Midday Classical: Troy Peters of the Vermont Youth Orchestra
04/30/09 10:00AM
In 2009 Troy Peters stepped down after 14 years directing the Vermont Youth Orchestra. The first weekend in May of 2009 he lead the world premier of Champlain's Voyage, which he wrote for the Youth Orchestra, plus works of Brahms and Gershwin. He stopped by the VPR studios in Colchester and spoke with Walter Parker about his future plans.
Listen to Walter's interview with Troy
Playlist
10:00am
Concerto for 3 Trumpets in D
| Composer | Georg Phillip Telemann |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Simon Preston |
| Soloists | Hannes Laubin, trumpet ; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet ; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 431817 |
10:11am
Piano Sonata #32 in c, Op. 111
| Composer | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Simone Dinnerstein, piano |
| CD/Album | "Berlin Concert" |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80715 |
10:41am
Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
| Composer | Claude Debussy |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Yolanda Kondonassis, harp ; Joshua Smith, flute ; Cynthia Phelps, viola |
| CD/Album | "Air" |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80694 |
11:01am
Pavane
| Composer | Gabriel Faure |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| Soloists | Montreal Symphony Chorus |
| Record co./Cat # | London 421440 |
11:12am
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op. 54
| Composer | Johannes Brahms |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | San Francisco Symphony |
| Conductor | Herbert Blomstedt |
| Soloists | San Francisco Symphony Chorus |
| Record co./Cat # | London 430281 |
11:28am
Between Hills Briefly Green
| Composer | Troy Peters |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vermont Youth Orchestra |
| Conductor | Troy Peters |
| Record co./Cat # | VYO 1 |
11:50am
An American in Paris
| Composer | George Gershwin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Charles Dutoit |
| Record co./Cat # | London 425111 |
12:12pm
Symphony #7 in E, D 729
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (realized by Brian Newbold) |
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| Record co./Cat # | Decca 470886 |
12:54pm
Thirteen Ways: III
| Composer | Thomas Albert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Eighth Blackbird |
| Record co./Cat # | Cedille 67 |
| Note | (inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem; "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird") |
1:00pm
Piano Trio #2 in c, Op. 66
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Julia Fischer, violin ; Daniel Muller-Schott, cello ; Jonathan Gilad, piano |
| Record co./Cat # | PentaTone 5186085 |
1:30pm
The Firebird: Ballet suite (French: L'oiseau de Feu)
| Composer | Igor Stravinsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
| Conductor | Riccardo Chailly |
| Record co./Cat # | London 458142 |