Please check out our podcasts with Rush Hour artists and live recordings from the 2007 season!
“P.D.Q. Bach rehearsal bloopers” (2:54) play
Rehearsal bloopers from baritone Peter Van De Graaff, pianist Kay Kim, and kazoo players (a.k.a. soprano and mezzo-soprano) Carole FitzPatrick and Emily Lodine.
“Piano…five hands?” (13:39) play
Everything P.D.Q. Bach, collaboration with kazoos, diversity in the arts, on listening, feeling and experiencing, with Rush Hour Artistic Director Deborah Sobol and soprano Carole FitzPatrick, mezzo-soprano Emily Lodine, tenor Harold Brock, baritone Peter Van De Graaff, and pianist Kay Kim.
“Who’s the boss?” (8:31) play
Pre-concert discussion with Rush Hour Managing Director Julie Hutchison and three members of Quintet Attacca - Jennifer Clippert, Barbara Drapcho, and Jeremiah Frederick.
“Who is your desert island composer?” (13:49) play
Pre-concert discussion between flutist Claire Chase, cellist Katinka Kleijn, keyboardist David Schrader, and Rush Hour Artistic Director Deborah Sobol.
“Rehearsing Third Construction by John Cage” (2:04) play
In rehearsal with Third Coast Percussion.
Please visit the Third Coast website for its debut album!
“Plotting world domination…” (7:43) play
Introducing Third Coast Percussion Quartet, Q&A with Third Coast by Fanfare Committee member Reba Levy
“We’ve been sitting too close…” (5:36) play
Piano four hands and its musical, social and cultural context, a moment with pianists James Giles and Deborah Sobol after a rehearsal.
“Pedal with your ear, not your feet” (6:50) play
Schubert piano repertoire, micromanagement, and the technique of playing piano four hands, part 2 of the post-rehearsal discussion between pianists James Giles and Deborah Sobol.
“Music for old people written by dead people?” (2:29) play
Classical music’s current state of affairs and The Beatles, with Deborah Sobol and cellists Stephen Balderston, Abe Feder, and Brant Taylor.
“Old watches, human conditions, and artichokes” (5:31) play
Understanding digital lifestyles and younger generations’ perception of classical music, with Deborah Sobol and cellists Brant Taylor, Ken Olsen, and Abe Feder.
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Sound Clips
Liebeslieder Polkas, by P.D.Q. Bach
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (3:38) play
It Was a Lover and His Lass (3:04) play
Who is Sylvia? (3:01) play
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano; Hoss Brock, tenor; Peter Van De Graaff, baritone; Deborah Sobol, piano; Kay Kim, piano
Humor & Whimsy: Music of P.D.Q. Bach - Rush Hour Concerts - 8/28/07
Andante from Bryan Kelly’s Three Spanish Dances (2:06) play
Cellists Stephen Balderston, Abraham Feder, Richard Hirschl, and Brant Taylor.
A Cello Celebration - Rush Hour Concerts - 6/19/07
Folksong Arrangements from the British Isles, by Benjamin Britten
The Foggy, Foggy Dew - Slow and regular (2:07) play
The Bonny Earl o’Moray - Solemn March (2:53) play
O can ye sew cushions? - Gently rocking (1:51) play
Oliver Cromwell (Nursery rhyme from Suffolk) (:45) play
Levi Hernandez, baritone; Deborah Sobol, piano
A Summer Afternoon Tea - Rush Hour Concerts - 6/26/07
Six Studies in English Folk Song for Clarinet and Piano, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Study No. 2 - Andante sostenuto (1:03) play
Study No. 4 - Lento (1:13) play
Study No. 6 - Allegro vivace (:57) play
Larry Combs, clarinet; Deborah Sobol, piano
A Summer Afternoon Tea - Rush Hour Concerts - 6/26/07
Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp, L. 137, by Claude Debussy
I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato (7:10) play
II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto (6:06) play
III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto (5:19) play
Mathieu Dufour, flute; Richard Young, viola; Sarah Bullen, harp
French Impressionism - Rush Hour Concerts - 6/5/07
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