Armchair travelers, rejoice! This Sunday night on “The Lost Chord,” it’s an hour of musical impressions of composers on vacation.
Tune in for “Postcard Greetings” by Jenö Takács, “Four Breton Sketches” by Anthony Hedges, and “En Vacances” (“On Vacation”) by Deodat de Severac.
No baggage! No fuss!
Relax and enjoy the music, on “Leisure Treasures,” this Sunday night at 10:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
Is it possible some superior intelligence doesn’t want you to see the 100th episode of Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner?
After at least two postponements, a horrific storm ripped through New Jersey last night, slashing the heavens with lightning, amputating limbs, and leaving Roy and I bereft of electricity. Mine was restored, finally, around dawn (too late for a good night’s sleep), but as of this writing, Roy remains powerless.
Be that as it may, we are determined that, after so many delays and setbacks, THE SHOW MUST GO ON. To this end, I’ll be sporting the tie-dye tee, as Roy leeches off the wi-fi of an unnamed neighborhood restaurant.
Tune in for nostalgic highlights! Viewer trivia! Audience participation! Also, my annual, subversive birthday card to Roy!
Marvel at the circles around my eyes, even as Roy runs circles around the suits. Join us in the comments section, or hop on camera and let us know how much you appreciate the show. L’amour the merrier, when we livestream on Facebook, this Sunday evening at 7:00 EDT!
https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner
UPDATE: Roy’s electricity is back; mine was out again for half an hour this afternoon. Where this one will land is anyone’s guess!
This week on “Picture Perfect,” it’s a cinematic carnival of the animals.
Take a walk on the wild side with music from “The Jungle Book” (1942), the classic Korda Brothers’ adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s tale of tails. The film stars the charismatic Sabu as Mowgli. (For the record, Kipling pronounced the name such that the first syllable rhymes with “cow.”) Miklós Rózsa wrote the enchanting score.
We’ll also hear selections from John Barry’s music for “Born Free” (1966), based on Joy Adamson’s memoir about the raising of Elsa, an orphaned lion cub who grows to adulthood and is eventually released into the Kenyan wilderness. The music turned out to be a double Academy Award winner for Barry, who was recognized for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
Jerome Moross is probably best known for his music to “The Big Country.” His “great outdoors” style lends verve to the National Geographic special, “Grizzly!” (1967), a documentary about a pair of ecologists studying North American bears. The energetic Americana score is both memorable and motivating.
And we can’t allow the hour to pass without hearing Henry Mancini’s “Baby Elephant Walk,” from “Hatari!” (So many exclamation points in these wilderness titles!) The film is directed by Howard Hawks and stars John Wayne. In case you’re wondering, “Hatari!” is Swahili for “Danger!”
No danger in treating yourself to a musical menagerie of classic film scores, on “Picture Perfect,” this Saturday evening at 6:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
“Would you believe…”
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the much-anticipated ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE celebration of Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner will be postponed until this SUNDAY EVENING AT 7:00 EDT. Thank you for your understanding!
“Missed it by that much…”
When you’re displaced, ailing, and demoralized, sometimes the best thing you can do is just get away.
How tranquility and birdsong of the Adirondacks revitalized the creative spirit of Béla Bartók:
https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2020/12/history-matters-bartoks-birds.html
Lots more about Bartók’s cabin at Saranac Lake (since restored):
https://localwiki.org/hsl/Bartok_Cabin
His Piano Concerto No. 3 (bird song influence particularly strong in the second movement, around 11:58):
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