano Wendy Buzby (Dorabella), tenor Brendan Daly (Ferrando), baritone Jeffrey Seppala (Guglielmo, Don Alfonso), and pianist Beth Nielsen.
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Tuesday April 14, 2009

From the KVOD Performance Studio, Associate Conductor Scott O'Neil anticipates the Colorado Symphony Orchestra's French program this weekend. He'll talk about and play excerpts from the pieces.
KVOD Performance Studio 040709

Friday April 17, 2009

Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra
Robert Olson, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E minor (Song of the Night)
(1/17-18/04) 1:24:07
Charley talks with Colorado Children's Chorale artistic director Deborah DeSantis about the 35th anniversary concerto Saturday.
Duain Wolfe (arr. John Kuzma): On Top of the World 2:34
Cy Coleman: The Rhythm of Life 3:39
Colorado Children's Chorale/ Duain Wolfe
“Encore” CD
Charley talks with Barbara Barber about the Longmont Suzuki Strings benefit concert Saturday.
“Let There Be Peace on Earth” & “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Longmont Suzuki Strings/ Barbara Barber; Megan Titensor, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 0412409 MS
Charley anticipates Jeffrey Biegel's appearance with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic this weekend.
Antonio Vivaldi: “Presto” (3rd movement) from Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.8 (“Summer”) from The Four Seasons
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 010407

Thursday April 16, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor; Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin; Basil Vendryes, viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, K.364
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major (3/6-8/09)
Charley talks with Colorado Children's Chorale artistic director Deborah DeSantis about the 35th anniversary concerto Saturday.
Lionel Bart: “Consider Yourself” from Oliver! 1:07
Traditional: The Duchess at Tea 0:51
Colorado Children's Chorale/ Duain Wolfe
“Encore” CD
Charley talks with Erin Lacy about the Longmont Suzuki Strings benefit concert Saturday.
“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee,” “America the Beautiful,”
Longmont Suzuki Strings/ Barbara Barber; Megan Titensor, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 0412409 MS
Charley anticipates Jeffrey Biegel's appearance with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic this weekend.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op.32 No. 5
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 010407

Monday April 13, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Frank Bridge: Lamentations
Roger Chase, viola; Virginia Barron, viola (7/3/05)
Festival Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conductor
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 73 (7/5/05)
Also, Charley talks with Stephen Tappe, Director of Music, and Sharon Almirall, Director of Communications, at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral about John Scott's recital Friday.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Saturday April 11, 2009

Richard Toensing: Responsoria, Book III
Choir of the Church of Saint Luke in the Fields/ David Shuler
North/South 1022 CD3 40:50
Charley anticipates Susan McCullough's Lamont School of Music faculty recital Monday.
Les Stallings: Rhapsody for Horn
Susan McCullough, horn; Aries Brass Quintet
DB 7042 2-4 11:29

Friday April 10, 2009

Richard Toensing: Responsoria, Book II
Choir of the Church of Saint Luke in the Fields/ David Shuler
North/South 1022 CD2 50:42
Also, Charley talks with oboist Sarah Mellander and clarinetist Jerome Fleg of the Antero Winds about their concert tomorrow.

Thursday April 9, 2009

Richard Toensing: Responsoria, Book I
Choir of the Church of Saint Luke in the Fields/ David Shuler
North/South 1022 CD1 36:11
Charley talks with oboist Sarah Mellander and clarinetist Jerome Fleg of the Antero Winds about their concert Saturday.
Antero Winds (Formerly Arundo Winds) [Cobus Du Toit, flute; Sarah Mellander, oboe; Jerome Fleg, clarinet; Megan Garrison, horn; Kaori Uno, bassoon]
Astor Piazzolla: Milonga sin Palabras
KVOD Performance Studio 103108
Also, Charley talks with composer Kevin Puts, whose Clarinet Concerto receives its world premiere with clarinetist Bil Jackson and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra tomorrow and Saturday.
Kevin Puts: “Caprice/Intermezzo” (3rd movement) from Arches
Timothy Fain, violin
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (7/24/07) 1:57

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 (2/6-7/09)
Charley talks with CSO principal clarinetist Bil Jackson, who takes us on a guided tour of the Kevin Puts Clarinet Concerto, which he's premiering this weekend.
KVOD Performance Studio 040309

Tuesday April 7, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Felix Mendelssohn; Octet in E flat major, Op.20
Andres Cardenes, Manuel Ramos, Claude Sim, Danielle Belen Nesmith, violins; Rebecca Albers, Robert Meyer, violas; Anne Martindale Williams, Ru-Pei Yeh, cello) (8/6/08) 31:12
Charley anticipates the faculty recital at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music tomorrow.
Traditional Chinese: Fisherman’s Song 3:29
Ludwig van Beethoven: “Allegro assai” (1st movement) from Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op.30 No. 3 4:24
Henryk Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme, Op.15 6:36
Linda Wang, violin; Alice Rybak, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 021307 MS
Art Tatum: Improvisation on Tea for Two
Steven Mayer, piano
Naxos 8.559130 Track 1 3:31
Also, Charley talks with CSO principal clarinetist Bil Jackson about the Kevin Puts Clarinet Concerto.

Monday April 6, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Festival Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conductor; Mark Fewer, violin
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21 (7/5/05) 11:49
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19
(7/5/05) 21:58
Charley anticipates Martha Sandford-Heyns's recital at First Plymouth Congregational Church tomorrow.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Martha Sandford-Heyns , organ
“Martha at First Pres” CD 14-15 11:21
Also, Charley anticipates the faculty recital at the DU Lamont School of Music on Wednesday.
Antonin Dvořák: Silent Woods, Op.68 No. 5
Richard Slavich, cello; Theodor Lichtmann, piano
RGS 2 Track 2 5:43