by Kile Smith | Dec 1, 2021 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Orchestral Music
On the run for most of his young life, a composer finds a home in America, creates exquisite works of ineffable beauty, and becomes a lasting influence as “the godfather of Chinese contemporary music.” Chou Wen-chung (1923–2019). And the Fallen Petals (1955) Listen on...
by Kile Smith | Feb 5, 2020 | American music, Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Listen to the podcast on SoundCloud and Spotify! William Grant Still (1895–1978). Darker America (1924) Still. Danzas de Panama (1948) Hi, it’s Kile Smith, and it’s the Fleisher Discoveries podcast, from the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music and the...
by Kile Smith | Nov 1, 2012 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, 5-6 pm on WRTI William Grant Still (1895-1978). Danzas de Panama (1948). Serafin String Quartet. Centaur 3050, Tr 1–4. 14:12 Still. Dismal Swamp (1936). Richard Fields, piano. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai. Centaur 2331, Tr...
by Kile Smith | Mar 2, 2011 | CDs, Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
On the first Saturday of the month Jack Moore and I host Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection on WRTI 90.1 FM in Philadelphia and on the all-classical webstream at wrti.org. We also broadcast encore presentations of the entire Discoveries series (now nine years and...
