Ever wonder where I got the signature tune for “Picture Perfect?” Tune in to The Classical Network this afternoon to enjoy “Theater Set” by Elie Siegmeister, on his birthday. Siegmeister arranged music from his only film score, for the Gary Cooper-Rita Hayworth film “They Came to Cordura” (1959) into this concert suite, performed by Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra.
We’ll also celebrate composer Aaron Jay Kernis, born in Philadelphia sixty years ago today. And to fill in around the edges, we’ll hear works by honorary Philadelphians Jennifer Higdon and Robert Moran.
Two notable pianists were also born on this date. Ruth Slenczynksa will perform music by Robert Schumann, and Malcolm Frager will be the soloist in Richard Strauss’ “Burleske.”
At 6:00, it’s another “Music from Marlboro.” The focus this week with be on former co-director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival, Richard Goode. Goode will participate in chamber music by Ferruccio Busoni and Johannes Brahms.
You might say a Goode time is guaranteed, when you tune in today, between 4 and 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.