January 6, 2009 - Netherlands Symphony performs "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
June 6, 2006 - There's a piece of paradise in northeastern Minnesota. It's called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). Admirers credit the book "The Singing Wilderness," published in 1956, as part of the inspiration for creating the wilderness area; and they credit author Sigurd Olson for putting into words the reasons humans need wilderness. However, his views inflamed critics who feared Olson and other wilderness advocates worried more about habitat than humans.
November 2, 1997 - Female vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 bring the music of Hildegard of Bingen to Saint Paul Sunday. Anonymous 4 perform the festal chants Hildegard composed to honor Ursula, a fifth-century saint who, along with the 11,000 women she inspired, chose martyrdom over forced pagan marriage.
December 27, 1981 - Galliard Battaglia - Samuel ScheidtWilliam Boyce Suite, arr. CableTurkish Rondo - Mozart/arr. FrackenpohlCanzona per Sonore No. 4 - Gabrieli/arr. PageToccata and Fugue in d - Bach/arr. MillsBeatles Medley, arr. Lee NorrisAir on a G String - Bach/arr. Frackenpuhl"Madame Butterfly" - Pucchini/arr. MillsLookin' Good, Feelin' Bad - Waller/arr. HendersonJust a Closer Walk - Traditional/arr. Gillis
December 20, 1981 - A Christmas program was performed by the Dale Warland Chamber Singers, members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra string section, and Phillip Brunelle. Pieces performed include: Corelli Christmas Concerto, op.6 no.8 (~1685-1712), Wagner Siegfried Idyll (1870), Bach Magnificat in D Major BWV 243 (1723).
November 8, 1981 - New Swingle SingersProgram:Bach: Organ Fugue BWV 578Debussy: Claire de LuneMozart: Rondo (Eine Kleine nacht Musik)Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble BeeClaude le Jeune: Revency venir du printempsOrlando di lasso: O la O che buon ecoPassereau: Il est bel et bonFrench folk song: L'Amour de Moi18th century melody: Drink to me only with thine eyesChilean Folk Song: De Punto Y TacoTraditional: Country dancesVaughn Williams: 3 Shakespeare SongsMarlow/Swingle: Come Live with meStevenson/Swingle: RomanceShakespeare/Swingle: It was a lover and his lass
July 19, 1981 - New World String Quartet is made up of Yosef Yankelev and William Patterson on violin, Yuri Vasilaki on viola, and Ross Harbaugh on cello. The pieces they perform on this program are: Haydn Quartet in d minor "Quinten Quartet" op.76, no.2 (1790s), Gerswhin Lullaby (1920), Bartok Quartet No.2, op.17 (1918), and Joplin Paragon Rag (1909). The members discuss communication within the group and how they rehearse.
July 5, 1981 - Featuring guitarists Sharon Isbin and Jeffrey Van.Domenico Pellegrini: Three piecesBach: Partita in c (transposed lute suite)Domenico Scarlatti: Andante in GFernando Sor: L'EncouragementPaul Fetler: CantilenaJames McGuire: Suite No. 1 in popular style: Prelude, Bittersweet, May Dance, Canzone, Vals Latino.Giolio Regondi: Air and VariationsManuel de Falla: The Magic Circle, Song of Willow O'Wisp, The Miller's Dance from "The Three Cornered Hat"E Granados: Danza Espanola No. 2 "Oriental"
June 21, 1981 - Featuring Lucy Shelton, soprano, and members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra:Timothy Paradise, clarinetLayton James, piano and harpsichordPurcelli: "From Rosy Bow'rs"Villa Lobos: Suite for voice and violinHaydn: London Trio (first movement)Fiocco: Lamentation (secunda)Schubert: Sheperd on the RockSchwantner: Sparrows
June 7, 1981 - Featuring Calliope, a Renaissance band:Lucy BardoLawrence BenzAllan DeanBen HarmsDances from the 16th century:Ballet -- Michael PraetoriusBallet -- (violin solo)Ballet -- (recorders)Ballet des coqs (ballet of the chickens)VoltaMusic from Occitania, 12th century:Ab joi mou lo vers e -- Bernart de VentadornCantiga No. 286 -- AnonymousCantiga No. 303 -- AnonymousReis glorios -- Guilart di BorneilhSelections from the Laborde Chansonnier. Burgundian Manuscript copied c. 1470Helas que poura devenir -- Philippe CaronMalheureaux cueur que vieulx tu faire -- Guillaume DufayL'homme banni -- Jacque BaribireauL'homme arme -- TraditionalPar le regard -- Guiliaume DufayLa Disperata (1564) -- Vincenzo RuffoLa Gamba -- Vincenzo RuffoMon ami -- AnonymousDances published by Pierre Attaingnant, 1547PavaneGailliards (2)Bransle simple-Almand