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 Carolina Live travels the region and features classical musicians from our area as well as those of international renown who visit our performance halls. Lauren Rico hosts the series.
Note: Carolina Live is looking for professional-quality vocal or instrumental recordings made in concert in the Carolinas in the past couple of years. Mail them to: Box 8990, Davidson, NC 28035-8990, attn. Carolina Live. For more info, call 877-333-8990.
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May 19, 2013
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: 2012-2013 Classics V
 This concert from the Charlotte Symphony's 2012-2013 Classics Series showcases two composers from conductor Christopher Warren-Green’s native England -- Vaughan Williams and William Walton. The program is rounded out by a typically emotional symphonic statement from Tchaikovsky.
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
WILLIAM WALTON: Viola Concerto
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Rebekah Newman, viola
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Greensleeves
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
FRITZ KREISLER with Piano argt. by SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Liebeslied and Liebesfreud
(Love’s Joy and Love’s Sadness)
Southeastern Piano Festival
Alessio Bax, piano
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May 17, 2013
Greenville Symphony Orchestra: Northern Voyages
To mark the centennial of British composer Benjamin Britten the Greenville Symphony Orchestra began 2013 with his most popular work, which pays homage to Henry Purcell in addition to being a primer on the sections of the orchestra. The program also features an upbeat overture and an encore from fellow Brit Edward Elgar, and in between the first symphony from the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
EDWARD ELGAR: Cockaigne (In London Town)
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
EDWARD ELGAR: The Wild Bears from Wand of Youth Suite No. 2
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in e minor
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Symphony No. 25 in g minor
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
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May 3, 2013
South Carolina Philharmonic: “The Killer B’s”
This season-opening program from the South Carolina Philharmonic in Columbia brings together epic music from three great “B’s” in classical music: Borodin, Beethoven and Brahms. The Beethoven is the “Emperor” Concerto featuring pianist Zachary Hughes, who also favored the audience at the Koger Center in September of 2012 with encores by Mozart and Schumann. Capping off the program is Brahms’ beloved Third Symphony.
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ALEXANDER BORODIN: Overture to Prince Igor
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
L. Van BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
Zachary Hughes, piano
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
W. A. MOZART: Rondo alla Turca
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Romance in f-sharp
Zachary Hughes, piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in f major
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
STEPHEN MAIN: The Darkest Midnight in December
RANDALL JOHNSON: Festival Gloria
Hickory Choral Society
J. Don Coleman, director
Mary Texer, accompanist
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April 26, 2013
Piccolo Spoleto 2012: Choral and Organ Recitals
 This edition of the program anticipates the upcoming season of concerts from Charleston with highlights from the 2012 season of Piccolo Spoleto. The first part of the program features a choral concert with the group Renaissance from Charlotte, North Carolina singing music by Brahms, Poulenc, Biebl, Britten and Barber, among others. The second half of the program is devoted to organ with performers Mark Steinbach and Benjamin Hutto playing music ranging from Bach to Philip Glass.
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JOHANNES BRAHMS: Spiritual Songs
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
KEATON LEE SCOTT: The Old Ship of Zion
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
FRANCIS POULENC: Salve Regina
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
FRANZ BIEBL: Ave Maria
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
ARVO PART: Magnificat
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
SAMUEL BARBER: Sure on This Shining Night
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
JOHANNES BRAHMS: This May Night
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS: Linden Lea
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
ERNANI AGUIAR: Salmo 150
Renaissance
Robert Pritchard, director
NIKOLAUS BRUHNS: “Kleines” Preludium in e minor
Mark Steinbach, organ
ANTON HEILLER: Variations on “Savior of the Nations, Come”
Mark Steinbach, organ
PHILIP GLASS: Dance Number 4 (1979)
Mark Steinbach, organ
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: War March of the Priests
Benjamin Hutto, organ
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Concerto in G
Benjamin Hutto, organ
EDWARD HART: La Joie du Printemps, The Joy of Spring
Benjamin Hutto, organ
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April 14, 2013
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: 2012-2013 Classics 2 and 4
These concerts from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season feature two youthful works by Mozart: one of his five violin concertos (from Classics 2) plus a work often referred to as his “Great” Mass in c minor (from Classics 4).First performed in Salzburg in 1783 on a visit to his home town to introduce Mozart’s new bride to his father and sister, the mass was never completed, but nevertheless remains a titanic achievement of liturgical music scored for large orchestra, soloists and double chorus. The program opens with the overture to Borodin’s unfinished opera and includes the suite from the landmark ballet The Firebird by another great Russian master, Stravinsky (both from Classics 2).
Re-airs at usual time, Friday, April 19th at 7:00 pmListen to the entire program
ALEXANDER BORODIN: Overture to Prince Igor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Calin Lupanu, Violin
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Mass in C minor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
Karina Gauvin and Mary Wilson, sopranos
Daniel Stein, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
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April 12, 2013
South Carolina Philharmonic: Masterworks 4 - Beethoven and Blue Jeans
 The South Carolina Philharmonic's occasional Beethoven and Blue Jeans concerts combine recognized masterworks by the iconic composer with more contemporary fare. This installment from January 2013 pairs his bucolic "Pastoral" Symphony with a concerto for percussion and orchestra by an acclaimed contemporary Scottish composer, James MacMillan, who based his work on the familiar Advent plainchant. The concerto includes talented percussionist Lisa Pegher in a featured role. Raising the curtain on the concert is a seminal work by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
JAMES MACMILLAN: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
Lisa Pegher – Percussion
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat Major
South Carolina Philharmonic
Morohiko Nakahara, conductor
Vanessa Meiling Haynes – piano
Bolton Ellenberg - piano
DOMENICO SCARLATTI: Sonatas
Dmitri Levkovich – piano
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March 31, 2013
Kontras Quartet: Seven Last Words of Christ and Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia: Fauré Requiem
This Easter Week program features a performance of Haydn’s sacred masterpiece featuring the Kontras Quartet from a concert in Hickory, NC in April of 2012. The music was augmented by messages from distinguished area clergy about each of the final utterances attributed to Christ in the Bible. Then from a memorial concert in November of 2012 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia, SC the choir, soloists and orchestra, under the direction of cantor Thomas J. White, perform Fauré’s stirring sacred work.
Airs Sunday, March 31 at 3:00 pm
Re-airs at usual time, Friday, April 5th at 7:00 pm
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FRANZ JOSEPH HADYN – The Seven Last Words of Christ
Kontras Quartet
Fr. Gabriel Carvajal-Salazar of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Rev. Whit Malone of First Presbyterian Church, Rev. David Roberts of Morningstar First Baptist Church, Rev. Rick Schilling of First United Methodist Church, Dr. Bob Thompson of Corinth Reformed Church, Dr. William Trexler of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Dr. Andrew Weisner—campus pastor of Lenoir-Rhyne University, and Rev. Karla Woggon of the Episcopal Church or the Ascension
GABRIEL FAURE – Requiem
The Ebenezer Chancel Choir
The Ebenezer Festival Orchestra
Haleigh Marcolini – soprano, Cody Jones – bass, Christopher Jacobson – organist, Rhett Barnwell – harpist
Thomas J. White, conductor
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March 29, 2013
Winston-Salem Symphony: St. John Passion
From November, 2011, a timely offering for the Easter holiday from the Winston-Salem Symphony with the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale and guest soloists. Of Bach’s Passions for Holy Week the St. John is less-often performed because of its controversial text. Nevertheless, it’s widely acknowledged as a masterwork of the Western musical canon.
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Passion According to St. John, Part 1
Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Robert Moody, Music Director and conductor
John McVeigh, The Evangelist
Laurence Albert, Jesus
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Mary Gayle Greene, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Stein, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Passion According to St. John, Part 2
Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Robert Moody, Music Director and conductor
John McVeigh, The Evangelist
Laurence Albert, Jesus
Kathryn Mueller, soprano
Mary Gayle Greene, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Stein, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
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