"Around Knoxville" is produced by WUOT's Allan Ellstrom and features recent concerts recorded in and around the Knoxville area.

Monday evenings at 8, beginning Oct. 3, 2011

October 3:

Jonathan Beyer, baritone and piano*
Kristin Okerlund, piano

JEAN SIBELIUS: Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl came from meeting her lover), Op. 37, No. 5
  Var det en drom (Was It a Dream?), Op 37, No. 4
  Norden (Northland), Op. 90, No. 1
  Hjartats morgon (The Heart’s Morning), Op. 13, No. 3
PAUL BOWLES: Blue Mountain Ballads-Lonesome Man
JEAN BERGER: Lonely People
RICHARD RODGERS: Oklahoma-Lonely Room
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Oh Kay!-Someone to Watch over Me
ANTONIN DVORAK: Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55-My song cries out; Songs my mother taught me; Tune the strings
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The waves break into a spray, Op. 46, No. 1
  The ripening cornfield gently sways, Op. 40, No. 1
  Prophet, Op. 49, No. 2
CHARLES GRIFFES: The Lament of Ian the Proud
  An den Wind (To the Wind)
AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs—At the River; Simple Gifts; Zion’s Walls
ERNESTO LECUONA: Suite Andalucia-Malaguena*

BANDS IN REVIEW:

VITTORIO GIANNINI: Dedication Overture
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble/Tom Bennett
  8570130/Naxos
HOWARD HANSON: Laude
  Philharmonia a Vent/John Boyd
11158/Klavier Records
DANA WILSON: Piece of Mind
  Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
  11051/Klavier Records
CAROLYN BREMER: Early Light
  North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
  11083/Klavier Records

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October 10:

DUKE ELLINGTON: The Sacred Concerts-selections
(1965-A Concert of Sacred Music; 1968-The Second Sacred Concert;)

Praise God and Dance (1968)
In the Beginning God (1965)
Will You Be There? (1965)
David Danced (1965)
Come Sunday (1965)
Heaven (1968)
It’s Freedom (1968)
Praise God and Dance (1968)

Choirs of Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church; Jazz Orchestra; Vicki Masters, conductor

BANDS IN REVIEW

DAVID MASLANKA: Symphony No. 3
Frost Wind Ensemble at the University of Miami/Gary Green
8570465/Naxos

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October 17:

Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
Misha Rachlevsky, conductor

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Divertimento, D, K. 136
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Barshai): Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (String Quartet No. 8, c, Op. 110)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080-Contrapunctus No. 1
GIOACHINO ROSSINI: String Sonata No. 3, C
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Libertango

BANDS IN REVIEW

STEPHEN MELILLO: Escape from Plato’s Cave
                Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                Private Label Recording
FRANK TICHELI: Sanctuary
                North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
                686/GIA Publications
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Concertstuck for Clarinet and Military Band
                Solve Kingstedt, clarinet
                Stockholm Concert Band/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
                9444/Chandos
LEROY ANDERSON: Phantom Regiment
                Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                11172/Klavier Records

October 24..

Annette Richards, organ...

JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK: Toccata, C
MELCHIOR SCHILDT: Herzlich lieb hab’ ich dich, o Herr
HEINRICH SCHEIDEMANN: Praeambulum, F
MELCHIOR SCHILDT: Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, C, BuxWV 137
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH: Organ Sonata, g, Wq. 70, No. 6

2011 DOGWOOD FLUTE FESTIVAL...

DAVID KECHLEY (arr.): Watch Out for the Weasel
                Dogwood Flute Festival Orchestra/ Gail Bowlin
KAZUO FUKUSHIMA: Mei
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Syrinx
                Jan Vinci, flute
MELVIN LAUF: The Chase
                University of Tennessee Flute Choir
SONNY BURNETTE: Stained Glass Images-The Rose Window
                Dogwood Flute Festival Orchestra/Sue Swilley
ERNST KRAHMER: Introduction and Variations on An Original Theme
                Gail Bowlin, flute; Andrew McCoy, guitar
JENNIFER HIGDON (arr.): Amazing Grace
                Grace Notes Flute Choir/Sue Swilley
KELLY VIA: Appalachian Suite-Bridle and Saddle
                Dogwood Flute Festival Orchestra/Gail Bowlin

BANDS IN REVIEW

NIKOLAY MYASKOVSKY: Symphony No. 19, Op. 46
Stockholm Concert Band/Gennady Rozhdestvensky
9444/Chandos

October 31 ...

KNOXVILLE WIND SYMPHONY
Marshall Forrester, conductor

GUSTAV HOLST: Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo
PERCY GRAINGER: Lincolnshire Posy
JOHAN deMEIJ: Symphony No. 1 (Lord of the Rings)
WILLIAM MARK HARRELL: Flourish for the Lord Lieutenant
WALTER PISTON: Tunbridge Fair
ITO YASUHIDE: Festal Scenes
MARK CAMPHOUSE: A Movement for Rosa
w/East Tennessee Youth Wind Ensemble
PERCY GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry

November 7, 2011...

LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA CHOIR & COLLEGE SINGERS

LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA CHOIR
John Ross, conductor (unless noted)

HUGO DISTLER: Praise to the Lord
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Heilig
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA: Sicut cervus
Cody Jones, conductor
KNUT NYSTEDT: Be Not Afraid
PAUL WEBER: Arise, Shine!
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: All-Night Vigil-Bogoroditse Devo
Chelsie Propst, conductor
GUSTAV HOLST: Nunc dimittis
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Requiem, d, K. 626-Hostia, Sanctus, Benedictus

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Trio Sonata No. 5, C, BWV 529-1st movement
Kenneth Miller, organ

LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SINGERS
John Ross, conductor

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Warum, Op. 92, No. 4
GUY FORBES: O nata lux
MOSES HOGAN: Elijah Rock

LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA CHOIR
John Ross, conductor (unless noted)

PAUL WEBER: Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord
MOSES HOGAN: I’m Gonna Sing ‘til the Spirit Moves in Me
DUKE ELLINGTON (arr. Parker): Concert of Sacred Music-Come Sunday
MACK WILBERG: Shenandoah
EMILE DESAMOURS: Papa nou
Kenneth Miller, conductor
ANDRE THOMAS: Beautiful City
F. MELIUS CHRISTIANSEN: O Day Full of Grace

BANDS IN REVIEW

VITTORIO GIANNINI: Praeludium and Allegro
                University of Houston Wind Ensemble/Tom Bennett
                8570130/Naxos
JOHN HARBISON: Three City Blocks
                Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
                11059/Klavier Records
WILLIAM SCHUMAN: American Hymn
                Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                11155/Klavier Records

November 14, 2011

DUO FRESCO
Brett Deubner, viola
Christopher Kenniff, guitar

MARIN MARAIS: Suite, d
VICTOR KIOULAPHIDES: Suite La Giara
STEPHEN DODGSON: Echoes of Autumn
MANUEL DE FALLA: Cancion Espagnoles Populaires
SIEGFRIED BEHREND: Scherzoso
JOHN OLIVER: A Dream of Africa

FOOTHILLS BRASS QUINTET

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Music for the Royal Fireworks-Overture
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Adios Nonino
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Libertango

BANDS IN REVIEW

DAVID HOLSINGER: To Tame the Perilous Skies
                Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble/Harlan Parker
                8570403/Naxos
STEPHEN MCNEFF: Ghosts
                Philharmonia a Vent Wind Orchestra/John Boyd
                11150/Klavier Records
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Avtomyan; Pappajohn): Ballet Suite No. 4
                United States Air Force Band/Lowell Graham
                11167/Klavier Records

November 21, 2011

KNOXVILLE EARLY MUSIC PROJECT & FRIENDS
Maria Rist, Amy Porter, sopranos; Bonnie Wallis, mezzo-soprano; Keith Murray, tenor; Matt Sharp, baritone; Lucie Carlson, Elizabeth Farr, violins; Thomas Tallant, theorbo; Ann Stierli, bass viol; Ashley Burell, organ

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: Membra Jesu Nostri (The Limbs of Jesus)

BANDS IN REVIEW

DONALD GRANTHAM: Court Music
                North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
                686/GIA Publications
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (arr. Hindemith; Capaldo): King Arthur-Suite
                University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra/Thomas Leslie
                11156/Klavier Records
PHILIP SPARKE: Sunrise at Angel’s Gate
                Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                Private label
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Willow Blossoms
                Royal Artillery Band/Keith Brion
                8559059/Naxos
STEVEN REINEKE: Main Street Celebration
                Washington Winds/Edward Peterson
                326/Walking Frog Records

November 28, 2011

JAMES PIANO QUARTET
Jana Ross, violin; Joseph Nigro, viola; Wesley Baldwin, cello; Nick Ross, piano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Piano Quartet, g, K. 478
WILLIAM WALTON: Piano Quartet
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 3, c, Op. 60
PEDRO LAURENZ: Mala junta

BANDS IN REVIEW

JAMES SWEARINGEN: Blue Ridge Saga
                The Washington Winds/Edward Peterson
                102/Walking Frog Records
JACK STAMP: Escapades
                North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
                11128/Klavier Records

December 5, 2011

SOUTHERN STARS SYMPHONIC BRASS
Donald Ryder, conductor (unless noted)

JOHN WILLIAMS (arr. Gallehue): Liberty Fanfare
NEW BRITAIN (arr. Hines): Amazing Grace
PHILIP SPARKE: Pantomime
                Brandon Jones, euphonium
JOHN WILLIAMS (arr. Gallehue): Saving Private Ryan-Hymn to the Fallen
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever
                Bill Williams, conductor
CLAUDE-MICHAEL SCHONBERG (arr. Wilkinson): Les Miserables-Bring Him Home
                Steven Boyce, tenor
JOHN KANDER (arr. Gallehue): Chicago-Selections
JOHN WILLIAMS (arr. Gallehue): 1941-March
NIGEL HORNE (arr.): Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
HOAGY CARMICHAEL (arr. Morrison): Georgia on My Mind
                Chris McCormick, trumpet
EUGENE GIGOUT: Grand Choeur Dialogue
                Danny Brian, organ
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: El Capitan March
DON RAYE/HUGHIE PRINCE (arr. Woodfield): Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
WILLIAM STEFFE (arr. Wilhousky; Gallehue): Battle Hymn of the Republic
                Cokesbury United Methodist Church Choir

BANDS IN REVIEW

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Thunderer March
                Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble/Harlan Parker
                8570403/Naxos
IGOR STRAVINSKY (arr. Knox): The Firebird-Suite
                United States Marine Band/John Bourgeois
                3634/Mark Recordings
DAVID DIAMOND: Tantivy
                Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                Private label
JULIE GIROUX (arr.): Merrily on High; The Little Drummer Boy’s Bolero
                University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds/Ron Hufstader
                9417/Mark Records

December 12, 2011

Jennifer Carsillo, violin
Wesley Baldwin, cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Duo for Violin and Cello, C (originally Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon No. 1)
BELA BARTOK: Hungarian Folk Melodies
REINHOLD GLIERE: Eight Duets for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
LUCAS RICHMAN: Duet for Violin and Cello
MAURICE RAVEL: Sonata for Violin and Cello

BANDS IN REVIEW:

VACLAV NELHYBEL: Trittico
                Dallas Wind Symphony/Frederick Fennell
                52/Reference Recordings
JOHN CORIGLIANO: Gazebo Dances
                North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Corporon
                11083/Klavier Records
WILLIAM BERGSMA: March with Trumpets
                Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp
                88128/Citadel Records
JULIE GIROUX (arr.): What Child Is That Playing Carol of the Bells; Peter Patapan
                University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds/Ron Hufstader
                9417/Mark Records

December 19, 2011

LENA & NINA – A Tribute to Two Legends
Natalie Douglas, voice
Mark Hartman, piano

BILLY TAYLOR: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
HAROLD ARLEN: Ain’t It the Truth
WALTER DONALDSON: Love Me or Leave Me
TRADITIONAL: House of the Rising Sun
SCREAMIN’ JAW HAWKINS: I Put a Spell on You
OSCAR BROWN, JR.: Forbidden Fruit
RUBE BLOOM: Day In Day Out
HERBERT BAKER: I Love to Love
WALTER DONALDSON: My Baby Just Cares for Me
NINA SIMONE: Four Women
GENE TAYLOR: Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)
JOE RAPOSO: (It’s not Easy) Bein’ Green
HAROLD ARLEN: Stormy Weather
CHARLIE SMALLS: If You Believe
CHARLES GABRIEL: His Eye Is on the Sparrow

BANDS IN REVIEW

AARON COPLAND: Emblems
PHILIP SPARKE: Dance Movements
                Knoxville Wind Symphony/Marshall Forrester
                Concert Recording
GUSTAV HOLST (arr. Boyd): Capriccio
                Philharmonia a Vent/John Boyd
                11150/Klavier Records
JULIE GIROUX (arr.): I Got Rhythm for Christmas; The 12 Days of Christmas
                University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds/Ron Hufstader
                9417/Mark Records