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Camille Saint-Saëns - Andromaque: OvertureMalmo Symphony OrchestraJun Markl, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.574033Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Camille Saint-Saëns: RomanceGabriel Schwabe, celloMalmo Symphony Orchestra Marc Soustrot, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.573737Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Laura Jackson, Reno Phil Music Director and Conductor, talks with Chris Morrison about the Reno Phil's “Symphonie fantastique” concerts, the third concerts of the orchestra's 2024-25 Classix season, on January 25 and 26, 2025. The program includes La valse by Maurice Ravel, the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Camille Saint-Saens, with cello soloist Sterling Elliott, and the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz.
Order of Service: - Prelude - Patiently, Have I Waited for the Lord: Patiently, patiently have I waited for the Lord, And lo! He heard my cry, and lo! He heard my cry. - Camille Saint-Saens - Luke 2:1-7: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. - Devotion - Prayer - Hymn 553 - Behold a Host, Arrayed in White: vv. 1, 3 - Blessing - Postlude Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Faith Johnson (Soloist)
Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”: 4th movementUkraine National Symphony Orchestra Theodore Kuchar, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.550646Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph and dancer Wendy Whelan discuss their remarkable new hybrid performance piece “Carnival of the Animals”, which addresses, among other things, the siege of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, through the lens of Camille Saint-Saens' 1886 musical composition. Marc Bamuthi Joseph conceived and wrote the piece, and performs the spoken word portions, and Wendy Whelan performs the dance portions, which are choreographed by Francesca Harper. Marc Bamuthi Joseph is the vice president and artistic director for social impact of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He was formerly chief of programs and pedagogy at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Wendy Whelan is a longtime dancer and now the associate artistic director with New York City Ballet. They have performed “Carnival of the Animals” in several locations around the US, and will bring the production to New York City in March 2025. On October 28, 2024, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Wendy Whelan spoke with critic and author Steven Winn at the studios of KQED in San Francisco.
Camille Saint-Saens: Danse MacabreSlovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Keith Clark, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.556675Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Who needs that Harry Potter jerk?!? Terry Pratchett dipped his toe into the "YA series about a kid learning magic" pool a few years later in his Discworld series about teen witch Tiffany Aching. We're joined once again by pal Ing to dissect this series, which includes Pratchett's final novel. Support us on Patreon and listen to the show a week early! Adam's Patreon Phil's Patreon What Mad Universe?!? on Bluesky What Mad Universe?!? on Twitter Philip's Bluesky Philip's Twitter Adam's Bluesky Adam's Twitter What Mad Universe on Facebook What Mad Universe on Instagram What Mad Universe RSS Feed Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme song by Jack Feerick Additional music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens (c) 2024 Adam Prosser and Philip Rice. Music (c) its respective creators. Used under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution 3.0 International License.
Camille Saint-Saëns - Africa FantasieRomain Descharmes, piano Malmo Symphony Orchestra Marc Soustrot, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.573477Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1208, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cello 1: This cellist founded a music collective called the Silkroad Ensemble, with whom he plays cello. Yo-Yo Ma. 2: When you think of a cello solo, you're probably thinking of this Baroque composer's cello prelude from around 1720. Bach. 3: The uncrowned king of the cello, David Popper has a work titled this, what you'd sing under the window of your beloved. a "Serenade". 4: An excellent piece for the cello is "The Swan", from this work by Camille Saint-Saens. The Carnival of the Animals. 5: Portrayed on film in "Hilary and Jackie", the life of this British cellist was cut short by MS at age 42. Jacqueline du Pré. Round 2. Category: Shakespeare Play By Gradually Easier Character 1: Bianca,Roderigo,Desdemona. Othello. 2: Baptista Minola,Gremio, Lucentio,Hortensio,Petruchio. The Taming of the Shrew. 3: Doctor,Duke of Cornwall,Goneril. King Lear. 4: Snug, Helena,Oberon. A Midsummer Night's Dream. 5: Flavius,Cicero,Calpurnia. Julius Caesar. Round 3. Category: Frontwords And Backwords 1: Bosses do this, to writers' dismay; also, what happens at sea twice a day. edit/tide. 2: A part of the body where the food goes; flip it around, it's a ship that tows. gut/tug. 3: This type of container can hold ale or mead; turn it around, it's a mouth part indeed. mug/gum. 4: Rivers do this, bend upon bend; reverse it for one who sends sheep to their end. flow/wolf. 5: Your colorless dress may earn this adjective, I fear; not so for this minstrel or other balladeer. drab/bard. Round 4. Category: Stock Up On Candy 1: You definitely want to trick-or-treat at the house that gives out candy from this company with the stock symbol HSY. Hershey. 2: KRFT is Kraft Foods, maker of these Jet-Puffed treats that come in spooky shapes for Halloween. marshmallows. 3: Warren Buffett liked See's Candies so much that he bought it and folded it into BRK.B, this company. Berkshire Hathaway. 4: Mondelez, MDLZ, owns a slew of brands, including these Scandinavian candies. Swedish Fish. 5: If you're stocking up on candy at Costco (symbol COST), you'll know this house brand is named for a city in Washington. Kirkland. Round 5. Category: On The Wall 1: ...of this museum is a portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna as a child (1712-13) by Ivan Nikitin. the Hermitage Museum. 2: A special black paint from Rust-Oleum will turn any wall into one of these writing slates. a chalkboard. 3: A large, concave one of these on your wall will make your room look bigger. a mirror. 4: Divided into 20 sections, it's often made of cork; take a shot!. a dartboard. 5: Perfect for your bedroom, this item is thought to provide protection through the night. a dream catcher. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Camille Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals: The SwanSlovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Peter Toperczer, piano Marian Lapsansky, piano Ondrej Lenard, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.550499Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
SynopsisOn today's date in 1880, a quartet for piano and strings was premiered in Paris, with its composer, 24-year-old Gabriel Fauré, at the keyboard. Now in 1880, many Parisians knew two things about Fauré: first, that he was a talented pupil of Camille Saint-Saens; and second, that he had been engaged for years to Marianne Viardot, the daughter of legendary French singer Pauline Viardot-Garcia, and that Marianne had suddenly broken off the engagement, leaving the young man heartbroken.French pianist Marguerite Long described the quartet's slow movement as “the sorrowful echo of the breakup of Fauré's engagement with Marianne Viardot,” reporting she could not hold back her tears when she once performed the work with Fauré turning pages for her.But Faure's friend and biographer Émile Vuillermoz would dismiss the suggestion with a loud French snort, protesting that “Fauré's reserve always prevented him from following the example of Romantic artists who allowed the whole world to witness their personal frustrations. … He would never have allowed his private feelings to become a public spectacle!”In any case, Fauré's first Piano Quartet is now regarded as one of his early masterpieces, so perhaps it's both: a breakup and break-away work.Music Played in Today's ProgramGabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Piano Quartet No. 1 (Domus Ensemble) Hyperion 66166
On February 14th 1929, a gruesome murder scene was uncovered - 7 associates of the North Side Gang had been riddled with bullets while inside a garage. The crime horrified the people of Chicago, a city already beleaguered by years of gang wars that had begun in the wake of Prohibition. Considered an unsolved murder, the massacre will forever be remembered as the quintessential example of mob violence in the 1920s.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Jack CanforaJill CohenLauren StephensonRob EmmettTristen PearsonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
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Camille Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals: The SwanMarian Lapsansky, pianoPeter Toperczer, pianoSlovak Radio Symphony OrchestraOndrej Lenard, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.556675Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon
For 150 years, Hart Island has been the final resting place for New York City's unclaimed, forgotten, and unknown dead. We review the history of this potter's field discussing its recent turnover to the city Park's Department and new chapter of open access.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampTristen PearsonLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Music We move between three different pieces from Camille Saint-Saens': Suite, Op. 90: II Menuet, and two from Carnival of the Animals:Aviary and the Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods. We hit Juneau from Danny Bensi and Sander Jurriaans' score to Wildlike. And The Waltz from their score to 5 to 7. And there's a total gem from George Mukabi called Dila Ni Dila in there too. Notes Do yourself a favor and read Frances Hamerstrom's autobiography, My Double Life: Memoirs of a Naturalist. Do your kids a favor and Jeannine Atkins take on Frances in her book Girls Who Looked Under Rocks. And then watch Frances teach David Letterman how to cook a snake.
New Orleans is a beloved and complex city that has a reputation for being obsessed with joy and death in equal measure. Haunted by alleged ghosts and it's very real past, the morbid history of NOLA is endlessly fascinating. This series will focus on how it first gained it's reputation as "a city of the dead." The New Orleans Cemetery Database"How Yellow Fever Intensified Racial Inequality in 19th-Century New Orleans" By: Karin Wulf | April 19, 2022 | Smithsonian MagazineEpidemic in New Orleans | American Experience | Official Site | PBSThe Cemetery Under The French Quarter | WWNO"New Orleans' Grave Traditions Unearthed : Customs: The many elaborate sculptures and unusual layouts of the city's cemeteries make them an interesting tourist attraction." | BY CHARLES HILLINGER | Los Angeles Times"How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead'" Code Switch : NPR"In the late 1800s, devastating yellow fever epidemics forced New Orleans to confront its sanitation problem" | The Historic New Orleans CollectionTHANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
Note: As of the release of this episode, the Town Hall meeting has been released and is watchable at: https://youtu.be/Da0uML0BPy4?si=12pHRR1_abEaJ6EFIn recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who decides that? Is the answer to ban all human remains from being on display? One institution that is currently undergoing massive scrutiny for how it is handling the question of displaying or repatriating human remains is the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. To aid us in this discussion, Katie interviewed members of "Protect the Mütter ," a campaign devoted to challenging the current decisions being made around removing human remains from public view. ONLY AVAILABLE ON PATREON!For more information on "Protect the Mütter" you can check out their linktree: https://linktr.ee/protectthemutter?fbclid=PAAaaJ_jHZvgyUNsxQWTrND8LZENQedtQW1jGneEBc34WS296L5AObLooEOuM_aem_AZTCUoIoWTgHM0gQkV4qTX1cotfWkFzqWjFrXj26YmYVVs4VI4Lye43Stya6bAJ7h-ATHANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
In recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who decides that? Is the answer to ban all human remains from being on display? One institution that is currently undergoing massive scrutiny for how it is handling the question of displaying or repatriating human remains is the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. To aid us in this discussion, Katie interviewed members of the "Protect the Mütter ," a campaign devoted to challenging the current decisions being made around removing human remains from public view.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
In Philadelphia, a hulking ruin of one of America's largest prisons is now a historic site and famed attraction. Eastern State Penitentiary illustrates the changing cultural mores around crime and punishment, and the mass incarceration crisis today.Thank you, Patreon Subscribers! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
For at least two centuries, the tale of Sweeney Todd has delighted and terrified us to our very core, but has left us with some questions. How did this legend begin? Was Sweeney Todd a real person? Join as we dive deep into the mysterious and thrilling history of the most famous barber of all time. Collection of dime novels and penny dreadfuls - Stanford LibrariesBarry Ono collection of Penny Dreadfuls - The British LibraryPBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetThe Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd by Robert L. MackBBC - Press Office - Sweeney Todd Man or Myth?Robert Pickton Case | The Canadian EncyclopediaHuman remains from Pickton farm may have reached food supply - The Globe and MailThe demon barber of Calais, a 17th century Sweeney Todd THANKS TO OUR TO PATREONS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks especially to the following patrons:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod