[WILL-FM] Performance Today rundown (June 13)
Denise Perry
TO: ALL STATIONS/PGM DIRECTORS
FROM: PERFORMANCE TODAY
DATE: JUNE 13, 2000
RE: PERFORMANCE TODAY RUNDOWN: 000613
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HELLO STATIONS
HERE'S THE PERFORMANCE TODAY RUNDOWN FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2000
LISA SIMEONE IS HOST
[WILL-FM/90.9 and FM/106.5 (Danville) and FM/101.1 (Champaign-
Urbana) air this program from 5 - 7PM (CDT)]
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BILLBOARD 1:00
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = A2 CUTAWAY
From a new CD, we'll hear the Andante (ahn-DAHN-tay) from the
Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano by Jean Francaix (zhah(n)
frah(n)-SAY). It's performed by members of Ensemble Vienna-
Berlin. (Camerata 28CM-580) 5:00
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = A3
Two of the classical music world's fastest-rising young stars
teamed up for a recital earlier this year at Lincoln Center's
Alice Tully Hall in New York City. From that concert, we're
going to hear violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Frederic Chiu
(CHOO) perform the First Rhapsody for Violin and Piano by Bela
Bartok. (WNYC, New York) 11:50
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Leonard Slatkin leads the United States Marine Band at DAR
Constitution Hall in a concert performance of "American Games"
by Nicholas Maw. (U.S. Marine Corps Recording Lab) 20:25
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Maw Music: In 1993, British composer Nicholas Maw wrote his
Violin Concerto for American violinist Joshua Bell. Now the
world premiere recording of the concerto, featuring Bell,
conductor Roger Norrington and the London Philharmonic, has been
released on CD. Bell introduces us to Maw and his music. 5:10
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From his new recording, Joshua Bell solos in the fourth movement
of the Violin Concerto by Nicholas Maw. Sir Roger Norrington
conducts the London Philharmonic. (Sony Classical SK 62856)
10:50
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BILLBOARD 1:00
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The Maggini Quartet plays the finale of the String Quartet in A
minor by William Walton. (Naxos 8.554646) 5:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A3
Not just your average coffee guy: Christopher Basso (BAH-soh)
is an assistant manager at a Starbucks in New York City, but he
showed off some unrelated talents last weekend in Fort Worth,
Texas, winning first place and an assortment of related prizes
at the second Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for
Outstanding Amateurs. He talks with Lisa about the competition
experience. 2:30
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One of the prizes Christopher Basso won at the Van Cliburn
Competition was for Best Performance of a Work from the Baroque
Era. We'll hear an example of his skills in music from that
period as he performs the Partita No. 1 by Johann Sebastian
Bach. Recorded last Wednesday during the preliminary rounds of
the competition in Ed Landreth Auditorium at Texas Christian
University. (Jim Jackson Recordings) 6:30
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A5
Debra Saylor of Reinbeck, Iowa took the third prize at the Van
Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs
last weekend. She tells us what the competition meant to her as
a blind pianist. 1:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A6
From her preliminary round performance last week, we'll hear
Debra Saylor's rendition of "Clair de lune" (klair deh LOON--
"Moonlight") by Claude Debussy. (Jim Jackson Recordings). 6:55
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Coming to Terms with the Guitar: Its a string instrument that
doesn't have a place in the orchestra or a "classical"
pedigree--so whats the secret of its success? In today's
edition of Coming to Terms, PT commentator Miles Hoffman joins
Lisa to talk about the history of the guitar. 10:55
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The famous Concierto de Aranjuez (kohn-thee-AIR-toh day ah-rahn-
HWAYTH) by Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo (hwah-KEEN rohd-REE-
goh) is performed by guitarist Angel Romero (AHN-hail roh-MAY-
roh). From last summer's Grand Teton Music Festival, Eiji Oue
(AY-jee OH-way) leads the Festival Orchestra. (Richard Mintel
Recordings) 21:50