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Music By Request for May 21, 2022

Eugene Rogers conducts the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club in Joel Thompson's "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed."
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Eugene Rogers conducts the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club in Joel Thompson's "Seven Last Words of the Unarmed."

This week's requests included music memorials, an operatic mad scene and music for two pianos.

Today's requests included music that Arvo Pärt composed in memory of Benjamin Britten.

We also heard Joel Thompson's Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, a piece written in memory of seven unarmed Black men killed by police.

Other requests included an operatic mad scene and a Russian composer's tribute to Spain.

For the complete playlist from today's show, click here.

Listen to the entire program again on demand below.

Music by Request 05/21/2022 - Hour 1
Music by Request 05/21/2022 - Hour 2
Music by Request 05/21/2022 - Hour 3

Nancy Deneen helped produce this week's episode.

To make a request for next Saturday, leave a message on the MBR line at (231) 276-4422 or email ipr@interlochen.org.

We'll confirm your request and tell you what number your selection will be next Saturday.

Dr. Amanda Sewell is IPR's music director.