Interviews

The Musicians’ Perspective on Mahler

August 16, 2007

Mahler expanded the orchestra to huge proportions, going beyond the already inflated forces of Wagner.  But Mahler simultaneously achieved an striking delicacy and transparency by using solo instruments to create “chamber music” in the midst of a his massive musical canvases. He drew his inspiration from the simple tunes of his childhood, military marches, folk [...]

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Music of the American Spirit

April 18, 2007

What’s this program about? John Gibson’s choral work “Mockingbird Sings” utilizes Native American texts of the Yuma, Zuni, Laguna, and Apache tribes. The title refers to the individual charged with remembering events and traditions and his recounting of this oral history in songs and stories. In this interview, Gibson explains his approach to setting these [...]

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Pulling Out All the Stops

April 9, 2007

What’s this program about? Professor Carol talks with Mary Preston, the resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, about the Lay Family Concert Organ. The organ built by C.B. Fisk for the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is one of the finest instruments ever built. Mary Preston joins the Dallas Wind Symphony in a concert [...]

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Big Band Swing

February 7, 2007

What’s this program about? Carol interviews Dean Bouras, arranger for the Dallas Wind Symphony Big Band concerts, and John Trapani, leader of the John Trapani Big Band about the era, the music, and its popularity today. Works Discussed: Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Norman Leyden Where you can find: Big [...]

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One Generation to Another

January 24, 2007

What’s this program about? Student players in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony join the professionals of the Dallas Wind Symphony for a “side by side” concert, featuring music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Paul Hindemith, Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher, and Giovanni Gabrieli. Where you can find: Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

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America’s Classical Music Pt 3

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? The final segment of Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio turns to the Library of Congress’s American Memory Project, Bill Monroe, John Fogerty, Harry Partch, and Scott Joplin. Where you can find: The Harry Partch Collection (Vol. 1) Ricky Skaggs & Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Bill [...]

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America’s Classical Music Pt 2

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio continues in Part 2 with a discussion of the Sacred Harp (shape-note singing), Stephen Foster, American film music, Louis Armstrong, Broadway, and Ernest Tubb. Where you can find: American Folk Hymns from the Sacred Harp Collection Tubb: Waltz Across Texas King Oliver with [...]

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America’s Classical Music Pt 1

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about? Carol pays tribute to the late Glenn Mitchell with a reprise of her appearance in September 2000 on his radio program, reproduced here as a three-part podcast courtesy of KERA Radio. Carol and Glenn begin their discussion of America’s highly varied musical heritage with reference to William Billings, Jimmie Rodgers, Charles [...]

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Circus Maximus II

November 7, 2006

What’s this program about? Professor Carol continues her interview of John Corigliano and Jerry Junkin. Corigliano talks about his approach to composition and how he, and other top composers, are turning to wind bands for an exciting new sound. Works Discussed: Corigliano, Circus Maximus

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Circus Maximus I

November 7, 2006

What’s this program about? Professor Carol interviews two friends and collaborators, composer John Corigliano and Maestro Jerry Junkin. Circus Maximus, Coriglian’s explosive third symphony, vividly portrays ancient Rome’s fascination with perpetual entertainment and our own culture’s similar obsession. Works Discussed: Corigliano, Circus Maximus Where you can find: John Corigliano’s Altered States John Corigliano’s Red Violin [...]

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