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Tag: John Adams

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2353: In C

Roger Kaza

Posted on October 11, 2022 · Episode: 2353 Reflections on — or in — the key of C. Today, French hornist Roger Kaza plays in C.

Tags 2001 Also Sprach Zarathustra in C Bach Beethoven brahms Christian Schubart Eroica John Adams key of C Minimalism minimalist mozart music Philip Glass Richard Strauss Steve Reich tonality

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 172: KINETIC

Joshua Zinn

Posted on October 14, 2021 · KINETIC performs works by living American composers, including Higdon, Adams, and Abels.

Tags Encore Houston Jennifer Higdon John Adams KINETIC Ensemble Michael Abels string orchestra

St. Lawrence Quartet

Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 50: Da Camera – St. Lawrence String Quartet

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 23, 2018 · The St. Lawrence String Quartet performs works by Hadyn, Adams, and Beethoven in a concert hosted by Da Camera.

Tags Beethoven da camera Encore Houston John Adams St. Lawrence String Quartet

Watercolor painting of three figures in catacombs

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Wild Winds!

Joshua Zinn

Posted on April 7, 2017 · Former music director Hans Graf leads the orchestra in music for winds by Stravinsky, a saxophone concerto by Adams, and a picturesque work by Mussorgsky.

Tags Hans Graf houston symphony John Adams Mussorgsky Timothy McAllister

(L-R): Joshua Zinn with Hans Graf and Timothy McAllister

Houston Symphony

Hans Graf And Timothy McAllister On Adams, Mussorgsky, And The Saxophone

Joshua Zinn

Posted on February 23, 2017 · A conversation with Hans Graf and Timothy McAllister about their upcoming concert with the Houston Symphony.

Tags Hans Graf houston symphony John Adams Mussorgsky Timothy McAllister

John Adams

Houston Symphony Broadcasts

John Adams Conducts John Adams

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 20, 2017 · Along with a superstar roster of violinist Gil Shaham and saxophonist Timothy McAllister.

Tags Aaron Copland Gil Shaham houston symphony John Adams Timothy McAllister

President Richard Nixon shakes hands with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai

Opera & Musical Theater

Revisiting Nixon In China

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 17, 2017 · A conversation with director James Robinson and baritone Scott Hendricks about Houston Grand Opera's latest production of John Adams' Nixon in China, thirty years after its world premiere in Houston.

Tags houston grand opera James Robinson John Adams Nixon in China Scott Hendricks

Richard Nixon playing piano in Beverly Hills, Calif., 1962

Classical Music

Classical Classroom, Ep 19 & 20: Nixon In China And John Adams With Michael Remson

Dacia Clay

Posted on February 15, 2016 · Because nothing says "Happy Presidents Day" like minimalist opera.

Tags American Festival for the Arts John Adams Michael Remson minimalist opera Nixon in China

The San Francisco Symphony's recording of two Beethovenian works by John Adams is one of our picks for 2015.

Classical Music

NPR: Our 10 Favorite Classical Albums Of 2015

Tom Huizenga, NPR / Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR

Posted on December 17, 2015 · From Bach and Dvorak to new confident new composers like Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Andrew Norman, our list feels as wide-ranging, and open to possibilities, as classical music itself.

Tags Andrew Norman Anna Thorvaldsdottir best of 2015 Giya Kancheli John Adams

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2579: Music and Mathematics

Dr. Krešimir Josić

Posted on January 25, 2023 · Episode: 2579 Music and Mathematics. Today, UH Math Professor Krešo Josić talks about music and mathematics.

Tags music scale tuning well-tempered clavier

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2451: Guillaume Dufay

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 8, 2023 · Episode: 2451 Guillaume Dufay, still clear as day to us, six centuries later. Today, Guillaume Dufay.

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Encore Houston

Encore Houston, Episode 191: Houston Chamber Choir

Joshua Zinn

Posted on January 3, 2023 · The Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms's German Requiem

Tags brahms Brian Connelly Cynthia Clayton Encore Houston Hector Vasquez houston chamber choir Requiem Yvonne Chen

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2449: Francis Hopkinson

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 2, 2023 · Episode: 2449 Francis Hopkinson: My Days Have So Wondrous Free and other accomplishments. Today, America’s first song.  

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