Ernst Levy Podcasts
Swiss composer and conductor (1895-1981)
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Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast
How can recontextualising classical music help build a new audience for the genre? Classics Explained YouTube producer Ben Levy explores the opportunities he's discovered using animation to tell the story of some of classics most-loved works, and some of the pushback he's received doing so.
Today on Introductions, we feature four soloists from within Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Principal Oboe Zachary Allen takes the podium to conduct his orchestra; Henry Lazzaro and Owen Riordan play solos with piano; and Henry Auxenfans triumphs in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Zachary Allen is an oboist heading to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in the fall. He was a longtime principal player in Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, and in 2023 Maestro Allen Tinkham named him the Music Director’s Student Conducting Fellow. He gave a solo oboe recital on Introductions in June 2023, and previously appeared in ensembles in May 2022 and in January 2022. Henry Lazzaro, 17, is a clarinetist who studied with Laurie Beard. He was a member of CYSO’s Symphony Orchestra, Classical Orchestral Repertory Ensemble, and Chamber Music Institute. Last summer, he toured Europe with the CYSO performing in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. He was also a YOLA National Fellow, working under the baton of maestro Gustavo Dudamel. This summer, he is a member of the Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artist Orchestra. Henry previously appeared on Introductions with CYSO’s Jubilee Woodwind Quintet in May 2022. Henry will be attending Northwestern University in the fall to Pursue a degree in Clarinet Performance with the guidance of professors Stephen Williamson and Todd Levy. Owen Riordan is an 18-year-old trombonist who made his solo debut with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10. In October 2022 Owen was appointed a S.E. Shires Rising Artist, the only high school trombone artist that year. Among many achievements, Owen was a member of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Interlochen Orchestral Trombone Scholarship in both 2020 and 2021. He has also been the principal trombonist of both the CYSO Symphony Orchestra and the Merit School of Music Philharmonic Orchestra for the past three years. As a member of Merit School’s Bone Rangers Trombone Quartet, Owen competed at many local and national chamber music competitions, including three Fischoff National Chamber Music Competitions, where his group was awarded the American Brass Quintet Prize. He appeared on Introductions with this group in June 2020 and in July 2021; and on Show 417 of NPR’s From The Top in May 2022. In addition to playing the trombone, Owen also enjoys writing his own music, weightlifting, photography, reading, auto repair, and cooking. Owen aspires to become a successful musician, whether that be a trombonist in a symphony, a songwriter and composer, or anything between. Violinist Henry Auxenfans is a rising junior at the University of Chicago Lab Schools, and is a Concertmaster with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. He was a finalist in the 2023 CSO Crain-Maling Foundation Young Artist Competition. He has appeared on Introductions multiple times alongside his brother, clarinetist and pianist Louis Auxenfans, in June 2023, July 2022, and in February 2021. The post Soloists from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras appeared first on WFMT.
2023-06-19 18:06:51
Duration (h:m:s): 53:24
Track Listings1 Drums of War - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - Old Bethpage Brass Band2 Oliver Wendell Holmes - By Paul Roebling - Oliver Wendall Holmes3 Ashokan Farewell - By Jay Ungar, Evan Stover, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Russ Barenberg - NA4 Battle Cry of Freedom - By Jaqueline Schwab - NA5 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - By Bernice Johnson Reagon - NA6 Dixie / Bonnie Blue Flag - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band7 Cheer Boys Cheer - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band8 Angel Band - By Molly Mason, Ruth Barenberg - Russ Barenburg/Molly Manson9 Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab/Jesse Carr10 Lorena - By Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason - Matt Glaser/Jay Ungar/Molly Manson11 Parade - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band12 Hail Columbia - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band13 Dixie - By Bobby Horton - Bobby Horton14 Kingdom Coming - By Art Baron, Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser - Matt Glaser/Jay Ungar/Art Baron16 All Quiet on the Potomac - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab17 Flag of Columbia - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab18 Weeping Sad and Lonely - By Jaqueline Schwab, Jesse Carr, Peggy James - Peggy James/Jacqueline Schwab/Jesse Carr19 Yankee Doodle - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - The Old Bethpage Brass Band20 Palmyra Schottische - By The New American Brass Band - The New American Brass Band21 When Johnny Comes Marching Home - By The Old Bethpage Brass Band - The Old Bethpage Brass Band22 Shenandoah - By John Colby, John Levy - John Levy/John Colby23 When Johnny Comes Marching Home - By Jaqueline Schwab, Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Peter Amidon, Yonatin Matlin - M. Glaser/Y. Malin/J. Schwab/M. Manson/P. Amidon/24 Marching Through Georgia - By Jay Ungar, Matt Glaser, Molly Mason, Peter Amidon - M. Glaser/J. Ungar/M. Manson/P. Amidon25 Marching Through Georgia (Lament) - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab26 Battle Cry of Freedom II - By Jaqueline Schwab - Jacqueline Schwab27 Battle Hymn of the Republic - By The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir28 Ashokan Farewell / Sullivan Ballou Letter - By David McCullough, Paul Roebling - Paul Roebling/David McCulloughHelp support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected]
The Process: a podcast about creativity and making music
2021-11-19 00:42:30
Duration (h:m:s): 30:47
This episode features composers Stephen Lilly and Michael Boyd. We listen to "Friday May 18 at a distance" performed by themselves and features Benjamin Levy, Stacey Mastrian, Kristian Twombly. We talk about indeterminacy, collaboration, and knowing when a piece is done.
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