Podcast appearances and mentions of Alan Hovhaness

Sunday Worship for December 1, 2024, from Queen Anne Lutheran Church in Seattle, our 10:30 service—Pastor John Michael Barich; Cantor Kyle Haugen; Morris Northcutt, trumpet; Mei Le Smith, violin. Prelude—Prayer of St. Gregory, Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000) • Introit—Psalm 25:1-3a, 4a • Gathering Hymn—Hark the Glad Sound, ELW 239 •  Candlelighting—O Come, O Come, Emmanuel , ELW 257 • First Reading—Jeremiah 33:14-16 • Psalm 25:1-10 • Second Reading—1 Thessalonians 3:9-13  • Gospel—Luke 21:25-36 • Sermon—Pastor Barich • Hymn of the Day—The King Shall Come, ELW 260 • Distribution Anthem —Light Dawns on a Weary World, arr. David Cherwien (b. 1957) • Sending Hymn —Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending, ELW 435 • Postlude—First variation on WACHET AUF for trumpet and organ  (Wake, Awake for Night Is Flying, ELW 436), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link here to view the bulletin.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enjoying our worship recordings? Consider giving a gift to our church; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠go to this link.⁠⁠

SynopsisOn today's date in 1955, Leopold Stokowski gave his first concert as the new music director of the Houston Symphony — or, as Stoki pronounced it, the “Hooston Symphony.” It was a major cultural event in those days. NBC even televised a bit of the famously white-maned conductor rehearsing the Texans in a brand-new work that Stokowski had commissioned for the occasion: the second symphony of Alan Hovhaness, subtitled Mysterious Mountain.At the time, Hovhaness explained his subtitle as follows: “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man's attempt to know God. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds.” The new piece proved to be a terrific success for all concerned. The next day, the Houston Post's music critic wrote, “The real mystery of Mysterious Mountain is that it should be so simple, sweetly, innocently lovely in an age that has tried so terribly hard to avoid those impressions in music.” For his part, Hovhaness once said, “Things that are complicated tend to disappear and get lost. Simplicity is difficult, not easy.”Before his death in 2000, Hovhaness would complete 67 symphonies.Music Played in Today's ProgramAlan Hovhaness (1911 – 2000) Symphony No. 2 (Mysterious Mountain) - London Symphony; John Williams, cond. Sony Classical 62729

Het programma van vandaag wordt gekenmerkt door de contrasten tussen het hoogst expressieve Tweede strijkkwartet van Roger Sessions en twee kwartetten van Johan Cage en Alan Hovhaness waarin het blikveld van de componisten juist op het midden- en verre oosten is gericht. Het werk van Sessions sluit direct aan op het Europese expressionisme van voor […]

durée : 02:03:58 - Musique matin du jeudi 01 septembre 2022 - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - Le pianiste François Mardirossian est un passionné de la musique de son temps. Il sort donc un disque consacré au compositeur Alan Hovhaness, précurseur du minimalisme, à la suite de son disque sorti en juin dernier de l'intégrale des Etudes pour piano de Philip Glass. - réalisé par : Yassine Bouzar

Preorder print copies of Notes from the Grid here. https://wordandsilence.com/human-voices-wake-us/ For the next month or so, I will be reading a short book of essays, Notes from the Grid, that I have been writing since 2006. Tonight, I read the sixth and seventh (which begins at 20:30). Spirit Murmur, the album of string quartet music I mention in the episode, composed by Alan Hovhaness and performed by the Shanghai Quartet, can be purchased here. As always, send any comments to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support

Kalm met Klassiek is jouw dagelijkse dosis klassieke ontspanning. Vandaag klinkt muziek die te maken heeft met de kleur groen. De kleur van de natuur. Het groene gras, de groene bomen.. én de groene bergen… Deze inspireerden de Amerikaanse componist Alan Hovhaness tot het schrijven van het orkestwerk To the Green Mountains.

Synopsis In Boston on today's date in 1945, the Armenian-American composer Alan Hovhaness served as both the soloist and conductor in the first performance of a piano concerto entitled “Lousadzak.” The exotic title, Hovhaness explained, was a “made-up” Armenian word meaning “dawn of light.” When Hovhaness repeated his new concerto at Town Hall in New York, one newspaper sent the composer Lou Harrison as its music critic to cover the event. “[It] was the closest I've ever been to one of those renowned artistic riots,” recalled Harrison. “In the lobby, the Chromaticists and the Americanists were carrying on at high decibels. What had touched it off was the fact that here was a man from Boston whose obviously beautiful music had nothing to do with either camp and was its own very wonderful thing. My guest John Cage and I were very excited, and I dashed off  [to] a rave review while John went back to the Green Room to meet Alan.” For his part, Hovhaness said: “I believe in melody, and to create a melody one needs to go within oneself. I was very touched when John Cage said my music was like inward singing.” Music Played in Today's Program Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000) — Lousadzak (Keith Jarrett, piano; American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, cond.) MusicMasters 60204

Synopsis On today's date in 1903, violinist and conductor Harry West led the very first performance by the Seattle Symphony. At that time, the orchestra comprised just 24 players. For their first program, the aptly named Maestro “West” conducted Schubert and Rossini, two long-dead classical masters, and also programmed works by three living composers: Max Bruch, Jules Massenet, and Pablo Sarasate. More recently, under music director Gerard Schwarz, the Seattle Symphony earned worldwide attention with its recordings of both classical and contemporary works, including critically acclaimed recordings of symphonic works by modern American masters like Howard Hanson, David Diamond, and Alan Hovhaness, as well as newer pieces by a younger generation of American composers including Richard Danielpour and Stephen Albert.That tradition continued under Gerard Schwarz's successor Ludovic Morlot, who took particular interest in fostering music from Seattle composers, including composers within the orchestra itself. And the Seattle Symphony commissioned and premiered a work by the American composer John Luther Adams entitled “Become Ocean,” which went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. Music Played in Today's Program Max Bruch (1838–1920) — Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 44 (Nai-Yuan Hu, violin; Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond.) Delos 3156 John Luther Adams (b. 1953) – Become Ocean (Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, cond.) Cantaloupe 21161

Synopsis On today's date in 1991, the American Composers Orchestra gave a concert at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the 80th birthday of the Armenian-American composer Alan Hovhaness. Hovhaness himself was on hand, and conducted the world premiere performance of his Symphony No. 65. By the time of this death in the year 2000, Hovhaness had composed 67 symphonies, and ranks as one of the most prolific composers of symphonies in the 20th century. “I write too much, far too much,” he once wrote to a friend. “This is my insanity.” Even so, performers and audiences seemed to respond to the emotional forthrightness of his music. Hovhaness rejected the mid-20th century trends towards complexity and atonality, and instead turned to archaic and Eastern musical models. Many of his works were inspired by Armenian themes, real or imagined. In reviewing the premiere of his Symphony No. 65, the New York Timescritic wrote: “Mr. Hovhaness seems to have used liturgical roots to create his own imaginary Armenia, a music that may exist only in [his] imagination.” Music Played in Today's Program Alan Hovhaness (1911 – 2000) — Symphony No. 2 (Mysterious Mountain) (Chicago Symphony; Fritz Reiner, cond.) RCA 61957

Episode 18: American Conductor Leonard Slatkin For the Culture Monster season finale, I speak with conductor Leonard Slatkin about his remarkable career and his new book, “Classical Crossroads.” I also endorse music by David Lang and Alan Hovhaness.   LINKS The film “Olympia” documenting the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin https://thesportjournal.org/article/leni-riefenstahls-olympia-brilliant-cinematography-or-nazi-propaganda/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LOPhRq3Es   David Lang is an American composer known for his association with “Bang on a Can” https://www.npr.org/2011/01/24/89442735/david-lang-wins-music-pulitzer https://bangonacan.org/about_us/   “Cheating, Lying, Stealing” originally for chamber ensemble, heard here in a later version for band. https://davidlangmusic.com/music/cheating-lying-stealing-arr-band/   Leonard Slatkin conducted the premiere of Lang's first orchestral work with the Boston Symphony in 1991.  “International Business Machine” https://davidlangmusic.com/music/international-business-machine/   Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) https://hovhaness.com/hovhaness-biography.html Mysterious Mountain- Symphony no. 2 https://hovhaness.com/hovhaness-mysterious-mountain.html   “Five Sacred Trees” Album from John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra which includes “Mysterious Mountain” https://open.spotify.com/album/4pjd4sL03OuKTp9nxsyAJo https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hovhaness-mysterious-mountain/263090524   Leonard Slatkin is an internationally acclaimed conductor, most recently Music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra https://www.leonardslatkin.com/timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Symphony_Orchestra   in 2016, Slatkin made a series of videos showing how conducting works. Conducting School 1.0 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_S0hFw3zDl47TtV7iYbu-XhiuSrkgaW   Slatkin's latest book is entitled “Classical Crossroads.” https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538152225/Classical-Crossroads-The-Path-Forward-for-Music-in-the-21st-Century https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/classical-crossroads-the-path-forward/9781538152225-item.html?ikwid=classical+crossroads&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=83201876771428de3e0ddae5987b9caa   Slatkin wrote about his appearance at the Aspen Music Festival at his blog https://www.leonardslatkin.com/august-2021-a-tale-of-two-orchestras/   Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has had many differing interpretations  https://medium.com/the-gleaming-sword/socially-distant-beethovens-fifth-symphony-5b457b0bb019   Leonard Slatkin referred to Leonard Bernstein's deconstruction of Beethovens's fifth for a 1950s Television show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2HJerMp8A&t Julia Perry “Short Piece for Orchestra” https://music.apple.com/ca/album/short-piece-for-orchestra/554425306?i=554425313 Brahms Serenade no. 1 Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Copland “Organ Symphony” recorded by Leonard Slatkin and the St Louis Symphony Orchestra https://music.apple.com/ca/album/copland-dance-symphony-short-symphony-organ-symphony/1362101560 Mason Bates “B-Sides” performed by Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrnsy9KHdwQ Slatkin also recommended music by James Lee III https://www.jameslee3music.com   Support the podcast at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culturemonster Published August 2021 https://www.culturemonster.ca    

Il 21 giugno 2000 muore il compositore Alan Hovhaness, Federico Capitoni lo racconta a WikiMusic

Synopsis On this date in 1970, the New York Philharmonic, led by Andre Kostelanetz, introduced the world's largest vocal soloists in the premiere performance of “And God Created Great Whales,” by American composer Alan Hovhaness. The New York Times review found the music accompanying the recorded songs of whales “fairly inconsequential,” but pleasant enough.  “Faced with such an irresistible soloist,' the review continued, “Mr. Hovhaness must have suspected he would be harpooned.  But with his customary skill he put up a battle . . . conjuring up the sea by unmeasured bowing and overlapping patterns and setting brass and percussion to echoing the real thing.” Hovhaness died on June 21, 2000 at the age of 89, having written over 500 works, including 67 symphonies. He once said, “I'm very happy if somebody else likes [my music], but I don't mind if anybody doesn't, and I don't have ANY respect for critics.” Hovhaness did have his champions, like Leopold Stokowski, who asked him for a new symphony in the early 1950's.  Hovhaness said Stokowski asked him to give it a title, since people liked titles. So Hovhaness called his new symphony, “Mysterious Mountain.”  Stokowski was pleased – and right. “Mysterious Mountain” went on to become Hovhaness's best-known work. Music Played in Today's Program Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000): And God Created Great Whales (Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond.) Delos DE-3157

Synopsis On this date in 1970, the New York Philharmonic, led by Andre Kostelanetz, introduced the world's largest vocal soloists in the premiere performance of “And God Created Great Whales,” by American composer Alan Hovhaness. The New York Times review found the music accompanying the recorded songs of whales “fairly inconsequential,” but pleasant enough.  “Faced with such an irresistible soloist,' the review continued, “Mr. Hovhaness must have suspected he would be harpooned.  But with his customary skill he put up a battle . . . conjuring up the sea by unmeasured bowing and overlapping patterns and setting brass and percussion to echoing the real thing.” Hovhaness died on June 21, 2000 at the age of 89, having written over 500 works, including 67 symphonies. He once said, “I'm very happy if somebody else likes [my music], but I don't mind if anybody doesn't, and I don't have ANY respect for critics.” Hovhaness did have his champions, like Leopold Stokowski, who asked him for a new symphony in the early 1950's.  Hovhaness said Stokowski asked him to give it a title, since people liked titles. So Hovhaness called his new symphony, “Mysterious Mountain.”  Stokowski was pleased – and right. “Mysterious Mountain” went on to become Hovhaness's best-known work. Music Played in Today's Program Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000): And God Created Great Whales (Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond.) Delos DE-3157

Synopsis On today’s date in 1980, at 8:32 a.m. Pacific Time, Mount St. Helens erupted, its north face collapsing in a massive rock avalanche. Pressurized gasses from the volcano flattened 150 miles of forest, and killed every living thing within a ten-mile radius. A mushroom-shaped column of ash rose thousands of feet skyward, and day was turned to night as grey ash fell over eastern Washington state. It was an awe-inspiring spectacle witnessed by the American composer, Alan Hovhaness, who, in 1983, wrote his Symphony No. 50, a work subtitled “Mt. St. Helens.” “Since 1972,” said Hovhaness, “I have lived between the young, volcanic Cascades and the oceanic Olympic range with rain forests, and find inspiration from the tremendous energy of these powerful, youthful, rugged mountains.” As a Washington resident, and as the composer of the “Mysterious Mountain” Symphony, his Symphony No. 2 from 1955, Hovhaness was a natural choice for such a commission. In explaining the title of that earlier “mountain” symphony, Hovhaness wrote: “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man’s attempt to know God… symbolic places between the mundane and spiritual world.” Music Played in Today's Program Alan Hovhaness (1911 – 2000) Symphony No. 50 (Mount St. Helens) Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Delos 3137

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On today’s date in 1955, Leopold Stokowski gave his first concert as the new music director of the Houston Symphony—or, as Stoki pronounced it, the “HOOSTON Symphony.” It was a major cultural event in those days. NBC even televised a bit of the famously white-maned conductor rehearsing the Texans in a brand-new work that Stokowski himself had commissioned for the occasion: the second symphony of Alan Hovhaness, subtitled “Mysterious Mountain.” At the time, Hovhaness explained his subtitle as follows: “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man’s attempt to know God. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds.” The new piece proved to be a terrific success for all concerned. The next day, the Houston Post’s music critic wrote, “The real mystery of Mysterious Mountain is that it should be so simple, sweetly, innocently lovely in an age that has tried so terribly hard to avoid those impressions in music.” For his part, Hovhaness once said, “Things that are complicated tend to disappear and get lost. Simplicity is difficult, not easy.” Before his death in the year 2000, Hovhaness would complete 67 symphonies.

On today’s date in 1955, Leopold Stokowski gave his first concert as the new music director of the Houston Symphony—or, as Stoki pronounced it, the “HOOSTON Symphony.” It was a major cultural event in those days. NBC even televised a bit of the famously white-maned conductor rehearsing the Texans in a brand-new work that Stokowski himself had commissioned for the occasion: the second symphony of Alan Hovhaness, subtitled “Mysterious Mountain.” At the time, Hovhaness explained his subtitle as follows: “Mountains are symbols, like pyramids, of man’s attempt to know God. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds.” The new piece proved to be a terrific success for all concerned. The next day, the Houston Post’s music critic wrote, “The real mystery of Mysterious Mountain is that it should be so simple, sweetly, innocently lovely in an age that has tried so terribly hard to avoid those impressions in music.” For his part, Hovhaness once said, “Things that are complicated tend to disappear and get lost. Simplicity is difficult, not easy.” Before his death in the year 2000, Hovhaness would complete 67 symphonies.

The great Maestro Gerard "Jerry" Schwarz joins me to discuss his never-ending drive and his relationships with Alan Hovhaness and David Diamond. You don't want to miss what he has to say!www.gerardschwarz.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-muse-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Explore what happens when East meets West in classical music, featuring works by Ravi Shankar and Alan Hovhaness that highlight the sitar and flute.

Episode 14, entitled "We Remember" commemorates the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in both words and music. Among the participants are our leaders, Grand Commander Steven Adams and Grand Matron Alice Kalustian. We'll talk to Past Grand Commander Dr. Dennis Papazian, a scholar, and lecturer on Armenian affairs about how genocide affects us still, both historically and politically. Past Commander of Ararat Lodge, The Reverend Father Antranig Baljian will offer a special prayer for the victims of the genocide. We'll pay tribute to the victims in song with music from Charles Aznavour, George Garvarentz, and Alan Hovhaness. Finally, my mother and sister will join me in introducing you to my grandfather, a genocide survivor who wrote about his experiences in heart-wrenching detail. Hosted and Produced by Asbed David Medzorian of Ararat Lodge No. 1 in Boston.

Nova Silva Philosophica - 02/2020 martedì 21 gennaio 2020 | Le poesie naturali di Mary Oliver La natura ha alimentato la poesia di alcuni grandi poeti in lingua inglese recentemente scomparsi. Fra di essi abbiamo scelto tre voci a cui dedicheremo altrettante puntate. Si parte con la poesia di Mary Oliver, Premio Pulitzer e National Book Award, autrice di raccolte quali American Primitive, Dream Work, Felicity e molte altre. Lettura di tre poesie: Baniano e Nei boschi d'acqua scura (trad. Tiziano Fratus), Oche selvatiche (trad. Paola Loreto). Ascolto musicale: Love song to Hinako (andante espressivo) dalla sinfonia n°66, Hymn to Glacier Peak, del compositore americano di origini armene Alan Hovhaness, eseguita dalla Royal Liverpool Philarmonic Orchestra diretta da Gerard Schwarz (Telarc, 2003).

Welcome to Episode 10, “Surrounded By Infinite Space.” With around 500 works to his name, Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) is one of the most prolific American composers of the 20th century. His works are pervaded by an idiosyncratic mysticism and as well as a global and cosmic awareness. Hovhaness’ spiritual identity was uniquely syncretic, rooted in his Armenian heritage, while fusing his love of Indian music and philosophy, his love of nature and mountains in particular, and his interest in Vedantic Buddhism, Theosophy, and spiritualism, to name a few. His spiritual guide, Hermon di Giovanno, was a Greek immigrant who worked at a Boston diner that Hovhaness frequented. It was the psychic visions of Giovanno that would guide Hovhaness throughout his adult life. Welcome to the celestial gate…

Åbningskoncerten ved dette års Equinox Festival i København fejrer foråret med overskriften Virtuositet og Romantik. Musikken er af Sjostakovitj, Alan Hovhaness, Khatsjaturian og Richard Strauss. Emma Steele, Jean-Hee Lee og Won-Hee Lee, violiner. Livio Russi, klarinet.Victor Sørensen, bratsch.Dorothea Wolff, cello.Edward Cohen, klaver. (Unitarernes hus 28. marts). Ca. 21.30Pianisten Kristina Socanski, der er debuteret fra Det Kgl. Danske Musikkonservatorium, spiller Mazzoli, Smaldone og Crumb. Vært: Max Fage-Pedersen. www.dr.dk/p2koncerten

Welcome to another Slow Radio podcast. In this episode, there are the mesmerising sounds of storm Erik tearing through the rigging and halyards on the boats in Blyth harbour, Northumberland. We glide to Ouse Washes in the Fenland country where Bewick's swans, coots, lapwings, reed buntings and skylarks fill the air with song. And in the evening heavy seas of Gossabrough on Yell Island, Northern Shetland, there are eiders, Arctic terns, fulmars, skylarks and wrens. The music includes Tom Waits’s No One Knows I’m Gone performed by The Unthanks, Troyte (Elgar’s evocation of a thunderstorm), Hoagy Carmichael’s Skylark, Alan Hovhaness’s Prayer of St. Gregory and Jim Ghedi’s folk masterwork Fortingall Yew.

Prima puntata: martedì 21 novembre 2017, ore 19 Contenuti | Illustrazione dei concetti di Homo Radix e dendrosofia. La sacralità della montagna per il compositore Alan Hovhaness. Incontro con le sequoie del Parco Burcina di Pollone (BI). Intermezzo musicale | Sinfonia n°50 Mount St. Helens di Alan Hovhaness, primo movimento Andante, grazioso, esecuzione diretta da Gerard Schwarz e la Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, dal cd Misterious Mountains, Telarc 2003.

Prima puntata: martedì 21 novembre 2017, ore 19 Contenuti | Illustrazione dei concetti di Homo Radix e dendrosofia. La sacralità della montagna per il compositore Alan Hovhaness. Incontro con le sequoie del Parco Burcina di Pollone (BI). Intermezzo musicale | Sinfonia n°50 Mount St. Helens di Alan Hovhaness, primo movimento Andante, grazioso, esecuzione diretta da Gerard Schwarz e la Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, dal cd Misterious Mountains, Telarc 2003.

Prima puntata: martedì 21 novembre 2017, ore 19 Contenuti | Illustrazione dei concetti di Homo Radix e dendrosofia. La sacralità della montagna per il compositore Alan Hovhaness. Incontro con le sequoie del Parco Burcina di Pollone (BI). Intermezzo musicale | Sinfonia n°50 Mount St. Helens di Alan Hovhaness, primo movimento Andante, grazioso, esecuzione diretta da Gerard Schwarz e la Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, dal cd Misterious Mountains, Telarc 2003.

And God Created Great Whales, Op. 229, No. 1, is een symfonisch gedicht voor orkesten opgenomen walvisgeluiden van de Amerikaanse componist Alan Hovhaness.

Tom Klaassen balanceert op de grillige grenzen van de klassieke muziek en blikt vooruit op de finale van Dutch Classical Talent van 19 juni.

Robert Cohan is the founding father of contemporary dance in Britain. Born in Brooklyn in 1925, he was first struck by the power of dance whilst on leave from serving in France during the Second World War, when he was taken to see a ballet at Sadler's Wells. Back in New York in 1946, a single modern dance class at the Martha Graham studio convinced him of his vocation. He worked with Graham for almost two decades before moving to London in the late sixties, to found what became the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Cohan defined the style of British contemporary dance with his breadth of vision, challenging physical style and inspirational teaching. And virtually all the major figures in 20th-century choreography have been influenced by Cohan - Siobhan Davies and Richard Alston to name just two. Ahead of his 90th birthday celebrations at The Place, Robert Cohan talks to Michael Berkeley about the music that's inspired him during his extraordinary career. He movingly recalls his time on active duty in France, including the time when a can of ham and eggs saved his life by deflecting shrapnel. He reveals the sometimes tempestuous reality of working with Martha Graham, and shares his plans for his tenth decade in dance. He shares his love for Elgar, Vivaldi and Prokofiev, but also celebrates the music of less well known composers Barry Guy, Alan Hovhaness, Jon Keliehor, and Eleanor Alberga. Produced by Jane Greenwood. A Loftus Production for BBC Radio 3.

Cedille Chicago Presents new releases from Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Hagle, and from Jorge Federico Osorio. Subscribe to the Cedille Email List to receive one free music track from each week's show!  This week's download is: JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 6 from Six Pieces, Op. 79 (2:25) From Violin Lullabies Cedille Records CDR 90000 139 (Tracks 3–7) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Matthew Hagle, piano   Playlist for April 24, 2013 VLADIMIR REBIKOV (1866–1920) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 1 from Trois Morceaux, Op. 7 (1:44) AMY BEACH (1867–1944) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 2 from Three Compositions, Op. 40 (3:44) LUDWIG SCHWAB (1880–1943) Berceuse écossaise (Scottish Lullaby) (3:54) OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879–1936) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 1 from Sei Pezzi (3:30) GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898–1937) "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (3:45) From Violin Lullabies Cedille Records CDR 90000 139 (Tracks 3–7) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Matthew Hagle, piano CARLOS CHÁVEZ (1899–1978) Piano Concerto (1940) III. Finale: Allegro non troppo (7:05) From Carlos Chávez Piano Concerto and solo piano works by Chávez, Moncayo & Zyman Cedille Records CDR 90000 140 (Track 3) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO (1912–1958) Muros Verdes (1951) (6:36) From Carlos Chávez Piano Concerto and solo piano works by Chávez, Moncayo & Zyman Cedille Records CDR 90000 140 (Track 5) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 6 from Six Pieces, Op. 79 (2:25) PAULINE VIARDOT-GARCÍA (1821–1910) Berceuse (Lullaby), No. 3 from Six Morceaux (2:34) ALAN HOVHANESS (1911–2000) Oror (Lullaby), Op. 1 (2:38) IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) Berceuse (Lullaby) from The Firebird (2:55) MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré (Lullaby on the name “Gabriel Fauré”) (2:25) From Violin Lullabies Cedille Records CDR 90000 139 (Tracks 10–14) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Matthew Hagle, piano

Next Step #209: Poet/writer Lory Bedikian interviewed on "Book of Lamenting" - Topics: difficulties, lament, life-travels and healing. More topics discussed by Fr. Vazken on this episode - by-passing evil and "going to Hell." The Transit of Venus, on the Queen's Jubilee - Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl. "Etchmiadzin as Mission." Epostle.net at the end of Year  #4 - what's done and what awaits. A visitor from Down Under.Book of Lamenting: http://www.anhinga.org/books/poet_info.cfm?poet_name=lory%20bedikian Song: "Prayer of St. Gregory" by Alan Hovhaness Ani's Bubbles: "Doll Maker" - www.bacheegsandlove.blogspot.com Silent Auction: https://www.facebook.com/events/280249275402685/Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for epostle.netLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comLory Bedikian

Next Step #169: Labor Day - an opportunity to look for purpose and meaning in our work and our lives. Avoiding the path of distortion. If God is "calling" am I listening? If God is "calling" am I answering? Armenianism beyond Kim and baklava. Premiere of Fall line-up on Epostle.net - including the new "Compass" show. Are the best things in life free? Anush's Blog: "Inside the Pomegranate" 9/11 Event: http://inhisshoes.org/flyers/911Burbank.jpgSong: Alan Hovhaness' "Mystic Flute"and "Moon Dance" Ani's Bubbles "Juggling Life" by Coca-Cola CEOProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for epostle.netLook for The Next Step on blubrry.com

Stage lights rise.As if upon a gigantic pallet, the whole stage rotates. It turns Faustus study to the back and brings around the other half to reveal this new scene: another time, another place.It is a plain in northern India, or so you may surmise, seeing elephants being bathed in a river distantly. We are closest to one tent in a large encampment. The flaps of the tent are open to the view of the audience, for it is hot and what wind the occupant wants wafts weakly. The colors and stanchions of Alexander the Great are displayed before the door of the tent.Inside the tent, Faustus is writing at a portable desk. He speaks aloud as he writes, as if to his diary. ***Music excerpts are portions of two suites byAlan Hovhaness: “And God Created Whales...” and “Celestial Fantasy,” both found on this album.

Deep, contemplative, richly beauteous ambessence from Alan Hovhaness, Raphael, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.

Deep, contemplative, richly beauteous ambessence from Alan Hovhaness, Raphael, Bruno Sanfilippo and Mathias Grassow.