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Joan of Arc Music & Richard Einhorn on WPRB

This morning on WPRB, we bear the standard for Joan of Arc, with a suite from Tchaikovsky’s opera “The Maid of Orleans,” Paul Paray’s “Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc,” Norman Dello Joio’s “The Triumph of Saint Joan,” and more. We’ll also hear music inspired by the Hundred Years’ War, music evocative of the Middle Ages in general, and some authentic music of the period by composers like John Dunstable, Gilles Binchois, and Guillaume Dufay.

At 9:00, I’ll be joined by composer Richard Einhorn. Einhorn’s oratorio, “Voices of Light,” will be performed tonight, accompanying a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 classic film “The Passion of Joan of Arc” at Princeton University Chapel at 8:30 p.m. The multimedia concert, which will feature soloists of Notre Dame Vocale, the Princeton Festival Chorus, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, will begin at 8:30 p.m. Einhorn will give a free pre-performance talk at the Princeton Garden Theatre at 5 p.m. This event is certain to be one of the high points of this year’s The Princeton Festival. To learn more about it, visit princetonfestival.org.

During his morning visit to the WPRB studios, Einhorn will talk to us about his work on “Voices,” which has been performed over 100 times, recorded for the Sony Classical label by Anonymous 4, and issued as a bonus soundtrack on The Criterion Collection’s DVD release of the film. We’ll hear selections from the piece and sample from some of the composer’s other works.

Join us as we celebrate this Arc of triumph, from 6 to 11 EDT on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. Satisfy your jones for Joan, on Classic Ross Amico.

June 9, 2016
Joan of Arc Music on WPRB with Richard Einhorn

Right now on WPRB we’re listening to the gorgeous “Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc,” by Paul Paray.

Shortly after 9:00 this morning, we’ll be joined by composer Richard Einhorn. Einhorn’s oratorio, “Voices of Light,” will be performed tonight as part of a multimedia presentation, which will include a screening of the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic “The Passion of Joan of Arc” at Princeton University Chapel at 8:30 p.m. Soloists of Notre Dame Vocale and the Princeton Festival Chorus will join the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Einhorn will give a free pre-performance talk at the Princeton Garden Theatre at 5 p.m. It’s all part of this year’s Princeton Festival. The Princeton Festival continues through June 26, with opera, jazz, musical theater, dance, choral, chamber and instrumental music. To learn more about it, visit princetonfestival.org.

During this morning’s visit to the WPRB studios, Einhorn will talk with us about his work on “Voices,” which has been performed over 100 times, recorded for the Sony Classical label by Anonymous 4, and issued as a bonus soundtrack on The Criterion Collection’s DVD release of the film. We’ll hear selections from the piece and sample from some of the composer’s other works.

Then at 11:00, our featured highlight will be Norman Dello Joio’s “The Triumph of Saint Joan.” It’s all music related to the Maid of Orleans this morning until 11 EDT on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com.

June 9, 2016
Richard Einhorn Voices of Light on WPRB

Tomorrow morning on WPRB, I’ll have a very special guest in composer Richard Einhorn. Einhorn’s oratorio, “Voices of Light,” will be performed tomorrow night, to accompany a screening of the 1928 classic film, “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” that inspired it.

Performers will include soloists of Notre Dame Vocale, the Princeton Festival Chorus, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. This extraordinary event, the result of a partnership between the Princeton Symphony, the Princeton Garden Theatre, and The Princeton Festival, will take place at Princeton University Chapel at 8:30 p.m. Einhorn will give a free pre-performance talk at the Garden Theatre at 5 p.m. For more information, visit princetonfestival.org.

We’ll do everything we can to set the mood for this special presentation of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s magnum opus – which sports a riveting performance by actress Renée Jeanne Falconetti – with a special on-air visit from the composer at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Einhorn will talk about his work on “Voices,” which has been performed over 100 times, recorded for the Sony Classical label by Anonymous 4, and issued as a bonus soundtrack on the Criterion Collection’s DVD release of the film. We’ll hear selections from the oratorio, as well as sample some of the composer’s other music.

For the remainder of the morning, we’ll honor Joan of Arc with music written to her memory, music inspired by the Hundred Years’ War, music evocative of the Middle Ages in general, and some authentic music of the period.

We get medieval, tomorrow morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. The stake is always well done, on Classic Ross Amico.

PHOTOS: (clockwise from left): “Joan of Arc” by John Everett Millais; “Jeanne d’Arc,” gilded statue located in Philadelphia, by Emmanuel Frémiet; and Renée Jeanne Falconetti in “The Passion of Joan of Arc”

June 8, 2016
Summer Travel with Composers

With Memorial Day past, the season of summer travel has unofficially begun. This morning on WPRB, composers venture abroad, traveling for study, work and leisure.

Antonin Dvořák is lured to America with a job offer to head the National Conservatory of Music in New York. Julius Röntgen develops a friendship with Edvard Grieg that leads to spending summers with his wife in Norway. Darius Milhaud serves as secretary to the French ambassador to Brazil. Ignaz Moscheles anticipates a trip to Scotland. Derek Bermel studies Thracian folk music in Bulgaria. Benjamin Britten and Lennox Berkeley soak up Catalan folk music in Spain. Colin McPhee is captivated by gamelan music in Bali. And birthday boy Sir Edward Elgar vacations in Italy.

In addition, Reynaldo Hahn sends some musical postcards, Johann Strauss beckons us with the polka “On Vacation,” and Michael Torke gives us a portrait of “An American Abroad.”

At 9:00, we’ll pause to catch our breath with a visit from Thomas Lento of The Princeton Festival. He’ll drop by to let us know what’s on offer in terms of musical events for those of us who will remain home in the Princeton area for the month of June – including chamber and instrumental music, jazz and choral concerts, musical theater (“A Little Night Music”), dance, opera (“Peter Grimes”), and a screening of the classic Carl Theodor Dreyer film “The Passion of Joan of Arc” accompanied by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

I hope you’re up early and already packing. We follow the composers abroad this morning, from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and at wprb.com. You’ll find us in rumpled linen and comfortable footwear, just in case, on Classic Ross Amico.

June 2, 2016
Musical Wanderlust Composers Abroad

It’s music by composers abroad this morning. Yet to come, Ignaz Moscheles anticipates a trip to Scotland. Derek Bermel studies Thracian folk music in Bulgaria. Benjamin Britten and Lennox Berkeley soak up Catalan folk music in Spain. Colin McPhee is captivated by gamelan music in Bali. Reynaldo Hahn writes us some musical postcards. Michael Torke gives us “An American Abroad.” And birthday boy Sir Edward Elgar vacations in Italy.

At 9:00, Thomas Lento of The Princeton Festival will stop by to let us know what’s on offer in terms of musical events for those of us who will remain in the Princeton area for the month of June – including chamber and instrumental music, jazz and choral concerts, musical theater (Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music”), dance, opera (Britten’s “Peter Grimes”), and a screening of the classic Carl Theodor Dreyer film “The Passion of Joan of Arc” accompanied by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

We’re seized by musical wanderlust this morning until 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wprb.com.

PHOTO: Antonin Dvořák’s passport

June 2, 2016

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