NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: El Paso, Texas / Show 325

About

From El Paso, Texas, this week’s program opens with a powerhouse performance of the music of Johannes Brahms performed by a 15-year-old violinist from Texas. We’ll also hear a lyrical new work by a talented teenage composer featuring the under-appreciated brass instrument, the euphonium, and each young musician on the program shares a clip of music that first inspired them to dedicate themselves to musical study.

Performers & Repertoire

• Claire Wells, violin

  Sonatensatz in C Minor by Johannes Brahms
• Adam Phan, harp

  “Danse des Lutins” by Henriette Renié
• Joe Broom, euphonium

  "Song of the Ancients" by Karalyn Schubring
• Karalyn Schubring, composer

  “Song of the Ancients” for Euphonium and Piano by Karalyn Schubring
• Madison Fanning, flute

  Sicilienne, Op.78 by Gabriel Fauré
• Adrian Liao, piano

  Caprice Espagnol, Op.37 by Moritz Moszkowski
• Claire Wells, violin

  II. Appassionato from Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.17 by Josef Suk

Release Dates

• Monday, June 27, 2016
• Monday, February 6, 2017
• Monday, July 31, 2017

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

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