As you know I like to feature music of struggle and music of politics, and in this topical show I present my musical reflections on today’s inauguration. Bernard Hermann’s creepy score for Fahrenheit 451, about a dictatorship in which books are burned is followed by Leonard Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety. Actually more optimistic than its title would indicate. But then Song of Sorrows by Mary Jane Leach leads into Star Spangled Banner Fractured, performed by myself, and composed by Donal Fox. Freedom of the Press, a cynical song from Marc Blitzstein’s musical “The Cradle Will Rock” closes the show. Good luck, America! AMERICAN HIGHWAYS EPISODE #72: Inauguration Anxiety Theme Music : Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984) First Movement (Fast). Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams. Nonesuch Records 79101 Bernard Hermann Farenheit 451 Hollywood Inter Orchestra SK62700 Leonard Bernstein Symphony #2, “Age Of Anxiety” 1. Prologue 2. Seven Ages 3. Seven Stages 4. Dirge 5. Masque 6. Epilogue Lukas Foss; Leonard Bernstein: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsch Grammophon 415964-2 Mary Jane Leach Song of Sorrows (1993) Rooke Chapel Choir; William Payn, conductor New World Records NWR80525-2 Donal Fox Star Spangled Banner Fractured Guy Livingston, piano live performance at K13, 2008 Wendy Mae Chambers Snake of Deep Waters (from “12 squared”) Percussion – Andy Bowman, Dan McMillan, David Cossin, Dominic Donato, Frank Cassara, Jason Cirker, Jimmy Musto, Kory Grossman, Mark Belair, Michael Pugliese, Randy Crafton NWR 80526-2 Marc Blitzstein, arr D. Robbins Freedom of the Press, from “The Cradle Will Rock” Steven Tyler; Henry Stram; Tim Jerome RCA Victor 09026-63577-2 ‘Trump, A Theatrical Concerto’ by Gene Pritsker Video by Graham Elliot Tonight Only!!! Anti-Inaugural Ball, 20 January, 7-? PM, DiMenna Center, New York City 450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA Musicians from across the NYC experimental and jazz community counter cynicism with sound. On 20 January, all-star musicians from throughout the experimental and jazz communities of NYC will come together for a marathon fundraiser concert/dance party in the acoustically intimate Mary Flagler Cary Hall at the The DiMenna Center for Classical Music. The concert is FREE to attend, and will provide laptop stations for attendees to donate funds for institutions that uphold America’s democracy and diversity including ACLU, LAMBDA Legal, Planned Parenthood, Southern Poverty Law Center, Hollaback!, and more. The post Podcast: Inauguration Anxiety appeared first on Radio GuyLive.
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