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Composer William Bolcom and his wife, the singer Joan Morris
What music sounds distinctly American — Jazz? Ragtime? Cabaret? We'll hear from someone who has written in all of those genres, as Grammy award-winning composer William Bolcom and his wife, the singer Joan Morris, talk about what makes music sound American and share recordings of their personal favorites.
We'll also listen to Philip Glass's opera "Galileo Galilei," based on the life and writings of the revolutionary Rennaisance astronomer in a performance from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
» More information about Philip Glass's "Galileo Galilei"
» Selections from the Bolcom and Morris Playlist:
> Marches, Waltzes and Rags (Scott Joplin)
William Albright, piano
(Music Masters 67102)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> Stephen Foster Songs (Stephen Foster)
Jan DeGaetani and Leslie Guinn, vocalists
Gilbert Kalish, piano and melodeon
(Nonesuch 79518)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> General William Booth Enters Into Heaven (Charles Ives)
Helen Boatwright, soprano
John Kirkpatrick, piano
(CRI 675)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> Cabaret Songs (William Bolcom)
Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano
William Bolcom, piano
(Centaur 2682)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> God Bless the Child
Billie Holiday
(Columbia 47031)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
We'll also listen to Philip Glass's opera "Galileo Galilei," based on the life and writings of the revolutionary Rennaisance astronomer in a performance from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
» More information about Philip Glass's "Galileo Galilei"
» Selections from the Bolcom and Morris Playlist:
> Marches, Waltzes and Rags (Scott Joplin)
William Albright, piano
(Music Masters 67102)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> Stephen Foster Songs (Stephen Foster)
Jan DeGaetani and Leslie Guinn, vocalists
Gilbert Kalish, piano and melodeon
(Nonesuch 79518)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> General William Booth Enters Into Heaven (Charles Ives)
Helen Boatwright, soprano
John Kirkpatrick, piano
(CRI 675)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> Cabaret Songs (William Bolcom)
Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano
William Bolcom, piano
(Centaur 2682)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> God Bless the Child
Billie Holiday
(Columbia 47031)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
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