Tag: listening
- Listening Guide: Show 221Nov 15, 2010
This week’s From the Top broadcast (Show 221) was taped in Jordan Hall in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, October 24, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Francesca Bass, 15, violin Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1 (Gypsy Airs) By: Pablo de Sarasate This is a really […]
A new trend is emerging in performance around the world – random acts of classical music. Maybe you’ve heard of flash mobs, where hundreds of people suddenly appear in a public place to perform a random and pointless act for a few brief minutes, and then dissipate. This idea is catching on in the musical […]
- Show 220: Listening GuideNov 1, 2010
This week’s show (Show 220) was taped at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa on Tuesday October 12, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Justin Moser, 17, alto saxophone Rondo from Lamento et Rondo By: Pierre Sancan My favorite part of this piece is the […]
- Show 218: Listening GuideSep 17, 2010
This week’s show was taped at the Gettysburg Festival in Gettysburg, PA on Friday June 18, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show and to reflect on their From The Top experience after the show was completed: Sodienye (Sodie) Finebone, 18, tuba III. Allegro giocoso from […]
- Show 217: Listening GuideSep 7, 2010
This week’s From the Top show was taped in Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops in Boston, MA on Tuesday June 8, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Umi Garrett, 9, piano III. Allegro Assai from Piano Concerto No. 23, in A Major, K. 488 By: […]
- Show 197: Listening GuideJun 21, 2010
This week’s show is a rebroadcast from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but we hadn’t posted a listening guide when it first aired. Keep reading to learn what each of the musicians think and feel about the pieces they perform. Rhys Lloyd Talbot, 18, bass voice “Honor and Arms” from Samson by Handel When I sing this […]
- Show 214: Listening GuideJun 3, 2010
The week’s From the Top broadcast was taped at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa, on February 24, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Thomas Burrill, 14, piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, I. Grave – Doppio movimento by Frederic […]
- Show 211: Listening GuideApr 12, 2010
From the Top’s broadcast this week was taped at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California on January 27, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they played on the show: Jonathan Miron, 17, violin “The Foundation of Arethusa” from Myths, Three Poems for Violin & Piano by Karol Szymanowski “When […]
- Show 210 Listening GuideMar 15, 2010
This week’s From the Top broadcast was taped at the Lunalilo Center at the Kamehameha School in Hilo, Hawaii on January 22, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Lilia Xie, 16, flute IV. Allegro con moto from Sonata for Flute & Piano, Op. 94 by […]
- Show 209 Listening GuideFeb 23, 2010
This week’s show was taped at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, Hawaii on Wednesday January 20, 2010. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Daniel Tekunoff, 17, Guitar I. Allegretto from Sonatina by Lennox Berkeley The “Allegro” is a great piece of music that reminds me of […]
- Show 205: Listening GuideFeb 1, 2010
This week’s broadcast was recorded at the Mary Gibbs Jones Concert Hall at Baylor University in Waco, TX on November 11, 2009. We asked the performers to tell us about the music they performed. Here are their thoughts: Yurie Mitsuhashi, 17, violin Danse Hongroise by Sergei Rachmaninoff “This piece is very powerful and majestic. I […]
- Show 208: Listening GuideJan 11, 2010
On January 3, 2010 From the Top taped a special program dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, MA. Here is what the performers had to say about the music they played on the show, which airs this week. Boston Children’s Chorus Kasar […]
- Show 206: Listening GuideDec 14, 2009
This week’s broadcast was taped November 13, 2009 at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, TX. Learn more about what the performers had to say about the music they played on the show: Sahun Hong, 15, piano Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 shows a […]
- Show 202: Listening GuideNov 23, 2009
This week’s episode of From the Top was taped on October 9, 2009 at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City with Utah Chamber Artists and KBYU-FM. Here’s what the performers had to say about the music they played on the show: Jossalyn Jensen, 17, viola Rhapsody by […]
- Show 199: Listening GuideOct 21, 2009
This week’s broadcast was taped at the Plaza Theatre in El Paso, TX on June 13, 2009. Here is what the performers had to say about the music they played: Sage Po, 15, harp III. Sarabande and IV. Courante from Classical Suite for Harp Alone by Lynne Wainwright Palmer “This is a piece I like […]
- Show 200: Listening GuideOct 7, 2009
From the Top’s broadcast this week was taped at the Heifitz International Music Institute in Wolfeboro, NH in July 2009. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Ben Fried, 17, cello Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Gregor Piatigorsky “This piece was written as a satire […]
- On the Air this Week: Show 198 Listening GuideSep 23, 2009
This week’s From the Top episode, taped at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska, features a variety of instruments and repertoire- from a trombone solo to a marimba quartet. Read what the performers have to say about the music. Sangbin “Bihn” Park, 12, cello I. Adagio and III Allegro di molto from Divertimento […]
- Show 196: Listening GuideSep 8, 2009
This week’s show, recorded at the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio in Boston, begins From the Top’s 10th Anniversary celebration. In addition to featuring special alumni guest, William Harvey, the show also includes a 9-year-old flutist, a chamber ensemble from the New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, a counter tenor and a clarinet trio. We asked […]