Atlanta, GA / 33
About
This week, From the Top comes to you from one of the South’s premier concert venues, Spivey Hall at Clayton College just outside Atlanta. Spivey Hall’s distinguished Albert Schweitzer Memorial Organ, known as the “Rose Bowl of concert organs,” is put through its paces by a 16-year-old and we hear a performance by a remarkable children’s choir. We also hear two soloists from the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and a remarkable 11- year-old pianist from Pennsylvania.
Performers and Repertoire:
Pianist Rebecca Kenney, 11, of Merion, PA, performs Waltz Op. 69, No 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Violist Kate Hedin, 17, of Atlanta, GA performs Suite Hebraique by Ernest Bloch
Organist Owen Cannon, 16, of Pendleton, OR, performs Finale from Symphony No. 2 by Joseph Widor
Host Christopher O’Riley performs from “Apollo” by Igor Stravinsky
Trumpet player Michael Whealy, 17, of Marietta, GA performs Fantasie Brillante by Jean-Baptiste Arban
The Spivey Hall Children’s Choir performs the traditional Salve Regina
Release Dates
- Monday, January 13, 2003
- Monday, June 18, 2001
- Monday, February 5, 2001
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