Beyond Words #2418
. . . many composers prove surprisingly capable of telling extraordinary stories with their music.
Hour 1
FRANZ TUNDER: Toccata in g. J. S. BACH: Chorale-prelude, Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 634. GEORGE WALKER: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier. PAUL SIFLER: The Despair & Agony of Dachau. MARIELBA NUNEZ/PAMELA-RUITER FEENSTRA: The mouth of the dragon. ANA AVILA/RUITER-FEENSTRA: Agency Crescendo & Metro Asphyxiation. RUITER-FEENSTRA: Rays of Hope. CONNOR CHEE: Hózhó/Life Balance. B. E. BOYTKIN: Sing the Word God Imagines –Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (2010 Wech/Queen Anne Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA) PD Archive (r. 7/7/22). Ruiter-Feenstra understands music’s power in revealing contemporary truths. This performance was recorded at part of AGO Seattle 2022. The next AGO National Convention takes place in San Francisco (June 30-July 4, 2024).
Filler – RUITER-FEENSTRA: Our Time-Me, too!
Hour 2
JOSEPH CLOKEY: 3 Pieces (Bell Prelude, Twilight Moth, & Legend) –Janet Hamilton (1930 Skinner/Central Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY) Hamilton 2002
EDWARD BAIRSTOW: Legend –Adam Pajan (2004 Kegg/Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Canton, OH) Raven 149
OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Apparition de l’eglese eternelle –Olivier Latry (1868 Cavaillé-Coll with additions/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) DG 486 1466. For an off-beat reflection of the Messiaen score, check out Paul Festa’s Apparition of the Eternal Church, a provocative and award-winning cinematic exploration of thirty-one very varied personal reactions to this unique and marvelous piece.
FRANZ LISZT (trans. Vernet & Cabasso): Les Préludes –Laurent Cabasso, piano; Olivier Vernet (1874 Cavaillé-Coll+1959 Debierre/Cathedral of St. Maurice, Angers, France) Ligia Digital 0104226-11
Filler – MESSIAEN (see above)
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