About

When was the last time music made you feel like a part of something greater than yourself? This week, we meet teens who have a special passion for finding connection through music and hear their outstanding performances of Schumann, Poulenc, Mendelssohn and more!

Guests

• Host: Peter Dugan
  Peter Dugan's position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet.

Performers & Repertoire

• Cellist Evelyn Joung, 18, from Fort Lee, New Jersey

  Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
• Basoonist Oscar José Machado Morón, 18, from Germantown, Maryland

  Bassoon Sonata in F Minor, TWV 41:f1: II. Allegro by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
• Pianist Linda Nichvoloda, 17, from Boonton, New Jersey

  Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op.22 - I. So rasch wie möglich by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
• Doxa Quartet from Los Angeles, California

  Strum by Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
• Cellist Samuel Cao, 17, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Song Without Words, Op. 109 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
• Flashback Finale
  
  Cellist Megan Yip from Show 308 in 2015

  “Venezianisches Gondellied” (Venetian Boat Song) from Songs Without Words, Book 5, No. 5 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arr. Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903)

Release Date

• Monday, October 19, 2026

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