Intermezzo on KRWG

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Leora Zeitlin

Classical music and local features and interviews.

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October 10, 2012

11:07 AM
String Quartet in A minor
Artist : Daniel String Quartet
Album : Thomas / Gounod / Lalo
Composer : Charles Gounod
Catalog : 920159
Label : Discover
11:26 AM
El Amor Brujo
Artist : Marta Senn, mezzo-soprano
Album : Music of Manuel de Falla
Composer : Manuel de Falla
Catalog : 90210
Conductor : Eduardo Mata
Orchestra : Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Label : Dorian
11:53 AM
Sonata no. 1 in g minor
Artist : London Baroque
Album : Lawes: Sonatas for violin and continuo
Composer : William Lawes
Catalog : 901493
Label : Harmonia Mundi
12:07 PM
Entradas for trumpets, horns, and timpani
Artist : Richard Giangiulio, trumpet
Album : Music for Ceremony and Celebration
Composer : Jiri Ignac Linek
Catalog : 234
Orchestra : Dallas Symphony Brass & Percussion
Label : Crystal Records
12:16 PM
Aida: Ballet music
Artist : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Album : Verdi: Aida Highlights
Composer : Giuseppe Verdi
Catalog : 53506
Conductor : James Levine
Label : CBS/Sony
12:21 PM
Aida: Retorna vincitor!
Artist : Aprile Millo, soprano
Album : Verdi: Aida Highlights
Composer : Giuseppe Verdi
Catalog : 53506
Conductor : James Levine
Orchestra : Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Label : Sony Classical
12:27 PM
Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. 143, D 784
Artist : Evgeny Kissin, piano
Album : Haydn / Schubert: Piano Sonatas - Kissin
Composer : Franz Schubert
Catalog : SK 64 538
Label : Sony Classical
12:51 PM
Ave Maria
Artist : Ensemble Vivant
Album : Ensemble Vivant: Homage to Astor Piazzolla
Composer : Astor Piazzolla
Catalog : 7396
Label : Opening Day

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Intermezzo
2:07 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Gabbi and Leland to perform Beethoven with NHSO

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Maestra Marianna Gabbi, conductor of the New Horizons Symphony Orchestra.

Conductor Marianna Gabbi and pianist William Leland met in 1975, when Gabbi first came to Las Cruces. Their friendship and musical kinship has not wavered, and this weekend, they perform Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto together, with Leland as soloist and Gabbi leading the New Horizons Symphony Orchestra. Gabbi reflects on music by Beethoven and Dvorak, as well as her long friendship with Leland, in this interview with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin.

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Intermezzo
2:38 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Bill Clark conducts Mesilla Valley Concert Band in spring concert

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Intermezzo
1:56 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

A Celtic Circle: Terry Kay Gilbert talks about the Mesilla Valley Teen Singers

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Terry Kay Gilbert, founder and director of Mesilla Valley Teen Singers.

Terry Kay Gilbert saw a need for a high-school age choir in Las Cruces, so eight years ago she started one -- the Mesilla Valley Teen Singers. The ensemble has grown from its original size of seven singers to almost 50, and includes students from several area high schools as well as home-schoolers. She came to the studios of KRWG to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about their spring Celtic music concert, and the gratification she gets from leading teens into the world of music.

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Intermezzo
3:38 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

Locked in the boiler room at Carnegie Hall: A conversation with Pam Shaffer Reinhard and Bill Kuyper

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Violinist Pamela Shaffer Reinhard and horn player L. William Kuyper

Las Cruces boasts numerous top quality musicians, including several retirees from major orchestras who continue to share their musical talents with the community. Pamela Shaffer Reinhard, retired violinist from the Minnesota Orchestra, and L. William Kuyper, retired horn player from the New York Philharmonic, met here in Las Cruces, and have now formed the Southwest Trio, with Palm Springs-based pianist Robert Miller.

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Intermezzo
3:22 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Musical Truths: A Conversation with Mark Kosower and Lonnie Klein

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Conductor Lonnie Klein and cellist Mark Kosower

Acclaimed cellist Mark Kosower maintains a busy solo career while also serving as the Principal Cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra and teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Music. While in Las Cruces to perform the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Las Cruces Symphony, he and conductor Lonnie Klein came to the KRWG studios to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Kosower’s renowned teacher, Janos Starker, who died earlier in the week.

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Intermezzo
2:23 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

Love Spurned: John Carlo Pierce discusses two operas

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Opera professor and Dona Ana Lyric Opera director John Carlo Pierce
Intermezzo
12:25 pm
Thu April 11, 2013

Inspiration: A Conversation About Poetry, Art and Music with Larry Thomas and Lon Chaffin

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Composer Lon Chaffin and Texas Poet Laureate Larry D. Thomas
Intermezzo
3:30 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto”: A Conversation with Edward Arron & Ruggero Allifranchini

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Cellist Edward Arron and Ruggero Allifranchini in the KRWG studios.
Intermezzo
3:26 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Hey, Mozart! Two Young Las Cruces Composers Discuss the Project

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Indumati Roychowdhury and Mikayla Smelker, both winners of the 2011 Hey, Mozart! New Mexico Child Composer Project, with orchestrator Dr. Greg Fant
Intermezzo
12:35 pm
Tue March 19, 2013

For the Love of Music: Jorge Martinez-Rios and Marianna Gabbi

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Violist and singer Jorge Martinez-Rios and conductor Marianna Gabbi at KRWG-FM.
Intermezzo
1:40 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

A Choral Concert of Three Contemporary Masterpieces

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NMSU Choirs conductor David Klement

When young people are exposed to great music, their lives can be forever changed. Contemporary

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Intermezzo
3:16 pm
Wed February 6, 2013

“DAVID AMRAM WEEK” in Las Cruces: Fred Bugbee discusses this year’ Contemporary Arts Festival

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Fred Bugbee, percussion professor and organizer of the Contemporary Arts Festival

Legendary classical/jazz/world music composer and performer David Amram is the focus of the third annual NMSU Warner Hutchison Contemporary Arts Festival, taking place next week in Las Cruces. Percussion professor Fred Bugbee, who organized the festival with horn professor Nancy Joy, came to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Amram, and the concerts, lectures and films that will explore his career and multi-faceted music.

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Intermezzo
3:51 pm
Fri February 1, 2013

Sharing the Music: A Conversation with Ilya Yakushev

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Pianist Ilya Yakushev in the KRWG studio.

Pianist Ilya Yakushev maintains a packed schedule of concerts, and

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Intermezzo
12:47 pm
Thu January 3, 2013

David Klement leads choirs in music about light and life

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David Klement, choral director for the NMSU choirs

David Klement is the new director of the NMSU choirs, and the underlying theme he chose for their concerts this year is “Light, life and newness.” He came by the KRWG studios on Dec. 4, 2012, to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about his plans for the choirs, how he prepares them for a performance, a recently-discovered Magnificat written by a young Mendelssohn, and his own background as a singer and choral conductor.

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Intermezzo
2:53 pm
Mon December 31, 2012

Rachmaninoff on Short Notice: Gleb Ivanov and Lonnie Klein

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Conductor Lonnie Klein and pianist Gleb Ivanov.

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 is one of the most difficult works in the piano repertoire, so to get a request to perform it in just three weeks can be a daunting challenge. Faced with a last-minute cancelation by his scheduled artist, Lonnie Klein found Gleb Ivanov to stand in and perform the massive work. They came to the KRWG studios on November 30, 2012 talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about Rachmaninoff, what makes Russian music “Russian,” and more.

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