The CoffeeHouse Classical

Episode 66: Emily Kerski: Guest Interview

 Welcome to the New Year! Today, we have a very special interview with musician extraordinaire, Emily Kerski! She'll talk to us about attending concerts, discovering new music, and teaching. Links discussed in the episode are listed below:

Episode Resources:

Emily Kerski: http://egkerski.wixsite.com/emilykerski/contact

Thomas Lack: https://www.thomaslack.com/

Benjamin Wallfisch: https://www.benjaminwallfisch.com/

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiD8F9ItX0

I Care If You Listen: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/

Ensemble Dal Niente: http://www.dalniente.com/

Eighth blackbird: https://www.eighthblackbird.org/

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE): https://www.iceorg.org/

Cacophony Magazine: http://cacophonymag.com/

Modern Reeds: https://www.facebook.com/modernreeds/

Music:

Veiled Entropy used with composer and performer permission.

 

https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2%2C_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff%2C_Sergei)

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https://freepd.com/epic.php

 

https://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Duet_2_(Reintjes%2C_Roy)

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Episode 65: Auld Lang Syne (New Year's Special)

Let's wrap up 2018 the right way with holiday trivia to share at your New Year's Eve party! We'll tell you why you are obligated to sing Auld Lang Syne at the start of every new year! 

Thanks for a great 2018! Please share us with a friend or two so 2019 can be even better!

Music:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auld_Lang_Syne_New_Year%27s_Eve.ogg

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/FMA/blog/Some_Auld_Lang_Synes_For_You

 

Episode 64: Concert Chat: Holiday Concerts

Why should you go to a holiday concert? Why do we even have holiday concerts? We'll explore these questions and more on this week's episode! Happy Holidays, everyone!

And tune back on MONDAY DECEMBER 31st for our final episode of 2018!

Music:

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_First_Nowell_(Rondeau%2C_Michel)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells_(Leontovych%2C_Mykola)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite)%2C_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)

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Episode 63: Rameau and the Gavotte and Six Variations

Music upon music! We're looking at a set of variations again this episode, based on Dukas' muse, Rameau!

 

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_in_A_minor%2C_RCT_5_(Rameau%2C_Jean-Philippe)

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Episode 62: Dukas and the Theme, Interlude, and Finale on a Theme of Rameau

One hit wonder? We think not! Dukas wrote many works filled with magic and wonder! 

If you would like to hear excerpts from the other composers mentioned in this podcast, here are some selected YouTube links: 

Hindemith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsDD1SJbjM

Hovhaness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-gVLMNSV_Y

Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLhFnmaO_fg

Einaudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRjNiiTVOys

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations%2C_interlude_et_final_sur_un_th%C3%A8me_de_Rameau_(Dukas%2C_Paul)

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Episode 61: Smetana and Vysehrad

Look! Up there! It's a castle! Oh, you can't see it? Don't worry, Smetana will describe it to you in song form in this week's episode!

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Vy%C5%A1ehrad%2C_JB_1:112%2F1_(Smetana%2C_Bed%C5%99ich)

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Episode 60: Chopin and Scherzo No. 1

We're off to Poland... and then France! And we'll tell a not-so-funny joke with this week's piece, the Scherzo No. 1 by Chopin.

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.1%2C_Op.20_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric)

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Episode 59: Concert Chat- Outdoor Concerts

As Autumn sets in (but there's still some warm weather in the air!) we'll discuss the magic of outdoor concerts! And enjoy this video of the watery outdoor performance we reference in the show: https://www.facebook.com/1458724191006028/videos/1513327175545729/

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(Sousa,_John_Philip)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6%2C_Op.68_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)

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https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)

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Episode 58: Telemann and The Gulliver Suite

Join us for travels far and wide with a Baroque composition by Telemann inspired by a book!

Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Intrada-Suite_for_2_Violins_'Gulliver's_Travels'%2C_TWV_40:108_(Telemann%2C_Georg_Philipp)

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Episode 57: Edvard Grieg and Jeg Elsker Dig

We always tell you Romanticism doesn't mean romance- but this week we take a look at a song by Grieg that goes against that motto: I Love You!

Music: https://musopen.org/music/755-melodies-of-the-heart-op-5/

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https://imslp.org/wiki/Melodies_of_the_Heart%2C_Op.5_(Grieg%2C_Edvard)