WFMT 98.7 Northwestern Radio Series

Hear Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music on WFMT 98.7

For the sixth consecutive year, the Northwestern University Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music and WFMT-FM 98.7 will broadcast a weekly Sunday afternoon radio series showcasing Northwestern music faculty, ensembles, and guest artists in performance and conversation. This winter's six-week “Music From Northwestern” series will air six hour-long shows each Sunday at 4 p.m. CDT from January 3 through February 7, 2010.

WFMT program host and Northwestern University alumnus Kerry Frumkin (pictured) will host the broadcasts. Richard Van Kleeck, director of concert activities for the Bienen School of Music, is co-producer of the Winter 2010 WFMT radio broadcasts along with Jesse McQuarters.

The six programs in the series -- to be broadcast January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, and February 7 -- will feature Northwestern’s Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, choral ensembles, Winter Chamber Music Festival, Bienen School of Music faculty, and student performances from the May 20, 2009 Conservatory Project concert at the Kennedy Center. Musical highlights will include works by Wagner, Berg, Beethoven, Mozart, Husa, Maslanka, and many other composers.

In addition to airing on WFMT, the complete six-week series of 2010 programs, as well as those of the previous five seasons, will eventually be available for streaming on demand by visiting www.pickstaiger.org/audio. 

Week 1: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 4 p.m. CDT

Richard Wagner, Rienzi Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

     I. Poco sostenuto; Vivace

     II. Allegretto

     III. Presto

     IV. Allegro con brio

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Victor Yampolsky

Week 2: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 4 p.m. CDT

Anthony Plog, Concerto for Trumpet and Brass Ensemble

     III. Allegro

Northwestern University Brass Ensemble, conducted by Gail Williams

David Maslanka, Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble

     II. Beloved

     III. Be Content, Be Calm

Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mallory Thompson; Deanna Talens, cello soloist; Michael Mulcahy, trombone soloist

Karel Husa, Concerto for Wind Ensemble

     I. Drum Ceremony and Fanfare

     II. Elegy

     III. Perpetual Motion

Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mallory Thompson

Week 3: Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 4 p.m. CDT

Selections from NU Voices: A Choral Showcase, Op. 24

Giacomo Carissimi, selections from Jonah

Baroque Music Ensemble, conducted by Stephen Alltop

Eleanor Daley, "In Remembrance" from Requiem

Randall Thompson, "The Road Not Taken" from Frostiana

University Singers, conducted by Amy G. Weller; Jerad Mosbey, piano

Heinz Werner Zimmerman, "Sing Ye! Sing to the Lord" from Psalmkonzert

Kyle Dobbeck, Kyle Upton, and Kris Westrich, trumpet; Alexander Wier, vibraphone

Stephen Sametz (arr.), "Shenandoah" (American Folk Song)

University Chorale, conducted by Robert A. Harris; Jerad Mosbey, piano

Eric Whitacre, "I Thank You, God, for This Most Amazing Day"

Rollo Dilworth, "Freedom Train"

Alice Millar Chapel Choir, conducted by Stephen Alltop; Margaret Wilson, piano

John G. McCurry (arr. Moira Smiley), "Parting Friends" (Shape Note Song)

Kitka (arr.), "Svatba" (Traditional Bulgarian Wedding Song)

Aisha Kahlil (arr.), "Meyango" (West African Funeral Chant)

University Women's Chorus, conducted by Mollie S. Stone; Jessica Shuhui Choi, piano; Frank A. Watkins, djembe

George Frideric Handel, "Sing Unto God" from Judas Maccabaeus

David Fanshawe, "Dona Nobis Pacem"

University Chorus, conducted by Robert A. Harris; Jerad Mosbey, piano; Tasha Koontz, soprano

Week 5: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4 p.m. CDT

Northwestern University Saxophone Ensemble and Faculty Performances

G. F. Handel, Entry of the Queen of Sheba

Edvard Grieg, Sarabande from the Holberg Suite

Northwestern University Saxophone Ensemble, conducted by Anthony Paggett

Jean Matitia, Devil's Rag

Northwestern University Saxophone Ensemble, Frederick L. Hemke, director

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude in B-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 2 and Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5

Alan Chow, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Muza, Op. 34, No. 1

Kurt Hansen, tenor; Karina Kontorovitch, piano

Felix Mendelssohn, Concert Piece No. 2 for Two Clarinets

Elizabeth Buccheri, piano; Steven Cohen, clarinet; Holly Kortze (master's student), clarinet

J.S. Bach (embellished by George B. Stauffer), Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major

     Prelude

     Courante

She-e Wu, marimba

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "Akhistomilasyagorem" from Pique Dame

Robert Stolz, "Wien du Stadtmeiner Traeume (Wien, Wien, nur du allein)"

Nancy Gustafson, soprano; Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery, piano

Douglas Hill, A Set of Songs and Dances

     Whimsical Waltz

     Waltz with Rumba

Larry Combs, clarinet; Peter Lloyd, bass; Gail Williams, horn; She-e Wu, percussion/vibes

Week 6: Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 4 p.m. CDT

Northwestern University Symphonic Band and Symphonic Orchestra

Jennifer Higdon, Fanfare Ritmico

Carter Pann, Four Factories

Northwestern University Symphonic Band, conducted by Ryan T. Nelson

Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

     I. Allegretto

     II. Tempo andante, ma rubato

     III. Vivacissimo

     IV. Finale - Allegro moderato

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Victor Yampolsky