Highway 89 is a live performance and interview program that originates in BYUradio’s state-of-the-art recording studio. International, national, and local artists from a wide range of musical genres are featured. https://www.byuradio.org/f039dbaf-9694-427d-ba36-71a102a6b469 en-us © 2026 BYU Broadcasting BYUradio BYUradio byurpodcasts@byu.edu false Episodic The tale of our guests today begins, perhaps, in a home in which the father, a painter, exchanged some of his paintings for musical instruments. His sons, soon to be a harpist, a fiddler, and a guitarist, grew up to be Kirkmount, a Celtic band that, when the boys were still very young, kept up a rigorous schedule performing at festivals and in concert halls, making recordings, and they even won A Prairie Home Companion's "Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand" contest. Two of those brothers, Harpist Alex Bigney and fiddler Sam Bigney join us in the studio for an hour of medleys featuring traditional tunes and original pieces. Songs featured: Late Summer Aire, Home on the Columbia, Homecoming, Jerry's Jigs, Rosey's Waltz, Wandering. https://www.byuradio.org/cc51e128-1546-4b6e-9bc7-2efa98284354 cc51e1281546-4b6e-9bc7-2efa98284354 Sat, 06 Feb 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3348 full 11 6 Anton Nel enjoys a remarkable and multifaceted career that has taken him to North and South America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa. Following an auspicious debut at the age of twelve with Beethoven’s C Major Concerto after only two years of study, the Johannesburg native captured first prizes in all the major South African competitions while still in his teens, toured his native country extensively and became a well-known radio and television personality. As recitalist he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum and the Frick Collection in New York, at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, Davies Hall in San Francisco, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Eager to pursue dual careers in teaching and performing he was appointed to the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in his early twenties, followed by professorships at the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Michigan, where he was chairman of the piano department. In September 2000, Anton Nel was appointed as the Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Piano and Chamber music at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches an international class of students and now heads the Division of Keyboard Studies. For the past two years he has been presenting a series of masterclasses in piano and chamber music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York as Visiting Professor, and also teaches regularly at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He is a Steinway artist. Repertoire: HANDEL Air and Variations from Suite No. 5 "Harmonious Blacksmith"; DEBUSSY Suite Bergamasque (Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied); SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26, Mvt. 1 "Allegro"; SIBELIUS Romance in D-Flat, Op. 24, No. 9; BEETHOVEN Sonata in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein", Mvt. 1 - Allegro con brio. https://www.byuradio.org/aba2d988-0777-4c13-a2d2-7a20130f4bf9 aba2d9880777-4c13-a2d2-7a20130f4bf9 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3394 full 11 5 The New Time Ensemble plays traditional Irish tunes on unconventional instruments with porch-jamming earthiness. Leslie Ann Harrison (flutes), Frederic Pouille (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Liz Davis Maxfield (cello) met while studying music at the University of Limerick in Ireland. They recorded an album “A Year in Ireland” at the end of their studies and have toured in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States. https://www.byuradio.org/898085bc-3d7a-43c2-b7bf-215a49fa94d6 898085bc3d7a-43c2-b7bf-215a49fa94d6 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3167 full 11 4 Singer/Songwriter Paul Jacobsen has performed with Sheryl Crow, the Jayhawks, John Hiatt, and many others. He’s been a finalist in both the Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter contests, is a regular member of The Lower Lights, and has release 2 solo albums with one on the way. Tonight he plays all original music, including multiple tracks from his yet-unreleased new album, and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about twins, Neil Young benefit concerts, and spontaneous Wyoming meteor showers. Songs featured: Two Headed Heart, Some Amazing Grace, Western Skies, You're the Song, The Same Night's Waiting for us All, Muslin Dress, and Time. https://www.byuradio.org/63d497a9-cf99-4191-98a1-6970ca026583 63d497a9cf99-4191-98a1-6970ca026583 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3418 full 11 3 From the Sawtooth mountains of Stanley, Idaho to downtown Nashville, Tennessee to the city limits of Austin Texas, Micky and the Motorcars spend 200 days a year jamming in every nook of the nation. They've released 7 full-length records so far, their latest of which is "Hearts from Above." Micky and the Motorcars is normally a five-man group, but today we got a special unplugged three-man performance. Tour bus malfunctions can't keep the music down! Brothers Micky and Gary Braun and guitarist Dustin "Sunshine" Shaefer perform acoustic versions of some of the band's top hits, including the title track from their newest album. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Songs featured: "Hearts from Above," "Carolina Morning," "Long Road to Nowhere," "Led Me the Wrong Way," "Long and Lonely Highway," "Fall Apart," "Casino." https://www.byuradio.org/389f85e0-e809-4266-9955-7be659fe3ee5 389f85e0e809-4266-9955-7be659fe3ee5 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3364 full 11 2 We didn’t make Camille Nelson bring all of the instruments she plays into the studio today, which is a good thing – there may not have been room for them all. Camille Nelson is a classically trained artist whose new album, "Lead Me Home," can be found near the top of a number of different Billboard charts. For Camille, studying violin at age 6 was the doorway through which she stepped to develop a close relationship with the guitar, and then piano, banjo, mandolin, and more. All of that have given her the ability to experiment with classical, folk, pop, and new age sounds, and all of those influences have found a comfortable home in her recordings. She has distinguished herself as an athlete, a public speaker, an educator, an author, and more. Camille has lived in South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and she speaks German and Italian fluently. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Utah and her Ph.D. from Gonzaga University. She currently teaches MBA courses in management, communication, and leadership. She is also the sister of Steven Sharp Nelson, the cellist in The Piano Guys. Songs Featured: Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Be Thou My Vision, Be Still My Soul, Israel Israel God Is Calling, Come Come Ye Saints, Lead Me Home, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Count Your Many Blessings. https://www.byuradio.org/32ffa5d5-55cf-47d8-921d-3fb7451e6041 32ffa5d555cf-47d8-921d-3fb7451e6041 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMT false 3288 full 11 1 Ben Reneer is a singer-songwriter from Alpine, Utah. According to the man himself, Ben “is determined to tell stories in the best way he knows how: through the universal language of music.” Songs featured: Off My Mind, Emma, I Should Be Getting More Sleep, 25 Years (What's it Gonna Take?), Orange Avenue, Senseless, Swallow, Songbird https://www.byuradio.org/1e5ff547-30f1-4c29-a027-860d22983c2a 1e5ff54730f1-4c29-a027-860d22983c2a Sat, 26 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT false 2573 full 10 4 Susan Facer and Jerry Steichen became good friends when they performed on Broadway together in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Susan was singing the lead, Christine Daae, and Jerry was conducting. But when the show ended their paths diverged and they lost contact. A decade later they serendipitously bumped into each other in the Salt Lake airport. Susan was moving to Utah from New Jersey and Jerry had become Principal Pops Conductor of Utah Symphony. Today they perform Broadway tunes together including “Think of Me” from Phantom for the grand finale! Eric Glissmeyer chats with Susan about stage mishaps, touring with her young family and landing the big role. He also chats with Jerry Steichen about his Oklahoma roots and current projects. https://www.byuradio.org/132a8fe7-1503-4fdc-bd2b-9e6f8f370133 132a8fe71503-4fdc-bd2b-9e6f8f370133 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT false 3075 full 10 3 When Debra Fotheringham was a kid, the music from her father’s collection of jazz albums filled up the house, and filled up Debra’s heart. With a heart full of jazz, it’s no wonder that art began to make its way out of her heart and into the world. Debra began to make her mark as a fiction writer, getting invited to writers’ conferences even as a first grader. In Junior High, she discovered the versatility of the acoustic guitar and the rhythms of hand percussion. Marrying her love of writing with her love of making music on those instruments, Debra has been a staple in not only the songwriting scene, but also as a key contributor to the albums of other songwriters in one of the most vibrant independent songwriting communities in the country. Debra's first homemade CD sold more than a thousand copies from the merch tables at local shows, and her 2007 self-titled album and her 2010 EP, “Time,” are respected and loved by fans and fellow musicians alike. Audiences have seen her most often on stage as a part of the hymn-singing supergroup The Lower Lights, as well as the frontwoman for the Americana cover act the Blue Heart Revue. 2017 marks the release of another Debra Fotheringham album, called “The Darkness and the Sun.” Songs featured: White Bird, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Darkness and the Sun, Sometimes the Wolf, Drive Across the Desert, Dan's Song, Summer Rain, Odd-Shaped Pieces, Winter That Will Never Come https://www.byuradio.org/28cc0538-2eac-4d8d-8fe0-8d9dcade69dd 28cc05382eac-4d8d-8fe0-8d9dcade69dd Sat, 12 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT false 3455 full 10 2 Together they're sometimes a duo, and sometimes the're a 5-piece band, but Morgan Snow and John Davis are always called "Triggers and Slips". Morgan recently summed up what they do when he tweeted: "I write original songs and sing my guts out when necessary"! Currently split between Nashville (Morgan) and Utah (John) they're back together to play the Utah Arts festival and other concerts. Today Morgan is on acoustic guitar, harmonica and lead vocals while John takes acoustic guitar, dobro, lap steel and back-up vocals. Songs featured: Modern Age, 4 Letters, Erastus, Stars, Phoebe Snow, Come Down, Future Variations. https://www.byuradio.org/ef8802d9-94d8-454d-a78f-dd753251050e ef8802d994d8-454d-a78f-dd753251050e Sat, 05 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT false 3540 full 10 1 Accomplished Italian concert pianist, Antonio d’Abramo is joined by the brother and sister opera duo of Clara Hurtado Lee and Isaac Hurtado. They perform a variety of classical pieces, including piano solos from Antonio, solo pieces from both Clara and Isaac, as well as some duets.  Songs featured: Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableau op. 39 Nº 4, Pozzoli: Etude Nº 30, Puccini: Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut, Mascagni: The Cherry Duet from L'amico Fritz, Gounod: Je Veux Vivre from Romeo et Juliette, Donizetti: Larala...Caro Elisir, sei mid from Elisir D'amore, Puccini: Quando m'en vo from La Boheme, Cilea: Lamento di Federico from Arlesiana, Chopin: Etude op. 25 Nº 25, Sibelius: Etude op. 76 Nº 2 https://www.byuradio.org/4a5e77f0-e19d-4998-a415-b61da32bca65 4a5e77f0e19d-4998-a415-b61da32bca65 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3150 full 9 20 Joining us on this episode are Leslie Harlow, Pamela Palmer Jones, and Russel Harlow. They are a trio from The Beethoven Festival. This is a non-profit organization and is the longest running classical music festival in Utah. Pieces featured: Telemann Trio Sonata, Faure Trio Op 120 Mvt 1, Max Bruch Acht Stucke Op 83 Mvts 2 & 3, Beethoven Trio Op 1 #1 Mvt 1 Learn more about the Beethoven Festival here: http://www.pcmusicfestival.com/ https://www.byuradio.org/4924507e-9f39-4b8e-8874-862c454fe9bb 4924507e9f39-4b8e-8874-862c454fe9bb Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3284 full 9 19 Michael Barrow and the Tourists is a folk rock band from Provo, Utah that has been together since the Spring of 2016. Their music has been praised by reviewers as full of “melodic beauty” and “narrative complexity”. Listen to hear some of their signature songs and the story behind their first album, Juneau! Songs Featured: “Sing Me Something New”, “Sweet Honey”, “Hey, Hey, Hey”, “What Is It For?”, “12 Bar”, “Something New”, “All I’ll See Is You”, “What Are We Gonna Do?”, and “Clover” Learn more about them here: https://michaelbarrowandthetourists.com/ https://www.byuradio.org/8986a757-4dff-4423-82da-d130459b58e8 8986a7574dff-4423-82da-d130459b58e8 Sat, 02 Nov 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2794 full 9 18 Live music performances from Studio 6 at BYU Radio. https://www.byuradio.org/df7042ae-660b-45b0-b93b-de850aa64be5 df7042ae660b-45b0-b93b-de850aa64be5 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2559 full 9 17 Live music performances from Studio 6 at BYU Radio. https://www.byuradio.org/e834129b-40cd-46f6-82e5-bec9809815aa e834129b40cd-46f6-82e5-bec9809815aa Sat, 17 Aug 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2875 full 9 16 Roseburg takes its name from a small, green city in Oregon where the founding three band members, Zach Knell, Samuel Sheppard, and Keith Lambson met. They formed the band in early 2018, later adding bassist Soren Buchert. Since then, the young rockers have been busy working with producers like Scott Wiley and Nate Pyfer to perfect their Pacific Northwest boy band sound.  Songs featured: Identity Prices, Be Good, Evergreen, Stay Golden, Travel Safely, Premonition, Wave  Learn more about them here: www.roseburgband.com Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/3416cc76-c4f8-49f3-a9de-5fc4e1dbbaa0 3416cc76c4f8-49f3-a9de-5fc4e1dbbaa0 Sat, 20 Jul 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2049 full 9 15 The Tribeca Ensemble - a string quartet composed of Jesse Massey, Julie Beistline, Devan Freebairn an Audrey Hudgens - returns to Studio 6 to perform pieces exclusively by modern, Utah-based composers.  Songs featured:“No. 11 op. 89” by Nicolet Singleton; “Cloudseeding 10” by Devin Maxwell; “String Quartet No. 3 ‘Sacred Spaces’” by Esther Megargel; “Small World Fantasies, II. ‘Beatle D’” by M. Ryan Taylor; “String Quartet No. 1, 1st mvt.” by Ashkan F. Tabatabaie; “Two Views of Eternity for string quartet, mvt. 2 ‘And Ever, Amen’” by Stephen Voorhees  Learn more about them here: https://www.tribecaensemble.com/ https://www.byuradio.org/788e718d-d530-4148-9536-c735bda982cc 788e718dd530-4148-9536-c735bda982cc Thu, 23 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 3222 full 9 14 Image may contain: 2 people, guitar Mythic Valley is an indie-folk duo made up of Tommy Gunn and Tony Aman. Their sound “finds its core within the neo-Americana genre.” Their musical influences include James Taylor and Fleet Foxes. Songs featured: Mythic Valley, Whole Again, Steeples, Closed Doors, Come Clean, Something Sweet, The Last One, Full Moon, Sadie, King at Last Learn more about them here: https://mythicvalley.com/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/11f13fad-bbe1-4b0d-93d3-ecc53819728e 11f13fadbbe1-4b0d-93d3-ecc53819728e Wed, 22 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 3294 full 9 13 Peter Breinholt, Nancy Hanson, David Tolk and Craig Miner are a talented group of musicians. They each have their own musical pursuits, but come together every now and again to work on special projects like the one recorded in Studio 6.  Songs featured: “Dancing Queen” (ABBA); “Rocket Man” (Elton John); “Roll Away the Stone” (Mott the Hoople); “Only You” (Yaz); “So Lonely” (The Police); “Only in Your Heart” (America); “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)” (George Harrison); “I Got You Babe” (Sonny and Cher); "Friday I'm In Love" (The Cure); “Heart of Glass” (Blondie) Learn more about them here: https://peterbreinholt.com/  http://www.nancyhanson.com/  https://www.davidtolk.com/  http://www.craigminer.com/ https://www.byuradio.org/3d3f4845-09dd-4c82-885c-527ace2752ee 3d3f484509dd-4c82-885c-527ace2752ee Tue, 21 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2689 full 9 12 photo by Josh Siebert Ben Reneer is a singer-songwriter from Alpine, Utah. According to the man himself, Ben “is determined to tell stories in the best way he knows how: through the universal language of music.”  Songs featured: Off My Mind, Emma, I Should Be Getting More Sleep, 25 Years (What's it Gonna Take?), Orange Avenue, Senseless, Swallow, Songbird Learn more about him here: https://www.benreneer.com/music/  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/06825d34-1906-459f-8939-b8d8ce21bdf8 06825d341906-459f-8939-b8d8ce21bdf8 Fri, 17 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2574 full 9 11 aspen laugh.jpg Aspen Winds is a string quartet native to Utah. In this epsiode they present a selection of songs that celebrate the 150th anniversary of the completetion of the transcontinental railroad. Songs featured: Surmounting Every Barrier; Irish Jig; Zhang Songs; Summerland;  City of Kindling; Thule Ultima; Fantasia and Cabaletta; Woodwind Quintet 3, Mvt. 2 Learn more about them here: http://www.aspenwinds.org/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/e668c7a2-e96e-4f8a-87f0-3a92933899f6 e668c7a2e96e-4f8a-87f0-3a92933899f6 Tue, 07 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 3228 full 9 10 Image may contain: 1 person, eyeglasses and outdoor Columbia is a singer-songwriter of Americana music who comes from a small town in Maine. He is currently based in Murray, Utah.  Songs featured: Run, Twenty-Five, Trouble, Life Changes, Hang My Hat, Save My Soul, Devil’s Music, Call You, Real Bad, Daddy’s Boots Learn more about them here: https://columbiajonesmusic.com/  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/d89242c3-1c0a-4d02-963d-e3e3b013988a d89242c31c0a-4d02-963d-e3e3b013988a Fri, 03 May 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2692 full 9 9 The Copper Hills High Madrigals Choir, directed by Marc Taylor, is the winner of the 2018 Classical 89 High School Choir Competition. In this episode of Highway 89 they perform a selection of their best music. Songs featured: Walking on the Green Grass; Take Care of This House/My House; It Don't Mean a Thing; Pure Imagination; The Kiss; Suo Gan; Vestigia; Unicornis Captivatur; Leron, Leron Sinta Learn more about them here: https://bit.ly/2WPN95X https://www.byuradio.org/73af1fe6-77bd-4d23-8655-73e2619fae5b 73af1fe677bd-4d23-8655-73e2619fae5b Tue, 23 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2924 full 9 8 Carl Cranmer is a world-famous pianist performing two differet excerpts from Gabriel Faure and Nikolai Medtner on Highway 89.  Songs featured: Nine Préludes, Op. 103 (five of them) 1. D-flat major-Allegro 2. c-sharp minor-Allegro 4. F major-Allegro moderato 5. d minor-Allegro 8. c minor-Allegro; Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 1. Meditazione 2. Romanza 3. Primavera 4. Canzona matinata 5. Sonata tragica Learn more about him here: https://www.wcupa.edu/music/appliedmusic/cCranmer.aspx  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/57722815-b2cd-4d84-b769-286c1503e5e7 57722815b2cd-4d84-b769-286c1503e5e7 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 3043 full 9 7 Image result for aimee nolte Aimee Nolte is a jazz singer and pianist, visiting us from LA where she shines in the gigging scene as both a solo artist and the leader of a trio. While she’s primarily a jazz player, she brings her chops to music of all kinds – Aimee knows more than a thousand songs and can play them at the drop of a hat. Some of those songs have been captured in a growing catalog of recordings that have been called “deeply personal, captivating works of art.” In 2016, Aimee started her YouTube channel, "Aimee Nolte Music" where she shares music and music conversation with a large and growing family of subscribers and fans. the world. There, in cyberspace, she teaches things like harmony, arranging, advanced jazz piano techniques, and even beginning piano and vocal skills. Her visit to us on Highway 89 marks the release of a new album. About the album, she says she wants to create something that capitalizes on her jazz background, but “sees no limits, and stretches to include all flavors of music.” Learn more about her here: https://www.aimeenolte.com/ Songs featured on the show: The Loveliest Girl, Falling Snow, I've Gotta Get, Looking For Answers, Save Me One Last Time https://www.byuradio.org/9af83951-d493-4d40-84ba-389a529cbea1 9af83951d493-4d40-84ba-389a529cbea1 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 2848 full 9 6 Folk-rock group Grizzly Goat describes their sound as 'Undomesticated Americana.' Listen to discover exactly what that means, what it's like to record in a rural Utah cabin, and why this band wants to write a song about all 50 states! Songs featured: Time; Oh My Road; Virginia, Gentle, Wild Spaces; Oh Good Lord; Idaho; Don't Know How; Out of Sight Ain't Out of Mind; Southern Indiana; The Higher Ground  Learn more about them here: https://www.grizzlygoatmusic.com/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:  "Oh Good Lord": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6tAVDPm50 "Southern Indiana": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztsWpSE3wtY "Oh My Road": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2a0MFgvHjY "Idaho": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUmlOJXcbI https://www.byuradio.org/a6075ed3-3085-446d-96a8-fcdc125779b9 a6075ed33085-446d-96a8-fcdc125779b9 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:00:00 GMT false 3183 full 9 5 In 2005, a group of singers was en route to a festival in Italy. They had the repertoire, they were rehearsed – all ready to wow their waiting audience. All they needed now was a name. Paul Smith, one of those singers, said, "We needed a name to go on stage and there were eight of us and we were in Italy. We wanted something that feels like voices but had that Latin vibe to it, so we went with voces." Thus was born VOCES8, a group that Gramophone calls “impeccable in its tone and balance.” The group brings to audiences a captivating blend of original and commissioned pieces, classical works, and even pop tunes. They’ve got a large and growing catalog of recordings, including their 2019 release Enchanted Isle, and maintains a touring and performing schedule that puts them before audiences in the most prestigious halls in the world. As part of their visit to Brigham Young University as guests of the BRAVO! series, members of the group stopped by the Highway 89 studio to share conversation and album cuts with us.  Learn more about them here: http://www.voces8.com/  Songs featured on the show: May it Be, Song for Athena, The Parting Glass, Hymn to the Fallen, O Magnum Mysterium, Stars, The Luckiest https://www.byuradio.org/26dcf41f-5b07-4801-a1cc-da3a81ce8375 26dcf41f5b07-4801-a1cc-da3a81ce8375 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3398 full 9 4 The Crossroads Project: Rising Tideroger chase Touring music of the masters as well as exciting original works from visionary composers of our time, the Fry Street Quartet has perfected what The Strad calls a "blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity." The quartet has reached audiences from Carnegie Hall to London, and from Sarajevo to Jerusalem, exploring the medium of the string quartet and its life-affirming potential with what the Deseret News calls "profound understanding...depth of expression, and stunning technical astuteness." The Quartet is joined on this episode by a couple of very special guests: acclaimed violist Roger Chase, who once said “I was very bad at being told how to play – I wanted to find out for myself” – a philosophy that has put him in good stead on stages and in classrooms all over the world as a truly inspiring performer and teacher. Also with us the group is pianist Michiko Otaki, having traveled from Clayton University near Atlanta, which is merely home base for a career that has seen extensive travels throughout the US, Europe, and other places. They’ve all come together to make music for a series of concerts here in Utah, and we’re thrilled that they could join us here on Highway 89. https://www.byuradio.org/f1ef2e9e-4345-4a3c-ab52-0ad1d2758723 f1ef2e9e4345-4a3c-ab52-0ad1d2758723 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3165 full 9 3 The NEXT Ensemble performs live at Kaffe Mercantile. Their mission is to bring concert music to small coffee-shop venues like this one. Songs featured: Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello in G Major, Prelude; Sonata No. 1 for Solo violin in G Minor, Adagio; Five; B.B. Wolf; PBD19; You Are Not Machines Learn more about them here: http://nextensemble.org/web/home.aspx Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/28a7aa2c-fabe-4a08-915c-b8317e7064fc 28a7aa2cfabe-4a08-915c-b8317e7064fc Tue, 12 Feb 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3404 full 9 2 When the talented musicians of Brigham Young University’s Mountain Strings play their instruments, the air comes alive with sounds of good, old-fashioned fun. With energetic performances featuring American and international folk music, Mountain Strings plays their way into the hearts of audiences around the world. Mountain Strings performs live in Studio 6 at BYU Radio. Learn more about them here: https://pam.byu.edu/group/mountain-strings/ https://www.byuradio.org/da829e5b-2110-4454-b0c9-325c6c3bbac3 da829e5b2110-4454-b0c9-325c6c3bbac3 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:00:00 GMT false 3437 full 9 1 Image result for ethel string quartet In 1998, a string quartet burst onto the New York City music scene, bringing with it the riches of conservatory scholarship and study, and also embracing the intensity of rock, the grooves of jazz and hip hop, the eclecticism of world-beat bands, and more. We’re talking about ETHEL, the group that now includes cellist Dorothy Lawson, violist Ralph Farris, and violinists Corin Lee and Kip Jones. And in the decades since its beginnings, the group has fostered a dedication to collaboration and innovation that has seen it share stages and recordings with artists like David Byrne, Kurt Elling, Jake Shimabukura, Thomas Dolby and many more. The group also elevates the musical world around it through a passion for performing new work by exciting contemporary composers. ETHEL has premiered nearly 200 new works in addition to its own compositions. Now, decades after its beginnings, the group has taken its place as a trailblazing force in redefining contemporary concert music. In words from its mission statement: ETHEL Loves adventure. ETHEL Tells stories. ETHEL Builds Community. ETHEL Connects souls. ETHEL Never stops reinventing itself. ETHEL Rocks You’ll see today just how the group has wrung adjectives like “indefatigable and eclectic,” “vital and brilliant,” and “Infectiously visceral” from news sources no less venerable than The New Yorker and The New York Times. Today's episode features the members of ETHEL, in an hour of great music and conversation.  Learn more about them here: https://ethelcentral.org/ https://www.byuradio.org/7224f289-68c3-4fda-9ecf-5ee4006aaccd 7224f28968c3-4fda-9ecf-5ee4006aaccd Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3194 full 8 31 Cherie Headshot 1 Vocalist Cherie Call is accompanied by pianist Brett Raymond share some of their holiday favorites on this Christmas-time Highway 89.  Learn more about them here: https://cheriecall.com/; https://brettraymond.com/home/(Vocalist Cherie Call is accompanied by pianist Brett Raymond share some of their holiday favorites on this Christmas-time Highway 89. Learn more about them here: https:/cheriecall.com/; https:/brettraymond.com/home Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:)   Watch selections from this episode on YouTube: https://www.byuradio.org/2561a98f-798f-40da-97bf-e65ed19b19c9 2561a98f798f-40da-97bf-e65ed19b19c9 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3438 full 8 30 Image result for jim brickman World-renowned pianist Jim Brickman joins Highway 89 at the beginning of his Joyful Christmas tour.  Songs featured: Celebration; Thanksgiving; The Gift; Christmas Medley; That Silent Night; Simple Things; Rocket to the Moon; Timeless; Fly; If You Believe Learn more about him here: https://www.jimbrickman.com/ https://www.byuradio.org/9bcec6e3-fa95-4e45-a8cc-8f234386f4fc 9bcec6e3fa95-4e45-a8cc-8f234386f4fc Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3270 full 8 29 Image result for rob brandt byu  November 11, 2018, marked the hundredth anniversary of the end of the first World War – the war to end all wars. It saw the mobilization of more than 70 million military personnel. The fighting cost the lives of 9 million combatants and seven million civilians, and the war contributed to other factors – including a worldwide flu epidemic, that cost the lives of tens of millions more. In our time, we come to understand the war by studying its history. But much of what we imagine about living in the world during that conflict has been shaped by our experience with the work of poets, authors, composers, and musicians of the time. We are moved by Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” or the poetry of “In Flanders Fields” by John McRae, or “Marching Men” by Marjorie Pickthall, or “My Boy Jack” by Kipling. Today on Highway 89, we're very pleased to welcome pianist Scott Holden and baritone Robert Brandt into the studio. They bring with them a handful of pieces by World-War-I-era composers; George Butterworth, Ivor Gurney, and Frederick Keel among them. https://www.byuradio.org/1ffee72b-f3ee-4e00-bec5-c84b9591d6c5 1ffee72bf3ee-4e00-bec5-c84b9591d6c5 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3317 full 8 28 Image result for marvin goldstein vanessa joy Highway 89 https://www.byuradio.org/0988642c-f17f-450b-aecb-fe82bf92a10c 0988642cf17f-450b-aecb-fe82bf92a10c Tue, 23 Oct 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3062 full 8 27 The Deseret String Quartet, which comprises cellist Michelle Kessler, violinists Alex Woods and Monte Belknap, and violist Claudine Bigelow, performs a piece by Haydn and a contemporary work by Ethan Wickman, commissioned and first performed right here at Brigham Young University. Songs featured: Franz Joseph Haydn's Opus 76 No. 2 "Fifths" and Ethan Wickman's Namaste Learn more about them here. Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9de6056f-9206-42ba-b18a-8599bc9f9a3b 9de6056f9206-42ba-b18a-8599bc9f9a3b Tue, 11 Sep 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3116 full 8 26 The tale of our guests today begins, perhaps, in a home in which the father, a painter, exchanged some of his paintings for musical instruments. His sons, soon to be a harpist, a fiddler, and a guitarist, grew up to be Kirkmount, a Celtic band that, when the boys were still very young, kept up a rigorous schedule performing at festivals and in concert halls, making recordings, and they even won A Prairie Home Companion's "Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand" contest. Two of those brothers, Harpist Alex Bigney and fiddler Sam Bigney join us in the studio for an hour of medleys featuring traditional tunes and original pieces. Songs featured: Late Summer Aire, Home on the Columbia, Homecoming, Jerry's Jigs, Rosey's Waltz, Wandering Learn more about them here: www.alexbigneyharp.com Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c29722bd-4e1d-4a51-a352-415b4320e91c c29722bd4e1d-4a51-a352-415b4320e91c Tue, 04 Sep 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3348 full 8 25 Image result for La Farandole de Courtepin La Farandole de Courtepin is a folk dance and music group from the Alpine town of Courtepin, in the the canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland. The group is made up of about thirty dancers, a brass band of about ten musicians, a team of flag swingers, and three Alphorn players. The group performs all over the world as ambassadors for Swiss culture and are in town to perform at the World Folkfest in Springville, Utah. The group has a mission guided by its stated values: to share, in Switzerland and abroad, the traditional dances and customs of the Fribourg regions while familiarizing young people with folk and traditions, celebrating open-mindness, sharing, commitment, respect of traditions and innovations.  Songs featured: La Triple Danse, Au Jardin d'Automne, Bergers-bergeres, Fanfare du Printemps, Tarentelle Nouvelle, Alphons-Polka, Hymne de la Suisse Romande Find out more about them here: http://farandole.ch/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f2379f65-4ba2-466f-8c54-f4c67e1d7ef4 f2379f654ba2-466f-8c54-f4c67e1d7ef4 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 1951 full 8 24 Image result for ensign piano quartet The Ensign Piano Quartet recently performed at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and the music you'll hear today was recorded live at that concert by Concerts at Temple Square. In this episode we'll bring you that audio along with conversation with the members of the group: CJ Madsen, Kaden Larsen, Hyrum Arneson, and Zach Adamson.  Songs featured: Espana, Finale from Symphony 3, Fugue in G Minor, Barcarolle, Fantasy on Themes from Carmen Learn more about them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOqd-0QvDsO4URYr3PQgmZZ4no0zN_AKt Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ec2cf04b-0f51-4eb9-ac65-c32b42ef48e4 ec2cf04b0f51-4eb9-ac65-c32b42ef48e4 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3256 full 8 23 Image result for emily sternfeld-dunn Emily Sternfeld-Dunn is certainly a modern artist, sharing the work of contemporary composers in concert halls all over the country, but there's a rich musical heritage to which Emily remains very firmly attached, no matter how far, literally or musically, she may travel. Emily joins us today on Highway 89 to share some old favorites, but also to perform music from her album, titled "She." The album features a lot of great stuff that is talked about in conversation between tunes.  Learn more about Emily here: http://www.emilysternfelddunn.com/#she Songs featured: Too Few the Mornings Be, If All The Griefs I Am to Have, Bee! I'm Expecting You!, How Happy is the Little Stone, Estranged From Beauty, Will There Ever Be A Morning, Good, Snake, The Wound, The Farm, O Mio Bambino Caro, Love is Here to Stay, Where or When, Happy Days/Forget Your Troubles  Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/cbb80bce-72f7-4943-9c59-bb5a15ac99e8 cbb80bce72f7-4943-9c59-bb5a15ac99e8 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2927 full 8 22 Sometimes when you hear recordings by Billboard instrumental music chart-toppers like Paul Cardall or The Piano Guys, you're partly hearing the work of our guest today. Shane Mickelsen is a composer, arranger, and coach who works with some of the biggest names in the world of commerical instrumental music and distinguished himself early on by finishing an undergraduate degree in music when he was just 19 years old. Songs featured: Annie Jane, There is a Green Hill Far Away, Music for Piano in D, A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, Sweet Baby Sleep, I Stand All Amazed, The Swing, Musical Excerpts form the Jordan River Temple Youth Celebration, Requiem i, ii, iii, Abide With Me Learn more about him here: https://www.mickelsenmusic.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/81d662ce-b7ba-4563-a5f9-5f0b576f5e24 81d662ceb7ba-4563-a5f9-5f0b576f5e24 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3137 full 8 21 In 2017, a group of undergrads from the University of Utah got together to make music, starting a band and naming it after the first letter of their last names spelling "PANTS." The members of PANTS are woodwind players performing with a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and French horn. PANTS is a young ensemble with many of the members still studying at the U as undergrads. However, they are doing great work that often would characterize a more established group: for example, they work with a composer, commissioned pieces, and given those pieces world premiers. They are joined for this episode by composer Darlene Castro.  Songs featured: Three Shanties for Wind Quintet (Arnold), Wind Quintet in G Minor (Taffanel), Pastorale (Beach), Weaving (Castro), Roaring Fork (Ewazen) Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/34ce6e6c-0fa0-4422-a7a6-c886be197add 34ce6e6c0fa0-4422-a7a6-c886be197add Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3276 full 8 20 Lyndsey Willis and Russell Wulfenstein have been happily married for years now and happily making music as well. They call themselves the W Duo when they're on stage and together with their band American Train they bring a show to the stage that features original songs, traditional bluegrass tunes, more than 20 instruments, and even some dancing shoes. Their band brings and all-American feel to their music, filling this episode with an upbeat and enjoyable set of tunes.  Songs featured: Oh! Susanna, Half-Priced Wagon, Home, Alley Cat, Down to the Valley, Fighting Through, I've Got You, Foggy Mountain Top, Has Anybody Seen My Girl, Wild Pig, Magnetic North, These Days, Plukke, Young in the Mountains Find out more about them here: https://www.facebook.com/thewduo/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89  (Not pictured: Jesse Christopher) https://www.byuradio.org/bac077e4-af9a-40ae-90a9-4ff8117bd47b bac077e4af9a-40ae-90a9-4ff8117bd47b Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3357 full 8 19 Right after getting a college degree in the rocky mountains, a quick car ride away from the town where she grew up, Wrenne wandered away from home to take a job as a nanny in the UK. She's been there ever since, but she's not nannying anymore. Now, she's got a team of designers, producers, and other creatives supporting her ever-expanding musical ideas. She is currently putting the finishing touches on a stage show that's part music, part trampoline art, part costume, and part dance. The show is called "I Said Yes To Everything" which is perhaps the best description of Wrenne's feelings about making art and living life.  Learn more about her here.  Songs featured: All of Everything, Ready/Brothers Road, Far Away, Dance Song, One More Day, Sorry, Running to Orion, Dandelion, I Do, You Are More, Puzzle Place, So Goes Time Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9361f167-74c7-4c42-b3a1-f326ee9d8dd0 9361f16774c7-4c42-b3a1-f326ee9d8dd0 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3319 full 8 18 This episode brings Clive Romney into the studio with Bob Morphis, Curtis Woodbury, and Nathanael Davenport. Together they call themselves "Willingly," and they perform music based on stories from Utah history for all kinds of audiences, many of them very young. You can find more about the work of these gentlemen and others who share their zeal for Utah history at the Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts website, www.upharts.org.  Learn more about Clive here: http://www.cliveromney.com/ Songs featured: The Old Spanish Trail, Get Us Over This Mountain Lord, Sticky Ta Tudy, Set in Stone, What I See, Use It Up, Don't Let Them Be Forgotten Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4c423537-fe52-4994-b956-d7c6907a4d7c 4c423537fe52-4994-b956-d7c6907a4d7c Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3023 full 8 17 Each summer, The Intermezzo Chamber Music Series provides an intimate classical music experience in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah. The Series features superb performers and bold programming interweaving the familiar, the novel, and the obscure. The series features classical favorites, as well as commissioned works by living composers, and other surprises too. Our guest on this episode includes Dr. Vedrana Subotic, Intermezzo series music director and the pianist at the center of the Mozart piano quartet we'll enjoy today. Dr. Subotic is joined by violinist Alex Martin, violinist Carl Johanesen, and cellist Louis-Phillipe Robbilard.  Songs featured: Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Allegro, Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Andante, Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Rondo Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c96afc45-c8e5-494f-8777-04bc618126c2 c96afc45c8e5-494f-8777-04bc618126c2 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2016 full 8 16 A story of how we discovered Solomon Reynolds: The setting is an evening celebration for the employees of BYU radio and their friends and family- a kind of talent show. Everyone is having a great time laughing at each other's jokes and enjoying the evening together. Somewhere in the middle oft he program, onto the stage bursts a young guy surrounded by band mates, all on acoustic instruments, performing an original tune that gets the whole crowd cheering. Someone we had worked with every day wound up having a secret identity as a terrific singer. Since then, Highway 89 has had its eye on Solomon Reynolds and we've long wanted to invite him to the show to chat and perform. Songs featured: Emma Dear, I Still, Home and Heart, Everything, Father's Day, For Anna, Social Anxiety, My oh My Find out more about Solomon: https://www.facebook.com/SolomonReynoldsMusic/ Listen to his music: https://soundcloud.com/solomon-reynolds See the video for "Emma Dear": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4aNooE3QOM  Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b8787dff-52f8-41e2-aa64-46c1ded6104d b8787dff52f8-41e2-aa64-46c1ded6104d Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2429 full 8 15 Many people would describe Molly in the Mineshaft as playing "contemporary folk music for contemporary folks." With instruments lining the studio wall to wall, this band played contemporary tunes and a handful of original songs as well, often patterned on folk pieces they've come to love. Their music includes Celtic, folk, blues, bluegrass, and even pop and rock influences. We thouroughly enjoyed hearing them play and engaging in fun conversation including how the name "Molly in the Mineshaft" came to be.  Songs featured: Bill's Reel, Minor/Stranger, Billy Dooley, Fair Maid, Gets Me Through, Raise a Ruckus, Fiddler's Despair, These Words Meant for You, Kolb, All Creatures, The Parting Glass Find more about them here: https://mollyinthemineshaft.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ca6930d8-3c86-485d-9421-152b23684b7d ca6930d83c86-485d-9421-152b23684b7d Tue, 29 May 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3332 full 8 14 Highway 89 was happy to welcome Paul Cardall to the show a second time, it being a few years since his last visit to our studio. Cardall's career can be described in terms of accolades and public recognition. He has more that 2 billion lifetime digital streams on one platform or another and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Utah Board of Education. His incredible personal story of battling Congenital Heart Disesase is an inspiration to all and has led him to be a powerful advocate for those suffering from similar challenges. He's touched the personal lives of many with his uplifting and comforting music, with us at Highway 89 being no exception.  Songs featured: Sweet Hour of Prayer, Sacred Nature, Time, One by One ("Eden Za Dugrim"), Eye to Eye, Be Calm, Our Love Find more about him here: https://paulcardall.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/55444e43-6d49-4286-a6aa-fb9c7b5c0b35 55444e436d49-4286-a6aa-fb9c7b5c0b35 Tue, 22 May 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2403 full 8 13 Dr. Joshua Lindsay spent years educating himself as a musician, at Utah State University, the Manhattan School of Music, and Indiana University. After that, he spent years singing in the concert halls of Europe, living in Germany and Austria and racking up more than 500 performances before European audiences. Now, we're happy to welcome him to Brigham Young University, where's he's been for just a few months- although we hope to enjoy many more with Dr. Lindsay. Dr. Lindsay performs Robert Schumann's \_Dichterliebe, \_with CJ Madsen on the piano, and talks about how he got into singing, his experience performing in Europe, and his favorite opera roles to perform. Songs featured: Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c95ba04c-cd5d-4b6c-9176-03070d0d41db c95ba04ccd5d-4b6c-9176-03070d0d41db Tue, 15 May 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2205 full 8 12 We're excited to have heard some delightful and unusual music on the show. This episode is filled with "hit songs" from the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th century. Before Mozart, Schubert, and Handel, the hitmakers were folks like Antony Holborn, Thomas Campion, and Henry Purcell. You'll hear songs from these folks as well as an incredibily prolific composer of the era- a guy named "Anonymous." Very interesting instruments lined the studio during this recording session and resulted in a fun hour filled with these 13th century "hit songs."  Songs featured: Hollie Berry, Strawberry Leaves/Nutmeg and Ginger, Stella Splendens in Monte, Ecce Novum Gaudium, Robin is to the Greenwood Gone, Daphne, The Honie Suckle, Bele Bonne, Un Cavalier di Spagna, The Jew's Dance, FARMER's Pavane, Blow Thy Horn Hunter, Chaconne for Recorders, If Love's a Sweet Passion, Sing Me A Song, Summer is Icumen In, Jubilate Deo, Schein Gagliarda, Tango Baroquita Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/bb1bc686-4a6c-484b-968c-7e67bd10dc42 bb1bc6864a6c-484b-968c-7e67bd10dc42 Tue, 08 May 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3055 full 8 11 Malialole is a local group based in Salt Lake City with a mission to perpetuate Polynesian cuture through song and dance while promoting cultural awareness of all Pacific island people. They work in schools and perform in community celebrations, presenting tradtional and contemporary Polynesian performances from the islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Niue, New Zealand, Tonga, and Samoa. They hope as they perform, audiences are able to feel the "mana" or positive energy that their music brings. Because this is radio, we aren't able to feature the dancers of Malialole, but are confident listeners will be thrilled to hear this music just the same.  Songs featured: Traditional Polynesian Drumming, Neon Tide (Original), Ei Nei, Te Tiare, Haere Mai, Falling in Eden's Garden (Original), Burn Me (Original), Break My Stride  Find out more about them here: https://www.facebook.com/malialole.utah Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c85130dc-023d-4f69-8e19-39efdc9922ef c85130dc023d-4f69-8e19-39efdc9922ef Wed, 02 May 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2476 full 8 10 For such a new group with such young members- all in their twenties- the Tribeca Ensemble has an outstanding list of credentials. Since 2016, the six members of the Tribeca Ensemble have performed together nationally and internationally, at places like the Hermitage Museum, Kasteel Amerongen, and Wanlass Performance Hall. Their performances have been widely acclaimed and they continue to cement themselves as on of the region's premiere chamber groups. Although they are generally billed as a sextet, they perform as quartets, trios, duets, and soloists, filling every concert- including their time on Highway 89- with a unique variety of musical experiences.  Songs featured: Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet Hess 30 (Beethoven), Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet Hess 31 (Beethoven), Appalachia Waltz for Solo Cello (Mark O'Connor), Serenade "Spitzweg" for 2 Violins and Viola op. 25 (Toch), Misirlou for String Quartet (Dale arr. Ebene) Find more about them here: https://www.tribecaensemble.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9412daf3-063b-4926-b7d2-6a3ef59b2f10 9412daf3063b-4926-b7d2-6a3ef59b2f10 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2877 full 8 9 Each year choirs from high schools across the Nebo school district compete in an annual choir competition, hoping to win the hearts of the audience and secure their votes as well as the approval of the expert judges. Each year we invite the winning choir to perform on an episode of Highway 89 and the Maple Mountain High School Choir is no exception. Under the direction of Mr. Braden Rymer, the students of this choir joined us for an hour of wonderful choral arrangements.  Songs featured: African Alleluia (Althouse), Lux Aurumque (Whiticre), How Can I Keep From Singing (Helvey), I Got a Home in Dat Rock (Hogan), Sing Me to Heaven (Gawthrop), Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal (arr. Hayes), Musica Animam Tangens (Shank), Down to the River to Pray (arr. Curry), Ride on King Jesus (Hogan) Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/95196488-439c-40d1-845b-3a999b197ec6 95196488439c-40d1-845b-3a999b197ec6 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3057 full 8 8 Directed by Dick Landerman, the Reunion Band was formed more than fifteen years ago at a church gathering. Made mostly of members of the local congregation, the band's reach has spread over the last decade-and-a-half. It's now made up of musicians young and old from all over the place, and prides itself on being an organization designed to give young players a chance to hone their chops on big band music. This reunion band joined us in the studio with seventeen players, ready to thrill us with just a few of the 300 tunes they know together.  Songs featured: At Last, Angel Eyes, Hot Toddy, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Making Whoopee, Misty, Hallelujah, Orange Colored Sky, Bye Bye Blackbird, Canadian Sunset, Take the A Train, In the Mood, Brasil Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ae859554-0c14-42ab-9553-2ac27c10a33a ae8595540c14-42ab-9553-2ac27c10a33a Tue, 03 Apr 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3398 full 8 7 New Orleans legends Lucien Barbarin (on the trombone) and Greg Stafford (on the trumpet) joined BYU band students for a night exploding with classic New Orleans Jazz. Both musicians ran into the studio just moments after delivering clinics to young music students and their teachers right here in the valley. Although these men are both first and foremost musicians, they are also music educators down to the deepest parts of their souls. This fine group of musicians favored us with jazz numbers from favorites like Louis Armstrong to originals written by Barbarin's own family with pleasant conversation in between.  Songs featured: High Society (Porter Steele), Someday You'll Be Sorry (Louis Armstrong), The Second Line (Paul Barbarin), St. James Infirmary Blues (trad.), Joe Avery's Blues (Joe Avery), When the Saints Go Marching In/Mama Don't Allow Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/aa245fc1-4e9a-4809-be03-621a4232d4f0 aa245fc14e9a-4809-be03-621a4232d4f0 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3231 full 8 6 Acclaimed violinist David Park returns to Highway 89 to celebrate Bach's 333rd birthday, treating us to Bach's Partita No. 1 in its entirety, along with a Bartók fugue. Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with Mr. Park about the importance of Bach's sonata and partita repertoire for violin, and why it seems so appropriate to pair Bach's Partita No. 1 with the Bartók fugue featured in today's episode.  Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/e88e2667-cedb-40ef-98b3-1097430f9643 e88e2667cedb-40ef-98b3-1097430f9643 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 2409 full 8 5 Artem Yasynskyy joins Highway 89 as a guess of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, an organization that began at Brigham Young Univerisity as a summer piano festival and grew to host piano competitions, festivals, and exchanges. The Foundation has been a friend of Highway 89 for a long time, allowing us to speak and hear some of the world's greatest pianists over the years.  Artem Yasynskyy was born in Ukraine to a family of classical musicians and has spent his life engaged in a study of piano. He has entertained people all over the world and has filled his trophy case with awards from piano competitions across the globe. Yasynskyy joined us on the show to allow us to experience his "complete command" of the instrument and his "sense of security and inner tranquility" as Chopin magazine says.  Songs featured: Partita No. 5 (Bach), Piano Sonata No. 23 (Beethoven), À la Manière de Borodine (Ravel) Follow Highway 89 on Twitter: @byuh89 and Instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/acd903e6-f3de-483f-95ac-490c7808835e acd903e6f3de-483f-95ac-490c7808835e Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT false 3121 full 8 4 Every once in awhile, an ensemble that began its life in the halls of a great educational institution spreads its wings and flies beyond the confines of the institution to have a rich life of its own. That's what happened with Cantorum Chamber Choir, which began its life at Brigham Young University, but over time evolved to become one of the premiere non-collegiate vocal ensembles in the Western United States. Cantorum's membership reflects the rich heritage of choral singing in this area. Many of the members are music educators themselves, reflecting the group's goal to inspire the musicians of a new generation.  Cantorum joined us on the show for an hour of marvelous acappella numbers and pleasant conversation.  Songs featured: Dues in Adiutorium Meum Intende (Padilla); Salvator Mundi, from Requiem (Howells); Singet dem Herrn nein Neues Lied (Distler); Soldier's Song (Bernstein); Healing Light (Jenkins); Evening Song (Kodaly); Loch Lomond (arr. Quick); All the Pretty Little Horses (arr. Douma); Jenny Rebecca (arr. McElfresh); Entreat me Not to Leave You (Forrest); Crucifixion (Hailstork). Follow Highway 89 on Twitter: @byuh89 and on Instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a46e19c5-90cf-47da-8f57-1865998e2f22 a46e19c590cf-47da-8f57-1865998e2f22 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3535 full 8 3 When a friend of Andrew Nufer, Kim Bjerga, and Clark Holmes asked them to serve dinner to friends while only wearing Speedo swimming suits, the three took the offer. They spent the night singing love songs while waiting on the couple, thus becoming the fresh, upbeat, ukulele-playing band called The Naked Waiters. Since this first gig in Cedar City, Utah this group has performed at everything from weddings and private parties to restaurants and farmers markets. People can't seem to get enough of their terrific harmonies and deft ukulele arrangements of original and cover songs.  The three spend the hour performing covers of fan favorites as well as originals with pleasant conversation in-between numbers about how they met, the origin of their song titles, and their unique style.  Songs featured: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, The Boring Song, LeeLee Bear, I Don't Know My Name, Love Yourself, Good Ol' Days, The Cat Song, I Want to be Your Butterfree, Sunday Morning, Sleepland, La Vie En Rose.  Follow Highway 89 on Twitter: @byuh89 and on Instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/45a4d6fe-67c9-47e3-9584-d561c2c103ac 45a4d6fe67c9-47e3-9584-d561c2c103ac Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3163 full 8 2 On today’s episode of Highway 89, we fill the studio with the sounds of pipes, fiddles, harps, bodhrans, flutes, banjos, and more. It’s “Pennyland,” a name given to the amount of land that could once be rented for a penny to Scottish tenant farmers of the west highlands. The band is named in tribute to those Scottish tenant farmers, who, dreaming of better opportunities, uprooted their families and crossed the Atlantic to settle in a new land. Pennyand is made up of Robert Macdonald, Liz Macdonald, Daniel Macdonald, Averi Crockett, Michelle Adams, and Marvin Payne. You can find more Pennyland at their website: www.pennylandband.com. Pennyland favors us with an hour’s worth of music and conversation, including the following tunes:Scots on the Rocks Faery Love Song and Jig The Cuckoo's Nest Song and Hornpipe Can Ye Sew Cushions Waffles for Friday and Drunken Tinker Puirt a Beaul Set Sweet Molly and The Glenburnie Rant and Put Me in the Big Ches Siul a Ruin and The Bird's Nest Manx Lullaby and The Hag at the Churn https://www.byuradio.org/93fe37ee-86b5-4d6a-b73f-b59d0a93196c 93fe37ee86b5-4d6a-b73f-b59d0a93196c Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT false 3320 full 8 1 Image result for cori connors On this episode of Highway 89, we enjoy a visit from Cori Connors. From small but renowned venues such as the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, to Britain’s famous Liverpool Cathedral, Cori carries her fresh voice as a songwriter to audiences worldwide. Sometimes it’s Cori herself performing the songs. Other times, it’s great singers in her neighborhood or in her circle of friends, and sometimes its superstars like Chris LeDoux, Linda Ronstadt, or Tarja Turunen, giving Cori platinum status as a songwriter. Cori treated us to an evening of gentle renditions of her original Christmas and winter tunes. Find out more about Cori on her website: www.coriconnors.com Enjoy an hour of music and conversation with Cori on vocals and guitar, and Mark Robinette on bass. The music includes these songs: Sleepy Little Town Is It Snowing Tonight Blowing Kisses Fall in Love Wise Men Seek Him Still One Small Boy Heavenly Choirs Little Did I Know Broke Mary Holds Him https://www.byuradio.org/b5dcbb23-fff7-49e2-972e-ffa8c84492ae b5dcbb23fff7-49e2-972e-ffa8c84492ae Fri, 22 Dec 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 3234 full 7 41 This is an episode filled with piano performances of Christmas favorites! The musicians today are a group of prestigious alumni from the University of Utah. Some serve on the faculty there, and some are current and former members of the musical performance and outreach ensemble called "Ladies in Red." Pianists: Kate Webb, Desiree Gonzalez, Ran Duan, Ann Christensen, Lindsey Wright and Josh Wright. Repertoire: The Christmas Song; Still, Still Still; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Russian Dance; Carol of the Bells; What Child is This; Jingle Bells; O Holy Night/Rachmaninoff Suite No. 2;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7845c399-ed54-46d8-988c-5f4e14e44e81 7845c399ed54-46d8-988c-5f4e14e44e81 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 2743 full 7 40 Brian Kershisnik and Steve Vistaunet are two men who earn their living as visual artists. Brian is a painter, and Steve is a graphic designer. But every Thursday night, the guys step away from their respective fabric and digital canvases, and they create art together, in the medium of music. They've created songs for over a decade, and after all of that time, they finally have a debut album, "Tiny Bicycle Parade." This episode features music from that album, along with some unreleased music.  Songs featured: Out There, Twin, The Next Time Lazarus Dies, Graham, Angle of the Day, Love Song with Words, Spirits in Prison, Menu Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/2eae6a6b-c2ff-4cd5-a573-90804c81569e 2eae6a6bc2ff-4cd5-a573-90804c81569e Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 3418 full 7 39 Image result for christopher gabbitas  Image result for julian gregory In 1968, six recently-graduated choral scholars from King's College at Cambridge made their London debut. The King's Singers are now in their 50th year and have featured 24 different singers as members over the years. Their repertoire is unusual for a group made up of such impecable musical craftsmen: a mix of populaar music as well as startlingly lovely arrangements of well-known classics and newly-commissioned material. They're Grammy winners, Emmy winners, and hold a place in the Gramophone Hall of Fame. 2018 marks 50 years of wonderful music recorded and performed by the King's Singers, and today we have two of them with us: baritone Christopher Gabbitas and tenor Julian Gregory. Today they share selections from a new 50th year collection of recordings called "Gold", and their thoughts and persperctives on the long and successful career of the group. Repertoire: Prayer of King Henry VI - Henry Ley; We Are - Bob Chilcott; And So it Goes - Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott; The Little Green Lane - Traditional, arr. Paul Lovatt-Cooper; Shenandoah - Traditional, arr. Bob Chilcott; Don't Worry About Me - Frances, arr. Chris Bruerton; Scarborough Fair - Traditional, arr. Christopher Gabbitas; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/fe024e44-a1a1-484f-83aa-dc519545674a fe024e44a1a1-484f-83aa-dc519545674a Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 3214 full 7 38 Stephen Sondheim's celebrated musical Into the Woods is rich with life lessons about family, relationships, good and bad, and dealing with the consequences of one's actions. It debuted on Broadway in 1987 and features the story of a childless baker and his wife who embark on a quest to break a witch's curse. Along their way they cross paths with characters from the stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella and soon all of their stories intertwine. Students from BYU's Music Dance Theater department are preparing a production of Into the Woods and they visit our studio to share some of the fantastic music from the show. This production is directed by Dallyn Vail Bayles, acclaimed Broadway performer, soloist, and recording artist. Dallyn and many of the lead performers chat with Steve Sondheim's style and legacy, and some of the ambiguities and moral questions of the musical. Leads: Madison Dennis - Witch, Jospeh Swain - Baker, Jacob Baird - Narrator, Ellora Latin - Rapunzel, Preston Taylor - Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Hannah Dalley - Little Red Riding Hood, Kristian Huff - Jack, Benjamin Rayment - Rapunzel's Prince, Libby Lloyd - Cinderella; Songs featured: Witch's Rap, Our Little World, Hello Little Girl, I Know Things Now, Giants in the Sky, Agony, On the Steps of the Palace, It Takes Two, No One Is Alone, Children Will Listen/Into the Woods (Finale);  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/315df8f7-7100-4d01-a536-0cfb928028de 315df8f77100-4d01-a536-0cfb928028de Tue, 31 Oct 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3369 full 7 37 Obraz może zawieraÄ?: 4 osoby, uÅ?miechniÄ?ci ludzie, ludzie stojÄ? Renshaw is a band from our own backyard of Provo, Utah. Named for frontman Cayson Renshaw, this indie group of four plays covers and original music, all with their own spin. Renshaw is Cayson Renshaw, Mitch Romney, Michael Van Wagoner, and Jarom Hansen Songs featured: Fight For You, Heart of Gold, Home, I Won't Give Up, All My Life, There Is A Green Hill Far Away, I Want to Fly, It's All Right; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/abc36047-65e0-4bb3-be77-20b937d9c4d3 abc3604765e0-4bb3-be77-20b937d9c4d3 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2619 full 7 36 When Debra Fotheringham was a kid, the music from her father’s collection of jazz albums filled up the house, and filled up Debra’s heart. With a heart full of jazz, it’s no wonder that art began to make its way out of her heart and into the world.  Debra began to make her mark as a fiction writer, getting invited to writers’ conferences even as a first grader. In Junior High, she discovered the versatility of the acoustic guitar and the rhythms of hand percussion. Marrying her love of writing with her love of making music on those instruments, Debra has been a staple in not only the songwriting scene, but also as a key contributor to the albums of other songwriters in one of the most vibrant independent songwriting communities in the country.  Debra's first homemade CD sold more than a thousand copies from the merch tables at local shows, and her 2007 self-titled album and her 2010 EP, “Time,” are respected and loved by fans and fellow musicians alike. Audiences have seen her most often on stage as a part of the hymn-singing supergroup The Lower Lights, as well as the frontwoman for the Americana cover act the Blue Heart Revue.  2017 marks the release of another Debra Fotheringham album, called “The Darkness and the Sun.” Songs featured: White Bird, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Darkness and the Sun, Sometimes the Wolf, Drive Across the Desert, Dan's Song, Summer Rain, Odd-Shaped Pieces, Winter That Will Never Come  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/56c9b336-04a4-46a4-be23-7166abd768f3 56c9b33604a4-46a4-be23-7166abd768f3 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3460 full 7 35 Image result for camille nelson music We didn’t make Camille Nelson bring all of the instruments she plays into the studio today, which is a good thing – there may not have been room for them all. Camille Nelson is a classically trained artist whose new album, "Lead Me Home," can be found near the top of a number of different Billboard charts.  For Camille, studying violin at age 6 was the doorway through which she stepped to develop a close relationship with the guitar, and then piano, banjo, mandolin, and more. All of that have given her the ability to experiment with classical, folk, pop, and new age sounds, and all of those influences have found a comfortable home in her recordings. She has distinguished herself as an athlete, a public speaker, an educator, an author, and more. Camille has lived in South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and she speaks German and Italian fluently. She received her Bachelor and Master degree from the University of Utah and her Ph.D from Gonzaga University. She currently teaches MBA courses in management, communication, and leadership. She is also the sister of Steven Sharp Nelson, the cellist in The Piano Guys. Songs Featured: Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Be Thou My Vision, Be Still My Soul, Israel Israel God Is Calling, Come Come Ye Saints, Lead Me Home, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Count Your Many Blessings;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c7a5d9f3-ab6a-4b56-acc5-6dc400e8c66d c7a5d9f3ab6a-4b56-acc5-6dc400e8c66d Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3293 full 7 34 Image result for anton nel Anton Nel enjoys a remarkable and multifaceted career that has taken him to North and South America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa. Following an auspicious debut at the age of twelve with Beethoven’s C Major Concerto after only two years of study, the Johannesburg native captured first prizes in all the major South African competitions while still in his teens, toured his native country extensively and became a well-known radio and television personality. As recitalist he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum and the Frick Collection in New York, at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, Davies Hall in San Francisco, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.  Eager to pursue dual careers in teaching and performing he was appointed to the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in his early twenties, followed by professorships at the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Michigan, where he was chairman of the piano department. In September 2000, Anton Nel was appointed as the Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents  Professor of Piano and Chamber music at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches an international class of students and now heads the Division of Keyboard Studies.  For the past two years he has been presenting a series of masterclasses in piano and chamber music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York as Visiting Professor, and also teaches regularly at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He is a Steinway artist. Repertoire: HANDEL Air and Variations from Suite No. 5 "Harmonious Blacksmith"; DEBUSSY Suite Bergamasque (Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied); SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26, Mvt. 1 "Allegro"; SIBELIUS Romance in D-Flat, Op. 24, No. 9; BEETHOVEN Sonata in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein", Mvt. 1 - Allegro con brio; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3911f513-dd67-4eb6-9f8c-e2345614a6b4 3911f513dd67-4eb6-9f8c-e2345614a6b4 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3399 full 7 33 Obraz może zawieraÄ?: 1 osoba, siedzi i na zewnÄ?trz Audiences have seen Nic Chamberlain supporting the Southern Utah music scene for a long time, playing drums for this band, singing backup vocal for that band, or workshopping tunes with young songwriters. Throughout all of his involvement though, for years he has been a sure-footed songwriter in his own right, giving connected, engaging performances for years as his own frontman. Nic is now touring a new album called "Watch for the Wolves." It's an album on which he played nearly every instrument on every track, and engineered as well. We were happy to have him in the studio for an hour of music and conversation. Songs featured: Our Love; Show Me a Sign; Keep Your Head Down; Mukuntuweap; Save Our Land; Amalickiah v. the Captain; Take Me Back; Product of the Past; From a Slave to a Man; Sailing; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3bd90eb8-a2d4-42d5-8cdf-84bc2a42d67d 3bd90eb8a2d4-42d5-8cdf-84bc2a42d67d Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3291 full 7 32 Classical trio of world-class musicians--soprano Diane Reich, baritone Robert Brandt, and pianist Scott Holden delight with an hour of classical comedy. LAITMAN I'm Nobody; BOLCOM Amor; MOLLICONE Mrs. Noah's Aria; SATIE Embryons Desseches; FLANDERS & SWANN The Warthog; The Spider; The Sloth; MOORE I'm Glad I'm Not a Tenor; Content to be Behind Me; LAITMAN Dreaming Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f05d1ffc-8823-44e9-9b75-4a7af680a1fc f05d1ffc8823-44e9-9b75-4a7af680a1fc Tue, 05 Sep 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3396 full 7 31 Grey Glass is a band that describes themselves as "sonically juicy rock-and-roll." Born at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, they say they thrive on music that speaks to the lives of their fans and embraces the human experience. And people are taking notice: In a field crowded with great acts, the press has said of Grey Glass, "In every category-- songwriting, creativity, performance, and production-- Grey Glass...is a step above many of their peers." Since they formed in 2014 their recordings have demonstrated a progression from solid indie acoustic folk-rock to big, sophisticated electric sounds. For today's show they go back to their roots in some ways, treating us to an hour of stripped-down performances. Songs featured: Brothers; Seconds; Satellite; Fell Asleep; Old; Cities; Lioness; Make Me Yours https://www.byuradio.org/6e48197b-593f-41ad-87ba-3dbaad82650c 6e48197b593f-41ad-87ba-3dbaad82650c Thu, 31 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3271 full 7 30 One brick at a time, Peter Breinholt has built one of the longest-standing and most successful music careers in the region, and he'sdone it without ever signing a contract with a record label, without ever raising concert ticket prices from $10. He's sold-out regional venues, performed at the 2002 Olympics, has regular guest spots with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and more. He was even the 2016 winer of the prestigious Utah Governor's Mansion award. All of this has made Peter one of the most reliably beloved performers in living memory for his large family of enthusiastic fans. Folks who loved Peter Breinholt concerts in college are now bringing their kids to Peter's shows. Today we were lucky to have him in the studio, playing old favorites and introducing us to new music as well. Musicians: Peter Breinholt (guitar, vocals, piano), Mike Ensign (bass, backup vocals), Craig Miner (guitars, backup vocals), Brian Hardy (piano), Pat Campbell (drums), Rebecca Suelze (viola), Asheley Watabe (violin), Ariel Haubner (cello). Songs featured: For Becca, In England; Sweetly Sleeps; Pictures; We Among Believers; You Are Home; Little Bird; A Little Spot of Ground; Jens Peter Larsen; Red, Blue, and Grey; Drive This Road; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ca3f2f6c-2284-4ca3-a16b-7d76532182e8 ca3f2f6c2284-4ca3-a16b-7d76532182e8 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3341 full 7 29 Recent winners of the John Lennon songwriting competition, Cherie Call and Lyndy Butler are the authors and creators of "The Buddy System" an acclaimed album of songs designed for kids and parents. Both Cherie and Lyndy have toured extensively around the country, and have hit up historic venues including the famous "Bluebird Cafe" in Nashville. They share some of the favorites tonight with guest musician and producer Ryan Tilby. Songs featured: My Greatest Adventure, If That's What You Want to Do, Radio Flyer, I Am A Homeless Song, There For You, Stubborn, Oh No! Oh Yes!, The Buddy System, The Astronaut and the Mermaid; https://www.byuradio.org/017be3e3-81d1-45d2-88cc-0ed65ee3b5c2 017be3e381d1-45d2-88cc-0ed65ee3b5c2 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3203 full 7 28 In this episode we go back to what some people call "The Jazz Age." It's the era of Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and of youth rebellion. It's the Roaring Twenties, brought to you by the Roadside Ramblers, specializing in 20's and 30's jazz that takes you right to the heart of New Orleans. The Roadside Ramblers have been sharing their love of early jazz with audiences for years, but their shows aren't just about the music. Show up to one of their gigs and you'll find folks dressed up in period-accurate attire and dance instructors helping bring the era to life. While they didn't bring the dancers tonight, they did bring the foot-tapping classics they're famous for, and a wealth of experience and information about the music and its history and significance. Musicians: Jory Woodis - Clarinet; Austie Robinson - Trumpet; Stephen Tobian - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone; Kurt Reeder - Piano; Adam Overacker - Upright Bass; Michael Tobian - Drums; Sam Payne - Vocals on "St. James Infirmary Blues"; Repertoire: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey; Sunny Side of the Street; Rosetta; St James Infirmary Blues; Roses of Picardy; Stompin at the Savoy; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Bourbon Street Parade; When the Saints Go Marching In; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7ef0c0c2-7bc8-44ac-afd1-ff84d434410a 7ef0c0c27bc8-44ac-afd1-ff84d434410a Thu, 10 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3410 full 7 27 Mikael Lewis describes his music as containing "travel, loss, hopeful dreams, love, politics, and the evolving beauty of life." The landscapes he creates with his lyrics and melodies are supported by alternate guitar tunings and a rhythmic, percussive playing style. For years, Mikael has been on a musical journey that has led him through collaborations with fellow musicians in project after project, in bands like "Bucket of Witches" and "Fyre and Reign", and the things that he gives to and learns from these projects can be hears in his own unique sound as a solo artist. His sound contains elements of rock and roll, americana, folk, and even jazz and world music. Lewis has shared the stage with such greats as The Gin Blossoms, Eddie from Ohio, John Hammond, Irish troubadour Brian Kennedy and English folk legend Nick Harper.  He chats with Steve about life on the road, life across the ocean, father-daughter collaborations, and more. Songs featured: 4th of July, Finding My Feet, Driving at Night, Walking on a Tightrope, Old International, Midnight in the Garden, Queen of the Big Top, This Sinking Ship, Destination Anywhere, True Romance; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/bda259a9-6824-4ffd-aa4f-e549cfb93ead bda259a96824-4ffd-aa4f-e549cfb93ead Tue, 08 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3274 full 7 26 Every summer the Rocky-Mountain-nestled town of Springville Utah hosts performing groups from all over the world during the spirngville World Folkfest. It's a 31-year tradition that this year features performances from Austria, Chile, Romania, Ecuador, Indonesia, and more. A group from Belrus joins our show tonight. The ensemble is called Zorachka, and it was formed in 1963, decades before the Republic of Belarus declared its sovereignty. Zorachka has travelled the world representing the rich culture of Belarus with a unique blend of vocal music, fascinating instruments, and lively choreography. https://www.byuradio.org/4889c4d0-34ca-4362-af3f-d8897b18dd31 4889c4d034ca-4362-af3f-d8897b18dd31 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1358 full 7 25 Drew and Lacey Williams are a husband and wife duo whose study of music have put them at the center of the regional music scene, working with artists like Peter Breinholt, Charley Jenkins, and Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband here in Utah and with bands like Due West and the JaneDear Girls in Nashville where they started as a bluegrass-tinged country duo. Both are educators, musicians, songwriters, parents, and spouses. Tonight they share a collection of music that ranges from summertime love songs to touching meditations on the kinds of sacrifice, faithfulness, heartbreak, and joy that characterize the relationships that we treasure.  Songs featured: Sweet Summer Love, Help Explain, first Kiss, Cold Sassy, Six-String Lullaby, Simple Life, Look Away, Same Ol' River, Lovin' You More; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/15115775-db7f-4d90-ab14-9859ae9ae072 15115775db7f-4d90-ab14-9859ae9ae072 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3346 full 7 24 The Salt Lake Vocal Artists was formed in 2010, providing an opportunity for those in the organization who have professional-level capability to rehearse and perform at the highest level.  SLVA’s inaugural season began with a tour of Spain’s Basque region where the group competed in an international competition, earning first prize awards in every category and a special Audience Favorite award.  This recognition led to invitations for 2011, including an appearance as the only United States choir at the World Choral Symposium in Argentina. In September 2011, SLVA traveled to Italy for another competition, where they once again earned five first prizes.  SLVA performs several times each year throughout the Salt Lake Valley and has released four CD recordings. Repertoire: WILBERG Light Dawns on a Weary World; CONTE The Waking; DICKAU A Song of Joys; NESTOR Peace Prayer of Saint Francis; FINZI My Spirit Sang All Day; LOUNSBROUGH Invocation; STOPFORD The Beatitudes; DAVISON Ritmo; RUNESTAD The Peace of Wild Things; JOHNSON I Love You/What a Wonderful World;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/86505e24-25d7-4696-b832-45f7aa36ae31 86505e2425d7-4696-b832-45f7aa36ae31 Tue, 04 Jul 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3416 full 7 23 Tonight, the Utah Lyric Opera presents a special performance of "Singing the Stories of America," a music and spoken-word production written and directed by Elizabeth Hansen. Set in the style of an old-time radio variety show, a combination of artfully-arranged vocal numbers and expertly-performed stories and vignettes come together to paint a picture of patriotism and nostalgia. Featuring: Elizabeth Hansen - Writer/Director Scott McDonald - "Don Flemming" Radio Announcer Lora Schmidt - "Lora" Storyteller Kelsey Mariner - "Betty Singer" Singer Sister Korianne Johnson - "Betsy Singer" Singer Sister Lisa Zimmerman - "Bonnie Singer" Singer Sister Repertoire: "God Bless America" - Irving Berlin; "Last Letter of Sullivan Ballou/O Shenandoah" - Traditional, arr. Elizabeth Hansen; "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" - Traditional, arr. Elizabeth Hansen; "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Don Raye and Hughie Prince; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/585b590c-a7f9-4102-ac62-a732575fc41a 585b590ca7f9-4102-ac62-a732575fc41a Thu, 29 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2262 full 7 22 Mormon Tabernacle Choir organist Richard Elliott performs Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor at the University of Utah's Libby Gardner Hall. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/fd331014-3e07-4b65-8f25-1db3bb3b067b fd3310143e07-4b65-8f25-1db3bb3b067b Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1576 full 7 21 Show veterans Dr. Donna Fairbanks and Dr. Hilary Demske return to our studio to perform two very-special selections from Czech composer Leos Janacek. They recently performed their repertoire to standing ovations in Brno, Janacek's hometown in the Czech Republic. Dr Fairbanks is Chair of the Department of Music at Utah Valley University and holds degrees from the University of Arizona, Eastman School of Music, and Brigham Young University. Dr Demske is Associate Professor and Director of Piano Studies at Utah Valley Univeristy. She is a Steinway Artist and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the Julliard School, and the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Both of them have travelled and performed with ensembles and as soloists all over the world. Hear more of the story about their Czech Republic performances in their interviews with Steve. Repertoire: Violin Sonata, Dumka - Leos Janacek; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/04d4c457-232f-4f9e-acd2-8ce95ba8830d 04d4c457232f-4f9e-acd2-8ce95ba8830d Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1879 full 7 20 Claude Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian stylings into uncharted territories. He has played countless venues, including Glastonbury Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, Colne Great British & Blues Festival, Rock O'Z Arene, Avenches, Switzerland, among others. He has shared the stage in Europe and the USA with countless musicians, Calvin Russel, Charlie Morgan (Elton John, Gary Moore), Jan Akkerman (Focus), Steve Grossman (Miles Davis), Herbie Armstrong ( Van Morisson), Jose barrense Dias and many more. One reviewer noted that although “Claude’s roots were in blues, that's like saying Leonardo da Vinci was a painter." Songs Featured: "There's a Storm Coming," "Cold River," "Berino," "Sitting on a Cliff," "Lady Carey's Dompe." Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/47b1d330-6748-4e28-b67b-18ea0d9c00b8 47b1d3306748-4e28-b67b-18ea0d9c00b8 Tue, 30 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3094 full 7 19 Stephanie Mabey is a singer/songwriter knwon for her dreamy songs and razor-sharp lyrics. Her music has been featured on HBO, MTV and several independent films, and her songs "the zombie song" and "glorious" (covered by David Archuleta) have been collectively viewed over 12 million times on Youtube. Her latest EP is "I Still Taste Fire". Tonight Stephanie shares old favorites and brand-new compositions, alternating between the piano and her "Baby Unicorn Machine" Omnichord. She chats with Steve about music videos, The War of Art, and being true to your real self. Songs featured: "Heart-Shaped Hologram", "I Still Taste Fire," "The Zombie Song", "I Know You're Out There", "Stop Motion", "Glorious"; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a25d85ee-2046-48ec-a029-f8f4195b4f47 a25d85ee2046-48ec-a029-f8f4195b4f47 Mon, 22 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2803 full 7 18 Sinfonia Salt Lake with music from Mozart and "The Black Mozart," Joseph Bologne Chevalier Saint-George. Featuring soprano Melissa Heath with guest conductor Gerald Elias. Follow them online at SinfoniaSaltLake.com. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/694d45d3-7d87-4966-b9c4-d6652e3ce3f1 694d45d37d87-4966-b9c4-d6652e3ce3f1 Sat, 13 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2359 full 7 17 Winners of Classical 89's High school Choir Competition, directed by Nathan Egan. Repertoire: Sing a Mighty Song - Daniel Gawthrop; O Vos Omnes - Blake Henson; Bring Me A Little Water, Sylvie - Arr. Kirby Shaw; Sleep - Eric Whitacre; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/361d768b-8654-49d6-a447-1b08d66c76db 361d768b8654-49d6-a447-1b08d66c76db Tue, 09 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1825 full 7 16 Mozart's two-act opera, "The Magic Flute" is world-renowned and loved. UVU's Opera Chorus, directed by Isaac Hurtado, performs solo and chorus selections from their production, set in 80's New York instead of the 18th century! Director: Issac Hurtado Pianist: Valerie Hoffman Papageno: Benjamin Perry The Queen of the Night: Claire Glaittli Tamino: Esteban Senzig Pamina: Sarah Frazier Three Ladies: Jana Conrad, Ashley Shamy, and Carlie Beckert Repertoire: "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja" (The Bird Catcher, That's Me), "O Zittre nicht" (Oh, Tremble Not), "Hm! Hm! Hm!", "Ach, ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden" (Ah, I Feel It, It has Disappeared), "Der Holle rache kocht in meinem herzen" (Hell's Vengeance Boils in my Heart); Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7d1c4fca-83d6-463f-a3a2-24662bacbc19 7d1c4fca83d6-463f-a3a2-24662bacbc19 Mon, 01 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1926 full 7 15 Sonya Cotton and Gabe Dominguez have been playing music together since the day that they met. 10 years later, they are still at it, performing covers and playing weddings while simultaneously working on their own projects as well. Today they are in-studio, playing guitars and sharing their folksy, acoustic style with us live. They also chat with Steve about the origin of their name, their award-winning Bicycle Music Fest, and more. Songs featured: "Sigh No More Ladies" - William Shakespeare, Patrick Doyle; "River" - Joni Mitchell; "Til I Kissed Ya" - Everly Brothers; "Fat Lady" - Matt Trowbridge; "Higher Than a Hawk" - Calamity Jane the Musical; "So Much in Love" - The Tymes; "I Will" - The Beatles;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/e7464fa5-f262-4183-8fa6-1daf8c34fea7 e7464fa5f262-4183-8fa6-1daf8c34fea7 Mon, 01 May 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 3355 full 7 14 Tien Hseih makes her career as a recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. She has performed in all corners of the world and made her New York Recital Debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. She has a Master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and her latest recording is "Bach and Beethven: Mostly Transcriptions 2" which hit #1 Best Srller on Amazon.com twice in the year it was released and remained on the bestseller list for two consecutive months in the classical keyboard and instrumental categories. Tonight, Hseih plays transcriptions and other piano favorites, in-between talking with Steve about everything from Skagway, Alaska, to cruise ships, to television appearances Special thanks to Hana Janatova and the Mundi Project for helping arrange tonight's performance. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d830c6ee-10c5-4118-b8e3-83622083b175 d830c6ee10c5-4118-b8e3-83622083b175 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1933 full 7 13 Rhonda rider is a musician just as comfortable in a concert hall in front of thousands as she is in the great outdoors. Artist-in-Residence at both Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks, her cello recordings have been nominated for Grammy awards and cited as Critic's Choice in both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. She currently serves as the Chair of Strings and on cello faculty for the Boston Conservatory at Berkelee and Boston University. Today she shares a collection of never-before-recorded pieces by living composers, written specifically for the Petrified Forest National Park. She also chats with Steve about her "indestructible cello," creating never-before-heard cello sounds, and keeping company with the wildlife during her residency. Repertoire: Eric Moe - Verkalrtes Holtz (Transfigured Wood) Mvt. 1 "Daybreak to Nightfall"; Peter Child - Tapamveni Mvt. 1 "Dancer"; Laurie San Martin - Vast Steppe; Raven Chacon - Invisible Arc;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/e854ce52-f321-4aa1-8d3d-5e150c47c9d2 e854ce52f321-4aa1-8d3d-5e150c47c9d2 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 1939 full 7 12 Parker Kane loves to beatbox. 2.5 million Youtube views later, the internet loves watching him do it! A full-time musician, Parker most recently spoke at Tedx in Idaho Falls, performed opening for Shark Tank's Daymond John at IZEAFEST in Orlando, Florida, and starred in a McDonald's television commercial showcasing his talent for unorthodox beats. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3b89faa2-21a3-438c-9bdf-9da5635b2a12 3b89faa221a3-438c-9bdf-9da5635b2a12 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 867 full 7 11 Joshy Soul plays "A gentleman's soul music," styled after the big bands and smooth jazz of the 40s and 50s. His first album "Vintage Dreamin'" premiered this year, and Joshy has built a career around producing and accompanying music scenes both local and national. Tonight between original songs played acoustic, he chats with Steve about fashion, collaboration, and starting a music career later in life. Songs featured: Sole; Make My Day; Dance Love; Sweet Moonlight; Darling Darling; We're The Ones; I Can't Help Myself; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a7e0d2ea-cec7-4608-9606-85d6001e7a54 a7e0d2eacec7-4608-9606-85d6001e7a54 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2900 full 7 10 Los Hermanos de los Andes is a folk group with a 27-year history. They've performed at various venues throughout the state of Utah, at Latin festivals, and for large-scale productions with sets, choirs, and dancers. The group's purpose is to share their rich musical heritage with authentic ethnic instruments dating back to the original Inca civilization. Inviting listeners to close their eyes and let their imagination take them to the majestic Andes mountains, in-between chatting wtih Steve about some of their incredible performances and instruments. Musicians: Edgar Zurita, Gonzalo Zurita, Elias Perez, Alvaro Salazar, Juan Soto and Victor Soto; Songs featured: Mercado de Tastaccio; El Condor Pasa; Calambito; ICHFILWU; A la Huella; https://www.byuradio.org/189464c4-760d-4527-a5f6-d7ab58ef1919 189464c4760d-4527-a5f6-d7ab58ef1919 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2196 full 7 9 The Philharmonia Quartett of Berlin, Germany has been described as "Four of the best" by the London Press. They have toured all over Europe, North and South America and Asia, and played for Pope Benedict XVI and the Spanish Royal Family. In addition to performing their sought-after concerts they have released and albums and won multiple competitions including the Argentine Critic Prize in Buenos Aires. Today, two of the four sit with Steven Kapp Perry for an exclusive interview. We were so pleased to have Christian Stadelmann (violin) and Neithard Resa (viola) join us in our studio to talk about their remarkable careers and experiences. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/78937167-057c-49d7-9858-bee6e525ca44 78937167057c-49d7-9858-bee6e525ca44 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 934 full 7 8 A native of Los Angeles, Norman Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. In fall 2016 he joined the faculty of the distinguished Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Currently in town as a special guest of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, Mr. Krieger is known for his master classes, storytelling, and remarkable skill as a musician. Mr. Krieger regularly appears with the major orchestras of North America, among them the New York, Los Angeles, Rochester Philharmonics, the Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, as well as Mexico’s Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México and Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa. He has performed quite literally all over the world, and has released four solo album recordings as well as a number of chamber music collaborations. Tonight he performs Beethoven's "Tempest," chatting with Steve about the great masters, Rex the German Shepherd, and not sweating the small stuff. Special thanks to the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and Joanne Rowland for helping arrange this performance. Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 17 - "The Tempest"; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4b495759-8c8a-4562-bac7-df30b2f7ed2d 4b4957598c8a-4562-bac7-df30b2f7ed2d Tue, 14 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT false 2351 full 7 7 "If you're looking for Irish music, (especially in Utah County,) you've found it!" An Rogaire Dubh (The Black Rogue) is group that plays traditional Irish music on traditional Irish instruments, all for the love of the culture and the craft. Founded by Joe Perry, Pipe Major of the Thomas Cordner Pipe Band, the musicians of An Rogaire Dubh play concerts, festivals and private events all over the Utah and Salt Lake Counties. Tonight they bring uilleann and Irish pipes, fiddles, drums and a mandolin to our studio and chat about their instruments, their repertoire, and their love of the Irish! Songs featured: Cliffs of Dooneen, Swallowtail Jig, An Rogaire Dubh, The Pipe on the Hob; The Butterfly, Fox Hunters; Father Kelly's, The Banshee, Spootiskerry; Planxty Fanny Powers; The Brown Box; Sporting Pitchfork, Rambling Pitchfork; Maggie in the Woods, Sean Ryans; Earl's Chair, Silver Spear; The South Wind, The Hag at the Churn; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/13a2f9e9-d008-438d-b2f1-77e09d5957ae 13a2f9e9d008-438d-b2f1-77e09d5957ae Thu, 09 Mar 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 3195 full 7 6 A pianist with "discipline and poetry at his fingertips" \[Bachtrack], Chi Ho Han most recently completed and ranked in the 2016 Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition in Brussels, but has won awards and competitions all over the world, all throughout his career. He's currently a postgraduate student at the University for Music, Theater and Media in Hannover Germany. Tonight Chi Ho plays beautiful music, some of which from his brand new album "Chopin and Schumann: Piano Works", and chats with Steve about festivals, practicing, and the toy pianos of childhood. Special thanks to the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and Joanne Rowland for helping arrange this performance. Repertoire: SCHUMANN-LISZT Widmung; CHOPIN Prelude op.24 no.15; SCHUMANN kreisleriana op.16 no.2; https://www.byuradio.org/75a5fe51-95a7-4992-8071-1963850b7df7 75a5fe5195a7-4992-8071-1963850b7df7 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 1517 full 7 5 In the mid 1800's, author Henri Murger wrote a collection of loosely-related short stories that he published as Scene de la vie de Boheme. Literary enthusiasts were fond of the book but it didn't become truly popular until a local playwright was asked to adapt part of the text for the stage. Fifty years later, Giacomo Puccini's operatic version of the story premiered in Turin at the Teatro Regio as: La Boheme. Westminster Opera Studio in Salt Lake City recently finished a run of La Boheme, and now they visit us in our studio to sing some of the most iconic and beloved selections from this incredible opera under the direction of David Schmidt. Singers: Asha Brooke, Jillian Roberts, Eric Taylor, Vanessa Vega & Gregory Watts; Repertoire: PUCCINI "Che gelida manina", "Si. Mi chiamano Mimi", "O soave fanciulla", "Quando me'n vo'", "Finale" Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ff191262-43ad-41c8-8853-c75e887c0a42 ff19126243ad-41c8-8853-c75e887c0a42 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 1689 full 7 4 Steven Kapp Perry chats with American composer Adam Schoenberg about the ins and outs of staging new music (there's more last minute, late-night revisions than you'd think) and about the release of his new album featuring the Kansas City Symphony.  The album includes his famous American Symphony composition.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/aa4e70e0-7705-4050-a215-c09185274cfa aa4e70e07705-4050-a215-c09185274cfa Sat, 28 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 1003 full 7 3 Jutta Puchammer-Sedillot is the vice-president of the International Viola Society, viola soloist, and professor at the Universite de Montreal -- The University of Montreal. She is in town for the Primrose Memorial Concert, held annually after the Primrose International Viola Competition in honor of renowned scottish violist William Primrose. Jutta is known for playing viola in the French style, and shares Paul Rougnon's Appassionata accompanied by BYU School of Music faculty, Jared Pierce. Repertoire: Appassionata - Paul Rougnon; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/33b65ffd-032f-4331-9b8e-138f94b03e73 33b65ffd032f-4331-9b8e-138f94b03e73 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 610 full 7 2 After reaching the Top 20 on NBC's The Voice, Belle Jewel returned home to keep working on her music career. In addition to sharing the stage with stars all over the country, she's either #1 on ReverbNation's Indie Charts for Provo or in the top 3 (depending on the day). Charming and soulful, Belle sings covers from a wide variety of styles and artists, as well as an original song of her own. She chats with Steve about original performing stages, raw song covers, and her self-proclaimed obsession with faux fur. A true "vintage indie artist". Songs featured: Us - Regina Spektor; River - Original by Belle Jewel; La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf; Minnow and the Trout - A Fine Frenzy; Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash; Oblivion - Grimes; Crazy - Gnarls Barkley; What I Wouldn't Do - A Fine Frenzy; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a7e61381-0bfa-49d0-8a22-5cf7153cb57b a7e613810bfa-49d0-8a22-5cf7153cb57b Tue, 17 Jan 2017 07:00:00 GMT false 2982 full 7 1 A Celtic Christmas with Utopia Early Music! Songs and instrumentals in a solstice mode from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and the Isle of Man. Festival reels, medieval chants, and winter lullabies are performed b vocal quartet, celtic hapr, baroque cello, fiddle, and recorder. Now in its 8th season, Utopia Early Music performs historically-informed performances of medieval, renaissance, and baroque music. Enjoy this Celtic Christmas special! Performers: Emily Nelson (soprano), Christopher Lecluyse (tenor), Megan Lee (mezzo-soprano), Michael Chipman (baritone), Therese Honey (celtic harp), Bronwen Beecher (fiddle), Lisa Chaufty (recorder), Eleanor Christman-Cox (Baroque cello); Repertoire: 'Taladh Chriosda', Fr. Ranald Rankin, arr. Jeffrey Jones-Ragona; 'Gaude Virgo Gratiosa', Dublin Troper, arr. Chris LeCluyse; 'Three Ships on the Ocean'; 'Auld Lang Syne', Orpheus Caledonius, arr. Daniel Johnson; 'An Leanbh Aimhreidh', Jerome Duigenan, arr. Emily Nelson; 'Can hela'r Dryw' Traditional, arr. Jeffrey Jones-Ragona; 'Good Night and Blessings to You', Ian MacPhaidan, arr. Jones-Ragona; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1d288e47-af12-43fc-bc26-332aaecd1014 1d288e47af12-43fc-bc26-332aaecd1014 Fri, 23 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 2932 full 6 66 It's Vivaldi by Candlelight! Gerald Elias conducts the orchestra, whose performance is sponsored by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy. Highway 89 goes on-location at the First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City for this special Christmas concert. The Vivaldi Virtuosi are: Bonnie Terry (concertmaster); Hasse Borup, Jakob Hofer, Krista Utrilla, Kasia Sokol, Amanda Kofoed, Leslie Henrie, Dallin Hansen (violin); Leslie Richards, John Englund, Joel Rosenberg (viola); Meeka Quan-DiLorenzo, Noriko Kishi (cello); Corbin Johnston (bass); Pamela Palmer Jones (harpsichord); Repertoire: SCARLATTI Sinfonia to La Caduta de Decemviri; VIVALDI Sinfonia to Ottone in Villa; CASTRUCCI Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 9 in G Minor; BOYCE Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/6420c21e-00c5-4eb3-b1e7-2a2de0f9e512 6420c21e00c5-4eb3-b1e7-2a2de0f9e512 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 2447 full 6 65 John Louviere is a "modern troubadour" who shares music from his albums "The Future is Now" and "The Longest Year", featuring Andrew Goldring on electric guitar. John chats with Steve about album art, autobiography, and much more. Songs featured: Young Fighter, When I'm With You, The Future Is Now, The Longest Year, Are You Listening, Home; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d0dc202b-8962-4872-b102-e4467e69cc49 d0dc202b8962-4872-b102-e4467e69cc49 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 2979 full 6 64 Unity Gospel Choir is a traveling performance group whose main purpose is to bring souls unto Christ. This performance is directed By Debra Bonner and features interviews with special guest 5-time Grammy-Award-winner Mervyn Warren, the composer and arranger of the repertoire performed by the choir. Debra, Mervyn and soloist Yahosh Bonner chat with Steve about the special Handel's Messiah arrangement and other inspirational topics in this Christmas-themed episode. Songs featured: SCARLATTI Sinfonia to La Caduta de Decemviri; VIVALDI Sinfonia to Ottone in Villa; CASTRUCCI Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 9 in G Minor; BOYCE Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/29186503-b3e6-45e8-baf2-2386b3cd8b64 29186503b3e6-45e8-baf2-2386b3cd8b64 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3098 full 6 63 Christmas special! The Lux Singers are an elite religious choral ensemble consisting of 35 professional-level singers from varied religious backgrounds, specializing in sacred choral music. Repertoire: Sing We Now of Christmas, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, Carol of Joy; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/08753205-4a03-456a-aac5-e9647d921b97 087532054a03-456a-aac5-e9647d921b97 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1727 full 6 62 Jenn Blosil has toured all over ther USA-- quite literally from sea to shining sea. Her EP is titled "Who is Jenn Blosil?" and she was a Top 14 finalist on American Idol's 15th season. The "only Jenn Blosil in the world-- Google it," she shares with us music from her EP including some new tracks including some that have never-before-been-heard! She chats with Steve about love of concerts, moving to London, songwriting processes, and more. Songs featured: Hope Runs Wild, Indelible, Whole Again, Sweet Talk, Alien, King of Convenience, Strangers; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/605e5f17-5d4d-4aba-bde6-86ff51fc5b35 605e5f175d4d-4aba-bde6-86ff51fc5b35 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3396 full 6 61 Joe and Paul DeGeorge are the co-founders and frontmen for Harry and the Potters, the Harry-Potter-themed first-ever Wizard Rock band. Founded in 2002, the group has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe and has released 10 albums and multiple collaborations and singles. Together they chat with Steve and also perform (live and spontaneously!) their popular song "Platform 9 3/4." Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/aefd3df9-9525-45a5-881f-0b9ab9396e39 aefd3df99525-45a5-881f-0b9ab9396e39 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1517 full 6 60 The first band we've ever had who's played on Antelope Island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake, the Hollering Pines have played in famous venues all over the country and are known for their "...plaintive songs...\[that are] masterfull crafted with evocative lyrics that could make Lucinda Williams pull out a hankie." Songs featured: Rainy Day Woman, Tell Me You're Leaving, Don't You Say Nothin', Teach Me, Carla Cain, Falling, Cadillac; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a156bbd6-e596-44f2-b5c8-76cda513dae7 a156bbd6e596-44f2-b5c8-76cda513dae7 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3030 full 6 59 Kitfox: EMILEE HOLGATE-LUNDQUIST (acoustic guitar, vocals) NATE DUKATZ (snare drum, floor  tom, ride cymbal with brushes) DEVON SMITH (Piano, vocals) CONOR FLYNN (guitar, vocals)  "There’s really nothing here to dislike, and they’re every bit as talented as, if not more talented than, many national acts you’re likely to find in the indie folk genre. They’re a young band, but they sound far more mature than some acts that have been around for far longer. I expect more great things from Kitfox."   (CJ Morgan, SLUG staff writer) Songs featured: Lighter, Coals, Ivory, Halloween; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1c9922d3-8974-4476-957a-f1d68ea3f63a 1c9922d38974-4476-957a-f1d68ea3f63a Mon, 21 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1611 full 6 58 Provo locals with an indie vibe. Songs featured: Don't Make Me, Dandelion; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/39df0c00-6571-49b1-b82d-6aecc33d8486 39df0c006571-49b1-b82d-6aecc33d8486 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 662 full 6 57 Lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Philips is also an independent singer, songwriter and all-around musician. He takes a brief break from his busy touring schedule to share with us songs from his new album "Swallowed by the New," as well as a classic favorite. Songs featured: Grief and Praise, The Easy Ones, Go -- Glen Phillips; All I Want -- Toad the Wet Sprocket; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4cf6c750-f12e-4715-9a95-783ad5936e90 4cf6c750f12e-4715-9a95-783ad5936e90 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 2458 full 6 56 Violinist Donna Fairbanks is Chair of the Department of Music at Utah Valley University, where she is an Associate Professor, Coordinator of the String Area, and Member of the Aurora Duo. She's joined by colleague Jon Yerby, adjunct professor of guitar at UVU and Director of Guitar Studies at the Gifted Music School in SLC. Repertoire: MOZART Arr. YERBY Sonata in G Major, LONCAR Who is Eve?, PIAZZOLLA Libertango; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1145ee0d-f1a3-4212-937f-cfa5b042c9e3 1145ee0df1a3-4212-937f-cfa5b042c9e3 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1767 full 6 55 The Heifer Belles began as friends getting together for some casual picking and singing. The resulting blend of back porch Americana took them out of the living room into the world to perform their music. Juliet Gobert’s song writing ranges from tongue-in-cheek to heartfelt to socially insightful—a gamut of human experiences in today’s world. Songs featured: The Way, My Old Friend, Missing You Missing Me Blues, Carnival Man, If I Lost You, Old Lake Charles, Over You, Old Adobe, Midnight Blue, No Place to Go Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1e39a9df-6a2d-45ca-b65e-bb0725524702 1e39a9df6a2d-45ca-b65e-bb0725524702 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3318 full 6 54 Clarinetist Sam Noyce and pianist Larry Gee feature music for clarinet by French composers, as well as a bit of Paris-inspired Gershwin. Repertoire: SAINT-SAENS Sonata for Clarinet Mvt. 1; JEANJEAN Andantino from Deux pieces pour clarinette et piano; MESSAGER Solo de Concours; MANGANI Blues from An American in Paris https://www.byuradio.org/b50fff9c-a45e-45d8-be55-54ca5df6656b b50fff9ca45e-45d8-be55-54ca5df6656b Fri, 11 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1932 full 6 53 Rob Landes is a musician, arranger, and composer who specializes in violin. Tonight he brings his loop pedals, and arranges each piece live as he plays it! He also chats with Steve and shares stories both personal and endearing. Songs featured: Radioactive - Imagine Dragons; What a Wonderful World - Bob Thiele & George David Weiss; Hallulujah - Leonard Cohen; Thunderstruck - AC/DC Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9bab6725-096e-440c-bf3c-8ceef754f730 9bab6725096e-440c-bf3c-8ceef754f730 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 1684 full 6 52 A "...nationally touring, festival-headlining, chart-topping Americana powerhouse" from Pueblo, Colorado. Songs featured: Everybody's Talking, Steal Your Voice, Sea Bride, I'm Sorry \[I'm in Love With Someone Else], Bound to Break, Sun Shining Bright, This is the End; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/64933b10-1a02-49b8-b8c7-9493f56eb2b4 64933b101a02-49b8-b8c7-9493f56eb2b4 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3289 full 6 51 Splitting time between Nashville, Los Angeles, and Utah, Dustin Christensen has established himself as a sought-after producer, singer, and songwriter. Featured on Season 9 of The Voice on NBC with a Four Chair Turn, he "...possesses an unmatched talent, accentuated with an effortless vocal delivery and keen lyrical and melodic sensibilities." -Courtney Gregg, Carnival. Tonight he premieres selections from his upcoming album "Sad Songs," and chats with Steve about writing spaces, ginger candy, and life between three cities. Songs featured: You Could've Loved Me, Off and On, Waiting for the Magic, Let Mercy Find Me, Tell Her, I'll Wait For You, The Ruler of Your Heart; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/de7f4207-7b55-4cb7-a30d-0fbdce360fba de7f42077b55-4cb7-a30d-0fbdce360fba Thu, 03 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3206 full 6 50 Desiree Gonzalez Garza and Job Salazar play selections from the work of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. Desiree is an Associate Private Instructor at the University of Utah's Preparatory Division and currently serves as the OC Tanner Scholar. Job Salazar has graduate degrees from the Boston Music Conservatory and has played with the Orchestra of Indian Hill, Cape Ann Symphony, and Boston Lyric Opera. Recently he's moved to Salt Lake where he teaches provately and plays with various ensembles. Desiree: Piano Job: violin Repertoire: Cancion de Otono (Autumn Song), Romanzetta, Jeunesse, Sonata Breve, Estrellita - PONCE; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a9faff7b-0588-42af-bcbd-f90a635dc28b a9faff7b0588-42af-bcbd-f90a635dc28b Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2260 full 6 49 Øystein Baasdsvik is the only tuba player who has made a career as a soloist, not just an ensemble player, although he's great at that too! Known for his master classes, solo recordings, and youtube videos, Øystein is a diverse and talented performer with a resumé from all over the world. Today he chats with Steve about life and tubas and life with tubas, and plays for us his viral specialty: Fnugg! Repertoire: BAADSVIK - "Fnugg"; ADOLPHSON - "Trouble"; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/5960c880-d736-4aee-ae0f-676cd7ae94d1 5960c880d736-4aee-ae0f-676cd7ae94d1 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 992 full 6 48 Boguslaw Furtok plays the famous Karr-Koussevitzky bass with Ewa Warykiewicz on the piano. PROTO Sonata 1963; BOSSINI Elegy; FURTOK Fantasy for Two Basses and Piano; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/72f85022-981a-4da3-a68f-1c50541c6bd6 72f85022981a-4da3-a68f-1c50541c6bd6 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2016 full 6 47 Dr. Jared A. Pierce received the Doctorate of Music Arts from the University of Utah, the MM in piano performance from BYU, and the BM from California State University, Stanislaus. Dr. Pierce is known as one of Utah’s rising generation of engaging, versatile, and entertaining pianists, composers, and teachers. As a collaborative pianist, Dr. Pierce has worked with hundreds of singers, instrumentalists, and numerous choirs. Jared is currently the accompanist for the Utah Chamber Artists and the Utah Symphony Chorus. As a collaborative pianist, Dr. Pierce has been the joint recipient of numerous prizes including the “Grand Prix de la Ville de Tours” of the Florilège Vocal de Tours 2014 & 2015 International Choir Competitions. Repertoire: GERSHWIN Prelude No. 1, GRAINGER Country Gardens, ALBENIZ Tango, SIBELIUS Finlandia, DEBUSSY Clair de lune, JIANZHONG Liu Yang River, VILLA-LOBOS Dance of the White Indian; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9e6d73cf-a217-4b59-9c50-65593a136776 9e6d73cfa217-4b59-9c50-65593a136776 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2988 full 6 46 Cellist Sarah Arnesen from the Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City and her brother pianist Hyrum Arnesen play classical favorites. Repertoire: BACH Prelude from Suite No. 1 in G Major; TRADITIONAL Arr. ARNESEN and HOLZER I Wonder As I Wander; RACHMONINOFF Mvt. 1 Cello Sonata in G Major, Op. 19; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/5a9176a7-7056-415c-b465-6c8965018ab9 5a9176a77056-415c-b465-6c8965018ab9 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 1765 full 6 45 Jaren Hinckley and Vince Humphries make up this clarinet and piano duo, who play original compositions and other jazzy favorites. Songs featured: HINCKLEY Fountains of Siena: mvt 3 Fonte dei Pispini, mvt 4 Fonte del Cazato, mvt 7 Fonte di Follonica, HARLOS Benniana: mvt 1 Benny's Dream, mvt 2 Blues Nocturne, mvt 3 Jazz Rondo; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9b109a1c-aa2a-4b63-9e0f-fbb98003684e 9b109a1caa2a-4b63-9e0f-fbb98003684e Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 1951 full 6 44 Rob Brandt of the BYU School of Music faculty and Michael Schütze of the Hochschule für Musik of Dresden, Germany perform a series of German Lieder by Robert Schumann. Plus some story-telling ballads! Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ade1e5ac-761c-4820-9152-2d6a389075cf ade1e5ac761c-4820-9152-2d6a389075cf Thu, 06 Oct 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2078 full 6 43 Empire Kings is the brain child of award-winning singer and songwriter, Colin Rivera. Rivera has travelled all over the world and toured extensively in the UK and the US, and today he shares with us songs from his brand-new EP: Blackprint. Here with Mitch Cizmas, local artist and bass player, Rivera chats with Steve about life in London, Peter Pan, and Hamilton! Songs featured: Circles, Rain, Cathedral, Secrets, Sleepwalker, Lost Boys; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/54f1d2e5-a9fb-4bc7-9a94-7ca8e26c91eb 54f1d2e5a9fb-4bc7-9a94-7ca8e26c91eb Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3334 full 6 42 Sinfonia Salt Lake is back in our studio once again, this time for a Schubert and Schumann special! Robert Baldwin: Conductor Leslie Henrie: Violin Leslie Richards: Viola Brittany Gardner: Cello Emily Williams: Piano Melissa Heath: Soprano Repertoire: SCHUBERT - Ave Maria; SCHUMANN - Piano Quartet mvts 3&4, Violin Sonata mvt 3, Selections from Frauenliebe und-leben; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/bec61cb1-6e08-487b-a139-e09020f0bc8b bec61cb16e08-487b-a139-e09020f0bc8b Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3221 full 6 41 Bri Ray is a singer/songwriter with a passion for ice cream, stripes, and making people feel safe and happy. Founder of the anti-bullying program "A Place for Everyone," she has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, LaVell Edwards Stadium, the New World Center in Miami, and many other esteemed venues. She's been on the cover of Utah Valley Magazine and was a contestant on the final season of American Idol. Tonight Bri shares stories both hilarious and heartfelt, along with a line-up of original music with a few classic favorites thrown in. She's accompanied by Lukas Sanchez on the guitar and Heath Edwards on the cajon. Songs featured: Run, Someplace to Fall, Holding, Girls, Hipster - Bri Ray; Be Still My Soul - Kathrina von Shlegel arr. Bri Ray; Waiting on the World to Change (cover) - John Mayer arr. Bri Ray; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f65cc6a2-606b-4047-ae86-e56f0dd884b6 f65cc6a2606b-4047-ae86-e56f0dd884b6 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2740 full 6 40 An ensemble designed expressly to bring people together, the NEXT ensemble out of Salt Lake City Utah is a dynamic group of alternating musicians that push the boundaries of what it means to play classical music. Featuring a blend of time periods and styles, each with unique expression, tonight in-studio the ensemble features a traditional string quartet along with a clarinet and an upright bass. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/384ec88a-ee2f-4e51-96b4-115f9adfa855 384ec88aee2f-4e51-96b4-115f9adfa855 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3399 full 6 39 Chris Proctor is a U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion who owns too many Taylor guitars (if that's possible!), tours regularly, and has created a number of guitar books and DVD's. Today he performs his original tunes in-studio and chats with Steven Kapp Perry about everything from finding 'the Blues' to his own signature guitar.  Songs featured: PROCTOR War Games, Tap Room, Hot Spot, Ozymandias, 7-0-4   Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d6837192-26ae-4846-91df-6fe9da33f549 d683719226ae-4846-91df-6fe9da33f549 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2832 full 6 38 Classical duo Dustin Gledhill and Lucas Pullin are in Utah to perform a special musical program that they recently played at a sold-out show in New Orleans. Sponsored by the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, "Taste of Brazil" is a multi-medium repertorie that explores the mixed rhythms and movements that make up the core of Brazilian musical classics. Featuring food, dancing, and plenty of music, the couple is taking the show next to New York, and then on to Brazil itself! Dustin and Lucas are both multi-instrumentalists and graduates of the Julliard performance conservatory in New York City. Dustin Gledhill: Piano and vocals Lucas Pullin: Classical Guitar Songs featured: Prelude No. 1 in E minor - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat minor - Gabriel Fauré, "Lua Branca" - Chinquinha Gonzaga; "Sons de Carrilhoes" - Joao Pernambuco, Corcovado - Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Her Elegy" Part 1 - Dustin Gledhill; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d32c84af-6f10-4168-a57e-f456ae64d390 d32c84af6f10-4168-a57e-f456ae64d390 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2697 full 6 37 The first concert that the band Cinders ever played happened in a motor home, parked up a Utah canyon, with 25 people crammed in side and the band's set was just four songs long. Fast forward to today and they've got a sizeable fan following in England (shout-out to Alex Rainbird for that) and a new 12 track self-titled debut album.  Host, Steven Kapp Perry, chats with the band about everything from the air it takes to rock out on 'the noodle board' (AKA melodica) to the elusive "Charly" and a marriage proposal in one of the band's videos.  Songs featured: Dog Heart, Like A Holiday, Last Year's Winter, Call It Home, Hope You Do; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/cd923faf-736c-4b2d-8800-6e6be26d5612 cd923faf736c-4b2d-8800-6e6be26d5612 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 1974 full 6 36 Gregory Alan Isakov is a singer/songwriter, touring artist, and occasional farmer that released a new CD: The Weatherman. Highway 89’s host, Steven Kapp Perry, recently spoke with him.  INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT:  SKP: I’m excited to be talking today with Gregory Alan Isakov who is on a break ‘from the road.’ And I think most of your life is currently touring, is it not? Except for a day or two stolen at home in Colorado?  GAI: Yeah, you know most of the winters that has been the schedule lately. Because I run a small farm just outside Boulder, Colorado. So I mostly work during the summers. We’ll do some festivals \[in the summer] but not very many.  SKP: You have a brand new album, it’s called Weatherman and there’s not really a song on the playlist called Weatherman. Is it a line or is it just an idea that you chose that for?  GAI: It sort of happened kind of organically. I was writing a series of short stories called The Weatherman and at the same time that I was making the record. So a lot of lines made it into the record and a lot of the ideas and a lot of the subject matter was sort of just about these everyday things that maybe you skip in your perception or you don’t notice as much. These kind of very normal mundane things and bringing light to these and finding magic in them.  SKP: You know you have a very distinctive sense of art, not only in your music (what I hear reflected), but if I look on your website too there’s this look: something nostalgic from the past. I saw a fans response to a photo you had posted. It was you in an old—what we’d almost call an immigrant’s cap—and that person said “What century do you live in anyway?”  GAI: (laughing)  SKP: And I wonder do you ever feel out of sorts with the modern world?  GAI: I always do, yeah. I think I always have had that kind of feeling—especially where I live it’s the more rural setting. But I am pretty psyched to live right now \[in this day and age]. (Laughing) I like getting avocados in the winter and there’s some pretty cool things about our https://www.byuradio.org/cd0876d6-7c8e-4ee9-8824-863bcf2ed6e9 cd0876d67c8e-4ee9-8824-863bcf2ed6e9 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 427 full 6 35 Emily Bea is a singer/songwriter from Salt Lake City Utah who joins us in-studio today with two guitars, a piano, and her trusty ukulele! She has opened for acts such as A Great Big World, Tyrone Wells, Danny Gokey, and Jason Castro, and has released two albums with a new full-length one on the way. Her first two are caled "Love a Fair" and "Bench for Two." Tonight she shares stories and music, both original and covered, and she's been known to say that "inspiration comes form everywhere." Songs featured: Mister Jones, Forfeit, Corner With Me, Lost Boy, Forever With You, Scorpio, Deja Vu, Joy In My Journey; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ee106174-c54f-4bd9-9e7a-bc8613f04c34 ee106174c54f-4bd9-9e7a-bc8613f04c34 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3236 full 6 34 Americana legends who've worked with other legends, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams not only bring a lot to the table, they bring the table itself. Known for their collaborations with greats such as Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow, the duo has released their debut album that has the charm of decades of experience and partnership and musicianship. Tonight they share stories, love, laughter, and a whole lot of music. Songs featured: Surrender to Love, You're Runnin' Wild, Samson and Delilah, Did You Love Me At All, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/88245f6b-ec5d-47e0-9336-fc71d0f04d7b 88245f6bec5d-47e0-9336-fc71d0f04d7b Thu, 14 Jul 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3422 full 6 33 Midnight North is currently on a tour that’s taking them from the West Coast to the East—from Utah, California and Colorado to New York, New Jersey and venues in between. The band just released a new LIVE album that can be downloaded for free called “Live at Terrapin Crossroads” with music from their weekly gig in San Rafael, CA. Their original Americana/rock tunes can also be heard on their studio albums: “Scarlet Skies” and “End of the Night.”  Steven Kapp Perry chats with the band about everything from the number of weather related lyrics in their songs (there are a lot, and they like the rain) to jamming with Bonnie Raitt, their love of the San Francisco Giants and how Craigslist played a role in the band coming together. Midnight North switches up their lead vocals. Instead of a single frontman Elliott Peck, Graham Lesh and Alex Jordan take turns singing harmony or lead vocals and to keep things interesting also sometimes swap instruments: guitar & piano. Connor Croonn plays electric bass and Alex Koford’s on snare drum with brushes. Songs featured: Phoenix Motel, Lucky One, Greene County, Find a Way, Highway Song, San Francisco Rain, The End of the Night. Follow Highway 89 on Twitter @byuh89 and on Instagram @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/d1ecc872-2b48-4d1a-b236-1ebd610548fd d1ecc8722b48-4d1a-b236-1ebd610548fd Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3388 full 6 32 Sharon Martinson, AKA The Littlest Birds, is a banjo-playing PhD-having folk musician with a penchant for tree-climbing and night-farming. Don't let all the hyphens scare you! She has toured all over Canada, the UK and the United States and is currently working on a new album (her fourth) titled "Phoenix Rising." Most recently she's been in Argentina and Panama completing valuable ecological research, but also recording a unique submission for NPR's Tiy Desk Concert competition that featured Sharon and her banjo suspended high in a tree! With host Steven Kapp Perry, Sharon discusses her music, her research, her roots in folk music, her love of honey bees, and many other things. Songs Featured: Shady Grove - Traditional; Winter Waltz, Refugee, Starlight, Home, 4wd - Originals; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/fa7e1fb5-e971-40d7-8e74-76f740f3365b fa7e1fb5e971-40d7-8e74-76f740f3365b Fri, 01 Jul 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3367 full 6 31 Michelle Moonshine and Band managed to squeeze us into one of the busiest touring schedules we've seen, and we're so happy they did! Michelle is a singer/songwriter based in Salt Lake City who tours extensively around the country. She recently released her debut EP of original Americana and country-influenced music and stays busy with the rest of her band which, today, is  Bronk Onion on upright bass John Davis on electric guitar and backup vocals and Goose on the drum kit. Michelle herself leads the vocals and acoustic guitar, and together they share touring stories and lots of music. Songs featured: Make You Mine, Not Knowin, Hush Little Baby, Don't Know Your Name AKA Bar Song, Hell Bent, Cold North Winds, Don't Want To Be You; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c7cf10c3-aaa5-4ff3-8303-27614de18e25 c7cf10c3aaa5-4ff3-8303-27614de18e25 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3123 full 6 30 RIVVRS is the moniker of singer/songwriter Brandon Zahursky, a Los Angeles-based musician who blends folk and rock into his own unique sound. With a voice "like water running over sand" RIVVRS is in town to record a new album with producer Joshua James but will be back in August to perform at the first-ever Goosenecks Music Festival in Torrey, Utah. Tonight in-studio RIVVRS shares some old songs and some new, and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about everything from "Old Man RIVVRS" (coming soon to YouTube!), Rorsach test album art, and the unexpected talent of 18-year-old songwriters. Also featured is local musician Isaac Russell on backup vocals and tambourine. Songs featured: Surrender, Change, I Want You, Swim For Shore, I Will Follow You; https://www.byuradio.org/8f4681c6-8507-4657-856e-5eb1ae4df635 8f4681c68507-4657-856e-5eb1ae4df635 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3048 full 6 29 James McCartney is a singer/songwriter from England on a two-month stateside tour promoting his newly released album: The Blackberry Train. The last time he did a USA tour he played The Letterman Show, Bannaroo Music Festival, and Tennessee's famous Bluebird Cafe. This time he's doing over 50 concerts in two months!  Tonight he chats with host Don Shelline about meditation, travelling, 3-D printed heads, and more. Songs featured: Too Hard, Unicorn, Paralysis. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/757192bd-9662-406e-88bb-0b4170014e5b 757192bd9662-406e-88bb-0b4170014e5b Mon, 23 May 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 1309 full 6 28 Eugene Watanabe is the founder of Salt Lake City's Gifted Music School, a non-profit children's music school committed to creating a new standard for music education in the US. With him are a number of the school's students here to perform, and they switch in and out of chairs during the performances -- sometimes between movements -- so that everyone has a chance to play! Also here is Bill McGlaughlin, the Peabody Award-winning host of Saint Paul Sunday and Exploring Music on WFMT in Chicago. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: Piano Quintet in A major "The Trout Quintet", 4th &5th mvts - Franz Schubert; Violin Sonata - Aaron Copeland; Piano Quartet in E-flat major, 1st mvt - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Piano Quartet, Vivace mvt - Robert Schumann; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f032a2c5-449c-468e-b74b-bdd8368e9637 f032a2c5449c-468e-b74b-bdd8368e9637 Fri, 20 May 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3375 full 6 27 The last time Sinfonia Salt Lake was with us, they were a new group just about to play their premiere performance. That first concert was a huge hit, and now they're back with all new music! The theme is royalty, and it's a show fit for a king or a queen. Sinfonia Salt Lake: Conductor - Robert Baldwin Violin - Leslie Henrie, Marcel Bowman and Micah Fleming Viola - Leslie Richards and Emily Brown Cello - Cassie Olson Bass - Denson Angulo Oboe - Luca Florin and Hilary Coon  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with Conductor Robert Baldwin, Concertmaster Leslie Henrie, and oboists Luca Florin and Hilary Coon. Repertoire: Farewell Symphony, mvts 1 & 4 - Franz Joseph Haydn; Chacony in G minor - Henry Purcell; Passacaglia, Death of Falstaff - William Walton; Selections from Water Music, Suite No. 1 - George Frideric Handel; https://www.byuradio.org/dacb5c45-d1b0-46da-828e-c28cb810251f dacb5c45d1b0-46da-828e-c28cb810251f Sat, 14 May 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3112 full 6 26 Twenty-three-year-old violinist William Hagen is the third prize winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition (the highest ranking American since 1980). During the summer of 2016, William makes his recital debut at the Colmar Festival (France) and returns to the Utah Symphony (Deer Valley Music Festival) and the Aspen Music Festival where he performs both as chamber musician and soloist with the Aspen Philharmonic conducted by Ludovic Morlot. Abroad, he has performed with the Brussels Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester and with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege in a tour of Belgium. He has also performed in Japan with the Yokohama Sinfonietta and the Sendai Philharmonic.  Tonight in-between violin selections (all performed from memory!) he visits with host Steven Kapp Perry about everything from baseball, trills, and National Geographic photography! Accompanied by Jed Moss. Repertoire: Sonata K. 301 in G major - Mozart; Sicilienne - Maria Theresa von Paradis; Devil's Trill Sonata - Giuseppe Tartini arr. Fritz Kreisler;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/95676467-c627-441f-b00e-91db75ffde21 95676467c627-441f-b00e-91db75ffde21 Tue, 10 May 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3356 full 6 25 Youtube-sensation Jason Lyle Black has been wowing audiences both local and distant for years with his backwards-playing comedic enthusiasm. Recently released on Paul Cardall's Stone Angel Records label, "Piano Preludes" is Jason's first album of original compositions, and he shares a number of them with us today. With guest violinist Gabriel Gordon he also plays covers and unique arrangements, including Super Mario: The Romantic Version! Jason Lyle Black has released four full-length albums and three books of sheet music, his youtube videos have collectively amassed over 7 million views, and he has performed on the Ellen Degeneres Show. In this show he chats with Steven Kapp Perry about reindeer puppets, famous grandparents, and more. He even shows-off his backwards-piano skills! Songs featured: Champs-Elysees, Winter's Passing, Soldier's Prayer, Married Life, The Avengers Theme, The Entertainer, Super Mario Theme "Romantic Piano Version", Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Communion; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b52bd1dc-f20a-4bb0-adc3-7606c4bdeabd b52bd1dcf20a-4bb0-adc3-7606c4bdeabd Tue, 03 May 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2986 full 6 24 Together they're sometimes a duo, and sometimes the're a 5-piece band, but Morgan Snow and John Davis are always called "Triggers and Slips". Morgan recently summed up what they do when he tweeted: "I write original songs and sing my guts out when necessary"! Currently split between Nashville (Morgan) and Utah (John) they're back together to play the Utah Arts festival and other concerts. Today Morgan is on acoustic guitar, harmonica and lead vocals while John takes acoustic guitar, dobro, lap steel and back-up vocals. Songs featured: Modern Age, 4 Letters, Erastus, Stars, Phoebe Snow, Come Down, Future Variations. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3540580e-e277-428d-a2ee-1cfab5edbc08 3540580ee277-428d-a2ee-1cfab5edbc08 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3546 full 6 23 One of BYU's most elite choirs performs at BYU's Madsen Recital Hall, under the direction of Rosalind Hall. Brigham Young University Concert Choir comprises 100 advanced singers who are committed to a challenging choral experience. This very select ensemble has acquired an outstanding reputation for its captivating performances of a wide variety of repertoire taken from the great choral literature, encompassing many different styles and genres. Recorded in BYU's Madsen Recital Hall, on this special travelling version of Highway 89 we get to hear the talented choir in their home environment! The choir was organized in 1984 for Mack Wilberg, who has also written a number of songs and arrangements for the ensemble. When Wilberg left BYU in 1999 to become an assistant conductor for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Rosalind Hall stepped in to conduct the Concert Choir. They've performed at the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) convention and with the Utah Symphony. Steven Kapp Perry chats with director Rosalind Hall as well as a couple choir members, who perform the entirety of their set tonight a capella with the exception of tone chimes played in the opening number! Repertoire: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Michael Praetorious; Weihnachten - Felix Mendehlssohn; Crossing the Bar - Donald Campbell & Alfred Lord Tennyson; Amazing Grace - arr. Eriks Esenvalds; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross; Lighten Our Darkness + Alexander L'Estrange + Choral Amen - John Rutter; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/98d60cbe-29c1-4879-8e1b-ec545a99669e 98d60cbe29c1-4879-8e1b-ec545a99669e Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2687 full 6 22 Currently Professor of Violin at the Federal University of Mato Grosso Brazil, Oliver Yatsugafu has developed an intense career as a chamber musician, soloist and teacher. He has performed with various groups, including the ART Piano Trio, and acted as a soloist with various Brazilian orchestras such as the Orquestra Petrobras Pro-Music, Symphony Orchestra of Paraná, the Symphony Orchestra of Bahia, Soloists Orchestra of Londrina Camerata Florianópolis, under the baton of Roberto Tibiriçá, Peter Frank, Luis Petri, Jeferson Della Rocca and Boyko Stoianov, among others. Besides Brazil and the United States, it has performed in countries like Italy, Portugal, Austria, China, Japan and Australia. He has been a violin teacher for nearly twenty years, having taught master classes and lectured at conferences, festivals, workshops, seminars and courses organized by universities. He was artistic director of the two editions of the Santa Catarina String Workshop. In addition to the violin and viola, Dr. Yatsugafu is also dedicated to conducting. In this exclusive interview conducted by Steven Kapp Perry, Oliver shares some of his best insights into the world of concert violin performance and pedagogy. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/823bae63-7b31-4f30-a267-1cf4881df579 823bae637b31-4f30-a267-1cf4881df579 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 587 full 6 21 Oh the places you will go! The Clarion Festival Orchestra and Utah composer Marden Pond come into the studio today to play musical tribute to two special places. First is "To Hallowed Ground," a four-movement memorial that celebrates a daring group of Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian Jewish immigrants who built the now-nonexistent town of Clarion out of nothing right here in Utah. The second is the "Kokopelli Suite," interpreting a Native American figure from legend, best known for playing his flute. Dr Marden Pond is the composer of music on over twenty recorded albums. He has also created music for symphony orchestras, choirs, the ballet stage, film, video productions, modern dance groups, and a wide variety of chamber, studio, commercial and recording ensembles, electronic music, jazz ensembles, commissioned arrangements, and even commercial jingles. He is currently Adjunct faculty at Utah Valley University. The Clarion Festival Orchestra is under the direction of David Beck, with Monte Belknap as viola soloist in "Hallowed Ground" and Daron Bradford as flute soloist on "Kokopelli." Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/0323a670-77d3-4213-86e8-9acd51ab4652 0323a67077d3-4213-86e8-9acd51ab4652 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2844 full 6 20 This hour features our open mic night of sorts! In-studio we have local singer/songwriters: Alyssa Pyper and Emily Brown; along with Jenessa Smith and Julianne Brough of the duo Goldmyth. Alyssa Pyper was classically trained as a violinist. But things changed when she got a loop pedal and started playing open mic nights. In 2014 she released a short album titled "Night Wings" recorded at Studio Studio Dada in Provo, Utah; and she's working on a new set of songs that she'll record soon. Tonight on vocals, and violin w/loop pedal she performs her songs: Sapling/Trusting Moonlight, Garden of Eve/Grow In Me, and Roses/Collars of Stone. Emily Brown is a self identified 'anti-folk singer' (don't worry Steven Kapp Perry will ask her exactly what that means during the show. So you'll get answers!) that's active in Provo's cultural and artistic scene. She's been known to organize music sampler nights featuring 14 artists or more and she organized a performance of Tom Waits' "Alice" in its entirety! She released her first album "This Goes With Us" in 2011 and followed it up a year later with "Green Things." She has two more albums in the works "Emily Frown" and "Bee Eater." Tonight singing from the piano she performs: Nocturne, Don't Call Me Sweetheart, and Summer Song. Jenessa Smith and Julianne Brough are the duo Goldmyth. Jennessa plays harp with loop pedal and sings. Julianne plays piano and sings too. Their debut album "Has to be Better" drops soon and they'll play the title track to start their set followed by: Holy Rope, and Ghost in Mind. https://www.byuradio.org/65971b6c-7afc-4601-b285-0f29b2fcad6d 65971b6c7afc-4601-b285-0f29b2fcad6d Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3096 full 6 19 Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter are talented multi-instrumental progressive rock musicians with a love of folk and world music on acoustic instruments. Nowadays they tour extensively playing fine performing arts centers and venues are the US, both as a duo and in collaboration with some of the biggest names in world and folk music.  Aryeh played violin from age three and Lisa played bass guitar for years in rock bands, but once they found the Celtic Harp that took them to a whole other world of music. Between them now they play Swedish Nyckelharpa, cittern, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, bodhran, Irish bouzouki, and much much more. Aryeh has 17 albums to his credit and has worked on film and television scores as a composer and arranger. Lisa has sold over 1 million albums, including multiple Billboard chart-toppers and is currently writing a book titled "How to Succeed with Self-Produced Concerts."  Today they've pared that down to just three of these, with Lisa on the Celtic Harp and cittern, and Aryeh on the Swedish Nyckelharpa.  We're very excited to be included on their Western US tour of 30+ concerts, workshops for musicians, elementary school programs and more. After this tour they're taking one to Europe with storyteller Patrick Ball! Enjoy this magical and ethereal collection of new sounds and pieces from two musical masters.  Repertoire: Circle of Joy - Lisa Lynne; Nightingale - Lisa Lynne; The Long Wedding in the Mountains - Traditional; Morning Star - Lisa Lynne; Biskalla - Traditional; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f2dbdcec-4e9c-4bbb-8a20-f4f3ca124b0a f2dbdcec4e9c-4bbb-8a20-f4f3ca124b0a Thu, 14 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2892 full 6 18 The 50th Anniversary Performance of Salt Lake's Repertory Dance Theater brings concert pianist Vassily Primakov to Utah. Born in Moscow, he began his studies at Moscow's Central Special Music School when he was 11 and arrived in the USA in 1997 as a 17-year-old to study at the Julliard School where he went on to earn both bachelor and master's degrees. Performing in concert halls all over the USA and internationally from South Africa to Europe, he has recorded nearly 20 albums from solos of his own technical mastery, to concertos with the Odense Symphony and Norwegian Radio orchestras, to duets with Natalie Lavrova. He was a semi-finalist in the Van Cliburn Competition, earned second prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and was Silver medalist of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. Repertoire: Wanderer Fantasie, Op. 15 -- FRANZ SCHUBERT; Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67, No. 4 - Mazurka in C Sharp minor, Op. 63, NO. 3 -- Freric Chopin; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/eaf02e8f-993b-4418-8e52-f0c4a3e289ce eaf02e8f993b-4418-8e52-f0c4a3e289ce Tue, 12 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3125 full 6 17 The Portland Cello Project is a group of players with very diverse backgrounds, and with a constantly-changing lineup of artists and musicians those backgrounds always different, but the one thing they all have in common is this: They play the cello!  Led by Douglas Jenkins, the Portalnd Cello Project brings the cello to places it wouldn't normally be heard. From Prairie Home Companion to  to touring with heavy metalist Buckethead to sports bars in Texas to punk clubs in Boston to haltime shows in Portalnd, you name it they've done it. They also play music you wouldn't normally hear on the instrument from Beethoven to Adele to Kanye West and Pantera.  Today they share a number of classical and modern selections, all cello and all fantastic.  Performers:  Skip Vonkuske  Kevin Jackson  Diane Chaplin  Sage Coy  Julian Kosanovick  with Artistic Director Douglas Jenkins  Repertoire: Southern Belle, Tomorrow Tomorrow, Between the Bars - Elliott Smith; Denmark - Gideon Freudmann; Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4b789137-09b2-40f8-b476-8923dd5041b7 4b78913709b2-40f8-b476-8923dd5041b7 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2865 full 6 16 Emily Golightly and Taylor Miranda are two talented singer-songwriters that hail from Provo, UT.  Taylor Miranda has been writing songs since she was 8 years old, and hasn’t stopped since. She has written hundreds of songs and has written and produced 3 CD’s including “Beyond Reason” and “Come What May,” with her brother Tanner Howe, along with her EP “Unafraid” all available on Itunes. In studio today she is joined by her brother Tanner and her father Kirk.  Emily Golightly is a 25 year-old artist, bird-watcher, thrift-shopper, dog-lover, star-gazer, perpetual pilgrim, daughter, sister, and restless native of Earth... but based out of Provo. She is a regular performer at Provo's Velour Live Music Gallery and finds the majority of her musical inspiration in nature.  Tonight in-studio they share original songs and funny stories with host Steven Kapp Perry.  Songs featured: Little Bird, Hide and Seek, Lilies, Brown Penny - Emily Golightly; Mixed up with You, Chains, My Lady, Bills - Taylor Miranda, Tanner Howe, Kirk Howe;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/88f500ba-f864-49df-88f4-02e4c2e46b0a 88f500baf864-49df-88f4-02e4c2e46b0a Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3315 full 6 14 An exclusive interview of American Composer Samuel Adler, famous for his song cycles and instrumental works. Hosted by Steven Kapp Perry. Transcript: SKP: You have a long and storied career. 65 years of teaching music. So you know a lot about music in the US, I wonder if we can just start off in general. Compared with when you began teaching, and as you look at music education in universities and public schools now, what changes do you see in that time? SA: Well in the first place we have to say that I get around the world a great deal.  And we, in America, have the finest higher education music system in our schools that exists in the world. That’s why so many people from all over the world, especially now from Asia, are coming here to study. Our standards are the highest in the world and I must say from a compositional point of view we have such great talent in our universities and colleges. I’ve never seen anything like it. But people don’t realize that because we push our popular music so much throughout the world that people think that’s the only thing we have, when the actuality is that we have in this country the highest standards of musical composition among our young people. I’m sorry to say that’s sort of kept as a wonderful secret— SA: --nobody knows about it and people care less about it. And that’s too bad because what they would find is a treasure-trove of wonderful music being written by young composers today. SKP: Are there places where communities are beginning to hear some of the current composition? SA: Yes of course. Colleges are the places to hear them. For instance, here at BYU you have a New Music group, \[and there are others] all over the place. I had a few stops on the way here. I was at Indian University where they have a huge New Music program. SKP: The Jacob’s School of Music. SA: And I was down at the University of Texas in Austin, they have a big New Music program \[too]. The problem is that it has been so anaesthetized from the mainstream. For instance, I would rather have https://www.byuradio.org/f4db60fd-5378-4568-bb52-fed7e9e7a9bc f4db60fd5378-4568-bb52-fed7e9e7a9bc Tue, 29 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 853 full 6 13 This year's winners of our annual Classical 89 high school choir competition, the Herriman High School Chamber Singers share pieces from all over the world under the direction of Austin Thorpe. Listen for the bells! Congratulations to them on their victory, and congratulations to all the other nominees for their hard work and talents. Repertoire: Ceciliada - Marcine Wawruk; Make Them Hear You - Lynn Ahrens; Here I Am Lord - Craig Courtney; Touch the Sky - arr. Mac Huff; Ronde; A Clear Midnight - Ezra Donner; Unclouded Day - Shawn Kirchner; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4d202d96-8445-4cf7-9ccf-4c129b97b03f 4d202d968445-4cf7-9ccf-4c129b97b03f Tue, 29 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2464 full 6 12 Local band Foreign Figures debuted their first EP "Come Alive" in 2015 to great success both stateside and internationally, with downloads in over 25 different countries. A year later, they're just about to release "Paradigm," their brand new full-length album. A quote from the band sums up the way they look at things: "We talk about bringing positivity, and that is important to us, but it's not like all of our songs are 100 percent upbeat and positive. A lot of the lyrics...and some of the feelings you get from our songs are melancholy, but the overall message is one of improvement and keeping your head up during rough times." Foreign Figures is: Eric Michels - Lead vocals and keys Steve Michels - Drums and backing vocals Seth Dunshee - Bass, backing vocals Jonny Tanner - Guitar, backing vocals Songs Featured: Come Alive; Force of Nature; Fire; Drive; Paradigm; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c4c66b87-ad23-4e10-b7fc-6b7136ab21d7 c4c66b87ad23-4e10-b7fc-6b7136ab21d7 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2906 full 6 11 Bart Crow is a Texas singer/songwriter hailing from the beautiful town of Maypearl in Ellis County. Rolling Stone listed him on their 10 Country Artists You Need to Know list and described his music as "Dusty country-rock with a sensitive side, equally fitting for a night of shenanigans or hiding out at home." A self-proclaimed dreamer with a slew of hits on the Texas Country Music Charts who just played the Grand Ole Opry, Bart Crow's latest record is called "The Parade" and between chatting with host Steven Kapp Perry he shares songs from this record as well as older favorites.  Featuring Nick Gardner playing harmony on acoustic guitar.  Songs featured: Wear My Ring; City Limit Signs; Come Back Tomorrow; Baby Come Back Home; Dear Music; Life Comes At You Fast; Vapor Trails; One Night With You;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9b063c87-2c2b-4a7f-911a-b30b804f9fa3 9b063c872c2b-4a7f-911a-b30b804f9fa3 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 3513 full 6 10 Brigham Young University's BYU Singers have a thirty-year tradition of excellence since their founding by Dr. Ronald Staheli, which has taken them across the US and abroad, most recently to China. This episode celebrates the 30-year tradition of the BYU Singers and also opens a new chapter in that tradition; It's their premiere year with their NEW director, Dr. Andrew Crane. Over the course of this show we get to know him and some of the choir members, and of course we hear lots of wonderful choral music. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: O Come and Sing Unto the Lord - Molly Ijames; Flight Song - Kim Andre' Arnesen; I Don' Feel No Ways Tired - Arr. Stacey Gibbs; No Time - arr. Susan Brumfield; Estrela E Lua Nova - arr. Heitor Villa-Lobos, edited Cristian Grases; Till There Was You - The Music Man, arr. Kirby Shaw; Alleluia - Jake Runestad; https://www.byuradio.org/c7be1511-6adb-46e6-805e-ec848a58c889 c7be15116adb-46e6-805e-ec848a58c889 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2524 full 6 9 VanLadyLove is a three-man rock band that has been building momentum since their 2014 album "Love Matter" was a VH1 Staff Pick for Best Albums of the Year and charted on iTunes in its first week. This Provo-based band has played on national stages including Vans' Warped Tour, but they've also made waves at Provo's biggest annual concerts such as Stadium of Fire and the Rooftop Concert series.  Today they are about as acoustic as it gets, with frontman Travis Hoff performing solo on our studio's Steinway baby grand piano some of the group's well-known favorites but also a few of the songs from their upcoming new album, debuting in June. Travis chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about the upcoming album, the origin of the band's name, and more. We also hear from bassist Steele Saldutti about his musical background and love of the outdoors.  Songs featured: Crazy Good; Younger Now; Moves Me; Mars; Neverland;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c95e9258-f244-4018-8c8f-d758abe35085 c95e9258f244-4018-8c8f-d758abe35085 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT false 2482 full 6 8 Photo credit: Justin Hackman  Dominic Moore is a pediatric doctor by day and a guitar-strumming singer/songwriter by every other time! His latest album, which comes with a matching coloring book, is "Amateur Sketches of Famous and Important People" and features songs about characters as diverse as Pocahontas and Jan Brewer. From monthly cover series to "Other Homes and Gardens" tour, Dominic's unique blend of style and craftsmanship show in this episode where he plays from his albums and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about New York, fatherhood, and fabulous albums such as "This Is (The Demo Bootleg Version Of) The Ninja vs. The Octopus Man"! Songs featured: Pocahontas; Jan Brewer; Birthday Present; Cadillac Diamond; Apocalypse Wow; Hubbell Gardiner; Who's Gonna Love You; Elizabeth Kubler Ross Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8d9a8520-7113-4ac1-a546-6ad9714c0df3 8d9a85207113-4ac1-a546-6ad9714c0df3 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3398 full 6 7 Julian Gargiulo is a connoisseur of music and life and learning. He is founder of the "Getting to Carnegie Hall" competition for up-and-coming young musicians and the Water Island Music Festival in the Virgin Islands. Born in Italy, he has dual citizenship in the US, lives in France, and has released 8 albums of original compositions and classical staples. Tonight with host Steven Kapp Perry he shares some of those with us. Repertoire: Etude Opus 10 No. 12 - Frederic Chopin; Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla; Puerto Rican Day Parade - Julian Gargiulo; Lullaby - Bach, Brahms, arr. Gargiulo; Mission Impossible - Julian Gargiulo; Por una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel; Cello Sonata, 3rd Mvt: Tango, arr for solo piano - Julian Gargiulo; Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 in c-sharp minor (Moonlight Sonata) - Ludwig van Beethoven;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/31c89abd-1ce6-4333-96aa-1ff804ead68a 31c89abd1ce6-4333-96aa-1ff804ead68a Tue, 16 Feb 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3550 full 6 6 BIFF! BANG! KAPOW! This show is titled "SuperPop!" and singer/songwriter/producer/speaker Shaun Canon shares with us acoustic selections from his superhero-themed dance album of the same name! With his recent music video for "My Turn" reaching 40 Million Views, Shaun Canon has exploded onto the music scene. He has toured Europe and North America and performed with artists such as Imagine Dragons, Lindsey Stirling, David Archuleta, Moth and the Flame and many others. This episode not only features original songs, but also some fun superhero trivia and stories! Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d8fa3fd6-fc1b-4f23-adbd-db2f9217b564 d8fa3fd6fc1b-4f23-adbd-db2f9217b564 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3319 full 6 5 The leading man in most operas is a tenor, so as a special Valentine's Day-themed treat we have not one, not two, but THREE tenors to share some of opera and broadway's most cherished love songs with you! Isaac Hurtado, Brian Stucki, and Nathan Northrup are ULTIMI, a tenor trio that we've had on the show before and that we're excited to have back again. With them are talented sopranos Clara Hurtado Lee and Korrianne Johnson, and director/accompanist Rebecca Pacheco. We hope you enjoy these romantic selections for this romantic time of year! Repertoire: Una Furtiva Lagrima - Gaetano Donizetti; How Could I Ever Know - "The Secret Garden"; Nella Fantasia - Ennio Morricone & Chiara Ferrau; Tornami a Dir - Gaetano Donizetti; Danny Boy - Frederick Weatherly; All I Ask of You - Andrew Llyod Webber; Au Fond du Temple Saint - George Bizet; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/433157c8-2de2-4e15-a8ca-5a5154986abe 433157c82de2-4e15-a8ca-5a5154986abe Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 2859 full 6 4 The Lee Trio is an award-winning piano trio made up of three virtuosic performers, educators, and sisters from San Francisco. While in town to perform as part of the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake's concert series, these talented women share with us Beethoven and Schumann trios from their upcoming recording series, as well as a piece commisioned especially for them.  Between them they are graduates of the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School, Yale and Harvard, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Hannover, and they have excelled in competitions and concerts throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. Educating the next generation of musicians is intergral to the Trio's misson, and in addition to giving master classes at schools and universities worldwide they provide outreach and concerts in areas where the arts have little or no exposure.  They talk about this and more with host Steven Kapp Perry in-between beauitful classical selections.  The Lee Trio is:  Lisa Lee: Violin  Angela Lee: Cello  Melinda Lee Masur: Piano  Repertoire: HAYDN Piano Trio in C Major; SCHUMANN Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 80; PULKKIS Fern Flowers, 1st mvt; MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in d minor, Op. 66;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1a9f441e-5c6c-4e50-a16c-09d74e480faf 1a9f441e5c6c-4e50-a16c-09d74e480faf Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3116 full 6 3 In Hamlet, Shakespeare warns us about being led down the Primrose Path, but today not only will we lead you down the Primrose Path, but you will be glad we did! BYU’s Annual Primrose Memorial Concert honors legendary violist William Primrose and features renowned violists from around the globe – this year; SHEILA BROWNE. Sheila Browne is an acclaimed international soloist, chamber musician, professor, and principal player, who has performed in major halls on five continents. The New York Times reviewed her as a "stylish player" and Robert Mann of the Juilliard Quartet called her "one of America's most important violists.” She's also been a member of the Arianna, Gotham and Pellegrini String Quartets. Today with pianist Jeffrey Shumway she performs her music of Joseph Jongen (Allegro Appassionato, op. 79),a bit of her own transcription of Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, op. 119, and Manuel de Falla's Suite Populaire Espagnole! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f6e25eef-7dfc-454a-8ec7-403633c9f813 f6e25eef7dfc-454a-8ec7-403633c9f813 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3352 full 6 2 If you’ve never heard of the group SINFONIA SALT LAKE, there’s a reason for that—they are brand new on the scene, and we have them in studio today for their premier broadcast performance! The philosopher, Goethe once described chamber music—especially a string quartet—as “four rational people conversing.” We’ll find out in a few moments whether our guests are rational, but we do know for certain they know how to have a musical conversation. A chamber orchestra can be most any combination of about 50 instrumentalist or less. Chamber music was originally performed in a large salon or hall in your palace if you happened to be the king or duke who commissioned the work for the entertainment of your friends. Or you might have heard it in the homes of hobby plays who rushed out to by the latest opus of Haydn or Bach to play for their own enjoyment. Our music today will include all 7 movements of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor, interspersed with solo performances and conversation with our most excellent players, who are: ROBERT BALDWIN: conductor LESLIE HENRIE AND MICAH FLEMING: violin LESLIE RICHARDS: viola BRITTANY GARDNER: cello TINA CASTELLANOS: flute Solo performances of: Bach's G minor Adagio; Sir Elgar's Salut D'Amor; Debussy's Syrinx Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/53a5d9e5-821e-470e-8ab4-1c6e9bce8706 53a5d9e5821e-470e-8ab4-1c6e9bce8706 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:00:00 GMT false 3400 full 6 1 Steven Kapp Perry chats with Chip Davis, the creator of Mannheim Steamroller, about the first albums, the new album, and the touring stage-show https://www.byuradio.org/7fae91b2-ede2-4c13-b186-625f75e00319 7fae91b2ede2-4c13-b186-625f75e00319 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 1477 full 5 58 All the way from Branson, Missouri, George Dyer and his family of musical superstars visit us for a Christmas Special. https://www.byuradio.org/05529d11-e3d7-4fd5-880b-4fd9066b88c6 05529d11e3d7-4fd5-880b-4fd9066b88c6 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3392 full 5 57 When the holidays hit, it’s time for the holiday music! And today we’ve got A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS show in store for you, courtesy of the band: JOSHUA CREEK. Each year JOSHUA CREEK plays a host of sold-out CHRISTMAS shows in Utah. Their calendar during December often reads: FIVE CONCERTS IN FIVE DAYS; and this year their schedule includes playing Christmas Carols with a 30-piece orchestra at Utah’s largest capacity arena in Salt Lake City. We’ll ask them about that, we’ll also hear some of their original Christmas songs that they recorded for their album “I Still Believe.” The men of JOSHUA CREEK are: RON SALTMARSH : Acoustic Guitar and Vocals JEFF HINTON: guitar and vocals QUINT RANDLE: bass and vocals https://www.byuradio.org/ad340132-266f-4995-9788-988e4a204d2a ad340132266f-4995-9788-988e4a204d2a Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2937 full 5 56 Indie rock band Mojave Nomads recorded their first album "Black Sheep" in 2015 and now they're starting to write songs for their next project. They play numerous shows up and down Utah and are playing a special trimmed-down acoustic set for us today. Mojave Nomads is: Tyler Harris - Frontman Colter Hill - Acoustic guitar and backup vocals Mason Hill - Keyboard and melodica Cole Eisenhour - Tambourine, shaker, and clave, and Bryton Bell - Bass and back-up vocals. Songs featured: Untitled; BTC; Heavy; Solar Flare; Gold; Day Dreams; https://www.byuradio.org/f79aaf07-151f-434f-893a-6622f11b674c f79aaf07151f-434f-893a-6622f11b674c Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2621 full 5 55 All over the United States this time of year, in cities large and small, tuba players professional and amateur gather for Tuba Christmas concerts! The first Tuba Christmas concert in the USA was organized by  Harvey G Phillips in 1974 as a way to pay tribute to his tuba teacher William Bell.  BYU's Tuba Christmas concert is an annual event and has been for nearly 40 years. The concert boasts 50 players but we didn't have room for that many so instead we have an ambassador octet:  EUPHONIUMS: David Larson, Ari Coleman, Liahona Axelson, and Max Dobson  BASS TUBA: Nolan Harris, Steve Call  CONTRABASS TUBA: Stephen Mills, Trueman Welling  Together they bring us a tuba-tastic taste of the holiday season!  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: Adeste Fidelis; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Deck the Halls; The First Noel; Angels We Have Heard on High; Joy Tuba World; Sleigh Ride; A Christmas Jazz Medley; Hallelujah Chorus;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f98df0a3-d11e-44e5-a480-6c12597d77a0 f98df0a3d11e-44e5-a480-6c12597d77a0 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2416 full 5 54 Nathan Osmond is more that just " a little bit country," in fact his four latest singles have found their way to #1 on various country charts. Soon to be headed back to Branson, Missouri for Christmas shows at the Andy Williams Moon River Theater, we're happy that Nathan stopped by to share with us a few of his Christmas favorites, from original compositions to new renditions of beloved classics. With him is guitarist Ron Saltmarsh and percussionist Jordan Saltmarsh, rounding this magical Country Christmas Special. Songs Featured: New Star Shining, Santa Claus is Comin's to Town, Hallelujah (Christmas version), Leroy the Redneck Reindeer, Stars and Stripes, and Coming Home for Christmas. Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4d60bb68-0909-41d1-af2f-19ed48ff8608 4d60bb680909-41d1-af2f-19ed48ff8608 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2743 full 5 53 This Provo band plays an in-studio set and chats with Steven Kapp Perry about everything from music making to trucker hats https://www.byuradio.org/2c545754-d3a2-48b4-8f6e-d2daf4bae589 2c545754d3a2-48b4-8f6e-d2daf4bae589 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3191 full 5 52 Stephanie Baron is a Master's student at BYU who just finished her graduate recital. Before coming here to Provo, she studied at Texas Tech University under Christopher M. Smith. She has performed in symphonies, operas, nd ballets all over the Great Plains and Mountain West with esteemed artists such as Robert Chen, Michael Martin Murphy, and Yo-Yo Ma.  Tonight she uses not one, not two, but three different horns for her three different pieces, including a Natural Horn whose design dates back to the Baroque and Classical periods.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: DUKAS - Villanelle; SCHULTZ - I and my Annabelle Lee, T-Rex;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3dbeaa8c-fae3-466f-9f51-c47ad47b12f1 3dbeaa8cfae3-466f-9f51-c47ad47b12f1 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 1947 full 5 51 We've got the big brass in this episode! So much so that we had to move to one of our TV studios to hold everyone! We have The New Hot 5 and the BYU-student Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band.  The original Hot Five was Loius Armstrong's first jazz recording band led under his own name.The New Hot 5 carries on his tradition, but they're led by Dr. Steve Call, professor in the BYU School of Music!  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with Dr Hall, and also trumpet player Dr. Daniel Henderson, trombonist Brian Woodbury, and upright bassist Zoe Jorgenson.  Repertoire: The Original Dixieland Jazz Band: Dixieland One-Step, Livery Stable Blues; Jelly Roll Morton: Millenburg Joys; Brian Woodbury: Sunnyside Avenue; H.A. Fischler: Rough Rider's March/1919 Rag; Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong: Wild Man Blues; Louis Armstrong: Cakewalkin' Babies from Home;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/520af275-76dc-45b3-89a6-866ff04bf858 520af27576dc-45b3-89a6-866ff04bf858 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3009 full 5 50 Singer/Songwriter Paul Jacobsen has performed with Sheryl Crow, the Jayhawks, John Hiatt, and many others. He’s been a finalist in both the Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter contests, is a regular member of The Lower Lights, and has release 2 solo albums with one on the way. Tonight he plays all original music, including multiple tracks from his yet-unreleased new album, and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about twins, Neil Young benefit concerts, and spontaneous Wyoming meteor showers. Songs featured: Two Headed Heart, Some Amazing Grace, Western Skies, You're the Song, The Same Night's Waiting for us All, Muslin Dress, and Time; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/d498ce8a-dcc5-4b8a-937c-b27b337810cc d498ce8adcc5-4b8a-937c-b27b337810cc Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3424 full 5 49 Red Yeti is a 5-man rock band that emerged on the Provo music scene in 2012. That year they won "Musician of the Year" from RAW Artists and their music went up on iTunes. Fast-forward to today and they're about to release a new as-yet-unnamed new album!  Red Yeti consists of:  Kimball Barker on vocals and guitar  Jared Scott on bass and back-up vocals  Isaac Lomeli on guitar  with  Coleman Edwards on keyboard and Nic Blosil on drums  Tonight they play a rare stripped-down acoustic set, something they haven't done in years, exclusively for Highway 89!  Songs featured: "Cease Fire," "Nice to Know You," "Take Us Alive," "Someone You Know," "Doctor Take a Look," "Hallelujah";  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d325d3aa-5c66-4f3e-86a0-dceff3bbd9f5 d325d3aa5c66-4f3e-86a0-dceff3bbd9f5 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2989 full 5 48 This world-famous Carillonneur chats with Steven Kapp Perry before playing a concert on BYU's bells. https://www.byuradio.org/a8146fb5-6f94-42a0-b1fe-63386fee68a5 a8146fb56f94-42a0-b1fe-63386fee68a5 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 599 full 5 47 Passing through Utah on his Western States tour, Bryan John Appleby stopped by our studio to play songs from his brand-new album "The Narrow Valley." From Spokane, Washington, he's released two other albums to critical acclaim and is constantly crafting new songs.  Tonight he chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about personalized album art, songwriting adventures, and unorthodox sound creation.  Songs featured: APPLEBY Backset, The Fall, Shoe and Hat/No One Knows, HWY 1 am, High Above the Blue;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d11334bb-8859-40e4-9127-27cd21b8e4ea d11334bb8859-40e4-9127-27cd21b8e4ea Mon, 09 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3374 full 5 46 Collaboration in music has given us a lot of great songs, but a great collaboration is great becaus eof what the individual artists bring to it after years of hard work on their own.  Eric Thayne and Trevor Henderson are two Utah musicians whose names are linked with Indie bands and artists that they've collaborated with, enough that that's what they're mostly known for. They didn't start out that way though,  and tonight we're taking them back to their beginnings: spotlighting them as composers and solo artists.  Trevor Henderson is a singer-songwriter whose first love is piano. He's released three albums and was a founding member of the band Desert Noises. His sister Katie Henderson, guitarist of The Blue Aces, was here too to join in on harmony.  Eric Thayne is a local musician who's also a filmmaker and producer. he owns his own recording studio called Celadora that focuses on a YouTube market for musicians and businesses.  Together they go bac ko their roots and showcase some of the original music that got them started on their musically collaborative careers.  Songs Featured: Henderson: Anything But Giving Up, Save Each Other, Brother, Making Your Own Luck; Thayne: Celebration Hymn, First Flight, The Good King;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/4f5079fe-23c6-4b79-a59a-a9e2a01370ef 4f5079fe23c6-4b79-a59a-a9e2a01370ef Wed, 04 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2920 full 5 45 In-studio to perform music from her first full-length album: Lightning Strikes. https://www.byuradio.org/d3d85b61-6da3-49f4-a1f1-07c54f68454f d3d85b616da3-49f4-a1f1-07c54f68454f Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3191 full 5 44 Happy birthday, Nicolo Paganini! Today would have been his 233rd birthday and to celebrate we have 10 of his 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, a set of devilishly difficult pieces he wrote over a period of 15 years. Performing them is David Park, violinist and Assistant Concert Master of the Utah Symphony. He is playing the most of these Caprices ever attempted on live radio! Also with us is an audience of 30 Sustaining Members of Classical 89, as many as we could fit into our studio this evening. David talks about Paganini's seemingly supernatural talents with host Steven Kapp Perry and gives demonstrations of some of the tricky techniques required for these complicated Caprices. Ricochet bowing, quadruple stops, and 12-note-per-second speeds are all featured in this special birthday episode of Highway 89! Repertoire: PAGANINI Caprices 1, 5, 9, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21 & 24; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/54e07e5f-22e0-405f-8dbf-61ea63ed2f67 54e07e5f22e0-405f-8dbf-61ea63ed2f67 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3034 full 5 43 Indie singer-songwriter, currently on tour promoting his album and upcoming unnamed project. https://www.byuradio.org/6a685302-a3fd-4102-8e9a-66a199399ea0 6a685302a3fd-4102-8e9a-66a199399ea0 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2728 full 5 42 After Amber Lynn won Velour’s Battle of the Bands in Provo one of the judges levied some pretty high praise, he said: “She belts like Aretha."Yes, as in THAT Aretha people! Not too shabby for a new up and coming artist.  Amber Lynn's EP “Higher” was recently nominated for 3 Utah Music Awards including “Best Album” and a 19 song mash-up video that she created with Eric Thayne and Mimi Knowles has garnered a half a million YouTube views.  She’s been known to perform with a 7 piece band but today she'll play a paired down set with:  AMBER LYNN – lead vocals, acoustic guitar  RASHIDA CALL – piano (back-up vocals)  JAMES DAWSON – electric guitar (back-up vocals) https://www.byuradio.org/fc2a6065-7373-4c2c-99ed-f1a39815d434 fc2a60657373-4c2c-99ed-f1a39815d434 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3531 full 5 41 American Piano Quartet member and world-renowned concert pianist Robin Hancock takes us through piano's greatest hits. https://www.byuradio.org/310a4c7e-893b-44ed-b84c-b8889f43eb33 310a4c7e893b-44ed-b84c-b8889f43eb33 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3161 full 5 40 Dr. Vedrana Subotic is an associate professor of piano at the University of Utah, and is the music director of the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series in Salt Lake City. She is the founder and former director of the piano program at Snow College, and former head of collaborative piano at the Chautauqua Festival in New York. As part of the 2016 season, Vedrana will be performing Beethoven's 5th piano concerto witht he Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra.  Vedrana is currently working on an incredible project to learn and perform all of Beethoven's piano sonatas, instumental sonatas, and piano trios, numbering 57 pieces total. Today in our studio she shares with us a portion of her progress.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata no. 8, Pathetique op. 13; Piano Sonata no. 14, Moonlight Sonata Op. 27; https://www.byuradio.org/0a176886-9792-40a7-8b7c-8c981d621e89 0a1768869792-40a7-8b7c-8c981d621e89 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2880 full 5 39 Ben and Chad Truman are The Truman Brothers, a duo out of Nashville, Tennessee that create a sound founded on rich vocals and passionate songwriting. Formed in Provo, Utah, the brothers and the rest of their band have toured across the United States, sharing the stage with such artists as Imagine Dragons, Kelly Clarkson, Diamond Rio, and David Archuleta. Altogether, the Truman Brothers have brought their show to more than 100 cities in 30 states, as well as performances in London, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. They've released two albums, "Hold On To Love" and "Somewhere Between" which can be found on iTunes, they have a new album "Our Kind of Cowboy" in the works, and most recently Marie Osmond has recorded one of their songs to be released soon. While visiting, they chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about life on the road, "Hot Yams," and what it's like working all day every day with your sibling. Songs featured: (1:12) "I Want You There"; (5:22) Chad Truman: Hot Yams and youtube fame, musical parents, getting over the hump in piano lessons; (9:06) "Wasn't That Your Plan"; (12:25) Ben Truman: Marriage changing songwriting, playing what matters to you (see video), Marie Osmond; (16:36) "Making History"; (20:19) Chad: Vacuum mike stands, practicing as brothers, giving your all on stage; (24:43) "Boston & New Orleans"; (29:13) Ben: Life in Nashville, finding your own sound, touring with Diamond Rio; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:24:13 - (29:13) Ben: Life in Nashville https://www.byuradio.org/939e3f76-1c5c-4b14-ae2d-4e5295c534e8 939e3f761c5c-4b14-ae2d-4e5295c534e8 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2440 full 5 38 Taylor Berrett is a Virginia-raised singer/songwriter currently on-tour promoting his debut album "Great Falls." Since it's release, "Great Falls" has reached the Top 10 or iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts and was given a 9 out of 10 by Atwood magazine over all, with a full 10 for lyricism.  Taylor has been featured in Seventeen Magazine, Teen Vogue, and People's Top 10 list of up-and-coming musicians, and has opened for Alex Clare and the All-American Rejects. Today he shares original songs from his tour and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about everything from marriage, to tour adventures, to missing pringles!  taylorberrettmusic.com  Songs Featured: The Heat; When I Find You; To Save Her; The Next Best Thing; The Village, the wolf, and the Boy; Best Kind of Heartbreak; Whole Heart; Hypnotize Me; Those Days;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b3e5a8d6-0e94-4b67-b546-14b3bc706db1 b3e5a8d60e94-4b67-b546-14b3bc706db1 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3124 full 5 37 The touring musicians of Tierra Chilena are in-studio today. Founded by a group of friends in 1963, Tierra Chilena has become an iconic music and dance ensemble that regularly performs at international folk festivals. We've featured quite the assortment of instruments on the show but this is the first time to feature bombo and pandero! The musicians are:  Music Director, Patricio Valdebenito: guitar, vocals  Sebastian Nunez: pandero, vocals  Mario Barrazza: accordion, bombo, tambourine, vocals  Eduardo Veliz: guitar, vocals, ukelele  Eduardo Layseca: bass, vocals  Maria Isabel Cisternas: vocals  Marta Arenas: vocals Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b3f89670-7a5e-4e79-a9d3-1cb08589d507 b3f896707a5e-4e79-a9d3-1cb08589d507 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1552 full 5 36 George Dyer made his debut with the New Yorl City Opera in 1996 as Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore at the Lincoln Center. He's soloed multiple times with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in their national broadcasts, and his voice has been described as "powerful," "rich," "clear," "silken," and even just plain "gorgeous." In 2009 "The George Dyer Show" opened in Branson, Missouri and he was soon awarded "Best Male Vocalist of that year for an entertaining genre-crossing show.  George is accompanied tonight by Larry Gee, acclaimed teacher, accompanist, and vocal coach who is a frequent guest of the show and who has worked with George for over 20 years.  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with both musicians about everything from vocal technique to Wham! cover bands!  Repertoire: Granada - Agustin Lara (1:31); You Raise Me Up - Rolf Loveland (5:50); Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (15:03); Bring Him Home - Claude-Michel Schonberg (18:45); Music of the Night - Andrew Lloyd-Webber (25:33); Nessun Dorma - Giacomo Puccini (34:51); How Great Thou Art - Carl Gustav Boberg (44:33);  Interview segments: George: Vocal technique, and performing in Branson (10:09); Interview with Larry Gee (22:29); George: Songs that mean something, and Wham! cover bands (30:28); George: The blessings of performing with family (37:54);  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:37:54 - George: The blessings of performing with family 00:44:33 - How Great Thou Art - Carl Gustav Boberg https://www.byuradio.org/beca303f-ff3c-4fed-927b-d337e27c2995 beca303fff3c-4fed-927b-d337e27c2995 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3179 full 5 35 Sunbeam Choi earned his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University and is currently adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University. Gold prize winner of Korea's "National Music Student Competition," he's performed across Korea and the United States, including performances at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall in New York. Tonight Sunbeam plays the fiendishly difficult "Dante Sonata" in its entirety, along with the 1st movement of Beethoven's 31st Piano Sonata. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110, 1st mvt; LISZT Apres une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata ("The Dante Sonata"); Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:15:58 - Fantasia Quasi Sonata ("The Dante Sonata") https://www.byuradio.org/24f2489a-93f7-4971-9fed-f506c1033a65 24f2489a93f7-4971-9fed-f506c1033a65 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2120 full 5 34 Tonight in-studio we have a "Low, Lower, Lowest" edition of Highway 89 with music for the unlikely trio of bassoon, bass, and tuba!  On bassoon and bass we have Leon Chodos and Ted Merritt, respectively, both members of the Utah Symphony. Matthew Lindal joins them on tuba. Tonight's compostitions are provided by members of the Salty Cricket Composers Collective, a Utah-based organization that promotes Utah composer's music being performed by Utah musicians, for listeners in Utah and around the country. Two of the composers of tonight's repertoire, Marden Pond and Esther Megargel, are in-studio and chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about their work, along with Salty Cricket co-founder Victoria Petro-Eschler.  saltycricket.org  Repertoire: Profundo - Douglas Wood; De Profundis, 3 mvts - Marden Pond; Subterranean Ricochet - Esther Megarel;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b36c6a5f-82b5-4260-b457-00d77006b8c1 b36c6a5f82b5-4260-b457-00d77006b8c1 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2071 full 5 33 John Gorka is a modern-day travelling troubadour: A one-man show of honest, folk-style tunes that, as one fan said, "have a way of working on you long after you thought you had them figured out." While in Utah to play at Salt Lake City's Arts Festival and teach a songwriting workshop for the Intermountain Acoustic Music Association he stopped by our studio to play songs from his 12th and latest album release: "Bright Side of Down." Stick around for the end where he plays a special encore of an original song from the documentary Every War Has Two Losers. Songs featured: I'm From New Jersey; Bright Side of Down; Outnumbered; Thirstier Wind; Stranger with Your Hair; Where No Monuments Stand; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/17122aa1-217e-43d2-a13d-72212ad235f0 17122aa1217e-43d2-a13d-72212ad235f0 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2240 full 5 32 Anne McNamara earned her Bachelor of Music Education and Jazz Studies minor from James Madison University, her Masters of Trumpet Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Doctorate in trumpet performance from the University of Maryland. She is the primary trumpet teacher at the University of Utah and the director of the University Trumpet Ensemble, and teaches several courses including High Brass Studies, Survey of Jazz, and Women in Music. Most recently she received a tenure track position as a Professor of Trumpet at Campbellsville University.  Tonight she shares selections both classical and contemporary, accompanied by long-time accompanist and Friend of Highway 89 Larry Gee.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: Spanish Dance - Rodion Shchedrin; Scherzo - Anthony Plog; Centennial Horizon - Kevin McKee; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/639853d8-e73f-48db-8e92-633b55b8dec0 639853d8e73f-48db-8e92-633b55b8dec0 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1709 full 5 31 Tonight we've left our usual home at Studio 6 for a field trip to Brigham Young University's Museum of Art! The Island homes of Ireland, Scotland and England have given us music both sublime and silly, enthralling and thoroughly entertaining. In an intimate concert setting with an audience made up of sustaining members of Classical 89, we showcase this music performed by musicians of all kinds. From Celtic cello to four-hand piano to opera to "Danny Boy," enjoy this musical journey to the British Isles, courtesy of Classical 89's Sustaining Members. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Performers: Liz Maxfield Davis, celtic cello; Jane Galloway, piano; Lori Weiss, piano; Brian Stucki, tenor; Clara Hurtado Lee, soprano; Massimiliano Frani, piano; Repertoire: Garret Barry's, I Buried My Wife and Danced on her Grave, Roaring Barmaid - Set of traditional Irish jigs; The Statue, from BYU's A Winter's Tale - Liz Maxfield Davis; The Winding Roads of Advance - Traditional irish reel; The Galway Piper - Traditional Irish tune; Salut D'amor - Edward Elgar; "Endless Pleasure, Endless Love" - George Frideric Handel; Flow My Tears - John Dowland; Capriccio - Sir Arthur Sullivan; Jerusalem - Parry and Blake; Danny Boy - Frederic Weatherly; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/59e7dfc3-db49-4504-b9c6-8112a042cb24 59e7dfc3db49-4504-b9c6-8112a042cb24 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3307 full 5 30 At the height of the Cold War in 1958, something remarkable happened: An American concert pianist won the first ever Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow! That pianist, Van Cliburn, eventually became part of the creation of an illustrious international piano competition here in the United States. Our guest today, Anastasia Magamedova, is about to go and compete as one of 24 talented young musicians from around the world in the Cliburn's first ever Junior International Competition.  Anastasia is the 2013 gold medalist of the International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival piano competition, a winner of the 2015 Southwest Regional MTNA Piano Competition, and most recently a finalist in the Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition for Young Pianists. She is a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke YOung Artist Award and has been featured on NPR's "From the Top" program. She is currently studying under Dr. Heather Conner of the University of Utah piano faculty.  Tonight Anastasia chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about practice, passion, and pottery.  Repertoire: Sonetto del Petrarca 104 - Franz Liszt; Etude Op. 25 No. 11 "Winterwind" - Frederic Chopin; Sonata Op. 10 No. 3, Mvt 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven; Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Maurice Ravel;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8bab0fc2-d351-4ee9-b78e-ada90b91a287 8bab0fc2d351-4ee9-b78e-ada90b91a287 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1845 full 5 29 Passing through on their latest tour are identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook, along with Kyle Volkman on bass and Niko "Slice" Daoussis on guitar and mandolin.  The Shook Twins write what they call "quirky folk music," and they've been at it for a little over 10 years. Their songs focus on everything from the simplest aspects of nature and the heart to the turmoil of a post-apocalyptic earthquake! They've released three albums, the most recent of which recorded at Bear Creek Studios with Grammy-nominated producer Ryan Hadlock.  Tonight they chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about everything from avocado shakers and golden eggs, to turning down American Idol in favor of sticking together, to the power of keeping a positive spin on their music in an industry that idolizes the "tortured artist."  Featured Songs: "Crisper," "Growing Things," "Hooks," "Potter's Daughter" (see video), "Vessels" (see video), "Holler it Down."  shooktwins.com Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/cfb40858-573b-498e-ac42-ca4b3b6abafa cfb40858573b-498e-ac42-ca4b3b6abafa Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3197 full 5 28 Jussi Bjorling, the Swedish tenor who was ranked post-mortem by critics in 1999 as the greatest singer of the 20th century, left a legacy of vocal excellence that has inspired countless Classical musicians to be the very best at their craft. Part of this legacy is the Jussi Bjorling Society of America, and tonight's episode is made possible by them and their musicians. It is a night of operatic excellence!  Rebecca Pedersen, soprano, is a senior at Brigham Young University and took the opera world by storm when she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She made her Lincoln Center debut in October of 2014.  Banner Smith, tenor, has performed leading roles in Mozart's "Don Giovanni", Strauss's "Die Fledermaus," and other prominent productions. His teachers include master teacher Cesar Ulloa and internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick.  Carla Rae Cook, dramatic mezzo-soprano, has been hailed as "one of the world's greatest Wagnerians." She has performed nine different leading roles in Wagner's four-opera Ring Cycle at leading opera houses around the world, including the famous Metropolitan Opera. She has degrees from the University of Utah, Boston University, and the Manhattan School of Music, and she is currently head of the Atlantic Music Festival Opera Program.  Jared Oaks is a native of Tacoma Washington, and since 2008 has been the Assistant Music Director of Ballet West in Salt Lake City. He is currently preparing a new anthology of early Swedish operatic arias with the help of a generous fellowship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation.  These musicians, along with an accompanying string quartet, share with us well-known and loved selections, as well as some newer and lesser-known pieces from modern composers.  Quartet: Elizabeth Palmer, violin; Rebecca Fullmer, violin; Kathleen Anderson, viola; Larissa Humphries, cello;  Accompanist: Monica Hymas Rasmussen  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: STRAUSS Cacilie; MASSENET Pleurez mes yeux; BEETHOVEN Adelaide; Five Heb https://www.byuradio.org/4d6043db-2cab-4b28-9a19-73de60f2202e 4d6043db2cab-4b28-9a19-73de60f2202e Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3572 full 5 27 Tonight in-studio we had the 2nd place winners of our 2014/2015 Classical 89 High School Choir Competition: The Pleasant Grove High School Chamber Choir! Conducted by Jim Wilcock, the choir consists of 42 singers and recently completed a tour in Anaheim, California where they won multiple awards including best overall choir. Tonight along with their voices they've brought with them a shaker, tambourine, and 2 djembe drums! Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with choir members Nathan Young and Alysse Walker, and conductor Jim Wilcock. Repertoire: Exultate Jusi In Domino - Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, ed. Mason Martens; A Red, Red Rose - James Mulholland; Amor Vittorioso - Giovanni Gastoldi; Hence Care, Thou Art Too Cruel & O Care, Thou Wilt Despatch Me - Thomas Weelkes; Promised Land - Folksong, arr. Ronald Staheli; The Heart's Reflection - Daniel Elder; Balleilakka - A.R. Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry; https://www.byuradio.org/4473d43d-2f23-4589-ac91-6285a7753520 4473d43d2f23-4589-ac91-6285a7753520 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1991 full 5 26 Today is piano day, and we're running the gamut of pieces from France to England to the US and back to France. Taking us on this musical journey are three pianists from the University of Utah, each of which is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Piano Performance. They probably spend as much time every day practicing as most of their fellow students spend on homework, Facebook, and Netflix combined! Kate Poulton, Sasha Bainson, and Candace Winterton share with us the music of Claude Debussy, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Maurice Ravel. They also chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about their lives and musical backgrounds and their passion for the piano. Repertoire: DEBUSSY Suite Pour le Piano, mvts 1 & 3; COLERIDGE-TAYLOR "24 Negro Melodies" Nos 22 & 23; RAVEL Sonatine Pour le Piano; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/8dc3302f-96ae-47fe-b6f1-70a2f8876e16 8dc3302f96ae-47fe-b6f1-70a2f8876e16 Tue, 26 May 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2486 full 5 25 What do muppet drum sets, The White House, and barbecue pork sandwiches have in common? Tyrone Wells! This chart-topping singer/songwriter is currently on national tour with his new album "Roll With It."  Tyrone Wells' albums have topped iTunes charts and he's played not only all over the US but also in Europe and Australia, with plans to tour in Brazil next.  After singing lead for a Christian rock band in college, Tyrone focused his attentions on a solo career and acoustic songwriting and signed a record deal with Universal Records. 10 albums later, he plays to packed houses all the way from Annapolis, Maryland to Anaheim, California.  Listen as our host Steven Kapp Perry chats with Tyrone about fatherhood, devoted scooter-riding fans, and the power of music to touch hearts.  Songs Featured: "Gravity," "The One I Love," "Running Around In My Dreams," "Sea Breeze," "More."   "Gravity" (1:39)  Steve and Tyrone talk songwriting, Harvey the RV, and bananas as percussion (5:24) "The One I Love" (10:46) Overcoming stage fright, special sandwiches, and a bonus yodelling solo from Tyrone! (14:25) "Running Around In My Dreams" (20:14) Made-up lyrics, viral videos of family, and hiding on piers to play at proposals. (24:41) "Sea Breeze" (31:35) Being a preacher's son, Skypark rock days, and redefining "success." (34:40)  "More" (39:57)  Favorite television placement of music. (44:06)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:39 - "Gravity" (1:39) 00:05:24 - Steve and Tyrone talk songwriting, Harvey the RV, and bananas as percussion 00:10:46 - "The One I Love" 00:14:25 - Overcoming stage fright, special sandwiches, and a bonus yodelling solo from Tyrone! 00:20:14 - "Running Around In My Dreams" 00:24:41 - Made-up lyrics, viral videos of family, and hiding on piers to play at proposals. 00:31:35 - "Sea Breeze" 00:34:40 - Being a preacher's son, Skypark rock days, and redefining "success." (34:40) 00:39:57 - "More" (39:57) 00:44:06 - Favorite television placement of music. (44:06) https://www.byuradio.org/5856267d-ca3a-422d-bc85-7127853998d2 5856267dca3a-422d-bc85-7127853998d2 Wed, 20 May 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2785 full 5 24 Tonight's episode features "Music to Die For!" Gerald Elias was Associate Concertmaster of Utah Symphony for 23 years, and before that he played violin with the Boston Symphony who he still plays with every summer at Tanglewood. When Mr. Elias retired from the Utah Symphony though, it was to write. Specifically, to write bestselling murder-mystery novels set in the world of Classical music! Each of tonight's selections that he plays are titles and inspirations for each of the books in the series. Also with us is pianist Heather Conner. She's on faculty at the University of Utah and is the accompanist for the first two selections. Elias chats with host Steven Kapp Perry all about his novels, characters, inspirations, and some of the interesting challenges that come when you attempt to put music into the written word. Also featured is a special announcment by the author! Enjoy this marvelously mysterious episode of Highway 89. Repertoire: Devil's Trill, 1st and 3rd mvts - Giuseppe Tartini; Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saens; Death and the Maiden - Franz Schubert, arr. Gerald Elias; Death and Transfiguration, Excerpts - Richard Strauss; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7bc4fe41-d837-48b6-9c1a-6d0a3b3f7a20 7bc4fe41d837-48b6-9c1a-6d0a3b3f7a20 Tue, 12 May 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3345 full 5 23 After what they call "Twenty years of a cappella-ness," Voice Male has shrunk from 9 members to 6, has recorded a total of 13 albums, (for now!) and still loves to sing together just as much as they did when they met. Currently comprised of 6 members, all original 9 Voice Male singers were students at Utah State Unviersity in Logan Utah, when the group began back in 1994. Their musical backgrounds range from jazz band to 80's hair rock, and as they say: "As long as you keep listening, we'll keep singing!" Featured in tonight's show: Scotland! The Monkees! Chipmunks! Baby goat noises and more! You won't want to miss this zany episode. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Songs Featured: "I'm a Believer;" "The Shadow of Your Smile;" "My Maria;" "Loch Lomond;" "I Can See Clearly Now;" "The Chipmunk Song (pts 1&2);" "The Lion Sleeps Tonight;" Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/f1f33568-6029-447f-b80f-84c2dfe4f39e f1f335686029-447f-b80f-84c2dfe4f39e Mon, 11 May 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2574 full 5 22 Jacob Hofer is a founding member of the Rosco String Quartet: an award-winning ensemble that's performed at Utah Symphony's Deer Valley Music Festival and participated in the Julliard String Quartet Seminar in New York City. He's adjunct faculty at Utah Valley University, as well as an instructor at Salt Lake's Gifted Music School. Currently pursuing a doctorate at the Univeristy of Utah School of Music, Jacob earned his Bachelor and Master music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. With him in the studio today is pianist Larry Gee, an accomplished accompanist and one of our longtime recurring Highway 89 guests. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: "Nigun" Improvisations from the Baal Shem Suite - Ernest Bloch; Fantasie in C Major (D. 934) for Violin and Piano - Franz Schubert;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3a63d859-a29a-4234-9796-e33a506575be 3a63d859a29a-4234-9796-e33a506575be Tue, 05 May 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2602 full 5 21 Michael Lucarelli is a classical guitarist and composer who has been performing throughout the United States for more than 30 years. His music videos on YouTube have garnered more than 20 million views collectively, an amount unheard of for a classical guitarist. He has a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Utah and a Masters in guitar performance from the University of Arizona. In our studio tonight he chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about what it means to be an artist and composer, some of the locations of his videos, and some of the greatest comments his videos have received. We took some of our own, too!  Repertoire: PIAZZOLLA Verano Porteno (Buenos Aires Summer); SCHUBERT Ave Maria; TARREGA La Paloma; LUCARELLI (original compositions) Red Sky, Starting Over, Rondo Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c4ed7a9a-0cd6-444a-8aeb-3d81313a944d c4ed7a9a0cd6-444a-8aeb-3d81313a944d Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2586 full 5 19 Andrea Kleesattel is currently a cellist with the Hyogo Performing Center Orchestra in Osaka, Japan, and has undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees in cello. Tonight in-studio she shares with host Steven Kapp Perry her love of Bach, her doctoral thesis explained in layman's terms, and her experiences in playing with a 10,000-person choir! Repertoire: HENZE - Serenade for Solo Cello; BACH - Suite No. 2 in D minor for Cello Solo; BRITTEN - Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello Op. 80; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a26d78b6-2300-493a-b761-1537fb5d703b a26d78b62300-493a-b761-1537fb5d703b Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2042 full 5 18 Today in our studio we have the 32 members of the Utah Valley University Men's Choir. The UVU Men's Choir is only in its second year of existence, but its already garnered a reputation of artistic excellence, subtle precision, and colorful expression! Comprised of undergraduate men who audition from all majors across campus, Director Dr. Reed Criddle fosters in his students "brotherhood and artistic excellence." The choir sings selections from all over the world, including an Arabic piece that features two Djembe drums! Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: "Loch Lomond" - arr. Jonathan Quick; "Dulaman" - Michael McGlynn; "Ave Maria" - Franz Biebl; "The Pasture" - Randall Thompson; "Zikr" - A.R. Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry; "Peg O' My Heart" - Fred Fisher Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ae347c84-4310-4a0a-ae2b-4de05e5b5823 ae347c844310-4a0a-ae2b-4de05e5b5823 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2330 full 5 17 The NOVA Chamber Music Series has performed in local halls for nearly 40 years and is a much-beloved staple of the Salt Lake City classical music scene. Tonight in-studio we have two artists from the Gallery Series. Kathryn Eberle is the Associate Concertmaster for the Utah Symphony. A Nashville native with a Master's Degree from the Julliard School of Music, she started out with her first violin at the age of 3, a violin made from a margarine box, a ruler, and dental floss! Jason Hardink is the Artistic Director of the NOVA Chamber Music Series and Principal Keyboardist of the Utah Symphony. He's one of our most frequent performers and a fan of running ultra-marathons. These two talented performers share with us an all-Beethoven repertoire as part of the NOVA Gallery series. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, opus 96; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, opus 96; Sonata for Violin and Piano, opus 47 "Kreutzer" - 1st mvt Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f8939348-10a8-47c9-b1ad-189cade67725 f893934810a8-47c9-b1ad-189cade67725 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2378 full 5 16 Alex is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and Yale University with a master’s degree in violin performance. He is also a professor of violin at Brigham Young University. Aubrey graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Violin Performance and has commissioned and recorded music for violin and piano on Tantara records. She is currently the Concert Master for the Ballet West orchestra. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Repertoire: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 - Sergei Prokofiev; If You Could Hie to Kolob - Arr. Woods; One Eternal Round - Christian Asplund; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/18e33c96-7a18-48ac-b210-a69d524c98e4 18e33c967a18-48ac-b210-a69d524c98e4 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2022 full 5 15 Dr. Adam Kossler received his Bachelor’s Degree at East Carolina State University, his Master’s at Appalachian State and a DMA from Florida State University. Tonight he joins us in the studio to perform as part of the Utah Classical Guitar Society’s Young Artists Series. A top prizewinner in a number of international guitar competitions and a member of the NOVA Guitar Quartet and the Kossler Guitar Trio, Adam chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about all sort of aspects of classical guitar playing - from inner thoughts during a performance to adapting repertoires for different audiences. Repertoire: BACH Allegro – BWV 998; TARREGA Gran Vals; RODRIGO Zapateado; LEGNANI Fantasia – Op. 19; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b3798371-e5e2-4c80-a307-c008984580a0 b3798371e5e2-4c80-a307-c008984580a0 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1632 full 5 14 From the Sawtooth mountains of Stanley, Idaho to downtown Nashville, Tennessee to the city limits of Austin Texas, Micky and the Motorcars spend 200 days a year jamming in every nook of the nation. They've released 7 full-length records so far, their latest of which is "Hearts from Above." Micky and the Motorcars is normally a five-man group, but today we got a special unplugged three-man performance. Tour bus malfunctions can't keep the music down! Brothers Micky and Gary Braun and guitarist Dustin "Sunshine" Shaefer perform acoustic versions of some of the band's top hits, including the title track from their newest album. Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Songs featured: "Hearts from Above," "Carolina Morning," "Long Road to Nowhere," "Led Me the Wrong Way," "Long and Lonely Highway," "Fall Apart," "Casino." Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 and on instagram @byuh89. https://www.byuradio.org/cf323aa6-8ff6-4054-969b-22a0a5a5e704 cf323aa68ff6-4054-969b-22a0a5a5e704 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 3364 full 5 13 The Mountain View High School Chamber Singers from Orem, Utah perform throughout the year, and today in our studio they join us 32-strong with conductor Brett Taylor to showcase selections grouped by style and subject. The MVHS Chamber Singers were the 2014 winners of Classical 89's yearly High School Choir competition.  From early America to Broadway to spirituals to contemporary selections, their repertoire is conducted by director Brett Taylor, who chats with host Steven Kapp Perry between songs.  Other interviewees: McKay Kelly, Class President; Eden Cottrell, Class Vice President;  Repertoire: "Is Any Afflicted" - William Billings; "The Star Spangled Banner" - arr Lloyd Pfautsch; "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" - Irving Berlin; "Someone to Watch Over Me" - George Gerschwin; "Abenlied" - Josef Rheinberger; "Abide With Me" - arr Zabriskie; "Deep River" - arr Roy Ringwald; "Prayer of the Children" - Kurt Bestor; "Hope Faith Life Love" - Eric Whitacre;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9331b2b4-332b-4177-bc10-23f18aea1411 9331b2b4332b-4177-bc10-23f18aea1411 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2424 full 5 12 In studio we have musicians from ARISE, a multi-genre, multi-media campaign with themes of inspiration, hope and understanding, to educate and bring awareness about preventing suicide, bullying, and alleviating depression.  ARISE was founded by singer/songwriter Jhonny K, who worked as a troubled teen counselor and emotional health coach. He has performed for TEDX, 2012 and 2013, 2015 Sundance Film Festival, UPROAR Rock Festival, First Annual SLC Comic Con, Radio Disney, Chic Fila Leadership Cast, and many more events. He is currently the musical director of the ARISE program and organization.  “We are all about creating awareness around this issue, helping people be more open to talk about their darkness, and stop the problems that so many silently suffer from.  ARISE is not a counseling or therapy, we are an organization who wants to help bring awareness around depression and suicide issues through music and media.” –Jhonny K  In studio they discuss with host Steven Kapp Perry their personal convictions and experiences, and share their advice and love for those who have struggled or are currently struggling with depression, bullying, or suicidal thoughts.  Performers: Jhonny K, Rock (guitar, vocals); Jodi Lee, Country (vocals); Preston Lee, Hip-Hop (vocals); Mallory Ownbee, Pop (vocals); Lee Sebel (piano); Jason Jones (percussion);  Songs featured: “All you need to know”, “Stand”, “Victorious”, “Feeling Small”, “Today”, “Right Here”  If you or anyone you love is dealing with challenges like these, please visit the Suicide Prevention Lifeline for confidential support, concern, and resources.  Follow Highway 89 on Twitter @byuh89  Also check out our Instagram @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/07840895-b682-4bfa-8f3b-bf64c35d8d46 07840895b682-4bfa-8f3b-bf64c35d8d46 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2860 full 5 11 Andrey Gugnin is a performer at the inaugural Paul Pollei Commemorative Concert Series in Salt Lake and in 2014 he participated in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and swept the contest winning both the 1st place gold prize and the Audience's Choice Award. A graduate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, he frequently criss-crosses the globe performing in all the major countries of Europe, as well as locales like Morocco and Bermuda.  Andrey has performed with orchestras all over the world including the Svetlanov State Orchestra, the Moscow State Orchestra, the Macedonian Philharmonic, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, and the Utah Symphony Orchestra.  Host: Eric Glissmeyer  Repertoire: RACHMANINOFF Elegy, op. 3; TCHAIKOVSKY Two Pieces (Deux Morceaux) for Piano, op. 10; LISZT Transcendental Etude, no. 4 "Mazeppa;"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/417fb892-3e49-4254-93f6-9dc06ec61371 417fb8923e49-4254-93f6-9dc06ec61371 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 1856 full 5 10 Comprised of Montana-bred musicians Shayla Smith and Leon Gregory, Flannel Graph is an indie/folk duo who craft Bible parables into songs with nostalgic, down-home titles like, "Oh, Joe" and "Apple Pie." Their EP "5'3" was released in 2013, and their other album "Ribs of Adam" was released in September of 2014. They play instruments as classic as the guitar and the ukulele and as distinctive as water glasses, melodicas, and even a cheese grater! Host: Don Shelline Selections featured: "In My Soul," "Apple Pie," "Mr. Robin Hood," "Don't Wait Up," "The Tower," "5'3," "The Life I was Missing." Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/43db62be-1311-4e51-8158-32705d9d22b2 43db62be1311-4e51-8158-32705d9d22b2 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT false 2857 full 5 9 The Richter Uzur Duo is a one-of-a-kind guitar and cello duo that plays a whimsical mix of rock, world, and classical music. Comprised of world-renowned musicians Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter, the Duo has composed and arranged the largest repertoire of guitar/cello duets in existence and has performed hundreds of concerts in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In the United States the RUDuo is known for its regular appearances on NPR’s Performance Today as well as frequent national and international broadcasts on programs such as PBS’s WoodSongs and NPR’s Classical Guitar Alive. Their debut CD entitled "String Theory" was released in 2013. Between original compositions and arrangements of classic favorites, the musicians chat with host Steven Kapp Perry about their backgrounds and passions and musical experiences.  Repertoire: Iron Wood, Kolo Fugato (Original compositions); La Folie, I Am the Walrus, Facing East (Arrangements);  Website: richteruzurduo.com  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/9accacbf-f3d0-4967-a852-f2cc8a13f501 9accacbff3d0-4967-a852-f2cc8a13f501 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3067 full 5 8 Always making her "sweet music," Candy Lee is a singer-songwriter from Fayetteville, Arkansas who is currently on a year-long performance tour around the United States. To accomplish this tour, entitled "Follow Your Bliss," she sold most of her material posessions, bought a travel trailer, and brought her husband and two dogs along with her on the road where they've encountered car troubles and tricky weather, but also a lot of fun!  Candy was recently a finalist for "the Song of Arkansas Contest" and has won the Northwest Arkansas Music Award for Best Female Singer/Songwriter and Best Female Vocalist in a Band.  Candy has two full length albums: Human Conditions and The Gate. When she's back home she plays with her band The Sweets and her trio The Sisters Sweet. For more information, visit her website at: candylee.com  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Featured Songs: "Blue Skies;" "Tradition;" "Home;" "My Friend;" "Time;" "Sweet Music;"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/2cac7818-facf-4a13-9390-fc9f047195ba 2cac7818facf-4a13-9390-fc9f047195ba Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2678 full 5 7 Michael Gurt is piano faculty at Louisiana State University. He holds music degrees from Julliard and the University of Michigan, and has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago, Utah, Baltimore, and Memphis Symphonies. A teacher of master classes in both the US and South America, he was also a 1st place prize winner at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.  In between beautiful piano selections, Michael chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about Brazilian music, mistranslations, and the influence of dedicated fathers on a successful career.  Repertoire: CLEMENTI Sonata in F-sharp minor, op. 25/5; VILLA-LOBOS Ciclo Brasileiro, "Impressoes Seresteiras" "Festa no Sertao;"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8972a0f4-b898-4b3b-8598-295d0dc46b35 8972a0f4b898-4b3b-8598-295d0dc46b35 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2049 full 5 6 "Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!" is one of the most recognizable musical tunes in operatic history. Today in our studio we were visited by members of the Utah Lyric Opera who sang for us selections from their upcoming production of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville."  Performers:  Christopher Clayton - Figaro  Demaree Brown - Rosina  Maestro Nicolas Giusti - Piano  Selections: "Largo al factotum;" "Una voce poco fa/quinel cor mi risuono;" "Dunque io son;" "Overture;" Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7b0aac51-d979-442c-8bc3-77aaecc267fa 7b0aac51d979-442c-8bc3-77aaecc267fa Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2086 full 5 5 Happy birthday to Mozart! Born January 27th 1756, he’d be about 259 years old today! To celebrate the special day of this remarkable composer, we invited violinist David Park and pianist Larry Gee to share with us some Mozart selections for violin and piano.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. At the age of 5, he composed and performed before European royalty. At 17, he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, Austria. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position and chose to stay in the capital, where he spent his final years composing many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized and portrayed in print and on screen.  He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence on subsequent Western art music is nearly unmatched. Joseph Haydn wrote that "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years."  As for tonight’s performers, David H Park started playing violin at the age of 5 in Seoul, Korea. He received his Bachelor of Music at the University of Indiana and his Master of Music at the Julliard School, is currently the Assistant Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and teaches at the University of Utah. He recently held a starring role in Kenny Riches’ film The Strongest Man, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival this year.  Larry Gee is a longtime guest of the show, and one of our very favorites! This episode marked his 15th time accompanying and soloing for Highway 89. Larry graduated with a Bachelor of Music in piano accompanying and a Master of Music in piano performance from Indiana University. He was a master class accompanist for the late violinist Franco Gull at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy and a staff accompa https://www.byuradio.org/6c1357b5-d4da-4e6e-b04b-c4d7dcaa3630 6c1357b5d4da-4e6e-b04b-c4d7dcaa3630 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2349 full 5 4 Most people think that a dream of being a troubadour, of travelling the open road and performing in towns along the way sounds about as feasible as running away to join the circus! Thankfully, our guests today aren’t most people!  Twenty-one years ago, Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso, the Chicago-area duo known as Small Potatoes, decided to hit the road. “In one year, we quit our jobs, bought a house, bought a car, and became full-time folk singers--not exactly the greatest combination, financially speaking, or what most people would call a sound business model. We didn’t throw darts at a map, but we might as well have.”  They might not have had the best plan, but what they did have were great songs and musicianship, and the ability to put on a show. After nineteen years, a million and a half miles and 3500 shows (not to mention five Dodge Caravans...) they are listed as a “favorite act” by many coffeehouses, clubs and house concerts across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Festival, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Superb musicianship and showmanship, award-winning songwriting, and a strong sense of tradition has made them, as Dirty Linen Magazine once put it, “one of the most polished, inventive, and entertaining shows on the circuit.”  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with Jacquie and Rich about life on the road, passion for music, and some of their favorite experiences they’ve had over 20 years of performing together. And as a special treat they share with us a brand new song called Cherokee Bill!  Songs Featured:  Simple Truths; Time Flies; Cherokee Bill; Waltz of the Wallflowers; I Will Pass This Way Again;  smallpotatoesmusic.com  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/bef3b466-f932-4bfc-8c7f-45c4707dbace bef3b466f932-4bfc-8c7f-45c4707dbace Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2290 full 5 3 Solidly built Valkyrie maidens in Viking helmets, shattering wineglasses with the power of their voices alone… people in satin and powdered wigs courting, joking, (or maybe they’re arguing?) in a language you don’t speak…  Lovers who sing of undying love, then die, but not before singing again! This is opera, right?  If that fits your idea of opera, then you are definitely in for a surprise during this episode of Highway 89.  Our guests are from the Westminster Opera Studio in Salt Lake City, and they share music from their current production, “Semele,” by George Friederick Handel. Originally set in Ancient Greece, Director Michael Chipman has given this production a vampire theme, set in the deep South!  Despite the changes in setting and level of undeath, the music remains entirely Handel. Studio Director Michael Chipman, Chorus Director Eric Schmidt, and title soprano Christy Peterson chat with Steven Kapp Perry about the experiences they’ve had in adapting this beautifully baroque opera for a pop-culture-fed audience, without losing any of the quality or musicality of the original.  Selections Featured:  CHORUS: “Lucky Omens;”  SEMELE: (Recitative & Aria) "Ah Me! What Refuge Now is Left Me.....O Jove! In Pity;”  CHORUS: "Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs!;"  SEMELE (Aria) and CHORUS: "Endless Pleasure, Endless Love;"  JUNO and IRIS: (Recitative and Aria): "Awake Saturnia from thy Lethargy.... Hence, Iris, Hence Away!;"  APOLLO and CHORUS: "Apollo Comes...Happy, Happy We Shall Be!;"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8edc38a2-a277-4ef7-9126-33f65be638ba 8edc38a2a277-4ef7-9126-33f65be638ba Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 2366 full 5 2 Some of the best guests are worth road-tripping for! We travelled all the way down to Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah today to hear Master Keyboardists Richard Elliott and Jason Hardink perform as part of the NOVA Chamber Music Series. Established in 1977, NOVA is the oldest chamber music series in Utah and has taken a leading role in the arts community of Utah, providing an opportunity for Utah artists and audiences to explore vast and varied chamber music repertoires all year round.  Richard Elliott is a NOVA collaborator and the Principal Tabernacle Organist for the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Prior to his appointment as Tabernacle organist in 1991, he was an assistant professor of organ at Brigham Young University. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, and former student at the Peabody Conservatory and the Catholic University of America, he earned a bachelor of music degree from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Today he plays Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor for us on the University of Utah’s beautiful organ.  Jason Hardink is the Artistic Director for NOVA, a position he has held since 2009. He is also the principle keyboardist for the Utah Symphony and an adjudicator for the Gina Bachauer and Oberlin International Piano Competitions, having earned his DMA from Rice University. Known for his thesis “Messiaen and Plainchant,” Jason shares with us three pieces by French composer Olivier Messiaen, including two movements from Vignt Regards sur L’Enfant Jésus, a 20-movement work about the reception of the birth of Jesus Christ.  These two master musicians are worth every mile!  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor; MESSIAEN Prélude, Vignt Regards sur L’Enfant Jésus Mov. 14 & 11;  Websites: novaslc.org; jasonhardink.com; mormontabernaclechoir.org;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/fb2879e3-a691-4465-b058-51bc7259e211 fb2879e3a691-4465-b058-51bc7259e211 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:00:00 GMT false 3141 full 5 1 This is truly a homegrown, homemade holiday edition of Highway 89 from us to you. We want to share the spirit of the season and have “come a-caroling” radio style! Our annual tradition is to gather BYU Broadcasting staff into the studio, set some mics, and push record. The result isn’t always stellar, but there are bright moments and the sentiment is always sincere! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  “We Three Kings with Fur Elise” - Rebekah Belnap  “Gold and Green” - The Heartstrings with Adam Rallison, David Price, Taylor Miranda  “Frosty the Snowman” - Hannah Bradshaw  “The Grinch” - Sam Payne “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” - Joseph Andrews  Poem “Hypothermia” - Kylan Rice  “Once in Royal David’s City” - Jennifer Mckay, Kirstin Favero 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:06:12 - Gold and Green 00:17:39 - The Grinch 00:31:03 - Once in Royal David's City https://www.byuradio.org/10a78e43-eae6-45bb-9e84-7ae2528e5ea9 10a78e43eae6-45bb-9e84-7ae2528e5ea9 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2162 full 4 53 The Metropolitan Opera is widely considered to be one of the finest performance institutions in the world and is well-known for its high-quality productions and its professionally distinguished performers. Last week in Salt Lake City the Metropolitan Opera National Council held their Utah District auditions, which auditions are used to discover and train the best available young talent around the country and the world. Out of the 26 in the district who competed, three were chosen for the next round of this national selecting process. These three talented young opera stars, along with accompanist Dr. Carol Anderson, joined us in the studio today to share some of the pieces they sang in their Met Opera auditions.  Kevin Smith is a 24 year-old bass-baritone and native of Provo, Utah. He’s a student at Brigham Young University and he was a Studio Artist with Utah Lyric Opera in July of 2014. Kacee Mickelsen is a 24 year-old soprano and native of Boise, Idaho. She is a graduate of Utah State University and she was a winner of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition for three years in college and a Festival Artist with the Utah Festival Opera Company in the summer of 2012. Addison Marlor is a 24 year-old tenor and native of Salt Lake City and is a student at Utah Valley University working toward a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. He participated in the Castleton Artist Training Seminar in 2013.  These vibrantly talented singers share not only their remarkable voices with us, but also their dream roles, their inspirations, and their plans for the future.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Performers: Kevin Smith, bass-baritone; Kacee Mickelsen, soprano; Addison Marlor, tenor; Dr. Carol Anderson, piano;  Repertoire: MOZART “O Isis und Osiris” -- The Magic Flute; FLOYD “Ain’t It a Pretty Night” -- Susannah; PUCCINI “Chi il be Sagno” – La Rondine; GOUNOD “Ah! Léve-toi soleil” – Roméo et Juliette; DONIZETTI “Allegro io son” – Rita;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ea62057b-fcd9-4da5-840f-7fe853cc5158 ea62057bfcd9-4da5-840f-7fe853cc5158 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 1910 full 4 52 In keeping with the holiday, this episode features a good and proper parade of phantasmagoric medleys courtesy of the student musicians of The Young Ambassadors Showband.  You can test your knowledge of Halloween-esque TV and movie themes right now by jumping to the band’s HALLOWEEN MASHUP  An internationally known ensemble, the Showband is the instrumental counterpart to Brigham Young University’s singing, dancing and frequently touring dance troupe: the Young Ambassadors.  Recently the ensemble has concertized across the western United States and China. The band’s been featured on several albums released by BYU Records, their most recent being "Harmony the Music of Life."  They performed during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and have performed in front of kings, queens, prime ministers and other citizens in countries around the globe. Their standard (non-ghoulish) repertoire is the fast-paced popular music of American musical theater.  The musicians of the Young Ambassador Showband are: Eric Hansen (electric bass), Garrett Breeze (trombone), Skylar Steel and Justin Firth (trumpet), David Rusk and Katherine Lyman (keyboard), Brad Davis (saxophone), Parker Spiers (electric guitar), Josh Eastman (virtual drum set), Shannon Oh (electronic drums).  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:26:45 - HALLOWEEN MASHUP https://www.byuradio.org/91353fac-83d2-496e-925a-20e30c8697ee 91353fac83d2-496e-925a-20e30c8697ee Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2570 full 4 51 University of Utah Graduate Vocal Quartet with: Daniel Tuutau (baritone), Clara Hurtado Lee (soprano), Gretchen Windt (mezzo-soprano) and David Sauer (tenor). Not pictured: Jed Moss (piano) Most of us are familiar with string quartets, piano quartets, wind quartets and even barbershop and gospel quartets. But maybe not so familiar with classical vocal quartets. However, the tradition is older than you might think. Brahms and Schubert both wrote lots of music for four voices for salon performances; and then, of course, in opera there are plenty of instances when four singers claim the stage at once; and both Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the Verdi Requiem feature vocal quartets too.  In this hour the University of Utah’s Graduate Vocal Quartet joins us in studio. The quartet is one of the premiere voice ensembles at the university and is comprised entirely of Doctoral Students in Voice.  The singers participate in outreach efforts for the School of Music and past performances include Kingsbury Hall, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, American Legion, Rotary Club, the Presidents and Provosts of the PAC12 Universities.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/1802fab6-eefb-409f-ad60-96e1d3b43226 1802fab6eefb-409f-ad60-96e1d3b43226 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2273 full 4 50 Faina Lushtak’s here from Tulane University in New Orleans, where she heads up the piano division. And, as any good New Orleans resident might do, she’s been known to take in shows at some of the local elite jazz clubs. This coupled with her classical music training and love of composing has resulted in original compositions such as “Old and New.”  Faina was a child prodigy, born and raised in what was then the Soviet Union, she began her piano and composition studies at the age of six. She graduated from the Stolyarsky Special Music School for Musically Gifted Children and attended the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where she studied with renowned teachers and earned degrees in both piano performance and composition.  In 1978, Faina immigrated to the United States, where her performances have earned widespread critical acclaim. Reviewing her debut at Alice Tully Hall, The New York Times, wrote: "The qualities she prizes most are clarity of line and transparency of texture. Incisive clarity remained her hallmark."  She has released several albums of classical piano music and will soon be releasing another. Ms. Lushtak’s performance today was arranged with help from the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.  Repertoire: LUSHTAK Sonatina; GRANADOS Spanish Dance Op. 6 No. 6; CHOPIN Prelude Op. 28 No. 15; LUSHTAK Old and New Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 00:00:00 - Introduction 01:80:47 - Old and New https://www.byuradio.org/bcd3c339-56bd-4111-b6be-1251129db142 bcd3c33956bd-4111-b6be-1251129db142 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 1613 full 4 49 Andrea Hughes is just back from Bucharest, Romania where she competed in the George Enescu International Violin Competition. Today we’ll talk with her about her trip and also hear her perform Enescu’s famous Sonata No. 3 in A minor with Larry Gee at the piano.  Andrea Hughes is a recent graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she was concertmaster of the orchestra and a winner of the 2013 Spring Concerto Competition. Today she maintains a violin studio of her own in Utah.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/eeaa13b4-3d85-4f2e-8b5b-fb7c6a95941b eeaa13b43d85-4f2e-8b5b-fb7c6a95941b Tue, 07 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2143 full 4 48 In celebration of The American Piano Quartet’s 30th Anniversary we’re taking the show on the road and joining the musicians on stage at BYU’s De Jong Concert Hall!  It’s an hour of eight talented hands playing two 9-foot grand pianos for 1,400 listening ears.  The members of the American Piano Quartet are: Robin Hancock, Scott Holden, Del Parkinson and Jeffrey Shumway. Their tours have taken them throughout the US, the Far East, and Europe—from Piano Island in Xiamen, China, to the twilight of Forks, Washington. During the conversation breaks Steven Kapp Perry will ask them about highlights from the last 30 years—including playing pianos “that looked like they fell out of the back of a truck” and had “I love Mary” carved into them to learning parts over the phone. This episode’s a romp!  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/0c780af6-4201-4971-bbbc-4e6efd9ba838 0c780af64201-4971-bbbc-4e6efd9ba838 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2664 full 4 47 One of our favorite times at the show is when our Highway loops back to revisit talented artists we’ve met before. Today, in studio for their third time, we have Jon Peter Lewis and Ryan Hayes of the folk duo Midas Whale with new music from their debut album: Sugar House.  The albums’ “a sonic adventure through the American West” a blend of rough and dirty sounds of early rock music with the pure bright harmonies of folk music. And since both Jon and Ryan are songwriters the tracks are all original.  In this episode Tim Slover delves into the latest Midas Whale happenings including (but not limited too): their album, their secret society, making music videos while sick, directing puppet shows, taking their rock opera to the moon, and wielding accordions like Stratocasters. Stuart Maxfield (of the band Fictionist) also joins the discussion as producer for Midas Whale’s album  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/e957f6c6-f97a-4a89-8d0d-791e5eb4e7aa e957f6c6f97a-4a89-8d0d-791e5eb4e7aa Fri, 26 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3208 full 4 46 Desireé González Garza has taken top prizes in the Parnassós National Piano Competition and the Young Virtuosos UANL Piano Competition. While she was studying at BYU the music faculty twice awarded her the honor of "Reid Nibley Scholar." Now she’s currently pursuing a Musical Arts doctoral degree in piano performance at the University of Utah. This year she’s also a committee member for the Music Teacher’s National Association Conference. In celebration of Mexican Independence Day today’s show features music of the earliest internationally successful Mexican composer of classical music: Manuel Ponce. The story of his music making is an interesting one. He began as most musicians: composing, conducting, teaching—even writing music criticism. But after spending several years studying genteel salon-music in Europe he decided to do something different. Using the same concise structures of formal classical music he crafted compositions using sounds and folk melodies from his Mexican homeland.  And this wasn’t something that he did on the side. He wrote mounds of culturally rich classical music. Which in turn encouraged a whole generation of composers to do the same. A sort of musical lesson in not trying to be something you’re not. Repertoire: Prelude and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Intermezzo No. 1 in E minor Scherziono Mexicano Arrulladora Balada Mexicana Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/62d3d17c-511f-4928-8233-0209c79bcd77 62d3d17c511f-4928-8233-0209c79bcd77 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2213 full 4 45 If you’re a viola player, a lover of musical history, or even just a fan of baroque music, then today is your lucky day!  We’ll be hearing not just one, not just two, but three different kinds of violas—including one with way more strings than you think it could have. We’ll also feature some baroque vocals and a harpsichord for good measure. Our guests include Dr. Robert Baldwin, Director of Orchestral Activities and professor of music at the University of Utah, and Music Director of the Salt Lake Symphony.  He’ll be playing viola and viola d’amore, and he’s brought with him: Kirsten Gunlogson (mezzo-soprano) Pamela Palmer Jones (harpsichord) Leslie Richards (viola da gamba) and special guest, and viola d'amore, expert Gordon Childs. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/b9d19d07-1b56-449a-a3f6-5bae92a4e278 b9d19d071b56-449a-a3f6-5bae92a4e278 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2473 full 4 44 Josh Goforth and David Holt In studio we have a two-man tornado of tunes and tales! Four-time Grammy Award winning musician David Holt is here along with internationally renowned fiddler Josh Goforth. Both are in town to perform and share stories during the 25th anniversary celebration of Utah’s Timpanogos Storytelling Festival: the largest storytelling festival in the West.  You’ll hear just about every creative, old-time porch playing instrument you can imagine today—including the stump fiddle and paper bag. And between songs our guest host, Sam Payne (of BYU Radio’s storytelling show “The Apple Seed”), will chat with David and Josh about everything from Nannie’s Old-Time Texas Pecan Pie to concertizing in Japan.   Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/086e328d-b43b-4c59-accd-4eafe521ed6d 086e328db43b-4c59-accd-4eafe521ed6d Tue, 02 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2565 full 4 43 Shelby Earl has opened for Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Rhett Miller and Loudon Wainwright III. She’s released two albums: “Burn the Boats” and “Swift Arrows;” and has been widely praised for her songwriting skills—receiving shout outs from Rolling Stone Magazine and NPR’s Ann Powers.  Her music has been described as gritty, soulful, raucous and beautiful “music for those of us who’ve been through a few things” The good news is that there’s more of it on the way too as she’s currently writing her third album. Shelby Earl:  vocals, guitar  Eric Howk: vocals, lead guitar Ben Obee: vocal, bass Michael Knight: percussion Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/2618ae66-618c-41e8-961d-6fa334319418 2618ae66618c-41e8-961d-6fa334319418 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3001 full 4 42 This hour we’ve got the ultimate in sibling harmonies—twins! Adam and Jonathan Clayton sing vocals for their down home North Carolina band: The Freeway Revival. The band’s currently touring the western USA with concerts in Colorado, Idaho, California and Utah; but true to their name they didn’t fly in and then start touring. No, instead they trucked here all the way from Ashville, NC! Today they’ll play tracks slated for their newest album “Over the Mountain” which follows their first fan-funded project “Songs From Home.” Adam Clayton: piano, lead vocals, tambourine Jonathan Clayton: vocals, guitar Joey Lee: guitar Mike McCue: drums Keith Harry: bass guitar Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/c05a90bd-461a-459b-9492-a66839c64cd5 c05a90bd461a-459b-9492-a66839c64cd5 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2524 full 4 41 Paul Cardall is an internationally performing pianist, Steinway artist, producer and Dad. He’s released 13 albums with the most recent “New Life” staying in Billboard’s New Age Chart Top 5 for more than 30 weeks, surpassing Enya and Yanni. He’s also lived through seven open-heart surgeries including a heart transplant. And written his story in the memoir “Before My Heart Stops.” In this episode he performs his music the same way that it begins: with just him at the keys and nothing else. Hear “The Release,” “Life and Death,” Redeemer,” “Sweet Escape,” and “Gracie’s Theme.” Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ce01221b-b6d3-4a93-b8ca-b042a903336b ce01221bb6d3-4a93-b8ca-b042a903336b Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2378 full 4 40 Every other year The National Association of Teachers of Singing sponsors a vocal competition and our guest today, Clara Hurtado Lee, recently won the Harold Stark Award during the semi-final round in Boston. An honor that follows her previous 1st place win in the Cal-Western region. If you live in Utah, you might recognize Mrs. Lee as a soprano that’s concertized with Utah Symphony & Utah Opera, the Salt Lake Choral Artists, Utah Lyric Opera, Utopia Early Music and The American West Symphony. Today she performs lovely but rarely heard repertoire with pianist Jeffrey Price: SABIO Virgen Madre Groriosa; VALCARCEL Chillilin Uth’aja; VALCARCEL Suray Surita; HEGGIE Not in a Silver Casket; VERDI Rigoletto:  Caro Nome; MILHAUD A Cupidon, Tais-toi Babillarde Arondelle Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/346c15f4-fd42-4022-abb4-b5c35854c6b6 346c15f4fd42-4022-abb4-b5c35854c6b6 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2315 full 4 39 You know her from NBC's "The Voice" and "The Sing-Off" but today hear Amy Whitcomb like never before—at the piano and singing her own songs. Amy Whitcomb introduced herself to America when she walked onto the set of NBC’s “The Sing-Off” in 2009. She stood out even though she was one of nine singers in Noteworthy: BYU’s female a cappella group. She had a blonde mohawk, sang a lot of major parts and got plenty of camera time. When the show ended we (especially here in Provo) knew we’d see more of her in the future. Which was exactly what happened. A couple years later she was back on “The Sing-Off” but this time as the lead singer of a group she helped create called Delilah.  And her penchant for stratospheric belting made her an instant favorite and also had Shawn Stockman (of Boyz II Men fame) dubbing her “a female Steven Tyler.” And after that she competed as a soloist for team Adam on “The Voice”—now keep in mind all this comes from a singer whose family has “self-proclaimed” tone-deafness and usually only sings at Christmas! Still, Amy’s parents and three older brothers have long supported her love of music—a love that started with piano lessons (that she begged for) at age 4. With her band, The Whits, Amy Whitcomb opened for Brad Paisley and David Archuleta at Provo’s Stadium of Fire. And released two EPs.  She’s performed at the A-Cappella-Palooza festival in Boston with the likes of Pentatonix, Ben Folds and the Dartmouth Aires. And this isn’t the first time we’ve had her in our studio—the last time she was here she sang excerpts from the epic rock opera “Deep Love” alongside Savannah Berry, Garrett Sherwood and the duo Midas Whale. If you haven’t heard that episode then you’ll certainly want to—it was an amazing show! Hear it here. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/45c1b33f-799f-4845-9216-184e54e7a318 45c1b33f799f-4845-9216-184e54e7a318 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2775 full 4 38 Australian Phillip Walley-Stack is in the studio. Everyone on our production team has been looking forward to this taping for a number of reasons—one in particular being that he’s brought his didgeridoo!  Phillip Walley-Stack is the creator of the stage show “Strong;” a full-scale theater dance production that features ancient and modern instruments. As a singer/songwriter he’s had his music nominated for a West Australian Music Industry Association “Song of the Year Award.” And he’s released a full-length album also titled “Strong.”  In fact many of the songs that he’ll perform in this episode are also on his album.  As an entertainer Phillip Walley-Stack does it all. He’s an actor that has performed at The Studio at the Sydney Opera House and studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He’s a trained dancer that studied at Australia’s National Aboriginal Islander Dance College. And he’s a top-notch didgeridoo player having been fortunate enough to study with the likes of Richard Walley—one of Australia’s renowned performers.  Phillip Walley-Stack is currently stateside and in Utah to perform at the Springville World Folk Fest. His US concerts come midway through a slew of international performances. Recently he’s jetted off to Dubai and Jakarta, later he’ll go to Beijing and Hong Kong, and then London.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/22a06519-8c5f-4195-aa6c-ee3e2a95d9ee 22a065198c5f-4195-aa6c-ee3e2a95d9ee Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3029 full 4 37 Lauren Belliston is a master’s student studying piano performance and pedagogy at Utah State University. Recently she served as part of the planning committee for the Wassermann Music Festival and adjudicated USU’s Piano Festival Competition for youth 18 and under. Repertoire: Nikolai Medtner - Three Fairy Tales Op. 9 Samuel Barber - Nocturne Op. 33 Joseph Haydn -  Sonata No. 52 (1st movement) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/11f907db-88c3-4e39-ab01-481c4c9f04ec 11f907db88c3-4e39-ab01-481c4c9f04ec Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 1761 full 4 36 Today everything from Beethoven to Bautista! Our musicians are the Dalí String Quartet of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they’ve brought the gamut of classical repertoire (including tangos) from both hemispheres. Including a wonderful rendition of La Cumparsita or “The Little Parade” with some playful violin percussion! The Dalí String Quartet travels extensively within the United States teaching master classes to young artists. And is the resident ensemble of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. Musicians: Simón Gollo (violin) Carlos Rubio (violin) Adriana Linares (viola) Jesús Morales (cello) Special thanks to the Beethoven Festival of Park City for helping arrange today’s performance. And congratulations on the festival’s 30th anniversary! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/db452535-9720-490f-9663-2b2b857da06b db4525359720-490f-9663-2b2b857da06b Sat, 26 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2709 full 4 35 The National Parks just got back from a month long performance tour of fairly epic road-tripping. They played “Ostrich Fest” in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; drove ALL through the night to make their Seattle gig; played the stage at Pasadena’s Memorial Park; and also concert venues, backyard concerts, house concerts, hole in-the-wall places and cafes from Sacramento to San Francisco and from Reno to Rexburg along with concerts in Colorado (the home state of frontman Brady Parks). Now they’re in our studio for an hour-long episode of music and conversation and we couldn’t be happier. The National Parks debut album “Young” hit No. 13 on the I-Tunes singer/songwriter charts when it was released. And Utah’s SLUG magazine has listed them as one of 9 “must-see” bands. But perhaps the best thing about the band is the simple fact that the harmonies are “so perfect you can’t help but sing along”—and foot-stomp and yell at times too! The National Parks are: BRADY PARKS: guitar, vocals, kick drum, harmonica SYDNEY MACFARLANE: piano, vocals BAE SORENSON: violin, vocals, foot tambourine Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/f3d86613-1095-4bfe-b78f-95c2b96bcfd9 f3d866131095-4bfe-b78f-95c2b96bcfd9 Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2382 full 4 34 Joshua Creek’s music has been described as “Norman Rockwell paintings come to life.” Their songs focus on storytelling with an emphasis on the importance of life’s ‘everyday’ moments and experiences. Tonight they share with us a special Christmas concert full of classic favorites but also original music that have been hits with Utahns for years. The band’s released five CDs and a live concert DVD. Today they’ll play music that spans their 14 years of performing together and share some holiday traditions and spread some Christmas cheer. Joshua Creek is: Jeff Hinton - Acoustic guitar and vocals Ron Saltmarsh - Acoustic guitar and vocal Quint Randle - Bass guitar and vocals Songs featured: Go Tell it on the Mountain; There's No Place Like Home; Santa's at the Mall; I Still Believe; Belleau Wood; Santa Do List; I Love You Son; Little Drummer Boy; Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/64f55ceb-06a8-41ac-a3cd-b585c4a547db 64f55ceb06a8-41ac-a3cd-b585c4a547db Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3075 full 4 33 In their loudest, fullest form The Lawn Darts are a classic rock band that’s opened for Kansas, Styxx and The Beach Boys. The group hails from St. George, Utah where they’ve played every large venue in the region. They’ve released two full length albums (and are currently working on a 3rd) as well as the humorously titled demo CD “Aim for Your Brother.”  Today the group’s frontman, Travis Brown, and lead guitarist, Lisle Crowley play a an acoustic duo set for us—showcasing a number of songs slated for the new album. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/9772c3dc-dcd1-41dd-9a65-bd6a13ca6f3a 9772c3dcdcd1-41dd-9a65-bd6a13ca6f3a Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2731 full 4 32 Happy 4th of July! Today we’re leaving the entertainment up to the young people and their nimble fingers. We have budding artists from the Latu School of Music in the studio and they’ll be playing music adapted for 8 hands on upright pianos. On the set list are John Philip Sousa’s famous “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody” and Saint Saens “Danse Macabre” among others. Musicians: Kalo Latu, Annie Lee, Benny Cardullo, Brook Hansen, Christopher Osborn, Grace Allen, Madalyn Covey, Nicholas Carter, Steven Smilanich, Zachary Eliason Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/0d11d779-d228-4833-9fc3-ab7330a8af0e 0d11d779d228-4833-9fc3-ab7330a8af0e Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2287 full 4 31 Every four years international pianists travel to Salt Lake City to compete in The Gina Bachauer International Artist Competition. What follows are two weeks of intense competition. In the first round a contestant performs 30 minutes of repertoire, in the next 40 minutes, then 60 minutes. And the three finalist that make it to the last round give a concerto performance with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake.  Meanwhile beyond the standing ovations, curtains calls, and incredible music is the reality of $80,000 in prize money! Obviously a big deal to any regular person and certainly to a young or young-ish musician.  Today we’re lucky enough to have EunAe Lee, one of the semi-finalists from the 2014 competition, here with us in the studio. Along with the Joanne Rowland who is the Education Coordinator & Artist Liaison for the Bachauer Foundation. EunAe is a doctoral student at Northwestern University. She recently took 3rd prize at the Hilton Head Piano Competition. She won the Mozart Concerto Competition at The Julliard School where she earned her master’s degree. And is a long-time participant and performing associate of the Bowdoin International Music Festival. Repertoire: WILD Hommage à Poulenc; HAYDN Sonata B-flat Major Hob. XVI:41; AUREBACH Op. 41 Prelude No. 4, Prelude No. 24 Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/95120919-c9de-4fe7-b8ad-b84215d792a7 95120919c9de-4fe7-b8ad-b84215d792a7 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 1786 full 4 30 Maddie Wilson’s in the studio! She’s recently back from Nashville where she’s been working on her upcoming album. In this hour she’ll showcase her songwriting chops with performances of several new original songs. And host Steven Kapp Perry will chat with Maddie and her mom, Susan, about life, performing and alfalfa tea. Listen to the show and you’ll understand! Maddie Wilson’s story is one that’s not common but is becoming more familiar. As a kid she loved to sing and make music. She played the guitar and the piano. One day she put a video on YouTube. More videos went on YouTube. And then one went viral. In Maddie's case it was a cover of a Taylor Swift song that drew the first million views. After that she had an EP out, two #1 hit songs on the Indie Country Charts, and now it’s Nashville, an album, and the biggest touring year of her young life. If you’ve happened upon Maddie Wilson's videos before today than you know that she’s covered plenty of pop songs. But before you doubt the amount of hay in her soul you should know this: she wore cowboy boots to her prom, rides horses, can properly fasten a western belt buckle and drive a tractor. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/7dd55cb5-730c-4540-b47f-0904e086070f 7dd55cb5730c-4540-b47f-0904e086070f Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2407 full 4 29 This performance is the last hurrah for the choir before they jet off to Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic on tour. They’ll be gone a little over a week and perform in a different historical church each night.  This isn’t the first time the choir’s packed up and crossed an ocean. They’ve previously toured in England (where they sung at London’s St. Paul Cathedral), in France (where they sung at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris) and in Israel (where they performed with the Israel Chamber Orchestra). They’ve also toured stateside in Utah and Idaho; and California at the invitation of the Crystal Cathedral.  Barlow Bradford founded the ensemble in 1991 and has conducted the choir ever since.  Repertoire: BUCHENBERG Du bist der Herr, unser Gott; LAURIDSEN En Une Seule Fleur; ESENVALDS Evening; BRADFORD All Through the Night; HOGAN The Battle of Jericho; BRAHMS Lullaby  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/14e366e1-0e30-4d25-b2fd-ae29bfdb4bdc 14e366e10e30-4d25-b2fd-ae29bfdb4bdc Tue, 17 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2197 full 4 28 Aspen Winds is a woodwind quintet (+ pianist) that plays a variety of playful, melodic music generally by modern composers. The ensemble also creates and performs story-music programs for young audiences such as: Ferdinand the Bull, the Ugly Duckling, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Stephanie Simper (oboe) and Amy Gabbitas (clarinet) co-founded the ensemble in 2011. As Amy tells it: “Aspen Winds started in my living room three years ago when Stephanie and I played oboe/clarinet duets for the first time. We had just met through her daughter and my niece who had set up their own playdate after swim class...after about twenty minutes of sight-reading we decided we needed to do a recital…The dress rehearsal was in my living room with ten children wandering around…The recital was a piece of cake without all of the distractions.” Today the ensemble includes: Sally Humphreys (flute), Luke Pfeil (bassoon), Kit Weber (horn) and Ruby Chou (piano). Outside of performances at schools and libraries, audiences can hear Aspen Winds at venues throughout Utah. Recent concerts include performances at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake, the Assembly Hall at Temple Square, the Springville Art Museum and concerts for Utah’s Arts Day On The Hill at the Capitol.   P.S. If you only have a minute at least don’t go away without hearing Arne Running’s playful “Quodlibet” at 33:12!  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/9ae570d9-88f3-469a-8b95-747b5fe63176 9ae570d988f3-469a-8b95-747b5fe63176 Thu, 22 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2307 full 4 27 Vedrana Subotic is a pianist and the director of the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series of Salt Lake City. In this hour she performs Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3 with Utah Symphony musicians: Anne Lee (cello) and Claude Halter (violin). There was a time when piano trios were the genre of amateur musicians. You wrote a piano trio because you were an up-and-coming artist making your way through beginner coursework. Mozart and Haydn both dutifully contributed to the genre, and naturally did well, but it was Beethoven (in his classical rock star style) that turned this musical “chore” into an astonishing, money-making, and entertaining genre.  His set of three piano trios (opus 1) broke rules. He instigated equality between the instruments—the cello and violin were no longer mere accompaniment. He also added another movement and stretched the length from a 10 or 12 minute piece to nearly 30.  He debuted his three trios during a soiree at Prince Lichnowsky’s estate. Joseph Haydn was in the audience along with a lot of other wealthy and well-connected people and they left impressed with what they’d heard. When the trios were ready for printing the publisher had 241 orders for scores.  Of his three piano trios, Beethoven’s third, in C minor, was the one that broke the most rules and that’s the one we’re hearing today! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/9b328532-23ac-49f0-9443-42481d4162c4 9b32853223ac-49f0-9443-42481d4162c4 Thu, 15 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2413 full 4 26 Kate MacLeod writes songs.  Good ones.  And sometimes people hear her songs before they hear her—that’s because other performers love to sing them too.  They’ve been featured on National Public Radio, heard on “A Prairie Home Companion” and covered by recording artists from California to the Czech Republic. Still, there is something magical about hearing a song performed by the person who wrote it.  That’s the magic we’re about to share with you now. In this episode she performs her original songs inspired by books and featured on her latest album “Kate MacLeod: At Ken Sanders Rare Books.”  Kate MacLeod has opened for artists Rosanne Cash, Dan Fogelberg and Greg Brown. She makes music with her voice, guitar, violin and harmonica, and sings and performs concerts of her own across the country. Her songwriting style and live performances display an unbreakable link between traditional music and cutting-edge contemporary songwriting.  She takes inspiration from the places she’s lived, like Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia and the red rock wonders of Utah, and where her daughters live—a place tucked into the Northwest corner of the country near Seattle. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/db3b19d4-8e07-404a-b22a-7a161ff8b16a db3b19d48e07-404a-b22a-7a161ff8b16a Wed, 14 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3124 full 4 25 Today in the studio we have the winners of our KBYU-FM/Classical 89 high school choir competition: the Timpanogos Chamber Singers with conductor Steve Durtschi. They’ll sing everything from the Venezuelan infused “Mata del Anima Sola,” to classical songs of Samuel Barber and Conrad Susa, and also a cover of Pentatonix’s “Say Something.”  The choir performs each year at the Alpine Masterworks Festival and the Timpanogos Masterworks Concert. They’ve worked with conductors like: Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg, Ryan Murphy, Anton Armstrong and Ronald Staheli. And throughout the school year the students pile into buses and head off for regional and state music festivals. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/379bbbb0-6820-4943-88c5-37d92277b6ac 379bbbb06820-4943-88c5-37d92277b6ac Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 1871 full 4 24 Felix Mendelssohn composed his famous octet for strings when he was sixteen years old. Yet, it is often played by stuffy old codgers in penguin suits—but not today! In this hour talented young musicians from the Gifted Music School of Salt Lake City perform Mendelssohn’s composition and an impressive arrangement of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" for strings.  THE GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL was founded in 2008 by Eugene Watanabe, and has received recognition and awards from the Salt Lake Community. The musicians in this episode are: Eugene Watanabe (director), Megan Mason (Assistant Conductor), Shenae Anderson, Alden Durham, Rebecca Epperson, Chase Ferry, Kaylee Romrell, Ethan Sherman, Camille Stanley, Will Yavornitzky, Bree Fotheringham, Kana Yoshigi  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/55035d45-bc2d-4b3c-b0a0-a900778798bd 55035d45bc2d-4b3c-b0a0-a900778798bd Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2840 full 4 23 What’s the reed-like instrument played in the Cantina scene from Star Wars? And what baked goods would best help a person fall in love with you? Steven Kapp Perry chats with the BYU Saxophone Quartet about these and other burning life questions between toe-tapping performances of Edward Barroll’s “Piggly-Wiggle,” Daniel Dorff’s “Fast Walk” and Paquito D’Rivera’s more modern “New York Suite.” The BYU Saxophone Quartet is a student ensemble coached by Dr. Kirt Saville of the BYU School of Music with (in photo order – left to right): Emily Brown (soprano sax), Parker Robinson (baritone sax), Keath Fenton (tenor sax) and Tyler Gardner (alto sax).  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ed664cf2-0065-48a2-bf07-dc18f4859cd7 ed664cf20065-48a2-bf07-dc18f4859cd7 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2375 full 4 22 In this episode American youngsters from The Salt Lake Children’s Choir sing traditional songs from Slovakia, Macedonia, Germany, France and America. Ralph Woodward founded the choir more than 30 years ago and during that time the choir has been invited to sing on soundtracks and projects for CBS, NBC and Walt Disney Productions.  They’ve sung with artists Frederica von Stade and Marvin Hamlisch, as well as organizations like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony. The choir is a non-denominational group comprised of students from the Salt Lake Valley. Students range in ages from 8 to 15.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/8aa508b8-caef-4a31-b2cb-43a3252aae1e 8aa508b8caef-4a31-b2cb-43a3252aae1e Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2446 full 4 21 If the frontman is a Brit, but the other musicians are Americans, can the whole band be classified as a British band?  Why do English accents seem to disappear when singers rock out? Steven Kapp Perry gets answers to these and other burning questions with the men of THE LOVECAPADES.  The Lovecapades have shared stages with Hoobastank, Hellogoodbye, Neon Trees, He Is We, The Rocket Summer, Anarbor, Fictionist and the American punk pop band The Ataris. They’ve gone on three tours in Southern California (including a show at San Diego’s Hard Rock Cafe), toured the western United States and even headed back “across the pond” for a UK tour. In the last 3 years they’ve released two full-length albums: 1. For the Benefit of Those With Flash Photography and 2. Kaleidoscope. They’ve also got another album (actually a double album) in the works that they’ll chat about.   Rio Connelly of Salt Lake’s Underground Magazine: “The Lovecapades, were up first, and judging by the size of the crowd, these guys have quite a local following. The music was solid…Backed up by some electric hooks from a second guitar and a really solid rhythm section, this band could have you singing along in no time... The songs were tight and the command of the audience and the material were great.”  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/8c305c1a-cf0b-4b04-87b1-cde2b370de94 8c305c1acf0b-4b04-87b1-cde2b370de94 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2957 full 4 20 For this special large-scale edition of Highway 89 we moved out of our regular studio and into BYU Broadcasting’s most spacious recording venue: Studio C. The night before the taping the big percussive instruments were delivered, music stands and chairs were situated properly and the plan for the next day was reviewed. The following day the show went off without a hitch and we want to thank Scott Hagan and his “big ole band” for a glorious performance.  THE UTAH WIND SYMPHONY is a rare gem in the United States. Most active ensembles are on college campuses or are military bands where marching music is king. But the UTAH WIND SYMPHONY is a wish come to life. The group’s founder, Lori Shepherd, hoped for years to create a “dream team” of Utah musicians and finally succeeded in 2010 with the symphony performing its inaugural concert at Libby Gardner Hall in Salt Lake City.  The symphony’s now in its fourth season and there’s been a lot of positive press. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on the symphony’s “impressive technical proficiency with fiendishly difficult scores” and wrote that the musicians’ “sensitive expressiveness astounds.” But our favorite compliment is a fan that said “There’s no finer wind band west of Washington D.C.!”   The musicians of the Utah Wind Symphony are: Abby Tippetts, Adam Larsen, Alicia Kim, Alyssa Morris, Anne Boyer, Ben Gooch, Brandon Cressall, Bret Hughes, Brian Crosby, Chris Stubbs, Daniel Stolworthy, David King, Ellen Fudge, Hillary Fuller, Howard Summers, Jared Morris, Jeff Counts, Jeff Scott, Jennifer Nelson, John Bowman, Karen Hastings, Kathleen Hunter, Kathy Larson, Keith Sorenson, Kevin Hilman, Kevin Stephensen, Kirt Saville, Lori Clark, Mandy Merriman, Matt Tippetts, Matthew Boehme, Megan Clark, Michael Thornton, Mike Pape, Myroslava Hagen, Nicole Marriott, Rachel Whitchurch, Randal Clark, Randy Lee, Scott Hagen, Scott Harris, Seth Miner, Steven Hunter, Taylor Malmrose, Tia Jaynes  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/d0a60d5f-be22-44e5-9e8e-7a8adb5ac8b1 d0a60d5fbe22-44e5-9e8e-7a8adb5ac8b1 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3093 full 4 19 THE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL of Utah is a series of year-round concerts that happen in the picturesque resort and mountain town of Park City. The festival’s one of Summit County's oldest arts organizations, includes a film music series, and has a concert venue for everyone. Today though the artists brought the series to Provo! Steven Kapp Perry chats with festival co-directors Russell and Leslie Harlow about adapting a Handel Oboe concerto for clarinet and the lesser known composer Erwin Schulhoff. He also visits with Sinfonietta Polonia founders: Cheung Chau and Blanka Bednarz about their 10 year endeavor. And Utah Valley University artists Donna Fairbanks, Hilary Demske, Cynthia Richards and Yeagi Kim Broadwell join in on the music-making. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/087ea446-7941-46d1-baed-7c85dbadcf01 087ea4467941-46d1-baed-7c85dbadcf01 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2733 full 4 18 In this Highway 89 episode Christopher Holmes (baritone) and Larry Gee (piano) regale us with Rodgers and Hammerstein show tunes!  In the early 1940s Richard Rodgers was trying to find someone to turn “Green Grow the Lilacs” into a musical with him. He asked around. He asked Lorenz Hart (who he’d created “A Connecticut Yankee” and “Babes in Arms” with) but Hart and everyone else said no. Who could he get? As fate would have it, across town, Oscar Hammerstein II was also trying to get someone to co-write a musical version of “Green Grow the Lilacs.” He’d asked Jerome Kern (since they’d written Showboat together and that’d been a hit) but Jerome wasn’t interested. He kept asking around. Who could he get? Well, as you know, the rest is history. Eventually Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein connected, and the greatest theater collaboration of the 20th century formed. They ushered in the “Golden Age” of musical theater with Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. Oh and their “Green Grow the Lilacs” project they renamed Oklahoma! Together they netted 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize! Because of their outstanding contributions to the City of New York they were honored with the Gold Medal Award by The Hundred Year Association and the United States Postal Service put their faces on a stamp!  Christopher Holmes is the Executive Director of Utah Lyric Opera. Locally he’s sung with Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Upcoming engagements include the role of Jesus in St. John’s Passion with the Salt Lake Choral Artists and Renato in Un ballo in mashera with Miami Lyric Opera. He’s also adjunct faculty at Utah Valley University. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/d265d503-d036-4181-982a-8573c984fda3 d265d503d036-4181-982a-8573c984fda3 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3167 full 4 17 The Utah Classical Guitar Society recently arranged for Matthew Rohde to travel to Utah from his home in New York City for a slew of performances, master classes and workshops for young children. He also stopped by our studios for a short concert and some conversation.  In this episode Steven Kapp Perry chats with Matthew about his international travels, the power of music to bring joy to people in difficult circumstances and highlights from his recent US State Department sponsored trip to Ecuador.   Matthew Rohde was invited to perform at an address delivered by President Hu Jin Tao of China during his historic visit to the United States, and in 2009 he was the only American to advance to the semi-final round of the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition, arguably the most prestigious event of its kind in the world.  Matthew completed his studies at Yale College, the Yale School of Music, the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique et Danse in Paris, and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Matthew also holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Sciences Po, in France. He is conversant in French, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic. He plays a 2003 Greg Smallman & Sons guitar. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/bd9b802d-84c3-47ed-9fc1-99939e7e7ca4 bd9b802d84c3-47ed-9fc1-99939e7e7ca4 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2325 full 4 16 Two years ago the newly formed band, Good Company, played a song for one of our Highway89 Christmas episodes.  That performance was so captivating that we knew we’d want them back again when they had enough material for a full show. Well, today’s the day! The band recently released their first album and they're about to play a string of summer shows. Lead singer Natasha Watts and her husband, Ben Christensen, are joined by fiddler Kristin Bowles and multi-instrumentalist Doug Patterson (their old bandmate and road trip pal Alex Vincent is sadly absent—we miss Alex!—although we’re told they still collaborate when they are able).  P.S. If the cosmos happened to favorably align in such a way so as to bring you to this page by accident, and just when you have a few minutes to spare, than we suggest submitting to the cosmos and listening to “Bring Me Down” at 12:37 before getting on with your day—which (we hope) is glorious! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/3d5070e4-90e2-4fe1-bb85-e5b87e47edac 3d5070e490e2-4fe1-bb85-e5b87e47edac Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2498 full 4 15 Before 1990 you didn’t see a tenor, tenor and tenor taking to the stage for recitals. The soprano/tenor combo was the usual standard (and for some the soprano was considered the real draw). But then Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti formed “The Three Tenors” and that was such a brilliant idea that the whole world sort of wondered why no one had ever thought of it before!  800 million people tuned in for the trio’s first concert and when the recording came out it was the biggest selling classical album in history. Lesson learned: tenors (and tenors only) can be a smashing success—sopranos need not apply. Nowadays tenor trios exist across the globe and today we have Utah’s newest in the studio: Ultimi. Isaac Hurtado, Brian Stucki and Tyler Nelson are all professors, busy family men and active singers and performers. Their combined resumes cover hundreds of roles, in exciting places and on well-known stages. Their most recent concert was for Utah Lyric Opera’s Benefit Gala. Steven Kapp Perry chats with each throughout the show. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/6841773a-1f02-4b28-9318-791df8508fdf 6841773a1f02-4b28-9318-791df8508fdf Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 2971 full 4 14 The New Time Ensemble plays traditional Irish tunes on unconventional instruments with porch-jamming earthiness. Leslie Ann Harrison (flutes), Frederic Pouille (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Liz Davis Maxfield (cello) met while studying music at the University of Limerick in Ireland. They recorded an album “A Year in Ireland” at the end of their studies and have toured in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/b104ccc8-2d7d-4a9d-ba77-1b596abfbe95 b104ccc82d7d-4a9d-ba77-1b596abfbe95 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT false 3167 full 4 13 Tatjana Mead Chamis is the Associate Principal Violist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In this episode she plays music of Bach and the living Brazilian composer Ernani Aquiar. But the grand finale is her performance of Hindemith’s two minute tempo-raging 4th movement from Op.25 No.1—the hairs on her bow were fraying and flying wildly about by the end. It’s classical style rock ‘n roll for the viola!  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/8600c313-5258-4ef6-bbce-ab954fb97c78 8600c3135258-4ef6-bbce-ab954fb97c78 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2003 full 4 12 The Salt Lake Pops Quartet is the ambassador ensemble of the larger, similarly named, SALT LAKE POPS ORCHESTRA: a 50 piece YouTube sensation whose videos have garnered over a million views. The orchestra fuses classic instruments with modern technology; and is sometimes called the “i-pad orchestra” because of the director’s penchant for swapping out fingerboards with electronic tablets. (Photo) Salt Lake Pops Orchestra Between LIVE performances of hit songs like Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” and One Republic’s “Counting Stars” Steven Kapp Perry chats with the quartet about Bengal Spice tea and which Beatle is best (obviously Paul) to musical shoot-outs and helicopter rides.  (Photo) The musicians of the Salt Lake Pops Quartet recently performed at the LDS Film Festival. They’re shown here on the red carpet. From left to right they are: Nicole Marriott (oboe), Kerstin Tenney (violin), Jarom Xochimitl (cello) and Jason Kelly (guitar). Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/f30c5c4a-0783-45e9-81c9-0e45c5fdc087 f30c5c4a0783-45e9-81c9-0e45c5fdc087 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 3019 full 4 11 Brigham Larson runs a concert series, owns a piano store and is a church-going father of 6. His daily dilemma in life is deciding which piano to play since he’s usually got 10 or 12 around him in his shop. In 2013 he collaborated with pop singer Alex Boye for cover of "Ho Hey" and now he’s getting ready to release his first CD “Hymns, Like You Ain’t Never Heard Before.” He’s also tuned 15,000 pianos in 18 years—so, you better believe the studio Steinway’s sound’in good today! Mike Wilson is a singer/songwriter who also likes to mountain bike the rugged red terrain of southern Utah’s deserts. You can see him and Brigham performing together on their video "O, Holy Night." Be sure and catch the conversation break where host Steven Kapp Perry has Brigham debunk myths about piano care. Songs in this episode are: Ye Elders of Israel, We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet, Did You Think to Pray, I am a Child of God, Come Follow Me, Love at Home, Sweet Hour of Prayer and Lord Dismiss Us with thy Blessing Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/e7fa0c0a-1332-48d5-85ff-58bb7f84583f e7fa0c0a1332-48d5-85ff-58bb7f84583f Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 3394 full 4 10 It took over a year for the schedules of six busy BYU School of Music professors to align in such a way that they could come to our studio and play but it finally happened! And not only did they (Orpheus Winds) play one Highway 89 episode but two—victory!  (Photo) From left to right: Scott Holden (piano); Geralyn Giovannetti (oboe); April Clayton (flute); Laurence Lowe (horn); Jaren Hinckley (clarinet); Christian Smith (bassoon)  Orpheus Winds is the Faculty Woodwind Quintet of BYU. The ensemble regularly performs for their students and peers in BYU’s Madsen Recital Hall. And they’ve performed works old and new on their national and international tours of Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil.  In this episode pianist Scott Holden joins the quintet for Francis Poulenc’s “Sextour” before performing a transcription of “Liebestod” from Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The piano transcription was written by Wagner’s father-in-law Franz Liszt.  The precursor to this performance was a concert by Orpheus Winds and Scott Holden in the Madsen Recital Hall celebrating BYU School of Music’s new Fazioli grand piano. You can see and hear the piano, played by Scott Holden, on GoPro Camera’s “Video of the Day” archive.   Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/99f017e6-6997-436c-a17d-8bdf5e2d2518 99f017e66997-436c-a17d-8bdf5e2d2518 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2431 full 4 9 Charles Holt’s latest one-man show, “Martin & Music,” features words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and music of the Civil Rights Movement. Other solo shows Charles’ has staged are: an adaptation of Richard Wright's “Black Boy” (with a sold-out performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.) and a show portraying author and activist W.E.B Du Bois.  Music and storytelling have always been a part of Charles Holt’s life. His Grandma was a self-taught pianist who fixed hymns into his mind as a boy; and her friends were the subjects of his earliest attempts at impersonations. He was born and raised in the south, in the close-knit community of Lake Providence, Tennessee, a place with gospel roots built-up by Reverend Larry A. Thompson in 1868. In this episode Charles Holt chats with Sam Payne about the Civil Rights Movement and about the direction his own life has taken—which includes everything from sports aspirations, to corporate America and Broadway.  Charles Holt was invited to come to Utah and perform “Martin & Music” by the Orem Public Library as part of their series “Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle.” We want to thank the Library directors again for letting us borrow him for a couple hours—thank you! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/b51103bd-5578-432f-91e5-424bde3209ef b51103bd5578-432f-91e5-424bde3209ef Fri, 07 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 3466 full 4 8 Ever heard of the 7 deadly sins of horn playing? Or a major flute solo on a heavy metal album? And how long can you spin a cookie sheet on your finger? Steven Kapp Perry takes the conversation beyond the professorial with the talented, charming and knowledgeable musicians of Orpheus Winds: BYU’s Faculty Woodwind Quintet. Oh, and there’s music too (of course). The ensemble plays Albert Roussel’s “Divertissement Op. 6” and living composer Richard Faith’s “Sextet.”  Photo from left to right: Scott Holden (piano); Geralyn Giovannetti (oboe); April Clayton (flute); Laurence Lowe (horn); Jaren Hinckley (clarinet); Christian Smith (bassoon)  Orpheus Winds regularly performs for their students and peers in BYU’s Madsen Recital Hall. And they’ve performed works old and new on their national and international tours of Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/6977ac1b-acd6-41c2-81e4-27b5c3352c16 6977ac1bacd6-41c2-81e4-27b5c3352c16 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2309 full 4 7 The morning of this taping we had a 9 foot blue Italian harpsichord specially delivered to our studio—it was quite a sight to behold!  Avi Stein and Ezra Seltzer flew to Provo, Utah from New York for a few days of early music performance with their friend Alex Woods of the BYU School of Music Faculty.  Their schedule included this HWY89 radio performance, a separate concert, and master classes—all precursors to a recording project of early virtuoso violin sonatas slated for later this year in New Jersey. In this hour they play rarely heard pieces by Giovanni Henrico Albicastro and Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco.  Steven Kapp Perry asks Alex Woods about discovering this music and his friendship with Ezra and Avi; as well as chatting with Avi Stein about an organ performance in the middle of the jungle! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/c29e8b6d-d020-464a-af20-e4e755221e69 c29e8b6dd020-464a-af20-e4e755221e69 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 3506 full 4 6 This throwback episode goes all the way back to the 1600s! We had a bright blue, 9 foot long harpsichord with wooden keys delivered to the studio especially for our guests UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC of Salt Lake City, Utah. The ensemble is an ever-changing guard of musicians that perform Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music. Sometimes they dress up in period garb for their historically informed concerts but, sadly, they didn’t this day—maybe next time!  UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC: EMILY NELSON (soprano), CHRISTOPHER LECLUYSE (tenor), LISA CHAUFTY and MIYO AOKI (recorder), PAMELA JONES (harpsichord)  Repertoire: Henry Purcell from Diocletian: “Chaconne Two in one upon a ground” and “How Pleasant is this Flow'ry Plain and Grove”; Johann Sebastian Bach “Sheep May Safely Graze”; Francesco Barsanti “Sonata in C for Recorder and Continuo”; Claudio Monteverdi from Incoronazione di Poppea: “Pur ti miro”  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/5289857c-dd1d-4151-87a5-7cb45b5cc246 5289857cdd1d-4151-87a5-7cb45b5cc246 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2129 full 4 5 DMITRY RACHMANOV is currently “on the road.” He’s on a performance tour that includes 15 American Universities, a recital at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, NY and international concerts in Moscow, Russia and Budapest, Hungary. He’s calling it his “Scriabin Odyssey.” In this episode he chatted with host Steven Kapp Perry about historic pianos and Leonardo Da Vinci’s piano-cello hybrid.  DMITRY RACHMANOV is a Steinway Artist and Chair of Keyboard Studies at California State University, Northridge. He’s one of the founders of the Scriabin Society of America. His recent albums are 1) Latin Romance by the Clavierinet Duo and 2) New York Moments with the Tapestry Ensemble. Performance videos of DMITRY RACHMANOV, his tour schedule, and latest projects are listed on his website: dmitryrachmanov.com  Repertoire:  Alexander Scriabin’s Prelude in C Major, Op. 13 No.1; Prelude in A Minor, Op. 11 No. 2; Prelude in A Major, Op. 15 No. 1; Etude in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 8 No. 2; Etude in B Major, Op. 8 No. 4; Waltz in A-Flat major, Op. 38; Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ce5bb8c1-244d-4a01-93c2-741645df4bd4 ce5bb8c1244d-4a01-93c2-741645df4bd4 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2527 full 4 4 William Primrose was a legendary violist renowned for his musicianship, teaching-style and writings. In fact he was so beloved (and still is) that he actually has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! After he passed away in 1982 BYU started an annual memorial concert in his name and the 2014 guest artist is Tim Deighton. Mr. Deighton performs here with fellow violist and BYU Faculty member Claudine Bigelow. Tim Deighton currently teaches viola at Penn State University. He sits on the board of the New York Viola Society and was formerly on the board of the American Viola Society. He’s recorded a solo CD “Viola Aotearoa” on the Atoll label featuring music of New Zealand composers; and he regularly premieres and commissions new music for viola. Repertoire: SCHUBERT Sonatina for violin and piano in D Major, Op. 137; BRIDGE Lament for two violas; SCHUBERT Litany for All Soul’s Day Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/4aa12810-954d-4992-bcc0-8bb3f746d2bb 4aa12810954d-4992-bcc0-8bb3f746d2bb Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 2688 full 4 3 Did Sergei Rachmaninoff write a cello sonata OR a piano sonata with cello accompaniment? It depends on which instrument you play! In this episode Kayson Brown (cello) and Larry Gee (piano) chat with Steven Kapp Perry (host) about their 13 year collaboration, Rachmaninoff, and Olivier Messiaen’s writings from a WW II prisoner-of-war camp.  Repertoire:  1) Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata  2) 5th mvt “Praise to the Eternity of Jesus” from Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time”  KAYSON BROWN is the founder of the annual Lyceum Summer Music Festival and director of the American Heritage Lyceum Orchestras Program where he oversees five youth orchestras. If you’re a fan of the Piano Guys then you’ve probably seen him conducting his student orchestra in the popular “Beethoven’s 5 Secrets” video.  LARRY GEE is a well-known accompanist and collaborator in Salt Lake City.  He’s also an assistant professor on the piano faculty at University of Utah.  And was formerly an assistant conductor at New York City Opera under Beverly Sills, as well as a coach/accompanist at Utah Symphony/Opera and the Piano Area Director at Snow College. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/3252d139-27e2-41db-8eca-597155569ab2 3252d13927e2-41db-8eca-597155569ab2 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:00:00 GMT false 3454 full 4 2 We’ve gathered all 12 songs from our “Countdown to Christmas” for this special holiday episode just for you! Sit by the fire, drink eggnog, and let us serenade you. Also a very heart-felt thanks to each of the artists and musicians that shared their music with us this year and congratulations to the 12!  December 14: Baby It’s Cold Outside - Westward the Tide  December 15: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Laurel Ann Maurer, Pam Jones, Denson Angulo  December 16: Oh Come All Ye Faithful – Lower Lights  December 17: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Good Company  December 18: Let it Snow! – We Are the Strike  December 19: Go Tell it on the Mountain – Amy Whitcomb  December 20: Santa Claus is Coming to Town – 6 Miles Ahead  December 21: In the Bleak Midwinter – Michelle Sundwall  December 22: The Holly and the Ivy – David Tolk  December 23: I Just Knew – Cherie Call and Tyler Castleton  December 24: Were You There When the Angels Sang? – Marvin Payne and Tricia Storey  December 25: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Kristie Arnold https://www.byuradio.org/92556e5f-9341-4a7a-ada7-adf6a7a8a6f7 92556e5f9341-4a7a-ada7-adf6a7a8a6f7 Wed, 25 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2365 full 3 40 Today our rowdy and irreverent team shows that even the ‘masses’ appreciate classical music fare. Mark Wait, Tim Slover, Steven Kapp Perry and Jackie Tateishi all introduce instrumental Christmas selections. However, beware that between sophisticated music tracks the team may revert back to their boorish ways! Up for debate is: whether or not Thanksgiving is in fact a day unto itself or a nice mid-season Christmas holiday; if it’s possible to channel the feelings of a Dickensian Christmas at the mall; And is there any hope/utility for “Happy Christmas” state-side?  Music in this episode: LAUREL ANN MAURER, PAM JONES, DENSON ANGULO - “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” RACHEL CURTIS - “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” and a jazz version of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” ROSCO STRING QUARTET - “Let it Snow!”  APRIL, CHRISTOPHER CLAYTON, and JED MOSS - “Gesus Bambino” KALO LATU, ELIZABETH and REBEKAH WILLEY - “Ave Maria” REBECCA PEDERSEN - “Oh Holy Night” DAVID TOLK - “The Holly and The Ivy” UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC - “Hail Mary” Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/05717bbd-8798-4855-b7df-7ddc49c7f1de 05717bbd8798-4855-b7df-7ddc49c7f1de Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2587 full 3 39 We want to share the spirit of the season with you and have “come a-caroling” radio style! It all started one morning when we piled our staff into the performance studio, set some mics, and pushed record.  This is truly a homegrown, homemade holiday edition of Highway 89 from us to you. And though the packaging may not be fancy (host, Don Shelline’s voice was nearly gone) the sentiment is sincere. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Don Shelline hosted the show Natasha Christensen recruited her husband and “Good Company” bandmate, Ben, to sing a rendition of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel with her MUSIC Shine For Me Again Star of Bethlehem by Dan Carter; The First Noel/Away in a Manger arr. by Chemain Evans; Silent Night by Franz Gruber & Josef Mohr; Angels we Have Heard on High; Cantique de Noel (Oh Holy Night)  by Adolphe Adam; Carol of the Bells arr. by Michael Wyatt; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arr.  by Natasha Christensen; Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi PARTICIPANTS BYU Radio General Manager: Don Shelline; Classical 89 General Manager: Eric Glissmeyer; Student producers: Joseph Andrews, Natasha Christensen, Skylar Hansen, Juan Mijares, Michael Wyatt; Marketing Manager: Christine Nokleby; News Director: Bruce Seely; Friends & family: Alex Vincent, Ben Christensen, Chemain Evans, Aurelia Andrews Joslyn Michael Wyatt specially arranged a new version of “Carol of the Bells” for cello and violin   Skylar Hansen and Juan Mijares (not pictured) both like to play guitar in their free time. Juan’s father is even a luthier and made his guitar. Together they played music from “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/6f8dba9b-1d12-4249-af9d-e2e5ff875334 6f8dba9b1d12-4249-af9d-e2e5ff875334 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2522 full 3 38 We rounded up our production team for some festive year-end reminiscing and (of course) music sharing! Between tracks from our favorite HWY 89 holiday performances we try to: recall Christmas 1968 for the scroogish Mark Wait, coax Tim Slover to recite Tiny Tim’s famous lines from ‘A Christmas Carol,’ agree with Jackie that we like Frosty as a first-rate kind of snowman (but maybe not as a song), and applaud Steve for turning this raucous hour back to the true meaning of the season. Music in this episode: GOOD COMPANY “Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel” MARVIN PAYNE and TRICIA STOREY “Were You There When the Angels Sang” MISHA JENKINS “Mary Had a Baby” WESTWARD THE TIDE “Baby It’s Cold Outside” MARVIN PAYNE “Thank You for the Baby Jesus” LOWER LIGHTS “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” 6 MILES AHEAD - “Santa Claus is coming to Town” CHERIE CALL and TYLER CASTLETON “I Just Knew” https://www.byuradio.org/edea7c37-bc36-4384-b31b-8e0299b43690 edea7c37bc36-4384-b31b-8e0299b43690 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2918 full 3 37 Throughout the year we’ve stockpiled Christmas performances by the musicians that've been on and today we finally get to start playing them! Between tracks host Steven Kapp Perry and producer Jackie Tateishi share behind-the-scenes taping info and recall Christmases past and present. Music in this episode: MICHELLE SUNDWALL - “In the Bleak Midwinter”  TRICIA STOREY - “Christmas for Cowboys”  WE ARE THE STRIKE - “Let it Snow!”  ROBERT SIMS - “Live A-Humble”  DAVID TOLK - “Good King Wenceslas”  AMY WHITCOMB - “The First Noel”  AMY WHITCOMB - “Go Tell it on the Mountain” Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic. https://www.byuradio.org/9f0f8689-a94c-471d-ac60-6741db56c453 9f0f8689a94c-471d-ac60-6741db56c453 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2294 full 3 36 Tully Cathey has received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Utah, where he later returned to be the director of classical guitar performance. During his career he’s composed music in a variety of genres, including concert works and scores for Utah’s public television stations KUED. Career highlights include his score for “River of Stone: The Powell Expedition,” receiving a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award, his suite “Elements” being recorded by the Modern Mandolin Quartet, Utah Symphony premiering his piece “Motherchord” for large orchestra, and having “Disposable City” a composition for large orchestra nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Utah Arts Festival.  Locally, Tully is a member of the Utah Guitar Trio with Todd Woodbury and Jon Yerby, and has performed with the NOVA Chamber Music Series and Utah Opera.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: Three Pieces for Guitar – Tully Cathey (Original Composition); “Coral” Variations – Keith Jarrett; Sonata III, 1st mvt – Manuel Ponce; Omaggio a Boccherini, 1st mvt – Marion Castelnuovo-Tedesco;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/514e9383-6b19-452f-9d75-35a6fb2422c7 514e93836b19-452f-9d75-35a6fb2422c7 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2576 full 3 35 This 'especially for BYU Radio performance' of Deep Love is a journey through passion, obsession, dark deeds, bad intentions and love beyond the grave. A modern breed of classical opera, Deep Love, is a story told through continuous music that blends traditional folk instruments and melodies with bluesy American rock.  Ryan Hayes co-wrote Deep Love with Garrett Sherwood in 2010. Since then the show has evolved into a major theatrical, multi-state production. Ryan Hayes narrates.  Deep Love tells the story of a young woman haunted by her deceased husband’s ghost. Savannah Berry (of NBC’s The Voice) sings the role of the widow Constance.  Constance eventually finds new love with Friedrich (sung by Garrett Sherwood co-creator of the opera).  This awakes the jealousy of her dead husband, Old Bones (sung by Jon Peter Lewis of Midas Whale). And also brings on the wrath, rage and jealousy of the woman currently crushing on Friedrich (Florence sung by Amy Whitcomb of NBC’s The Sing-Off).  Tim Slover hosts this unplugged episode! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ce64d987-bc1d-4f75-8823-652ed37458e3 ce64d987bc1d-4f75-8823-652ed37458e3 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3107 full 3 34 The Rosco String Quartet is the official graduate string quartet of the University of Utah, currently comprised of Melissa Combe and Jakob Hofer on violin, Lauren Posey on Cello, and Sunny Johnson on viola. The quartet’s primary coach in Dr. Hasse Borup, and they regularly competes and concertizes throughout Utah and the United States. Most recently they attended the exclusive Julliard String Quartet Seminar in New York City and performed at the Lincoln Center.  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with each member of the quartet about their awesome performance experiences, including open mike nights, Led Zeppelin, and hunting for rubber chickens.  Repertoire: String Quartet in B-Flat Major “Sunrise,” 1st & 3rd mvts – Joseph Haydn; Death and the Maiden, 1st & 2nd mvts – Franz Schubert; Ach Herr, lass dein leib Engelein – Johann Sebastian Bach; Roscostringquartet.com Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a23ef848-d2a4-4f1f-adce-263cb0521a4f a23ef848d2a4-4f1f-adce-263cb0521a4f Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3343 full 3 33 Mirian Conti is a Steinway Artist known for her extensive concert repertoire and international performances. She’s concertized as a soloist and chamber artist in Europe, Asia, Africa, South and Central America, and Canada at venues like Carnegie Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Teatro Colón in her native Argentina. One of Julliard’s “100 Outstanding Alumni,” she has earned two degrees, currently teaches, and had a scholarship there set up in her honor.  Along with her performance achievements, Mirian is very passionate about the music and musicians of Latin America and Spain. She’s founded a competition for Argentine and Uruguay musicians, created the New York City International Tango Competition for professional musicians, and created Teachers del Norte – Pianists del Sur: an international exchange between Argentina and the U.S. under the auspices of the American Embassy. She’s also released a dozen CDs, her most recent beings “Nostalgias Argentinas” on the Steinway and Sons label.  Host Eric Glissmeyer chats with Mirian about the impact she has made on Argentinian music, and some of her passions and approaches to music.  Repertoire: Mouvement Perpetuels – Francis Poulenc; Villageoises (The Villagers): 6 Short Piano Pieces for Children – Francis Poulenc; Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1 – Frederic Chopin; Three Traditional Dances from Argentina – Remo Pignoni; Milonga Sureña – Juan Jose Ramos; Lluvia de estrellas – Osmar Maderna; Nocturna – Julian Plaza; Taquito Militar – Mariano Mores;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/bd05a05b-b42f-4c20-83cb-f07b0d651dc1 bd05a05bb42f-4c20-83cb-f07b0d651dc1 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2610 full 3 32 Provo based band ‘We Are The Strike’ is taking the Mountain West by storm. After winning The Stadium of Fire Talent competition. they performed for 40,000 people on the same ticket as Carly Rae Jepson and Kelly Clarkson; then with Jason Scheff of Chicago, The Piano Guys and Mason Jennings. We Are the Strike is a jazz, funk and pop infused music-degree toting brotherhood. Each member plays multiple instruments lending credence to Jake Justice’s self-descriptive slang term: “human juke box.” Host Tim Slover chats with the band about everything from musical influences and performing to Star Wars jokes and Aussie accents. THE MUSICIANS OF WE ARE THE STRIKE are: Chris Crabb (lead vocals), Jake Justice (keyboard), Matt Millington (drums), Rob Qualls (bass), Brady Bills (guitar), Chase Baker (guitar, back-up vocals), Austie Robinson (trumpet), Marcus Anderson (trombone), Myles Lawrence (saxophone) MUSIC: Robbing Me Blind, Walking Through a Fire, Do You Wanna Dance?, Wrapped Up in You, Predator, I'm Leaving You  CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS: Chris Crabb shares a little of his Australian accent, Jake Justice talks about being a human jukebox and Chase Baker describes the joy of playing guitar for 40,000 people  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/bd8993ff-be84-4243-a3ee-b335538cc971 bd8993ffbe84-4243-a3ee-b335538cc971 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2904 full 3 31 We have viola players Donald Maurice and Claudine Bigelow, along with pianist Scott Holden.  Donald Maurice is visiting from Wellington, New Zealand where he teaches at the New Zealand School of Music. He spent his early career motor-biking to engagements across the UK where he played with the London Mozart Players, the Bournemouth Symphony, the Ballet Rambert and at Sadlers Wells. Now solo and chamber performances take him to venues in Iceland, Australia, Germany, Canada, England, and of course Provo, Utah. He’s been awarded the Silver Alto Clef by the International Viola Society, honorary life membership by the American Viola Society, and is on the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Viola Society Roll of Honor.  Claudine Bigelow served on the executive board of the American Viola Society for seven years. She heads viola and chamber music studies at Brigham Young University and is frequently invited to present about BYU’s Primrose International Viola Archive. She also coordinates the annual William Primrose Memorial Concert.  Scott Holden, director of keyboard studies at BYU, joins them for the second half of the program.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: 44 Bartok Duos for Violin transposed for Viola, Selections – Belá Bártok; Allegro, Andante and Ballad movements from Salute to A.R.D Fairburn – Douglas Lilburn;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/ba893ab4-a293-436c-833d-abe34f4a014d ba893ab4a293-436c-833d-abe34f4a014d Fri, 06 Sep 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2723 full 3 30 Tonight the scenic route of Highway 89 takes us to where many consider to be the musical capital of the world: Vienna, Austria. Two of classical music’s greatest composers – Mozart and Brahms – lived and worked there a generation apart and tonight we are showcasing two of their accompanied sonatas, performed by Utah musicians Kurt Hansen and Robert Landes.  Robert Landes has a Master’s degree in violin performance at Rice University in Houston, Texas, has soloed with the Utah Symphony and the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts, and played Carnegie Hall. Kurt Hansen studied piano performace at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and has completed an MBA at Brigham Young University.  Together they share with us some of the greatest works from some of the greatest composers from the greatest city: Vienna.  Host: Tim Slover  Repertoire: BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major; MOZART Violin Sonata in A Major;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/5a1f277e-2eaf-41f0-b1e4-3f769090b667 5a1f277e2eaf-41f0-b1e4-3f769090b667 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3451 full 3 29 Fan-Ya Lin is an award-winning artist from Taipei, Taiwan who recently graduated from Weber State University and is about to move to New York to earn her master’s degree at Julliard. Some of her most recent accolades include “Best Performance Award” at the Winner’s Concert of the American Protégé International Competition, 1st place in the Snowy Range Piano Competition, and the national 1st place prize at the MTNA Steinway Young Artist Piano Competition.  Weber State’s Dr. Yang has said that “…she’s so remarkably elevated the reputation of Weber State University in the US and abroad that she’s brought more prestige to the school through her piano playing than any music student in the 20 years I’ve been teaching here.”  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: Toccata in C minor – J.S. Bach; Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 (1st mvt) – Alexander Scriabin; Etude Op. 25 No. 6 – Frederic Chopin; La Campanella – Franz Liszt; Ballade No. 4 in F minor – Frederic Chopin; Toccata Op. 11 – Sergei Prokofiev;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/03d5d26d-6791-4964-be11-164540d98267 03d5d26d6791-4964-be11-164540d98267 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3440 full 3 28 We’ve had 85 pianists on the show so far and not one has played Claire De Lune. Thank goodness it finally gets played in this episode thanks to Robin Hancock! As well as the theme music from the rip-roaring rootin’ tootin’ western: The Magnificent Seven; the creepy Die Erlkonig; and classical compositions of Bach and Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Dr. Hancock is a member of the renowned American Piano Quartet and is part of the Piano Faculty at the BYU School of Music. Professor Hancock is active as a soloist with a knack for putting together entertaining programs. For example, one concert of his featured ALL the music in the Gershwin Songbook from 1932 along with the piano transcription of An American in Paris.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/46b77e1a-b7a9-4226-ab1c-3c06f47e880a 46b77e1ab7a9-4226-ab1c-3c06f47e880a Tue, 06 Aug 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3305 full 3 27 The Taiwan Folk Music Ensemble was founded in 2007 with the mission of promoting and spreading Taiwan’s traditional folkloric music and dance. Comprised of 39 members of all ages, they have participated in festivals all over Europe in places such as Germany, Portugal, Spain and Belgium. They’re in town this week to perform at the Springville World Folkfest, and they’re directed by Yu-Jia Liou (Seven.) General Director of the festival Donna Breckenridge also chats with host Peggy Woodruff about the international performers.  Repertoire: The Moonlight Reflects My Feelings for You; Spring Breeze; Czardas Dance; Yangming in Early Spring; The Joy of Being a Farmer; Here’s a Rose for You; Horse Race;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/0ac4601b-0783-4718-bb8f-7f83bd85a2cf 0ac4601b0783-4718-bb8f-7f83bd85a2cf Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 1624 full 3 26 Tonight's episode is titled: "Baroque to Blues!" Classical pieces open the evening and slowly transition into more modern pieces, played by flute-led ensemble.  Laurel Ann Maurer once had a teacher who tried to dissuade her from playing the flute, arguing that her chances of success were much higher if she went with a less common instrument. It's a good thing she didn't listen because today she’s a Grammy-nominated artist who's performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and toured throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.  Laurel is joined by pianist Pamela Palmer Jones, bassist Dennis Angulo, and cellist Richard. You can hear Laurel Ann Maurer and Friends playing a rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas here. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/97e21664-2508-4e4c-bbd3-e3088dc25aef 97e216642508-4e4c-bbd3-e3088dc25aef Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3157 full 3 25 Who knew that an impromptu concert for cows could lead to fame and glory? That’s how it’s happened for the New Hot 5, a New Orleans style jazz band, that played for some heifers in the French Alps, video-taped the performance  and posted it on YouTube. The video has been featured on Good Morning America, the Today Show, Conan O’Brien, Fox News, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Huffington Post, even the NHK News of Japan and UK’s Metro News.  The New Hot 5 (left to right) are: Clark Burnside (clarinet), Daniel Henderson (trumpet, vocals), Will Kimball (trombone), Steve Call (tuba) and Joshua Payne (banjo)  MUSIC: "Dippermouth Blues" Joe "King" Oliver; "Muskrat Ramble" Edward "Kid" Ory; "Si tu vois ma mere" Sidney Bechet; "12th Street Rag" Euday L. Bowman; "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter; "Basin Street Blues" Clarence Williams; "When the Saints Go Marching In"  Joshua Payne used to be a banjo busker on the streets of New York but today he heads the popular Salt Lake City ensemble “The Joshua Payne Orchestra.” Dr. Steve Call is faculty at BYU and has had all the other members of The New Hot 5 as students at one time or another.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/2a36f9b5-3fe0-4148-a08b-01dc2deb80c6 2a36f9b53fe0-4148-a08b-01dc2deb80c6 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2903 full 3 24 The Forward 4 are an ensemble of graduate and undergraduate musicians from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. They have been invited to perform at ClarinetFest 2013 in Assisi, Italy, they’ve performed at the International Clarinet Association’s Conference in Nebraska, and they won 3rd prize at the Utah Chamber Music Competition.  Music Director Henry Càceres is a doctoral student and the principal clarinetist of the University of Utah Philharmonia Orchestra, and the assistant principal clarinet of the Symphony Orchestra of Concepcion, Chile. Today he and the rest of the ensemble chat with host Peggy Woodruff and share some classical chamber pieces, but also some much newer ones including a song that has never-before been heard on radio!  Repertoire: Bordel 1900 – Claude Voirpy, adapted by Bruce Edwards; Ca la Breaza – Igor Iachimciuc; Funeral March of a Marionette (Alfred Hitchcock Theme) – Charles Gounod, trans. Jari Villanueva; Tico-Tico for Clarinet Quartet – Zequinha de Abreu; Trio Bachanale – Zefir Brezanu; Contrabanda – Devotchka, arr. Nick Morandi; Czardas – Anonymous; Easy Winners – Scott Joplin; Klezmer Dances – Göran Fröst, arr. Henry Càcares;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/0d1741e3-83d9-4b54-9b48-9761f75ea430 0d1741e383d9-4b54-9b48-9761f75ea430 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2873 full 3 23 Cherie Call started singing for audiences when she was 3 years old, and started writing her own songs when she was a teenager. So it wasn't a surprise to her family when she packed her belongings in her VW bug and headed to college to major in music. What WAS a surprise was when she wasn't accepted into the music program! However, that eventually all got sorted out. She did graduate, in music, from BYU. And then went on to tour, release a succession of successful albums (including her most recent titled Grace) and to collaborate with bands like The Lower Lights and Lincoln Highway. Cherie sings and plays guitar. Tyler plays piano. But for a couple songs they break from the norm and Cherie plays ukulele and Tyler accordion.  Steven Kapp Perry chats with Cherie about backyard concerts, her first album ‘Taken,’ meeting her husband and the stories behind songs so new they aren't on any album--yet. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/a76fd51d-cb52-45f1-8f60-671b0e00eb27 a76fd51dcb52-45f1-8f60-671b0e00eb27 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2858 full 3 22 In the studio tonight are students from the Latu School of Music in Provo, Utah. Those who live here locally have seen them playing at the Covey Center for the Arts, BYU’s De Jong Concert Hall, or at piano competitions like the UMTA Concerto Competition. They’ve performed for local and national government leaders like Utah Governor Gary Herbert and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and they’ve gone as far away as Beijing and Shanghai to play with other young artists.  Host: Peggy Woodruff  Interviewees: Kalo Latu, founder; Annie Lee, student; Nicholas Carter, student;  Repertoire: A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody – Kevin Olson; L’Invitation a la Valse – Carl Marie von Weber, arr. Gabriel Marie; The Stars and Stripes Forever – John Phillip Sousa, arr. Mack Wilberg; C.S. Theme and Variations – Randall Compton; Danse Macabre, Op. 40 – Camille Saint Saens, arr. Ernest Guiraud;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/05c1d79d-fe17-4e35-8a85-528edaba562b 05c1d79dfe17-4e35-8a85-528edaba562b Thu, 30 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2287 full 3 21 Sarah Sample is the product of a musical family with a large vinyl collection. Growing up she heard everything from Bonnie Raitt to classical. She started on the piano as a kid but left it after her Mom gave her an old guitar in sixth grade.  Now she’s three albums, an EP, and many more songs into her career. She’s crisscrossed the United States countless times singing everywhere from Nashville to Santa Fe and amphitheaters to house concerts (not to mention mountain tops and busy sidewalks) and with Darrell Scott, Melissa Ferrick, Willy Porter, Peter Himmelman and Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle.  Steven Kapp Perry plays "5 Truths and a Lie" with Sarah and chats with her about her one-eyed guinea pig, her annual trip to the Rocky Mountain Song School, the film side of her latest record and the stories behind her songs. Dylan Schorer: lap steel, pedal steel guitar Pat Campbell: percussion, drums Ryan Tanner: vocals, piano Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/892776b1-aed4-4351-8988-d3b902640195 892776b1aed4-4351-8988-d3b902640195 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3072 full 3 20 Today Highway 89 goes on the road for one of our House Concerts! This edition is graciously hosted by Liz and Andrew Maxfield.  Laura Cortese studied violin at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and now spends her time immersing herself in the city's vibrant indie music scene and enjoyed a busy sideman career. She’s a singer, fiddler, songwriter and composer who has concertized across the US and in the UK, Spain, Ireland and Denmark. She's appeared with Pete Seeger at the Newport Folk Festival, with Band of Horses at Carnegie Hall, and with Patterson Hood and Michael Franti for Seeger's 90th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden.  Mariel Vandersteel studied violin at Berklee College of Music and studied hardingfele in Norway, the country's national instrument. In 2009 she released a solo album, entitled "Hickory."  Together they perform and Laura chats with host Bruce Seely about the impact music has had in her life.  Selections featured: "Train on the Island," "Greasy Coat," "Village Green," "Life is Good Blues,"  "Take Your Time," and "Heel to Toe"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/5ab1754a-879c-42b4-8ba3-f78e7f95ca1d 5ab1754a879c-42b4-8ba3-f78e7f95ca1d Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2291 full 3 19 Susan Facer and Jerry Steichen became good friends when they performed on Broadway together in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Susan was singing the lead, Christine Daae, and Jerry was conducting. But when the show ended their paths diverged and they lost contact. A decade later they serendipitously bumped into each other in the Salt Lake airport. Susan was moving to Utah from New Jersey and Jerry had become Principal Pops Conductor of Utah Symphony. Today they perform Broadway tunes together including “Think of Me” from Phantom for the grand finale! Eric Glissmeyer chats with Susan about stage mishaps, touring with her young family and landing the big role. He also chats with Jerry Steichen about his Oklahoma roots and current projects. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/675cc9df-3d7e-4e7c-aa34-5562e3406172 675cc9df3d7e-4e7c-aa34-5562e3406172 Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3075 full 3 18 We have Midas Whale in the studio. The folk duo made their television debut on NBC’s The Voice this year but their beginnings go back to 2009 when Jon Peter Lewis and Ryan Hayes met at an open mic night in Rexburg, Idaho.  Ryan Hayes has a master’s degree in geology and host Don Shelline chats with him about his love of all things rock (ba dum dum!), his early days as a trumpeter and his new interest in the accordion. Ryan may also confess in this episode to perfecting his wolf howl while on vacation in Alaska. Jon Peter Lewis reveals that his musical skills extend to refined instruments like the harp and also talks about moving and living all over the United States and how the duo came up with their band name.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/edb0f78b-62f6-49bd-9ef2-028e7fd290b6 edb0f78b62f6-49bd-9ef2-028e7fd290b6 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2034 full 3 17 Utopia Early Music is a Salt Lake City-based, award-winning ensemble founded in 2009 by Christopher Lecluyse and Emily Nelson. Like most early music ensembles, they perform concerts of medieval, renaissance, and baroque repertoire. Unlike most other early music ensembles, they’re also known to divert from that format and collaborate with artists of other genres and to perform 20th century pieces.  Utopia is comprised of musicians Emily Nelson (soprano,) Valerie Hart Nelson (contralto,) Christopher Lecluyse (tenor,) Ricky Parkinson (bass,) Mary Danzig (fiddle,) and Peter Danzig (mountain dulcimer.) They’ve released two CDs: “The Flawed Pearl: Music of the English and the Italian Baroque” and “The American Muse.”  utopiaearlymusic.org Host: Bruce Seely  Repertoire: Hail Mary – Anonymous; Breves dies hominis – Notre Dame rondellus; The Morning Trumpet – Benjamin Franklin White; Poor Wayfaring Stranger – American Traditional; Lilium floruit, Abbonda di virtu – Francesco Landini;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/0535a65e-0c9a-4ad4-afd5-8eb206dfe472 0535a65e0c9a-4ad4-afd5-8eb206dfe472 Wed, 01 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2480 full 3 16 Visiting from Chicago, Bill McGlaughlin of WFMT’s “Exploring Music” guest hosts today’s Highway 89 LIVE from the BYU Radio performance studio.  And he conducts the talent too! The musicians are young artists from Eugene Watanabe’s Gifted Music School of Salt Lake City and their performance includes the world premiere of Michael Mclean’s “Lux Aeterna.” The musicians are: Rebecca Moench, Sarah Moench-Tasker and students: McCall Andersen, Shenae Anderson, Daniel Behling, Kayden Boynton, Maya Bryant, Sophie Choate, Sanne Christensen, Jessica Denning, Alden Durham, Rebecca Epperson, Chase Ferry, Karen Ferry, Bree Fotheringham, Sydney Hartwick, David Horton, Erika Hubbard, Spencer Hunt, Margaret Ivory, Anastasia Magamedova, Mackie Moore, Aubree Oliverson, Kaylee Romrell, Ethan Sherman, Camille Stanley, Andrew Yavornitzky, Will Yavornitzky, Kana Yoshigi.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/58d8097a-f288-4e7d-88f7-098a865736b3 58d8097af288-4e7d-88f7-098a865736b3 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3141 full 3 15 The Rosco String Quartet was formed in 2012 as the official Graduate String Quartet of the University of Utah. Most recently the world-renowned Julliard Quartet has invited them to a music seminar in New York City and to perform at the Lincoln Center. Comprised of violinists Melissa Combe and Jakob Hofer, cellist Lauren Posey, and violist Sunny Johnson, the quartet actively seeks out new music and lesser-known works to perform.  Host: Peggy Woodruff  Repertoire: BLOCH Prelude, Paysages; NIELSEN String Quartet no. 3 – 3rd & 4th mvts; STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for String Quartet;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8ced5fa9-1ac8-40bd-bb27-a6fb78f0ca7f 8ced5fa91ac8-40bd-bb27-a6fb78f0ca7f Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2800 full 3 14 Jon Yerby had his own drum set when he was five years old and grew up in a musical home listening to his Dad play country western, blues, rock ‘n roll and folk music. When he was ten he started electric guitar lessons which went well until the day he heard music unlike anything he’d heard before.  He tried to describe the sound to his teacher calling it “Spanish” music—and he really hoped his teacher would start teaching him it immediately! Puzzled, his teacher eventually brought a nylon string guitar to one of their lessons and played it a bit. When Jon told his teacher that “that was it! That was the sound he’d heard!” His teacher kindly told him that what he wanted to play was classical guitar and he’d need a new instructor!  Today, Jon Yerby is the president of the Utah Classical Guitar Society and director of the guitar department at Salt Lake’s Gifted Music School. He’s also a professor at Utah Valley University.  In this episode he plays An Malvina, La Catedral, Una Limosna por el amor de Dios, Grande Overture Op. 61 and Rondena  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 and on instagram @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b8dca80e-c91c-40c5-b8aa-c92341173b5a b8dca80ec91c-40c5-b8aa-c92341173b5a Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2827 full 3 13 Joining us today in the studio is The Verdade Quartet, the Honors String Quartet of BYU. Comprised of Rachel Ostler and Mayu Greenhalgh on violin, Quinn Boyack on cello, and Bryan Lew on viola, the Verdade Quartet took grand prize at the 2012 Utah Chamber Music Competition in Salt Lake City. Together they share selections from Janá?ek, Prokofiev, and Webern and tell us about their plans for the future.  Host: Peggy Woodruff  Repertoire: JANÁ?EK String Quartet No. 1 – 1st mvt; PROKOFIEV String Quartet No. 1; WEBERN Langsamer Satz;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/1a591455-b12e-4a55-8df0-d92b97eddc22 1a591455b12e-4a55-8df0-d92b97eddc22 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3269 full 3 12 In this one hour jam session with BYU’s Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band the legendary Wycliffe Gordon (with his trusty plunger mute) makes the trombone purr, growl, bark and rumble. And he sings on a few tracks to boot!  The Jazz Journalists Association has awarded Wycliffe Gordon the “Trombonist of the Year Award” eight times including the last three years in a row. In addition to trombone he plays trumpet, tuba, cornet and the Didgeridoo. He’s currently faculty at the Manhattan School of Music where he composes, conducts and teaches.  The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band has been a BYU staple for 30 years. The ensemble plays New Orleans style jazz and concertizes throughout the United States. They’ve played at the Kennedy Center for the Performing arts in Washington DC and regularly collaborate with jazz greats in the industry. Today they play South Rampart Street Parade, The Mooche, Bill Bailey, Won’t you please come home, Someday You’ll be Sorry, Lazy River and Limehouse Blues. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic https://www.byuradio.org/e867da61-52fe-40c9-944d-aeec6b6c7f94 e867da6152fe-40c9-944d-aeec6b6c7f94 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3055 full 3 11 What’s in a name? Is it easier to remember a piece when it’s called “Pigtown Fling” or “Scolding Wife?” (We think so!) Steven Kapp Perry chats with Liz Davis Maxfield about Irish tune names and her experiences while living in Ireland.  Liz Davis Maxfield is the first cello player to ever study traditional Irish music at the University of Limerick.  The cello is not a traditional Irish folk instrument but she felt that it could be and spent a year on a Fullbright Fellowship learning how to adapt Irish fiddle styles to the cello.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic https://www.byuradio.org/e105eced-c052-4a14-a55f-3fbc95594755 e105ecedc052-4a14-a55f-3fbc95594755 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2620 full 3 10 Flutist April Clayton and her brother baritone Christopher are lifelong musicians and artists and together with their longtime colleague pianist Jed Moss, they share with us selections for all combinations of their various musical talents.  April Clayton is an Associate Professor of Flute at Brigham Young University and a member of the Orpheus Winds quartet. She was the Director of Chamber Music for seven years at the European American Musical Alliance and she was the featured musician for a cover story in Flute Talk magazine that cited her as a leading flutist of her generation. Her latest CD of flute concertos was released on the Tantara Label and is entitled, Flute Horizons.  Christopher Clayton has performed with the Utah, Portland, and Sacramento Opera companies and enjoys singing a diverse range of roles, from Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Mr. Gedge in Britten’s Albert Herring. He has bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and vocal performance from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. He was most recently a soloist for Händel’s Messiah and Bernstein’s Mass with the Utah Symphony.  Jed Moss was a member of the Paradigm Trio for six years, and is now the pianist for Utah-Valley-based Sundance Trio.  He has played keyboard for the Music Box Broadway Touring Company of Phantom of the Opera in Utah and South Carolina, and from 1995-2009 he was the keyboardist and backup vocalist for the international touring group Air Supply.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: CORGLIANO Three Irish Folksong Settings; DAMROSCH Danny Deever; LISZT Pace non trovo; SCHUBERT Der Lindenbaum, Standchen; CIPULLO Keep a Gun in the House;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/068efeb7-36af-49ad-a7b0-035c08a5f014 068efeb736af-49ad-a7b0-035c08a5f014 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 2905 full 3 9 There’s nothing wrong with bifurcating composing songs and singing them into separate tasks performed by separate people. But something very special happens when those two talents are brought together and the artist who wrote the song also sings it. In these instances the listener experiences something personal, direct and uniquely communicative. Today’s guests, Marvin Payne and Tricia Storey accomplish this task as singer/songwriters that have been making music separately (and occasionally together) for almost 3 decades. Tricia Storey performed for a decade at The Tree Room at Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort; and has performed on Utah’s best stages including Abravanel Hall and the Tuacahn Amphitheater in Saint George.  Marvin Payne is an actor, author and playwright. He’s released more than a dozen albums with his latest being “Roses and Hope.” In the early days of his career he wore out two Ford vans crisscrossing the US on solo tour. He also sang impromptu house concerts which earned him the nickname “door-to-door troubadour.” Marvin's sons join him in performing: Joshua Payne (guitar) and Dave Payne (upright bass)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 The recording engineer is Mark Wait. The show's producer is Jackie Tateishi. https://www.byuradio.org/0e165ae4-ae92-4f0b-98b8-e253063c4c44 0e165ae4ae92-4f0b-98b8-e253063c4c44 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3417 full 3 8 Maybe we should rechristen this show Highway 88 today (as in the 88 keys of the piano) because pianist, composer and arranger David Tolk is in the studio. He’s released eight instrumental piano CDs, including 3 that feature his arrangements of Christian hymns.  During the fall of 2010 his “David Tolk Christmas,” went to #8 on the Billboard New Age Chart. He performs regularly with pop-folk artist Peter Breinholt in performances across the country and in many local Utah venues. And together they’ve performed with the biggest “back-up band” in Utah: the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Music is in David’s family. His first piano teacher was his mother (a concert pianist and Juilliard graduate) and one of his own children loves playing so much now that he’s had to start scheduling time on his own piano! Violinist Jessica Nally Davis will join David on selected pieces. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic https://www.byuradio.org/77ea7975-4c43-4165-899d-02e8d06cf538 77ea79754c43-4165-899d-02e8d06cf538 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT false 3033 full 3 7 Dallyn Vail Bayles found his way from Green River, Utah (population 800) to the incandescent glory, fanfare, and romance of Broadway. He’s performed with the national tours of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. And he chats with Tim Slover about switching between roles—playing Phantom one night and Raoul or Andre the next.  Dallyn’s wife, Rachel Bayles, joins him for a couple duets and Mark Johnson accompanies on piano.  Repertoire: BERNSTEIN West Side Story: “Something’s Coming” “I have a Love/One Hand, One Heart (Duet);” HAMMERSTEIN South Pacific: “Some Enchanted Evening;” MENKEN The Little Mermaid: “Her Voice;” SONDHEIM Children of Eden: “In Whatever Time We Have (Duet),” Sunday in the Park with George: “Finishing the Hat;” WEBBER The Phantom of the Opera: “The Music of the Night/All I ask of You (Medley);” YORKEY Next to Normal: “A Light in the Dark;” SCHÖNBERG Les Misérables: “Bring Him Home;”  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 and on instagram @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/5ef563ca-3771-4e39-ba31-d3b8028256aa 5ef563ca3771-4e39-ba31-d3b8028256aa Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 3347 full 3 6 This hour our musical highway runs through antebellum cotton fields, alongside the underground railway, through gospel camps and churches, into the long march for African American Civil Rights and ultimately to Carnegie Hall. What unites all these places? A very special, very American, genre of music: the spiritual. And today the talented baritone, Robert Sims, is here to sing and talk with us. As a boy Robert Sims used to practice singing in the stairwell of his grandmother’s apartment building. He attended music lessons every Saturday, carrying his music book in a small bag, and soon the whole street knew Robert, knew he dreamed of being a singer and that he was off to his weekly lesson. He went on to study singing at the Oberlin Conservatory, SUNY Binghamton, Northwestern University, and Music Academy of the West. He has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia and has appeared with several orchestras, including a tour in Japan with the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. He’s been a special guest of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for “Music and the Spoken Word” and performed several times on the “Hour of Power” at the Crystal Cathedral in California. He made his recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2005, and returned in 2009 when opera superstar Jessye Norman asked him to sing in: “Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy.” Left to Right: Marian Howe Taylor, Robert Sims, Jayne Galloway (pianist), Jackie Tateishi (producer) Special thanks to Marian Howe-Taylor and the Salt Lake Community College for helping arrange this performance.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/a30879a0-0754-48e8-a58d-b009e9abc370 a30879a00754-48e8-a58d-b009e9abc370 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2265 full 3 5 One of the most frequently performed operas today, Giacamo Puccini’s La Bohéme has inspired everything from pop songs, to short stories, to a Broadway musical in the 217 years since it first premiered in Turin, Italy. A timeless story of young friends finding love and struggling to make ends meet, La Bohéme is currently being perfomed by the Utah Lyric Opera, who have joined us in our studio to share with us some of their favorite selections.  Over the course of the episode, host Eric Glissmeyer has the chance to chat with Tony-Award-Winning musician Lisa Seegmiller, North Texas University’s Music Director of Opera Stephen Dubberly, Utah Lyric Opera Artistic Director Christopher Holmes, and Emmy-nominated writer Elizabeth Hansen who is the director of this production of La Bohéme.  Utah Lyric Opera is based in Utah Valley and introduces individuals of all ages to the beauty, literature, culture, and history of opera and musical theater. For more information, visit: utahlyric.org  Performers: Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller – Mimi¬; Christopher Holmes – Marcello; Jennie Litster – Musetta; Colin Ramsey – Colline¬; Stephen Dubberly, conductor and pianist; Elizabeth Hansen, director;  Repertoire: PUCCINI La Bohéme – “Mi chiamano Mimi;” “Quando m’en vo;” “Donde lieta;” “Vecchia zimarra;”  Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/67c9ec2c-8e53-494a-8fd5-cdc5b5b934bb 67c9ec2c8e53-494a-8fd5-cdc5b5b934bb Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2435 full 3 4 This is one of our favorite episodes because talking with Michael Martin Murphey is like sitting on a porch and having a chat with an old friend rather than working. He speaks as easily about cattle ranching and “the good book” as he does music-making; and while there’s much about him that is Texas proud and Grand-Ole-Opry-esque  he also surprises with his fondness for classical composers (i.e. Alexander Scriabin) and a soft spot for Smokey the Bear. In this episode he sings several songs including his famous “Wildfire” and shares the back-story of writing it; an old song called “Spanish is the Loving Tongue” written by cowboy poet Badger Clark;  a song he wrote when he was 16, “What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round,” and a brand-new song that he wrote for his wife, Karen. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic https://www.byuradio.org/591a1206-529c-49a6-a2cc-491c61b7d60b 591a1206529c-49a6-a2cc-491c61b7d60b Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 3172 full 3 3 After spending time in jail and experiencing abuse Sheila Raye Charles, daughter of Jazz legend Ray Charles, has used her musical heritage to tell her story through song. Today she performs special concerts and life classes for troubled youth and victims of abuse. She also travels to state penitentiaries to share her hopeful message and to lift and encourage others.  These performances are in addition to her national and international performances at well-known venues, including a recent concert at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City for an audience of 20, 000 people.  Steven Kapp Perry explores her past, present and future dreams as an author, singer, songwriter and motivational speaker. Sheila sings a testament of her own life in her original song ‘Behind the Shades’ as well as her father’s classics ‘Georgia On My Mind’ and ‘Hit the Road Jack’ with pianist Masa Fukuda.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @HWY89LIVEmusic https://www.byuradio.org/6ccead8d-dc45-4d29-a124-3827426e63b3 6ccead8ddc45-4d29-a124-3827426e63b3 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2747 full 3 2 The first performance of Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” was at a girl’s school in 1688. Although the opera takes little more than an hour to perform, it’s largely considered to be one of the finest English operas written before the 20th century, and it’s an important milestone in operatic history. “Dido and Aeneas” is a tragic love story complete with hopes, heroes, and heartbreak.  Westminster College has visited us today to share selections from their upcoming production of “Dido and Aeneas.” This is their first fully staged opera, and Michael Chipman’s (head of the voice program) directorial debut.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Singers: Corinne Rydman, Hilary Olson, Kellie Burke-Gabossi, Christopher Stockslager, Jeffrey Pedersen, Christy Peterson, Anna Hunter, Andrew Olsen, Edward Lopez, Allie Hurtado, Garrett Schoonover, Julianne Cottam  Conductor: Brian Stucki  Pianist: Kimi Kawashima Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/6674d63b-01b9-4771-b4d7-147c488be0b2 6674d63b01b9-4771-b4d7-147c488be0b2 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT false 2566 full 3 1 Few things express the Christmas season so well as Christmas carols. Today on Highway 89 we invited five talented musicians to visit and share with us some of the most treasured sounds of the season. Kalo Latu is the director of the Latu School of Music in Provo, Utah and holds a master’s degree in music from Brigham Young University. Rachel Curtis Studied Harp performance and Music Teaching at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. Elizabeth Willey is the principle cellist for the orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. These three chat with Host Eric Glissmeyer about figgy puddings, handbell choirs, and Christmases abroad.  Performers: Kalo Latu, Rachel Curtis, Elizabeth Willey, Rebekah Willey, Rebecca Pedersen  Repertoire: Bring a torch Jeanette, Isabella; Ave Maria – arr. Elizabeth & Rebekah Willey; Maria Wieglied Op. 76, No. 52 – Max Reger; O Come All Ye Faithful; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night); Weepin Mary – David Fletcher; Interlude Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten; Invernio Porteno (Winter) – Astor Piazolla; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b221ca92-f15f-4e1c-bc20-82c973b1ad35 b221ca92f15f-4e1c-bc20-82c973b1ad35 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3422 full 2 47 I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carols play! Be of good cheer gentle listeners because THE UTAH VALLEY HANDBELL RINGERS are here. And be of even “gooder” cheer because pianist, composer, arranger, extraordinaire DAVID TOLK is in studio too. I couldn’t be more thrilled.  There is no sound that invokes the season of Christmas (my absolute favorite season by the way) like the sound of a choir playing English handbells. THE UTAH VALLEY HANDBELL RINGERS was founded in 1993 by KAREN-ESKEW-WYLLIE, who has been ringing bells and devoted to handbell music for as long as she can remember. She owns the bells, selects the music, trains the ringers and books the concerts. And just in case one of her ringers runs into serious trouble, KAREN is also a surgical nurse. There are 56 bells in her collection, each tuned to a single note and each cast in bronze or aluminum. The ensemble also plays 6 octaves of chimes. THE UTAH VALLEY HANDBELL RINGERS have performed in a variety of stunning sacred venues, including: the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City and the Provo Tabernacle. They’ve performed at Disneyland, the Con Brio Music Festival, the SCERA Center for the Arts, and have rung their bells more than once while marching in parades—an impressive feat. THE UTAH VALLEY HANDBELL RINGERS have collaborated with the Utah Baroque Ensemble and Nebo Chorale and Orchestra and also frequently perform to packed crowds at civic and community centers (libraries, schools, hospitals and art museums)—in many instances providing the concerts free of charge. Also, DAVID TOLK is our pianist this hour. He’s released 8 CDs, two of which are Christmas albums and feature the pieces that we’re hearing today. One of his albums “David Tolk Christmas” reached #8 on Billboard’s New Age Chart in 2010. And DAVID also regularly performs on-stage in the “Big Parade” with his good friend singer/songwriter Peter Breinholt. MERRY CHRISTMAS! https://www.byuradio.org/eae5e8da-9b2e-4c67-b3b6-6eca78aa4c44 eae5e8da9b2e-4c67-b3b6-6eca78aa4c44 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2986 full 2 46 Here at Highway 89 we love Christmas! As so does our guest Michelle Sundwall. Michelle has travelled to Spain and Paris for solo recital tours, has sung the national anthem for an NBA game and was cast as Mary Magdalene in Rob Gardner’s “Lamb of God” at Abravanel Hall. Her CD, My Reason is now available and features sacred pieces in addition to selections from Broadway such as Bring Him Home from Les Miserables and Hold On from The Secret Garden.  Michelle brought with her a cadre of family and friends to accompany and perform with her and she shares with us some of her favorite memories of Christmas. Our special guest interviewee and pianist is her father Dr. Michael Stevens, a former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member with bachelor’s degrees in both biology and music as well as a master’s degree in music history and literature and a doctorate in medicine. He tells host Steven Kapp Perry about young Michelle’s ballerina aspirations and her musical talents. This Christmas-themed episode is a wonderful addition to our Highway 89 holiday line-up!  Performers: Michelle Sundwall, Soprano; Dr. Michael Stevens, piano; Jessica Sundwell, vocals; Suzanne Shippen, piano; Rosana Whetten, piano; Jubel Joslyn, tenor; April Moriarty, violin; Zach Sundwall, guitar.  Repertoire: Who Will Give Christmas? – Marco Guryan; Christmas Children – Leslie Bricusse; Surabaya Santa – Jason Robert Brown; I Have Seen an Angel – Suzanne Shippen; O Holy Night – arr. David Downes; Noel d’autrefois – Charles Aznavour; Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion – George Frideric Handel; Winter Carol (In the Bleak Midwinter) – arr. Jay Althouse  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4ae4c7ab-b583-4385-980a-66ba0f57c743 4ae4c7abb583-4385-980a-66ba0f57c743 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2595 full 2 45 Continuing our Christmas theme, today in the studio we have 6 Miles Ahead, an ensemble that performs all across the Wasatch Front. They perform for us jazzed-up renditions of both traditional holiday favorites like Silent Night and a few not-so-traditional pieces too! 6 Miles Ahead was formed in 2002 by Kristie Arnold, and just months after its creation it received first place at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho.  Host Steven Kapp Perry interviews each member of the group and asks some really fun questions such as, ‘What’s a Christmas song you can’t do without?’ and ‘Who’s your favorite reindeer?’  6 Miles Ahead’s debut CD is called “Out of the Blue." Performers: Kristie Arnold, Kate Plewe, Hayley Singley Kirkland, Alex MacLean and James Marshall.  Repertoire: Let It Snow!; I Hear Music -- Frank Loesser and Burton Lane; You Grow Sweeter As the Years Go By – John Mercer arr. Craig Larson; Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling; Chili Con Carne – The Real Group; Silent Night – arr. Lars Yorgason; Winter Wonderland; Oh Come All Ye Faithful; Santa Clause Is Coming to Town;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c3c9b4cd-f31f-42cd-a0a7-5ae14f66156a c3c9b4cdf31f-42cd-a0a7-5ae14f66156a Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2292 full 2 44 The Lower Lights are a group of rotating professional musicians that come together as often as possible to string, strum, pick, pluck, pound, and thump out folk and bluegrass-inflected arrangements of well-known (and little known) hymns. They perform in churches and concert halls, living rooms and amphitheaters, and they encourage their audiences to clap, stomp and sing along. The Lower Lights first convened in fall 2009 for five days of recording. They ended the week with 30-plus songs and a debut album! A Hymn Revival, was released in the fall of 2010, and followed up with a second installment in 2012, with the Christmas album Come Let Us Adore Him. Today’s show features: Debra Fotheringham (vocals), Dominic Moore (vocals), Cherie Call (vocals), Sarah Sample (vocals), Dustin Christensen (vocals, guitar), Pat Campbell & Darin LeSueur (percussion), Brian Hardy (piano, pump organ, celesta), Dylan Schorer (guitar); Mark Smith (mandolin, guitar), Scott Wiley (guitar, banjo), Tyler Lambourne, Colin Botts (banjo) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/b3ab85cc-d446-43a8-9ba5-f92ba980abd0 b3ab85ccd446-43a8-9ba5-f92ba980abd0 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2956 full 2 43 What began as 20 members rehearsing in a basement in 2005 has become the 92-person-strong, award-winning ensemble: The Sally Bytheway Chorale. Comprised of volunteer members from all over the state of Utah, including some former members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Eleanore Kennard Chorale, and Lex DeAzevado’s Millenium Choir, the Chorale was recently recognized with one of Utah’s Best in State awards.  Host Tim Stover chats with founder, director, and namesake Sally Bytheway Brinton about Christmas traditions, gingerbread cookie men, and music that can change your life. Sally has taught vocal technique privately and directed choirs for the past 35 years, and her musical performances have taken her as far as Jerusalem and Rome. Enjoy this Christmas-themed episode from your friends at Highway 89!  Repertoire: Our Lord Emmanuel; The Little Drummer Boy; How Great Our Joy; Comfort and joy; Hey Santa; Mary, Did You Know; Heavenly Star; Brazilian Noel; Nutcracker Jingles; Carol of the Magi; O Come, All Ye Faithful;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/19dedd92-e99d-413c-8c1b-54385f184983 19dedd92e99d-413c-8c1b-54385f184983 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3333 full 2 42 Christmas bells are ringing today on Highway 89! Founded by Karen Eskew-Wyllie in 1993, the Utah Valley Handbell Ringers have performed in a variety of stunning venues including Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine, the Provo Tabernacle, and Disneyland. There are 56 bells in their collection, cast in aluminum or bronze and each tuned to a single, beautiful note.  In our interview with founder Karen Eskew-Wyllie, she demonstrates various bell-ringing techniques to host Tim Slover, including malleting, table damping, and plucking. They discuss protecting the bells, and how the music of bells touches the soul and brings the feeling of Christmas.  David Tolk is also visiting today as accompanist and solo pianist. He’s released 8 CDs, one of which reached #8 on Billboard’s New Age Chart in 2010. David frequently performs on-stage with his good friend singer/songwriter Peter Breinholt, and all of the solos he shares today are his own arrangements of Christmas favorites.  Enjoy the beautiful sound of Christmas bells and piano as we kick off our Holiday Season here at Highway 89.  Repertoire: Nutcracker Medley; I Wonder as I Wander; The Holly and the Ivy; Fum, Fum, Fum; Silver Bells; Good King Wenceslas; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily on High;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/3c07383b-8356-469b-a718-ac492c258cca 3c07383b8356-469b-a718-ac492c258cca Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2965 full 2 41 We fit our 40 chairs and 40 singers into the studio for the pleasure of hearing the Utah Chamber Artists perform LIVE!  Based out of Salt Lake City, the choir is well-known throughout the Wasatch Front and also has a national and international reputation. They have performed with the Israel Chamber Orchestra as well as on national public radio. Barlow Bradford is the Artistic Director of the Utah chamber Artists and the Director of Choral Studies at the University of Utah. Rebecca Durham is the Executive Director.  Steven Kapp Perry chats with Barlow Bradford about his transition from organist to conductor and the caliber of the choir. The Utah Chamber Artists are: Jared Pierce (piano); and singers Ali Engebretsen; Andrew Luker; Annette Hatch Nichols; Barbara Gill; Bob Aamodt; Bob Stevens; Cami Mower; Cami Talbot; Carter Durham; Cassie Lombardi; Dallas Graham; Darin Carter; David Hansen; David Layton; Erin Gehrig; Fiona Judd; Jared Gunnerson; Joel Longhurst; John Bonner; Kent Gregory; Kristin Youngberg; Laura Durham; Linda Bergstrom; Lisa Walz; Matt Hope; Melinda Kirgin-Voss; Melissa Dawson; Renel Rytting; Rita Felt; Rob Baskin; Robert Lochhead; Shauna Ruske; Shawnette Abraham; Susan Benett Nichols; Suzie Clark; Tyler Koefed; Valerie Christensen; Wes Eldredge, Hal Mauchley.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/323844d2-26b1-435d-8353-7899e08fc52b 323844d226b1-435d-8353-7899e08fc52b Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3128 full 2 40 Comprised of University of Utah faculty who wanted the opportunity to play more chamber music together, the Wasatch Trio performs in concerts all throughout the state of Utah, frequently performing at Libby Gardner Hall in Salt Lake and the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. They’ve played for the Utah Flute Association and the German American Society, and they’ve had the occasion to premiere new compositions, most recently a trio by Utah composer Crawford Gates.  The Trio’s extremely qualified members are Larry Gee, Susan Goodfellow, and Elliott Cheney. Larry Gee holds a master of Music in piano performance from Indiana University, has been a keyboardists with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and Utah Opera, and teaches voice and piano. Susan Goodfellow is the Director of Flute Studies at the University of Utah and holds degrees from Julliard and the University of Chicago. Shortly after finishing her master’s degree she worked as a music editor for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Elliott Cheney has been the Principal Cellist of the National Symphony of Costa Rica and the Savannah Symphony, and is currently an Associate professor of music at the University of Utah.  Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with the trio about opera, German missions, and “Woodie Wagons.”  Performers: Susan Goodfellow, flute; Larry Gee, piano; Elliott Cheney, cello;  Repertoire: CALIENDO La Milonga (Tango Americano); KUHLAU Trio in G major, Op. 119; FRANCAIX Trio (1998);  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c685a44c-6b15-4268-a875-05e55e2e40d6 c685a44c6b15-4268-a875-05e55e2e40d6 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3378 full 2 39 Our special guest artist John Gunther performs with BYU’s Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band. John Gunther’s first real gigs were in high school and he’d wear a gold and pink sequined jacket and solo on “Night Train”--playing alto and tenor saxes simultaneously! Nowadays he plays with the Denver-based jazz group Convergence and is an associate professor of jazz studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. He’s toured with several notable ensembles including the Woody Herman Orchestra, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and The Maria Schneider Orchestra. And is the author of the book “Playing the Saxophone Inside & Out.”  The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band has been a BYU staple for 30 years. The ensemble plays New Orleans style jazz and concertizes throughout the United States. They have played at the Kennedy Center for the Performing arts in Washington DC and recently returned from the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Festival where they won nearly every instrumental award in the Collegiate Division.  Musicians: The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band with special guest artist John Gunther (saxophone, clarinet); band founder and leader Steve Call (tuba); Jory Woodis (saxophone, clarinet); Zach Wiggins (piano, vocals); Curtis Biggs (trombone); Austie Robinson (trumpet); Zoe Jorgenson (bass); Jesse Quebbeman Turley (drums) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 and on instagram @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/73111ea7-67ab-442e-b17a-13934e80006a 73111ea767ab-442e-b17a-13934e80006a Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3214 full 2 38 Dr. Scott Holden sometimes hosts Highway 89 as a volunteer (which we always enjoy and very much appreciate!) but today he’s our musical guest and he shares with us some phenomenal pieces for solo piano.  Dr. Holden is the Director of Keyboard Studies at BYU and a member of the American Piano Quartet. His music degrees are from the University of Michigan, the Manhattan School of Music and the Julliard School, where he was awarded the Horowitz prize. He’s won numerous piano competitions, performed in 35 states and in countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia, he spent a year studying and performing in Budapest at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and all of this is just a fancy way of saying that he’s very, very good.  Dr. Holden shares with host Eric Glissmeyer insights into the life of composer Vernon Duke, also known as Vladimir Dukelsky. He also talks about memories of Paris, pianos around the world, and his new CD from Tantara Records. As always we’re so happy to have Dr. Holden visiting our studio.  Repertoire: R. SCHUMANN Arabeske Op. 18; HAYDN Sonata in C minor; RACHMANINOV Etudes Table eaux/No. 2 in A minor; LOWE Musings…and a Waltz; V. DUKE Parisian Suite, Surrealist Suite;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/478288d8-7f61-4b39-b6a8-6832aeff616c 478288d87f61-4b39-b6a8-6832aeff616c Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3280 full 2 37 Organized by the Park City Chamber Music Society, the Beethoven Festival is a collection of formal and informal performances that bring musicians from across the United States and as far away as Russia, South Africa, and Belgium to the scenic venues of Park City to perform.  Festival directors Leslie and Russell Harlow join us in the studio today to play their viola and clarinet (respectively) and they brought with them their musical friends Michael Gurt, Julie Bevan and Monte Belknap. Together and individually they share with us selections from the Autumn Classics Concert Series.  In this episode host Elizabeth Hansen interviews Leslie and Michael. Leslie Harlow received her Master’s degree in viola performance from the Julliard School and is well-known in the Utah and Salt Lake Valleys where she’s taught music at Brigham Young University, served as director for the Virtuoso Series, performed with the Utah Symphony and played as Principal Violist with Ballet West. Michael Gurt heads the piano department at the Sewanee Summer Music Center, serves as the Piano Mentor for the Hot Springs Music Festival, teaches at Louisiana State University, has soloed with symphonies from Chicago to Baltimore and most recently won 1st prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.  Enjoy these excerpts from the Autumn Classics Concerts tonight on Highway 89! The Beethoven Festival concert series are year-round and include the music of Beethoven and other composers – old and new. Complete information about the festival is available at: pcmusicfestival.com  Performers: Leslie Harlow, viola; Russell harlow, clarinet; Michael Gurt, piano; Julie Bevan, cello; Monte Belknap, violin;  Repertoire: MOZART Sonata K496 mvts 2 & 3; FAURE Piano Quartet No. 1 mvts 1 & 2; MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition – excerpts;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/de5a03a0-7745-4380-ab41-a052818ba8b8 de5a03a07745-4380-ab41-a052818ba8b8 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3310 full 2 36 Prodigious and eclectically talented, Lukas Geniušas is a Moscow-born concert pianist who started piano studies at the age of 5 at the preparatory department of F. Chopin Music College in Moscow, going on to graduate with top honours in 2008.  Lukas has been a prize winner of several international piano competitions including: the Scottish International Piano Competition, the San Marino and Pianello, Italy International Piano Competitions, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.  Host: Steven Kapp Perry  Repertoire: HANDEL Suite in F major, HWV 427, Mvt. 2; SCHUMANN Waldszenen, Op. 82: Lonely Flowers, Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26:  Intermezzo and Finale;  CHOPIN Waltz in A minor Op. 34 No. 2, Etudes Op. 10 No. 2, 3, 4; HINDEMITH Ludas Tonailis: a couple interludes and fuges Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/30764a45-e733-4fed-8417-62bd4bfb3fd9 30764a45e733-4fed-8417-62bd4bfb3fd9 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3339 full 2 35 The composers highlighted in this hour are a lot more recent than our usual selections! Clarinetist Jaren Hinckley, bassoonist Christian Smith, and pianists Vincent Humphries and Jeffrey Shumway all joined us in our studio today to play for us some lesser-known chamber music from 20th and 21st century composers.  Alec Templeton, who wrote the Pocket Size Sonata was born in Wales in 1909 and was blind from birth. In the 30’s and 40’s he was famous for his radio show “Alec Templeton Time” and memorized his scripts by having them read to him twenty times! A talented composer as well as a radio personality, he studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music under Lloyd Powell and Isador Goodman.  Jonathon Santore is a close friend of performers Jaren and Vincent, and wrote his piece, Adjectives, specifically for them. They premiered the piece at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest in 2011. Included on the printed score is a quote from a fortune cookie: “Only you can change your life. No one else can do it for you.”  Jaren Hinckley, one of today’s performers, is the final featured composer. Jaren is a professor in the Brigham Young University School of Music, a clarinetist in the Orpheus Winds quintet and one half of the piano/clarinet duo HDuo. His original composition Hinterlands is a beautifully thoughtful piece, inspired by visits to Scotland, Wyoming, and Norway.  Host Bruce Seely chats with the musicians about competitions, compositions, and commendations.  Performers: Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Christian Smith, bassoon; Vincent Humphries, piano; Jeffrey Shumway, piano;  Repertoire: Pocket Size Sonata – Alec Templeton; Adjectives – Jonathon Santore; Hinterlands – Jaren Hinckley;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/600a935f-a33e-4e4c-add6-971f54ba97dd 600a935fa33e-4e4c-add6-971f54ba97dd Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3265 full 2 34 It isn’t every day that we welcome 130 singers into our radio studios—but today is the day! The Southern Utah Heritage Choir of St. George, Utah, along with founder and conductor Floyd Rigby, are gathered in our largest television studio for this taping.   The choir is a volunteer, community group that gathers each Thursday evening to practice sacred hymns and anthems, as well as a smattering of Broadway, folk and gospel tunes.  The group includes members from all faiths and walks of life and sometimes swells in size to include as many as 170 to 200 voices!  The choir has concertized across the United States, in the Czech Republic, Armenia, England, Scotland, China, Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula.  Their upcoming musical tour will be to Ireland, where they’ll perform at Christ Church in Dublin and St. Mary's Cathedral in Killarney.  Host: Don Shelline  Repertoire: "All That Life Can Be", "Fairest Lord Jesus", "Do Not Let Your Heart Be Troubled", "My Comfort by Day, My Song in the Night", "Who is Sylvia?", "The Colors of Life", "Once Upon a Time", "Take Our Lives", "O America", "A Prayer for Our Time"  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ccee3167-104c-49fa-a331-61f3339b9cbb ccee3167104c-49fa-a331-61f3339b9cbb Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2865 full 2 33 This episode of Highway 89 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Violin Making School of America (VSMA) which has been a community staple in downtown Salt Lake for decades. The school’s founder, master luthier Peter Prier, is respected throughout the USA and since founding the school in 1972 has trained hundreds of students. Today we’ll not only talk to him about making instruments but we’ll also get to hear a special trio of tonally matched instruments that he recently finished.  Becca Moench, David Park and Scott Lewis of the Utah Symphony will each play one of the instruments solo, then they’ll combine their sounds into a duet, and then a trio so we can hear the full effect.  Guest hosting is Tres Hatch, daughter of Peter Prier and experienced television chef, caterer, author, motivational speaker and food educator for the University of Utah.  Performers: Scott Lewis, viola; David Park, violin; Becca Moench, violin;  Repertoire: BACH Largo in d minor; VIVALDI Winter -- The Four Seasons, Largo; HANDEL Passacaglia arr. Johan Halvorsen; DVORAK Terzetto Op. 74, 1st & 3rd mvts;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/a156c637-02e8-4f06-b7ce-66b2fa7c1004 a156c63702e8-4f06-b7ce-66b2fa7c1004 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2850 full 2 32 The New Electric Sound is a surf-rock inspired band from Provo, Utah. Comprised of 5 talented musicians, they are described by Time Magazine as: "...a five-piece surf-pop-rock band that fuses simple, time-tested, ‘50s-era rock ‘n’ roll with current indie-pop styles, delivering something original, with a sweet sugar coating of nostalgic goodness. Young, handsome, and heavily cardiganed, The New Electric Sound reminds us that songs of love, innocence, and heartbreak are just as cool today as they’ve always been."  TNES recently won the Rock the River Battle of the Bands, and played Downtown Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series. This summer they filmed a music video for their song “Heartbeat,” which was nominated for Best Music Video in the 2012 International Film Festival Manhattan Awards. Having them in our studio was a grand time, and this episode showcases all of their fabulous quirkiness, catchy rhythms, and infectious musicality!  HOST: Don Shelline  PERFORMERS: Scott Vance (lead vocals, guitar); Tom Brinton (bass, vocals); Ben Zabriskie (lead guitar, vocals); Tony Carlson (drums); Eric Call (keyboard, trumpet)  MUSIC: "What if I Disappear," "Suitcase," "Crimson Sky," "Boston Shuffle," "Heart Beat," "Before I Fall Apart" and a song so new that it didn't have a name at the time of this taping! Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/6a46434f-528d-45f2-8902-285bbc6ca53b 6a46434f528d-45f2-8902-285bbc6ca53b Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2482 full 2 30 Artem Chirkov’s only been in America for 24 hours and already he’s in our studio!  He’s visiting from Russia—where he’s the Principal Double Bassist of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony—and is in town to concertize and to teach a master class at BYU. Artem Chirkov was the 2010 winner of the 1st International Double Bass Solo Competition sponsored by the Bradetich Foundation after which he made his New York debut at Weill Hall. He's recorded a CD with his wife titled “Reminiscences of the 20th Century,” and is a member of the one-of-a-kind contrabass ensemble Bassiona Amorosa.  Today Bruce Seely will chat with Mr. Chirkov about his early dreams to be a world traveler and his rigorous student years when he attended two schools in two separate countries (Russia and Germany) simultaneously! Also, pianist Jayne Galloway will join Artem throughout the hour as he performs: Adagio from "The Bright Stream" - Dmitri Shostakovich; Invocation - Miloslav Gajdos; Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 - Sergei Rachmaninoff; Elegia,Tarantella - Giovanni Bottesini Photo from left to right: Bruce Seely (host), Artem Chirkov, Jayne Galloway (pianist), Jackie Tateishi (producer) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/5fe7a251-759e-4720-95af-db401b17924b 5fe7a251759e-4720-95af-db401b17924b Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2378 full 2 29 On this hour of Highway 89, the highway becomes a dirt road headed to a hootenanny! Imagine you’re on a porch swing, the lightning bugs are just coming out and the best old time band you have ever heard is getting ready to play.  The Folka Dots are three folksy gals and two bluesy guys that hail from Salt Lake City but dwell musically in Appalachia. “O Brother Where Art Thou” meets the Wasatch Range in this hour with The Folka Dots. Tim Slover chats with each member of the band including Corinne Gentry about her ghost story project and Bronk Onion about foraging for truffles in the desert. The Folka Dots write their own lyrics and music and started recording their first album just 20 days after coming together. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ae805a00-85c9-4ff1-baa1-99f280dc83a4 ae805a0085c9-4ff1-baa1-99f280dc83a4 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3480 full 2 28 Today we’re spending an hour with the world’s first “lullaband.” Don Shelline chats with lead singer, Scott Shepard, about his love of language, eloquence, the art of articulation, and lyric writing.  Scott also talks about how a job at the library and listening to books on tape led to the band’s name: Book on Tape Worm.  Gavin Ryan plays a myriad of different instruments, including vibraphone, glockenspiel, and tambourine. And Ciera Black (cello) tells how the band finished an on-stage set in the dark after a power-outage.  Side note: Highway 89’s recording engineer, Mark Wait, enjoyed the band’s music so much that he made a personal copy of the show for himself—which is an extremely rare occurrence.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/f946bece-495f-4fd6-b057-0b3ed09f6113 f946bece495f-4fd6-b057-0b3ed09f6113 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3056 full 2 27 At 15 years old, Igor and Vesna Gruppman met each other as musical rivals at the Central Special Music School in Moscow, Russia. Forty years later, they have taught on the music faculty of Brigham Young University, been co-concertmasters of the Orchestra at Temple Square, started the Gruppman International Violin Institute and recorded Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for Two Violins with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra – which won a Grammy Award.  Igor Gruppman has been the Concertmaster of the San Diego Symphony, the London Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Florida Philharmonic, and is the current Concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.  Vesna Gruppman is a professor of violin at the Rotterdam Conservatoire and an internationally acclaimed violin and viola soloist. Her first orchestra debut was with the Belgrade Chamber Orchestra at the age of eight, after which she won the National Violin Competition of Yugoslavia six times in a row.  Their accompanist, pianist Jayne Galloway, graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Piano Pedagogy and has played in master classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Galway, and Joseph Silverstein.  Host Tim Slover interviews the Gruppmans, who share with us their cinematic love story, their passion for education, and their remarkable musical talents.  Repertoire: GLUCK Dance of the Blessed Spirits; MASSENET Meditation from Thaïs; BARTÓK Five Duos – 44 Duos for Two Violins; KERN Arr. Igor Frolov Smoke Gets In Your Eyes;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/fb3aef65-418b-4ec4-8aa6-71d123cf726c fb3aef65418b-4ec4-8aa6-71d123cf726c Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2742 full 2 26 THE SPRINGVILLE WORLD FOLKFEST is one of the largest festivals of folk dance and music in the United States. It takes place each summer in Springville, Utah and has featured performers from more than 45 countries since 1986. Two bands from the folk festival perform on this episode of Highway 89: Postchnbanda of Austria and the Randellaires of Catalonia.  1\. POTSCHNBANDA: Georg Hartmann & Michael Mader (tenorhorns), Bernd Gludovatz & Gottfreid Putz (flugelhorns), Alex Pongracz & Klaus Dragositz (clarinet), Ewald Preinsberger (tuba), Franz Treiber (accordion) & a (drum player)  MUSIC: P.S. Polka, Alte Linde, Wohin Polka, Wenzel auf der Alm, Amsel Polka  2\. RANDELLAIRES: Jordi Ballesteros (accordion), Santi Llgostera (bones guitar), Ángel Giralt (flute), Miquel Grifell (guitar)  MUSIC: Contrapàs llarg de Ripoll, El mestre, Ball cerdà de matamala, El Ball de la mort del porc, Ballet de Déu, Mon diu que munde  HOST: Steven Kapp Perry  HIGHWAY 89 is a LIVE music performance program that originates in the radio studios of BYU Broadcasting and is distributed nationally on Sirius XM 143 BYU Radio and locally (in Utah) on Classical 89.1 & 89.5 FM. In 2012 HIGHWAY 89 featured 595 musicians from different genres of music—Classical, Jazz, Broadway, Indie, Folk and Rock to name a few. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/210402c3-e6b9-4e3c-883c-81051c539259 210402c3e6b9-4e3c-883c-81051c539259 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3266 full 2 25 Today on Highway 89 we are showcasing the Beethoven Festival of Park City, founded in 1984. Festival Directors Leslie and Russell Harlow and special guest Doris Stevenson share with us some of the selections from the festival, as well as some information anout it and their own experienes.  Doris Stevenson is the Artist In Residence at Williams College. A talented pianist, Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky invited her to perform with them early in her career and thus began her musical journey. She's played for Piatigorsky’s master classes, been a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra and a collaborative partner with Piatigorsky, Ruggiero Ricci, and Paul Tortelier. She’s concertized in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Salle Pleyel in Paris, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Sala Arongo in Bogota, Columbia. In this episode she performs for us Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.  Russell Harlow is the co-director of the Park City International Music Festival and Autumn Classics Music Festival and runs both the Sonolumina Chamber Orchestra and the Contemporary Music Consortium of Utah. He also founded and directed the Nova Chamber Series in Utah before joining the Park City Music Festival in 1984.  Leslie Harlow is the founder of The Park City Chamber Music Society, which is the force behind the BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL and four other music festivals in Park City each year. She received her master degree in viola performance from the Julliard School and has done European tours with the Julliard Orchestra and Utah Symphony. She is especially well-known in the local community, having taught chamber music at Brigham Young University, served as director for the Virtuoso Series, and Principal Violist with Ballet West before resigning to perform with Utah Symphony.  PERFORMERS: Special Guest Doris Stevenson (piano) and Festival directors: Leslie (viola) and Russell Harlow (clarinet)  HOST: Tres Hatch  REPERTOIRE: BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight, Mvt. 1 (A https://www.byuradio.org/2665b5c9-04d1-4e83-a4dc-5031b2a4134f 2665b5c904d1-4e83-a4dc-5031b2a4134f Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3171 full 2 24 Comprised of four musical friends, the University of Utah Clarinet Quartet is a premiere chamber group with the best graduate and undergraduate clarinetists from the University of Utah School of Music. They recently won 3rd place in the First Annual Utah Chamber Music Competition, performed at the subsequent winners’ concert, and performed in a master class for Donald Oehler at Utah’s Clarinet Festival.  In a couple months they’ll perform at ClarinetFest in Lincoln, Nebraska but until then they’re here to share with us music from Latin America and Italy. Each of the talented performers chats with host Judith Tourney about experiences in the world of clarinet, musical friendships, and ClarinetFest!  Performers: Henry Caceres (Bb and Eb Clarinet), Nick Morandi (Bass Clarinet), Kattiusca Marin (Bb Clarinet), Milagra McGee (Bb Clarinet)  Repertoire: Navidad Negra – Jose Barros Arr. Hernan Dario Rodriquez; Four for Four – Jorge Montilla; Histoire du Tango for Clarinet Quartet – Àstor Piazzola; Largo al Factorum from the Barber of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini; Tico-Tico for Clarinet Quartet – Zequinha de Abreu Arr. Michel Mangani  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/da1b059d-f548-4efc-a0a4-e3d8686a4bee da1b059df548-4efc-a0a4-e3d8686a4bee Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2991 full 2 22 Surrounded by the forested mountains of Park City, the Beethoven Festival offers audiences a chance to enjoy first class music in a scenic setting. Despite the name, music featured at the Festival is not solely Beethoven-composed but includes a range of composers.  Here in studio to perform are: Russell Harlow, clarinetist, who co-directs the Park City Chamber Music Society with his wife Leslie; Margaret Baldridge a Professor of Violin at the University of Montana; Robert Moeling of Rice University; and Jeffrey Solow who a Professor of Cello at Temple University.  This episode features everything from “Bring Your Own Beethoven” to Scuba diving in the Dead Sea!  Host: Tim Slover  Repertoire: MENOTTI Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano - all mvts; SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for Cello and Piano 1st & 2nd mvts; BACH Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello  #1-3;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b9bddcae-865d-475e-8c2f-54768e5b79b5 b9bddcae865d-475e-8c2f-54768e5b79b5 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3320 full 2 21 This hour highlights Utah Symphony and Utah Opera’s upcoming Opera Hits! program on July 20th. Every summer for nearly a decade the symphony closes shop in Salt Lake City and heads off to the mountains for the Park City Music Festival where families can lay out a blanket and picnic before a concert begins, watch the sunset as the symphony takes the stage, and hear repertoire as diverse as Michael Jackson to Claude Debussy. Utah Opera has often been part of the Festival too, staging light operas like Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore and featuring local opera stars and the Utah Opera Chorus.  This summer Celena Shafer, Darrell and Jennifer Babidge, Sishel Claveri and Ryan MacPherson will perform arias from opera and Broadway at the Festival. Here to represent that ensemble are mezzo-soprano Sishel Claverie and pianist Thomas Klassen. Sishel is originally from Mexico City and is an Artist-In-Residence with the Utah Opera, having performed all over the western United States with them. Thomas is playing the piano for us but is actually a member of the Utah Opera Chorus and has been a member for nearly 15 years.  Host: Eric Glissmeyer  Repertoire: Habanera “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” –Georges Bizet; I am Easily Assimilated – Leonard Bernstein; Summertime – George Gershwin; Una Voce Poca Fa – Giacchino Rossini;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/dda09c0a-169d-4b38-b949-c04f9411e49f dda09c0a169d-4b38-b949-c04f9411e49f Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 1929 full 2 20 Violinist Everett Petersen is a former Concertmaster of the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra at the University of Utah, and a former member of the Maywod String Quartet. He was the 1st violinist with the Orchestra at Temple Square for eight years, and the recipient of a scholarship to study violin with Ralph Matson, the Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony. Twice, he took first prize in the Utah MTNA Yamaha Strings Competition and second prize in the Utah State Fair Strings Competition. In addition to all of these musical accomplishments, Dr. Petersen is a practicing anesthesiologist in Salt Lake City! He is well-known among his colleagues for his outstanding medical practice, but also for a YouTube video of him performing on the violin in full doctor’s get-up for the “Doctor’s Day Talent Show” at the University of Florida where he recently concluded residency.  Pianist Larry Gee is Highway 89’s most frequent guest and we’re so happy to have him back on the show with us once more. A well-known name in Salt Lake City, Gee performs with great regularity, teaches voice, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Utah’s school of music.  Host Bruce Seely chats with Dr. Petersen about balancing passion and profession in today’s busy world.  Repertoire: DEBUSSY La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin – The Girl With the Flaxen Hair; FRANCK Sonata for Violin and Piano; HESS Theme from “Ladies in Lavender” (2004)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/7b8e807b-d916-4ce4-8404-597527f2ecdb 7b8e807bd916-4ce4-8404-597527f2ecdb Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2589 full 2 19 BBQ and Broadway! Today the Brigham Brass Quintet (BBQ) plays music from West Side Story along with other toe-tapping tunes. The ensemble features student musicians from the BYU School of Music under the direction of Dr. Kirt Saville.  Musicians: Josh Coffey (trumpet), Spencer Wallin (trumpet), Spencer Park (French horn), Curtis Biggs (trombone), Ryan Lee (tuba) Repertoire: BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Suite (for Brass Quintet; arr. Jack Gale);  ARNOLD Quintet Op. 73, Mvts. 1 & 3; BOZZA Suite française; MNOZIL BRASS Brinpolka (arr. Leonhard Paul);  KAMEN Quintet Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/a2ac0b83-9701-434e-93a8-869abcd3c098 a2ac0b839701-434e-93a8-869abcd3c098 Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3158 full 2 18 It’s not often we get to enjoy English horn soloists here on the show, so today was a special treat with Mika Brunson and her accompanist Larry Gee who performed works for English horn and piano. Mika plays the oboe and the English horn for the Las Vegas Philharmonic and lectures at the University of Wisconsin. She’s performed with the Utah Symphony, the Orchestra at Temple Square and the La Crosse Symphony, and she works as a freelance musician with stage productions and studio recordings. She’s also an avid baseball fan!  Pianist Larry Gee is our most common guest on Highway 89 and is well-known throughout all of Salt Lake City where he performs regularly, teaches voice, and is also an adjunct Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Utah.  Together they share with us pieces not normally heard on our show, pieces that showcase the singing tone of the English horn. One and a half times the length of an oboe, the English horn (or, cor anglais) is what’s known as a ‘transposing instrument’, and is pitched a perfect fifth lower than an oboe. The cor anglais is perceived to have a more mellow and plaintive tone, one that is contributed to by its pear-shaped bell.  Host: Walter Rudolph  Repertoire: HINDEMITH Sonata for English Horn and Piano; BOZZA Lied; STEINMETZ Suite from an Imaginary Opera for English Horn and Piano;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f4e2b4e3-1391-437f-9809-22ed87df28fb f4e2b4e31391-437f-9809-22ed87df28fb Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2762 full 2 17 Beautiful and eclectically talented, Rachel Curtis recently returned to the United States after graduating in Harp Performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. While she was there, Rachel participated in some memorable performances including opening a show at Royal Albert Hall for Sir Elton John and performing for Prince Charles on his 60th birthday. Here in the Utah Valley, some know her as a harp teacher through her Curtis Music Studio, but others know her as a rock keyboard instructor for the Modern School of Music! She only played harp for us tonight, but she showcased a wide range of musical genres from classical to jazz to show tunes. Enjoy this beautiful collection of harp music, including some improvised by Rachel on the spot!  Host: Bruce Seely  Repertoire: The Moldau – Bedrich Smetana Arr. Hans Trnecek; Rumba – Carlos Salzedo; Take 5 for Solo Harp – Paul Desmond; Une Chatelaine en sa Tour – Gabriel Faure; My Funny Valentine ¬– Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart; Ballade Fantastique – Henriette Renie  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/556d6cee-9b9e-409d-8839-c74562fc7ab9 556d6cee9b9e-409d-8839-c74562fc7ab9 Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3042 full 2 16 Based in Utah, SAVOY is a talented jazz band comprised of four remarkable musicians. Sam Payne, Joshua Payne, Ryan Tilby and Bart Olson each have active performance careers and their collective experience has taken them from Tokyo to London to France and all over the United States. They graciously accepted our invitation to come join us in our studio tonight for an hour of jiving jazz.  Don Shelline chats with each band member about topics that range from travelling family music groups to horseback acrobatics! From George Gershwin to the Flintstones, you'll love this jazzy edition of Highway 89.  Musicians: Sam Payne (vocals), Ryan Tilby (upright bass), Joshua Payne (guitar), Bart Olson (drums)  Music Featured: Church - Lyle Lovett; St. James Infirmary Blues - traditional; Fifty Ways to leave your Lover - Paul Simon; Flintstones Theme Song - Hoyt Curtin/Hanna Barbera; Rise Up and Shine - Sam Payne & Ryan Tilby; Coming Home to Me - Patty Griffin; Smile - Charlie Chaplin; Favela - Antonia Carlos Jobim; Autumn Leaves - Joe Kosma & Johnny Mercer; Summertime - George Gershwin; Blue Monk - Thelonius Monk  savoybooking.com  Follow Highway 89 on Twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/12b034d5-2f64-4840-b9e9-debf1c4488bd 12b034d52f64-4840-b9e9-debf1c4488bd Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2291 full 2 15 Yurika Ohki Taura grew up hearing her siblings play the piano and, not wanting to be left out of the fun, she made it clear to her parents at age 3 that she wanted to play too! Fast forward to the present day and she has completed a Master’s of Music in Piano Performance at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and an undergraduate degree at the prestigious Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, Japan. She has performed at music festivals in Germany, France, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Japan, and the United States.  With perfect pitch and talented fingers, Yurika shares with us music from Franz Shubert, Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric Chopin, and the modern composer Karen Tanaka. She shares stories with host Shawn Mortensen about a love for piano that takes you all over the world and that can come at the cost of apartment walls!  Repertoire: Sonata No. 21: 1st mvt – Shubert; Crystalline II – Karen Tanaka; Piano Sonata No. 9 – Scriabin; Ballade in F minor Op. 52 – Chopin;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/268e508e-18e9-4934-aaaa-2762c78e5b73 268e508e18e9-4934-aaaa-2762c78e5b73 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2994 full 2 14 Utah Symphony’s Assistant Concertmaster David Park visits our studio to share with us selections from Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. “On one staff, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the piece, I am quite certain that the excess of excitement and earth-shattering experience would have driven me out of my mind,” wrote Johannes Brahms in a letter to Clara Schumann. A staple of violin repertoire, Sonatas and Partitas was never performed in Bach’s lifetime but it enriches our lives and our ears tonight.  Prior to his Utah Symphony appointment, David Park was the Concertmaster of the Festival International d’Art Lyrique de Musique d’Aix-en-Provence, Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, and the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra. He has recently performed with the Roanoke Symphony in Virginia, Pan-Asia Symphony Orchestra in Hong Kong, and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as a guest Concertmaster. Host: Tim Slover  Repertoire: BACH Sonata No. 1 in G minor (2 mvts); Partita No. 3 in E Major (2 mvts); Partita No. 2 in D minor – Chaconne;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/8b72bb15-7c73-40c8-93c0-c2fdeed4a25c 8b72bb157c73-40c8-93c0-c2fdeed4a25c Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3121 full 2 13 Our studio was full tonight with the 34 singers of the Utah Baroque ensemble, along with a piano, cello, and harpsichord! The Utah Baroque Ensemble specializes in the performance of early sacred music, with an emphasis on Johann Sebastian Bach. They’ve toured in England, Wales, Italy, and Germany, and they’ve performed in well-known sacred places such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster, Bath Abbey, the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.  Martha Sargent has conducted the Ensemble since its founding in 1987, and shares with host Tim Slover some favorite memories of her labor of love. Also featured in our interview is singer Chris Bradford, who shares his musical background including performing in Cairo as a boy.  Repertoire: Jesu, dulcis memoria – Tomas Luis de Victoria; Cantata 4: Christ lig in Todesbanden – Johann Sebastian Bach; I Sat Down Under His Shadow – Edward Bairstow; Angels Visit When We Sing – Elenor Daley; O, Cruel Thorns – Gaylen Hatton; Abba – Craig Courtney; Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem – Charles Stanford; Little Lamb – Traditional arr. Bartholomew;  Musicians: Martha Sargent (conductor), Julie Bevan (cello), Jerri Bearce (piano and harpsichord)  Singers: Lucy Bradford, Raelen Card, Jennifer Douglas, Andrea Draper, Tiffany Gale, Holly Harvey, Janell Johnson, Marilyn King, Emilee Knell, Tina Raisor, Susan Abbott,  Patty Adams, Leslie Bettweiser, Elaine Craig, Kay Honaker, Teresa Kocherhans, Shaune Phelps, Jannette Sherman, Diane Teichert, Diane Wilde, Richard Adams, Chris Bradford, Brian Colton, Nels Draper, Dustin Halliday, Glen Moultrie, Ben McMurry, Doug Bradford, Jim Cannon, John Colton, Randy Honaker, Steve Humphries, Tom Thurston  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/6841b410-2fc8-48e5-bee5-be9a5427e391 6841b4102fc8-48e5-bee5-be9a5427e391 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2606 full 2 12 The repertoire of NOVA Chamber Music Series concerts is varied with traditional classical music alongside more modern fare. Tonight NOVA Artistic Director Jason Hardink and Baritone Michael Chipman share a little bit of the old and the new with us.  Jason Hardink, in addition to being the Artistic Director of NOVA, is also the Principal Keyboardist for the Utah Symphony. Michael Chipman is an Assistant Professor of Voice and head of the vocal program at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.  NOVA Chamber Music Series features talented musicians from Utah and the occasional guest artist. This year’s season includes six concerts at Libby Gardner Concert Hall, with repeat performances at Snow College and Brigham Young University and the NOVA Project a concert series for children. For more information, visit: novaslc.org  Host: Walter Rudolph  Repertoire: Six Pieces for Piano No. 1 &2 – Johannes Brahms;  Ach! Wende diesen Blick, Die Mainacht (May Night), Meine Liebe is grün – Johannes Brahms “Songs”; Klavierstüke – Arnold Schoenberg “Andantino”; O kühler Wald – Brahms; Von ewiger Liebe – Brahms; Klavierstücke, opus 11 – Schoenberg “No. 1 & 2 Massig”; And the Waves Sing Because they are Moving – Thomas Osborne;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/602507a0-3973-4102-8719-009bc6e01c69 602507a03973-4102-8719-009bc6e01c69 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3314 full 2 11 On this episode, we’re hosting musicians from the 6th annual Bonneville Chamber Music Festival, an annual event put on and created by the Weber State University Department of Performing Arts. Featuring nearly a dozen international musicians that travel from all over the world to perform, as well as faculty and students from Weber State University, the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival is a great musical kick-off for springtime.  The performers themselves, the ones with us tonight especially, are particularly talented. Viktor Uzur is the founder of the festival, and a professor of cello at Weber State University. Guigla Katsarava, our pianist for the evening, teaches piano at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supierieure of Paris, France. Violinist Carmelo de los Santos is originally from Brazil but currently teaches at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Spencer Martin teaches viola and conducts the Luther College Philharmonia at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.  Together they share selections from Beethoven to Debussy, with other wonderful chamber music composers thrown in as well.  Host: Shawn Mortensen  Performers: Viktor Uzur, cello; Guigla Karsavara, piano; Carmelo de los Santos, violin; Spencer Martin, viola;  Repertoire: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 – Beethoven; Serenade for String Trio (5 mvts) – Dohnányi; Violin Sonata in G minor (1st mvt) – Debussy; Passacaglia – Handel arr. Halvorsen;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/d46ec6f9-45d1-41be-a467-f2eece13db48 d46ec6f945d1-41be-a467-f2eece13db48 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3108 full 2 10 Peter Breinholt has sold out every major concert hall in his home state of Utah many times over, released 7 albums, a concert DVD, penned guitar songbooks, and composed film scores—and today he’s playing our show! Host Don Shelline will chat with Peter about starting out, the stories behind his songs, and making time for family.  Musicians: Peter Breinholt (guitar, vocals), Mike Ensign (bass guitar & back-up vocals), Bart Olson (cajon), Craig Miner (guitar, banjo, bouzouki), David Tolk (piano), Kelly Stewart (cello), Asheley Watabe (violin), Rebecca Suelze (viola)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/630d0a00-8611-46d8-81e4-b5ff57aa639a 630d0a008611-46d8-81e4-b5ff57aa639a Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 3215 full 2 9 Saxophobia offers a rare glimpse at some of the most unusual saxophones ever made and pays tribute to some of the great jazz legends who contributed to the development of jazz and popularity of the sax.  In the early 1920s, Vaudeville shows were the hot ticket, and the saxophone was king. Over 100,000 saxophones were being sold each year, and instrument manufacturers were conjuring up extraordinary variations on Adolphe Sax's 1847 invention. Today, more than 150 years after its birth, the saxophone remains a strong force in many styles of music. Saxophobia presents an entertaining, rich history of the saxophone and the players who gave the sax its many voices.  Host: Tres Hatch  Performers: Jory Woodis, soprano sax; Justin Hammer, alto sax; Benjamin Nichols, tenor sax; Myles Lawrence, baritone sax;  Repertoire: PIAZZOLLA Histoire du tango: Bordel 1900; ALBENIZ Trois Pieces; GRAINGER Shepherd's Hey; CURTIS A Klezmer Wedding; MASLANKA Mountain Roads, Mvt. 1: Overture; WIEDOFT Saxophobia (arr. Jory Woodis) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/69afb6fc-c5e5-4429-9b44-e004b6587d00 69afb6fcc5e5-4429-9b44-e004b6587d00 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT false 2764 full 2 8 Dan Barrett (trombone) played the closing night of Eddie Condon’s Jazz Club in Manhattan in 1985. It was a sweltering night and the musicians took a break to get some air outside when Benny Goodman drove up! Dan quickly realized that in a few minutes he’d be back on stage and playing for “The King of Swing”—an exciting but nerve-racking prospect! In this episode we chat with Dan about his career, music-making and how that night at Condon’s resulted in him joining Goodman’s last orchestra. Bob Bailey is one of the few that plays authentic stride piano. He’s had a long, star-studded career and tells about his piano beginnings (the first time he played was at a family reunion when he was two and a half!) and his love of classic cars. Also Steve Call (tuba) talks about the art of improvisation and his viral “Jazz for Cows” video that’s been featured on Good Morning America, the Today Show, Conan O’Brien, Fox News, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Huffington Post, even the NHK News of Japan and UK’s Metro News. Set List: Back Home Again in Indiana, My Melancholy Baby, All too Soon, Rosetta, Limehouse Blues, Besame Mucho, Say it Simple, When the Sun Sets Down South  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/53fd9480-650a-4177-a6e2-a7a71ab6d87f 53fd9480650a-4177-a6e2-a7a71ab6d87f Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2842 full 2 7 The Cheney Family Cello Trio based in Salt Lake City, Utah has been playing concerts since 2008. Elliott Cheney, faculty cellist at the University of Utah, holds the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Elliott has been teaching cello, chamber music and music appreciation at the University of Utah since 2000. He and his wife, Carey Cheney, also a Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance, have had a large, private cello studio in Salt Lake for the past 15 years. Carey works also training and mentoring young cello teachers through the auspices of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Carey and Elliott met in a fairytale-like circumstance in Germany long ago, while they were both studying with Andre Navarra. Since this time they have traveled widely as part of their careers as cellists - Costa Rica, Brazil, New Zealand, England, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico and Canada.  The youngest member of the trio, Livingston Cheney, is a veteran cellist of 13 years, although he is only sixteen! He too has traveled most of the US states and many provinces of Canada to participate in musical workshops and festivals. He was cellist of the Synergy String Quartet for two years, and continues to collaborate with other young musicians at home and abroad.  Host: Bruce Seely  Repertoire: Trilogy – Crawford Gates; Requiem – David Popper; Polonaise Brillante ¬– Chopin; Julie-O – Mark Summer; Song of Light – Malcom Forsyth; Fado –Kari Henrik Juusela;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/db74d7ac-399b-47bd-81a8-16438cb1db9a db74d7ac399b-47bd-81a8-16438cb1db9a Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2989 full 2 6 Operabase, the online database of all things opera, named Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata!” as the most performed opera worldwide. Immensely popular since its premiere in 1853, “La Traviata!” is quintessentially opera with romance found, romance complicated, romance lost, romance re-found, and then tragic death! To bring the gloriously ill-fated love story of La Traviata to life tonight are four musicians from the Utah Lyric Opera.  Christopher Holmes is the Artistic Director of Utah Lyric Opera, and has performed over 35 operatic roles with opera companies throughout the United States. Stephen Dubberly is Associate Professor of Conducting and Ensembles and Music Director of Opera at North Texas University in addition to being the Fort Worth Opera Chorus Master and a frequent lecturer for the Dallas Opera. Kearstin Piper Brown is a singer and actress who has performed principal roles with over half a dozen opera companies including Opera Memphis and Israeli Opera. Isaac Hurtado is the Education Director for Utah Lyric Opera and the director of the Utah Vocal Arts Academy. Together, they share with us personal stories about operatic adventures, and musical selections from one of the greatest operas of all time.  Host: Walter Rudolph  Repertoire: “La Traviata!” GIUSEPPE VERDI: Madamigella Velery, Addio del Passato, Teneste la Promessa, Parigi o Cara;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c1f40972-657a-45e2-bd42-af8cbfc993b1 c1f40972657a-45e2-bd42-af8cbfc993b1 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3265 full 2 5 Musicians aged 7 to 17 from the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City Utah join us for Highway 89’s annual Young Artists Highlight.  The Gifted Music School has received recognition and awards from the Salt Lake Community, as well as national attention from NPR’s “From the Top” program. The Gifted Music curriculum combines choir, solfège, theory, music history, orchestra, and master class training with instrument instruction. It’s a unique program in the United States and is comparable to programs of the same name in Russia, China, Korea, Venezuela, and Japan.  Eugene Watanabe is the director and founder of the Gifted Music School and, beyond merely teaching talented musicians, is an accomplished musician himself. In his youth he soloed with the Utah Symphony and won numerous piano competitions, he then attended the Curtis Institute of Music and was the 1st student to ever graduate from there with degrees in two instruments: violin and piano. Since then he’s performed all throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and was very proud to share some of the hard work of his students with us tonight.  Host: Bruce Seely  Repertoire: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Johannes Sebastian Bach; Sonatina #3 (4th mvt) – Franz Schubert; Meditation from “Thaïs” – Jules Massanet; Étude - Felix Blumenfeld; Meditation – Leopold Godowski; Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso – Camille Saint Saens;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/05616e9b-bd81-4c31-a898-febf2bf6e6cd 05616e9bbd81-4c31-a898-febf2bf6e6cd Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3102 full 2 4 April Clayton is an Associate Professor of Flute at Brigham Young University, a member of the Orpheus Winds Quartet, and a Director of EAMA, a Parisian-based chamber music summer program.  Jed Moss is a versatile keyboardist, well-known in Utah (and abroad) for his collaborations in the classical format with ballet, opera, and chamber music as a member of the Sundance Trio. He toured for 14 years with rock group Air Supply and has also participated in Broadway and musical theater projects.  Each of them chat with host Tim Slover about their musical and non-musical passions and goals.  Repertoire: Poem – Charles Griffes; Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major – Sergei Prokofieff;  April Clayton   Jed Moss The European American Musical Alliance (EAMA) Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4dd52070-cbbf-40cf-8118-a3d09fcc2604 4dd52070cbbf-40cf-8118-a3d09fcc2604 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 3185 full 2 3 NOVA Chamber Music Series Artistic Director Jason Hardink and violinist Ralph Matson of Utah Symphony perform music slated for NOVA this season, including two never-before-performed compositions by local composer Steve Roens. These two original pieces were commissioned specifically for this season at NOVA.  Jason Hardink, in addition to being the Artistic Director of NOVA, is also the Principal Keyboardist for the Utah Symphony. Ralph Matson was a member of the Cleveland Orchestra and served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra.  NOVA Chamber Music Series features talented musicians from Utah and the occasional guest artist. This year’s season includes six concerts at Libby Gardner Concert Hall, with repeat performances at Snow College and Brigham Young University and the NOVA Project a concert series for children. For more information, visit: novaslc.org  Host: Scott Eckern  Repertoire: Sonata for Violin and Piano (1st mvt) – Maurice Ravel; Intrados, Encomium – Steve Roens; Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (2nd & 3rd mvts) – Charles Ives;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/f8a2891d-158a-40d6-88a0-bd2e4d3d5b58 f8a2891d158a-40d6-88a0-bd2e4d3d5b58 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2373 full 2 2 We spend one-on-one time with Utah Symphony Assistant Concertmaster David Park. He’s prepared a program of music entirely by classical French composers including the beloved violin piece by Jules Massenet: “Meditation” from the opera Thaïs. Between performances Marcus Smith will ask David about his love of sports (he’s a big enthusiasist—follows everything!) and love of wine.  Repertoire in this episode: RAVEL Violin Sonata, Mvts. 2, 3; POULENC Improvisation No. 7; Trois Pièces: Toccata; SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; MASSENET Thaïs: Meditation  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/5c1a2fc9-b6ad-4adc-b114-c33f4ff33e92 5c1a2fc9b6ad-4adc-b114-c33f4ff33e92 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT false 2672 full 2 1 Sometimes the best piano lessons happen without a piano! Steinway Artist and Assistant Professor of Piano at Florida State University, Joel Hastings is beloved by his students. Lessons have been known to happen over Vietnamese noodles or in the middle of the night, where the concepts and philosophies of music are discussed and nurtured.  In addition to his teaching prowess, Joel is the winner of the 8th International Web Concert Hall Competition and the International Bach Competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Today he shares with us the never-before-heard-on-radio compositions of living American composer Carter Pann, from his collection The Piano’s 12 Sides.  Repertoire: PANN The Piano's 12 Sides: Silhouette; Soiree Macabre; Orion; Cradle Song; Grande Etude; Irish Tune  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/7a6a7b1b-4b4c-4c0f-8b6c-b2a539011c95 7a6a7b1b4b4c-4c0f-8b6c-b2a539011c95 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT false 2793 full 1 27 Husband and wife duo Henry Caceres and Kattiusca Marin are originally from Chile, but are both currently pursuing doctorates in music at the University of Utah. Today, along with Professor Larry Gee on piano, they share with us solo and duet clarinet numbers by composers from all over the world. Host Rita Wright leads this international journey and discusses life, love, and Clarinetopia. Repertoire: CAHUZAC Cantilene; GUASTAVINO Clarinet Sonata; PONCHIELLI Il Convegno Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/395126a0-84f8-47d9-ba2b-bcef45d03dbf 395126a084f8-47d9-ba2b-bcef45d03dbf Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT false 2618 full 1 26 This episode of Highway 89 is all about Beethoven! Hasse Borup and Larry Gee are Professors at the University Of Utah School Of Music and they’re here to share three Beethoven selections for violin and piano.  Professor Borup is a subject of the documentary 4/4 about his award-winning Coolidge Quartet, and an avid skier. Professor Gee has the distinction of being the most regularly appearing musician on Highway 89 and, along with his many piano accolades, was an assistant conductor at the New York Opera under Beverly Sills.  Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 6, Op. 30/1; Violin Sonata No. 4, Op. 23; Violin Sonata No. 8, Op. 30/3  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/e02b5745-d377-4ac8-a292-e13dd4ea79b3 e02b5745d377-4ac8-a292-e13dd4ea79b3 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2703 full 1 25 On the show, it’s Lisztomania! And here to perform works of the great composer is Dr. Scott Holden: Director of Keyboard Studies at Brigham Young University’s School of Music.  Dr. Holden studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest as a Fulbright Scholar and holds music degrees from University of Michigan, the Manhattan School of Music and is a winner of the prestigious Horowitz Prize at the Julliard School. He has performed in 35 states, and countries in Europe and Latin America.  Repertoire: LISZT Mozart's Requiem: Lacrimosa S 626; Piano Sonata S 178  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/8ae94a94-b3ae-4fe1-a52b-63d3e63c0da1 8ae94a94b3ae-4fe1-a52b-63d3e63c0da1 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2579 full 1 24 Six members of the Utah Valley University Music Department visit our studio today with a wide array of musical instruments: from flutes and harps to cellos. Host Judith Olauson Tourney chats with the musicians about chamber orchestras, travelling, and 6 am harp lessons. Musicians: Mary Richards (Flute), Janet Peterson (Harp), Donna Fairbanks (Violin), Elizabeth Kuefler Wallace (Viola), Natachia Li (Cello), Alice Hansen (Piano). In the time since this episode first aired pianist, Alice Hansen has passed away. We’d like to dedicate this episode to her, her talent and her family. Repertoire: PERSICHETTI Serenade No. 10; MOZART Piano Quartet No. 1 K 478 Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/fbd7fb5d-2d3c-458d-a779-564aca8a8cef fbd7fb5d2d3c-458d-a779-564aca8a8cef Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3030 full 1 23 Kalo Latu grew up with three pianos in her home because all eight kids in her family played! Nowadays, she maintains a piano studio in Utah and regularly performs with musical colleagues and friends like Marcel and Monika Bowman.  Marcel Bowman plays violin and is in the process of completing a PhD in Music Composition from the University of Utah. He has perfect pitch and has been married to his cellist wife Monika for 14 years. Their children were present for the taping, turning the whole thing into a wonderful family affair.  Repertoire: PIAZZOLLA Oblivion (arr. Jose Bragato); SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No.  1; KIESEWETTER Tango pathétique  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/fae7be7f-a813-46a7-b1a6-458f61f207b1 fae7be7fa813-46a7-b1a6-458f61f207b1 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2894 full 1 22 Josh Wright has quite the impressive list of piano accolades. Gold medalist in the 2010 Seattle International Piano competition, 1st prize winner of the 2010 American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music, completer of a Master’s degree in Music at the University of Utah, and connoisseur of exploding pianos.  Well-known for a YouTube video in which he colorfully destroys a piano while effortlessly playing Chopin’s Etude in C# minor Opus 10 No. 4, Josh visited our studio to play a couple other Chopin selections, as well as a few hymns of his own arranging. He didn’t destroy our piano, though!  In this episode host Scott Eckern chats with Josh about internet fame, overcoming stage fright, and handy-manning new houses.  Repertoire: CHOPIN Ballade No. 1; Nocturne No.  8 Op. 27/2; Etude Op 25. No. 11, Winter Wind; HYMN All Creatures of Our God and King/How Great Thou Art (arr. Josh Wright)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/9766d070-9f62-4d44-8905-eda75b491adb 9766d0709f62-4d44-8905-eda75b491adb Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2784 full 1 21 The Willey Family Strings is composed of the six Willey siblings and their music teacher mother. The whole family, plus some friends, join us in the studio today with host Bruce Seely to share pieces for all manner of strings.  The WFS have performed on Temple Square, at the “Strad for Lunch” concert series in New York City, and on the streets of Europe while on vacation. Their first CD, “Simply Sublime” will be available in winter of 2011.  Performers: Alexander Willey, Jared Bracetti, Cami Jackson, Rebekah Willey, Denise Willey, Bryan Lew, Anthony Willey, Catherine Anne Willey, Garrick Woods, Jayne Galloway, Allison Allred.  Repetoire: HALVORSEN Passacaglia; CASSADO ‘I MOREU Requibros; MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto; TCHAIKOWSKY Melodie; RACHMANINOFF Vocalise; HYMN If You Could Hie to Kolob (arr. Marchall McDonald)  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/58de7b9e-56fa-42eb-9b1d-3c6ed0d59253 58de7b9e56fa-42eb-9b1d-3c6ed0d59253 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2634 full 1 20 Today we’re putting the Steinway to work. Award-winning concert pianist Serhiy Salov is here and (considering the repertoire he’s brought) there’s a good chance all 88 keys are going to be played! First we’ll hear a few etudes of Franz Liszt followed by a transcription of the Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde.” And end with a rousing rendition (Serhiy’s own transcription) of the Funeral March and Immolation Scene from Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.” Serhiy Salov is a First Grand Prize winner of The Montreal International Music Competition and a Silver Prize Winner of The Gina Bachauer International Artists Competition of Salt lake City. He’s recorded two CDs that have received wide acclaim: “Shostakovich’s Circle” and “The Sacred Spring of Slavs.” He’s been a featured soloist with the Berlin, Tokyo, Mexico and Montreal symphony orchestras, as well as the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal philharmonic. Special thanks to the Bachauer Competition for helping to arrange this performance.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/c02f8207-65a6-4e0c-ad65-91dc6690afac c02f820765a6-4e0c-ad65-91dc6690afac Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3191 full 1 19 Dmitri Levkovich is the product of a musical family. His grandmother is a prominent opera singer and educator; his father is a distinguished composer who received Ukraine’s highest musical honor in 1989; and his mother was his first piano instructor.  In 1990 Dmitri Levkovich’s family moved from Ukraine to Israel. Just five months later war broke out in Tel Aviv and the family set sights on immigrating to Canada. Nowadays Dmitri lives in New York City where he composes music and concertizes around the world. He’s won prizes in more than 20 piano competitions and has been a featured soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the China National Orchestra, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, and Utah Symphony. Repertoire in this episode: Sonata in D major, Sonata in D minor, Sonata in F major - Domenico Scarlatti; Bacarole, Scherzo - Frédéric Chopin; The Beautiful Blue Danube - Adolf Schulz-Evler Special thanks to the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation of Salt Lake City, Utah for helping arrange today’s performance. Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/8be3008f-3bd7-4ec1-8333-7ad17a79a35c 8be3008f3bd7-4ec1-8333-7ad17a79a35c Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3460 full 1 17 Our guests are vocal students from the University of Utah  who perform for us solos and duets of both classical, contemporary, and folk style. Baritone Paul Otterstrom is a violinist and sings with the Mormon tabernacle choir. Tenor Karl Christiansen has been singing his whole life and was recently selected to sing Beethoven’s 9th symphony in a production at Weber State University. Together they chat with host Judith Olauson Tourney about family, wood-turning, skiing, and combining business with singing.  Repetoire: “Lily’s Eyes” from The Secret Garden; “Sea Fever” by John Ireland; “Sea Wrack” by Sir Hamilton Harty; “Red River Valley” arr. Celius Dougherty; “I Hear You Calling Me” by Charles Marshall; “Allerseelen” by Richard Strauss; “It is Enough” by Felix Mendelssohn; “Richard Cory” by John Duke; “Night” by Edwin McArthur  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/cc0c4347-be7e-4777-8923-b9e8bed5cc69 cc0c4347be7e-4777-8923-b9e8bed5cc69 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2724 full 1 16 The Intermezzo Chamber Music Series provides an intimate classical music experience during the summer in the heart of Salt Lake City. Their mission is to “keep the art of chamber music alive and thriving in the community.” The quartet with us today performs selections by Mozart and Liszt, two staple composers of classical and romantic chamber music.  Host Eric Glissmeyer interviews James Hall, the Associate Principal Oboist of the Utah Symphony, and Heather Connor, Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Utah, about Mozart, Steinway Artistry, and South Korea.  Performers: James Hall, Lynnette Stewart, Scott Lewis, John Eckstein, and Heather Conner.  Repetoire: MOZART Oboe Quartet in F Major K. 370/368b; LISZT Dante Sonata.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/f5cc8c54-84b9-43e3-b775-fbb8dfda732c f5cc8c5484b9-43e3-b775-fbb8dfda732c Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2545 full 1 15 The Intermezzo Chamber Music Series provides an intimate classical music experience during the summer in the heart of Salt Lake City. Their mission is to “keep the art of chamber music alive and thriving in the community.” The Intermezzo Chamber Music Series features superb local and professional performers and bold programming, interweaving the familiar, the novel and the obscure. The group with us today showcases the English composer Ralph Vaughn Williams.  Performers: Brian Stucki, Stephanie Cathcart, Tina Johnson, Julie Edwards, Kevin Shumway, Jed Moss, Jamie Allyn.  Repetoire: WILLIAMS: On Wenlock Edge song cycle; Piano Quintet in C minor.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/70e564af-1166-4dcf-9d4a-536bfbce9553 70e564af1166-4dcf-9d4a-536bfbce9553 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3453 full 1 14 Named for the street of their very first rehearsal space, the Fry Street Quartet is a nationally-acclaimed string quartet founded in Chicago and based in Hickory, North Carolina. Winners of the Millennium Grand Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, they’ve performed in Carnegie Hall and internationally in places as far away as Sarajevo and Jerusalem. Hailed as "a triumph of ensemble playing" (New York Times), Fry Street Quartet has perfected a "blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity" (Strad).  On this episode, they perform for us and talk with host Marcus Smith about instruments, international yoga classes, and adventures in world travel.  Performers: William Fedkenheauer, Rebecca McFaul, Bradley Ottesen, and Anne Francis.  Repetoire: HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 17, No. 6; BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 18, No. 3; SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7;  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/06cebefd-3007-4b81-977a-3581c6649410 06cebefd3007-4b81-977a-3581c6649410 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3060 full 1 13 Camille Saint-Saens was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era, most well-known for his musical suite Carnival of the Animals. Today host Eric Glissmeyer chats with our special guests Kayson Brown and Larry Gee who showcase Saint-Saens on cello and piano.  Gee is the Piano Director at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, and Brown is the founder and director of the Lyceum Music Festival. Both are accomplished conductors and music teachers.  Repetoire: SAINT-SAENS: Le Cygne (The Swan); Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123; Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32.  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/ba96849d-fb88-4998-bb60-e906f91dea17 ba96849dfb88-4998-bb60-e906f91dea17 Thu, 12 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3228 full 1 12 Annie Takeuchi Lanzone is a classically-trained pianist with music degrees from Yale and Peabody. Once, towards the end of her Peabody days, her teacher turned to her and complimented her by saying “You know Annie, you could make a really nice living playing 20th century music in Manhattan.” But that wasn’t what she wanted to do at all! Something that she realized at that very moment! Two more advanced degrees later (in Cognitive Psychology from The Johns Hopkins University) she now spends her leisure time arranging and composing sacred music—often while in airports or travelling on buses. She’s also recorded several CDs including the “Instrument of Worship” series and a Christmas album. Music in this episode: Come thou fount of every blessing; My shepherd will supply my need; I'll go where you want me to go; Faith of our fathers; I need thee every hour; A poor wayfaring man of grief; It is well with my soul; How can I keep from singing; Come, Come Ye Saints  Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/21bb87ef-b97e-4baa-874b-2277cd3c12d0 21bb87efb97e-4baa-874b-2277cd3c12d0 Thu, 05 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2991 full 1 11 On Highway 89 we showcase works of opera composers who also wrote art songs. In this case, that’s Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Francis Poulenc, and Carlisle Floyd. Our guests are soprano Mindy Ammons and pianist Barbara Allen, who chat with host Judith Olauson Tourney about teaching music classes, Robert Louis Stevenson, and shaping music like taffy. They are joined by violinist Aubrey Smith.  Repetoire: PUCCINI Chi il bel sogno di Doretta -- La Rondine, Sole e amore, Avanti -- Urania!, Canto d’anime; STRAUSS Cäcilie, Breit’ über mein Haupt, Morgen!; POULENC Fiancailles Pour Rire III. Il Vole, V. Violon, VI. Fleurs; FLOYD Rain, Where go the boats -- Two Stevenson Songs, Ain’t It a Pretty Night -- Susannah; Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/57cfc576-85fc-4d2c-af58-c6f6fef3bd10 57cfc57685fc-4d2c-af58-c6f6fef3bd10 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 2613 full 1 10 On Highway 89 we prepare for Valentine’s Day by celebrating love and the heart through song. Soprano Allison Hunter Nielson is a graduate student in vocal performance at BYU. She is accompanied by civil engineer and pianist Eric Callison. This episode forgoes traditional love songs in favor of feisty and tender arias from a soprano’s perspective. Host Bruce Seely chats with the performers about bus ninjas, Metropolitan Opera, and the many facets of love. Repetoire: PERGOLESI Stizzoso, mio stizzoso; MOZART S’alto che lacrime; BRAHMS Vergebliches ständchen; WOLF Ich hab’ in Penna; DONIZETTI Prendi per me sei libero; WEBER Kommet ein Schlanker Bursch gegangen; MASSENET Frere voyez…du gai soleil; SULLIVAN The Sun, Whose Rays are all Ablaze; WEILL What Good Would the Moon Be?; HERBERT Art is Calling for Me; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/965cfc42-e9ab-438d-bac6-d561ed8c8828 965cfc42e9ab-438d-bac6-d561ed8c8828 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 809 full 1 9 Abby Clough Tippets on clarinet and Forrest Howell on piano share an Aaron Copeland favorite. Repertoire: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra - COPELAND Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/c7eddd0f-b30a-4f48-a6a0-5fcb668426d9 c7eddd0fb30a-4f48-a6a0-5fcb668426d9 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 1201 full 1 8 Fauneil Purcell chats with Alex Bigney about playing the harp, losing one harp in a house fire, and visiting the namesake for his musical duo: Kirkmount.  Songs featured: Lament for a Friend - Original Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/4b347595-3aa9-478a-804f-aed8abd8aaca 4b3475953aa9-478a-804f-aed8abd8aaca Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 597 full 1 7 Danielle Messina and Kathleen Finlinson, pianists playing selections from Liszt. Repertoire: LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6; Hungarian Rhapsody no. 16; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/b7fb5d60-7363-4342-b13b-af72e1f4d4b4 b7fb5d607363-4342-b13b-af72e1f4d4b4 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 1197 full 1 6 You couldn’t do geometry without Euclid and there’s probably no such thing as modern piano playing without Franz Liszt. This year 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth and in celebration various students from the BYU School of Music will be performing all 19 of his Hungarian Rhapsodies.  The rhapsodies are one of the first examples of musical forays into nationalism—since they were not Germanic and based almost entirely around Hungarian folk themes. Scott Holden guest hosts this hour. He is the director of Keyboard studies at BYU. Musicians: Danielle Messina, Michelle Papenfuss, John Shumway, Kathleen Finlinson Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/d65976cc-d2be-4e21-b330-9ccc2b6acf95 d65976ccd2be-4e21-b330-9ccc2b6acf95 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT false 3048 full 1 5 The first private performance of Robert Schumann’s “Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44” featured Felix Mendelssohn at the piano site-reading the score on the spot! That must have been quite an exhilarating performance.  Today, in similar spirit, five international musicians have come to our studio (quite literally from the four corners of the earth) and after very brief rehearsal are set to play the quintet on the air.  They are (photo left to right): Miran Begic, Cármelo de los Santos, Viktor Uzur, Paolo Gualdi and Spencer Martin. All are in Utah to perform at the annual Bonneville Chamber Music Festival at Weber State University which Mr. Uzur founded in 2007. One of his reasons for doing so was to create an environment where chamber music could be performed as it was in days past—by non-standing ensembles and with great spontaneity. Of course, the wisdom of such a sentiment directly correlates to the caliber of musicians involved, but Mr. Uzur only invites the very best.   Follow Highway 89 on twitter @byuH89 https://www.byuradio.org/23b0a582-16de-4207-9d75-2261e74cce97 23b0a58216de-4207-9d75-2261e74cce97 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT false 3138 full 1 4 Alex Woods on Violin and Garrick Woods on Cello. Repertoire: Duo for Violin and Cello - Zoltan Kodaly Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/452db80c-64b7-4fe3-ae67-50fce5da66ca 452db80c64b7-4fe3-ae67-50fce5da66ca Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT false 1839 full 1 3 Aubrey Smith on Violin, Jayne Galloway on Piano. Repertoire: Violin Sonata in G minor - Claude Debussy; Spiegel im Spiegel - Arvo Paert; Follow Highway 89 on twitter: @byuh89 and on instagram: @byuh89 https://www.byuradio.org/47d71909-d8ce-4c34-9b67-efb82d80f5f7 47d71909d8ce-4c34-9b67-efb82d80f5f7 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT false 1734 full 1 2