WorldView Episode 58: William Banfield

Welcome to the fifty-eighth episode of WorldView, here on Charlottesville Classical! I was unable to write a longer post for this week’s episode, but I still want to share some information about the episode’s featured composer, William Banfield. Enjoy!

Ralph Graves 4/14/23 Ralph Graves 4/14/23

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalQuartet Week 2

April is the fourth month of the year. And so the Classics a Day team decided to make it quartet month. This April the challenge is to post classical works that require four musicians. String quartets are the most common grouping of four -- but there are others.

Ralph Graves 4/13/23 Ralph Graves 4/13/23

Thomas de Hartmann Orchestral Music a Revelation

This is fascinating music from a composer I had never heard before. I'm very glad to see there's a volume two already in the works.

Hinke Younger 4/9/23 Hinke Younger 4/9/23

WorldView Episode 57: Jennifer Higdon

Episode fifty-seven of WorldView features Jennifer Higdon, an American composer who has become a leading figure in contemporary classical composition.

Ralph Graves 4/7/23 Ralph Graves 4/7/23

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalQuartet Week 1

April is the fourth month of the year. And so the Classics a Day team decided to make it quartet month.

Ralph Graves 4/6/23 Ralph Graves 4/6/23

Andrea Tarrodi: Four Elements

The only way to understand her work is to experience it. And this release is an excellent place to start.

Ralph Graves 4/4/23 Ralph Graves 4/4/23

Paul Wranitzky Symphonies Age Well

Wranitzky is a master craftsman. Not a single note is out of place. Each symphony is an elegantly constructed masterpiece.

Hinke Younger 4/2/23 Hinke Younger 4/2/23

WorldView Episode 56: Karl Jenkins

Episode fifty-six of WorldView features four artists from three different nations—Brazil, Wales, and the United States.

Ralph Graves 3/31/23 Ralph Graves 3/31/23

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 5, 2023

Every year when we do this theme, I discover more female composers whose music I have never heard before. But it's music that deserves to be heard -- and more than once.

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