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Classical Challenge
'Dr. Mike and Mark Andruss share 'The Classical Challenge' and present classical music for 2 1/2 hours every Wed. 9--1130 pm. This program concentrates on music composed in the last 100 years, with special emphasis on recently created works, as well as local performances. This is KKFI's only classical music program (although we hope for more!) so tune in to the sublime.....and enjoy.
For Wednesday, January 31, on KKFI 90.1FM Kansas City or streaming on www.kkfi.org, 9:00-11:30pm, More Youngsters and a New Shostakovich 5th Live Recording (which just won several Grammys).
We’ll hear:
1-3 Tre sanger til skogen – Eva Holm Foosnaes (b. 1983 – Norwegian) – Kammerkoret Aurum directed by the composer
4-7 Thrive on Routine – Timo Andres (b.1985 – American, Yale and Julliard) – The American Contemporary Music Ensemble
8 Change – Judd Greenstein (b. 1980 – American, Yale) – NOW Ensemble
9 A Drop in the Ocean – Eriks Esenvalds (b.1977 – Latvian) – Latvian Radio Choir with soprano Ieva Ezeriete, Sigvards Klava conducting
10 Fits + Starts – Anna Clyne (b.1980 English in America) – Anna Clyne and Benjamin Capps
11 First Ballade – Judd Greenstein – performed by Nicholas Phillips
12 Ve no velkomne med aera – Eva Holm Foosnaes (see above)
13 Prince of Clouds – Anna Clyne – Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo with Curtis 20;21 Ensemble
14 Sing Along – Judd Greenstein (see above)
15-18 Symphony No. 5, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra led by Manfred Honeck (Live recording)
The picture is of Eva Holm Foosnaes.
