NPR’s From the Top: Interlochen, MI / Show 368

About

From the Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts, this week’s episode features a cast made up entirely by students of the renowned high school. Film and television actor Damon Gupton is our guest host and sets the stage for a young tubist who performs a virtuosic concerto. A group of seven percussionists perform the aptly titled work “Shared Space”, and a 17-year-old cellist passionately shares a beautiful work by Tchaikovsky.

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Guests

• Guest Host: Damon Gupton
  Actor Damon Gupton, known for appearing in TV series including Criminal Minds, Bates Motel and Black Lightning, as well as films such as La La Land and Whiplash, is also an accomplished orchestral conductor.
• Pianist: Michelle Cann
  Concert pianist and From the Top alumna Michelle Cann is a young artist with a deep musical commitment to performing a wide range of repertoire throughout the US and to bringing the arts to local communities.

Performers & Repertoire

• JunMing Wen, tuba, 17

  I. Prelude. Allegro moderato from the Tuba Concerto by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Esther Chae, cello, 17

  Pezzo Capriccioso by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), with Michelle Cann, piano
• Interlochen Percussion Ensemble

  Shared Space by Ivan Trevino (b.1983)
• Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

  Selections from Swan Lake, Op. 20 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), conducted by guest host, Damon Gupton
• Luis Marquez Teruel, bassoon, 17

  II. Allegro scherzando from the Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), with Michelle Cann, piano
• Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

  Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez (b.1950), conducted by Dr. Leslie B. Dunner

Release Dates

• Monday, May 6, 2019
• Monday, November 18, 2019
• Monday, May 25, 2020
• Monday, November 2, 2020

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Support Provided By

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

The Interlochen Percussion Ensemble’s appearance is supported by Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP)

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