Granville, OH / 82
Ticket Info
This week, From the Top comes to you from Denison University’s Swasey Chapel in Granville, Ohio, where you’ll hear a teen soprano singing Samuel Barber’s humorous “A Green Lowland of Pianos” and an outstanding 18-year-old violinist performing Bazzini’s “Dance of the Goblins.” You’ll also meet a young man whose creative musical performance led to his winning a high school popularity pageant, and Roving Reporter Hayley Goldbach explores the wacky world of good luck charms and rituals used by young musicians.
Performers and Repertoire:
Cellist Emma Bobbs, 11, and pianist Katrina Bobbs, 13, from Granada Hills, CA, perform Hungarian Rhapsody by David Popper
Pianist Adam Birdsall, 13, from Roseville, MN, performs Six Preludes by Robert Muczynski
Soprano Esther Oh, 19, from Campbellsville, KY, performs “A Green Lowland of Pianos” by Samuel Barber
Pianist Christopher O’Riley performs “Sail to the Moon” by Radiohead, arranged by O’Riley
Clarinetist Todd Cope, 17, from Dallas, TX, performs Concerto No. 3 in B flat by Carl Stamitz
Violinist Jing Wang, 18, from New York City, NY performs “The Dance of the Goblins” by Antonio Bazzini
Violinist Jing Wang performs Sea Shells by Karl Engel (closing of program)
About
This week, From the Top comes to you from Denison University’s Swasey Chapel in Granville, Ohio, where you’ll hear a teen soprano singing Samuel Barber’s humorous “A Green Lowland of Pianos” and an outstanding 18-year-old violinist performing Bazzini’s “Dance of the Goblins.” You’ll also meet a young man whose creative musical performance led to his winning a high school popularity pageant, and Roving Reporter Hayley Goldbach explores the wacky world of good luck charms and rituals used by young musicians.
Performers & Repertoire
- Hungarian Rhapsody by David Popper
Release Dates
- Monday, August 25, 2003
- Monday, May 12, 2003
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