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Howard's Day Off - May 21 2016 (Music by Living Composers)

---FIRST HALF HOUR---

:04—Paul McCartney (1942- ): “Lament,” from “Behold My Heart,” 2006, Gavin Greenaway, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields with The London Voices [Angel 70424].

:08—Paul McCartney (1942- ): “A Leaf,” 1999, Lawrence Foster, London Symphony [EMI 56897].

:19—Karl Jenkins (1944- ): “La Folia” (“The Leaf”), Concerto for Marimbas and Strings, entire, 2004, Neil Percy, marimba, w/Karl Jenkins, London Symphony [EMI 00235]. Based on a work by Arcangelo Corelli.

---SECOND HALF HOUR---

:30—Kevin Kaska (1972- ): Capriccio for Flute and Seven Instruments, Paul Fried, flute, w/Los Angeles Chamber Artists [Denouement 1008]. 

:40—Michael Torke (1961- ): “Bright Blue Music,” 1985, David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony [Argo 433 071]. 

:50—Matthew Levy (1963- ): “Lament,” 1987, The Prism Quartet [Koch 7024]. 

:54—Nikolai Kapustin (1937- ): Sarabande, from “Suite in the Old Style,” OP. 28, 1977, Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano {Hyperion 67433].

---THIRD HALF HOUR---

:04—Karl Jenkins (1944- ): “Carillon,” from “Over the Stone,” concerto for harp, 2002,  Catrin Finch, harp w/Karl Jenkins, London Symphony [EMI 00235]. 

:08—Nikolai Kapustin (1937- ): Toccatina, from Concert Etudes, Op. 40, 1984,  Catherine Gordeladze, piano [Naxos 572272]. 

:11—Paul Moravec (1957- ): Chamber Symphony, third move., 2003, Bridgehampton Chamber Musical Ensemble [Naxos 559393]. 

:15—Rodion Shchedrin (1932- ): “Stihira: Hymn for the Millenary of the Christianization of Russia,” 1988, Mstislav Rostropovich, National Symphony of Washington D.C. [Elatus 49014]. The cellists begin by *humming* what they will later play. 

:21—Kevin Kaska (1972- ): Scherzo for Strings, Allan Wilson, Scottish National Orchestra [DR 1009]. 

:25—Paul Moravec (1957- ): “Ariel Fantasy,” 2002, Eighth Blackbird [Naxos 559267]. 

---FOURTH HALF HOUR--- 

:30--Karl Jenkins (1944- ): “Quirk,” Concertante for Flutes, Keyboards, Percussion & Orchestra, first move., 2005, Gareth Davies, flutes; John Alley, keyboards; Neil Percy, percussion, w/Karl Jenkins, London Symphony [EMI 00235]. 

:39—John Adams (1947- ): “Rag the Bone,” from “John’s Book of Alleged Dances,” 1995, Kronos Quartet [Elektra Nonesuch].

:43—Peter Schickele (1935- ): “Pentangle,” fourth move. (of five), 1976, Jorge Mester, Louisville Orchestra [Albany 024]. 

:46—John Rutter (1945- ): “Suite Antique,” finale, 1979, John McMurtery, flute; Christopher Lewis, harpsichord; Kevin Mallon, West Side Chamber Orchestra [Naxos 573146]. 

:49—Steve Reich (1936- ): Electric Counterpoint, third move., 1987, Pat Metheny, overdubbed guitars [Elektra Nonesuch 79176]. 

:54—David King (1970- ): “1980 World Champions,” 2007, The Bad Plus, from “Prog” [Heads Up 3125].

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