On this edition of The Interlochen Collection, we’re focusing on the fugue. We’ll hear fugues by composers from Bach to Bright to Weinberger.
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Episode playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach, Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV564
John Paynter, arranger
World Youth Symphonic Band
Frank Wickes, conductor
Corson Auditorium
July 2004
Johann Sebastian Bach, Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
Leonard Falcone, arranger
Interlochen Arts Academy Band
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Jessie V. Stone building
January 1970
Alan Hovhaness, Psalm and Fugue, op. 40a
Interlochen Arts Academy String Orchestra
David Holland, conductor
November 1987
Paul Hindemith, Symphony in B-flat for concert band: III. Fugue
Interlochen Arts Academy Band
Byron Hanson, conductor
Jessie V. Stone Building
May 1969
Houston Bright, Prelude and Fugue in F minor
Interlochen Arts Academy Band
Byron Hanson, conductor
Jessie V. Stone Building
May 1970
Jaromir Weinberger, Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue
Glenn Cliffe Bainum, arranger
National Music Camp High School Band
George C. Wilson, conductor
Interlochen Bowl
July 1955
The archival recordings heard on this program are available thanks in part to The Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, generous support from our listeners, and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.
Amanda Sewell is the host and executive producer of the program. Monica Yost provided production assistance.