Norton, MA / 83
About
From the Top comes to you this week from Wheaton College’s Weber Theatre in Norton, Massachusetts, where you’ll hear an outstanding 11-year-old pianist play Copland’s playful “The Cat and the Mouse,” and you’ll meet a saxophone-playing teen who found a way to turn a tragedy into a triumph. Also, a trio member will test his wits in a music memorization challenge, and you’ll learn what it’s like to attend a “reed hoedown”!
Performers and Repertoire:
The Mephisto Trio (bassoonist Elizabeth Schurgin, 18, from Deerfield, IL; oboist Tim Sawyier, 16, from Chicago, IL; and pianist Jeremy Jordan, 14, from Chicago, IL) performs Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon, 3rd mvt. by Francis Poulenc
Violinist Sharon Oh, 16, from Campbellsville, KY, performs Malaguena by Pablo de Sarasate
Saxophonist Sean Hurlburt, 18, from Palo Alto, CA, performs Concertino de Camera by Jacques Ibert
Pianist Christopher O’Riley performs “Good Morning Mr. Magpie” by Radiohead, arranged by O’Riley
French horn player Nathan Neely, 16, from Huntsville, AL, performs Morceau de Concert by Camille Saint-Saëns
Pianist Vincent Yu, 11, from Longmeadow, MA, performs “The Cat and the Mouse” by Aaron Copland
The Mephisto Trio performs an original piece by the trio’s pianist Jeremy Jordan (closing of program)
Release Dates
- Monday, July 5, 2004
- Monday, November 10, 2003
- Monday, May 26, 2003
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