It’s summer. It’s hot. This week on “The Lost Chord,” kick off your shoes, pour a glass of L’Orangerie, and settle in for John McLaughlin’s “Mediterranean Concerto.”

McLaughlin, who’s made his home in Monaco for the past 40 years, is better known as a jazz or jazz fusion artist. His infectious concerto, composed in 1985, is ambitious in scope, about twice the length of those ordinarily devoted to the guitar.

We’ll also hear a work by Malta’s national composer, Charles Camilleri – his “Mediterranean Dances” of 1961.

You don’t have to leave home for a taste of the Mediterranean. Join me for “Mediterranean Muse,” on “The Lost Chord,” now in syndication on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!

Clip and save the start times for all three of my recorded shows:

PICTURE PERFECT, the movie music show – Friday at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT

SWEETNESS AND LIGHT, the light music program – ALL NEW! – Saturday at 11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM PDT

THE LOST CHORD, unusual and neglected rep – Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT

Stream them, wherever you are, at the link!

https://kwax.uoregon.edu/