Aug 11 Blog The Planets with Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson joins host Elliott Forrest for an hour-long exploration of Gustav Holst’s 20th-century masterpiece “The Planets” and how it contrasts and compares to our own solar system. Sunday, August 20th at 8pm “You realize quickly that this set of seven movements was not inspired by the planets themselves, but by the mythology that […] By Daniel Gilliam Aug 11 Blog The Planets with Neil deGrasse Tyson By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 10 Blog England, 1934 The year 1934 was especially hard on the English music scene as it saw the deaths of three major composers from the UK; Gustav Holst, Frederick Delius and Edward Elgar. Gustav Holst is best known for the suite for large orchestra called The Planets. He wrote one symphony called the Cotswolds Symphony. First performed in […] By Alan Brandt Sep 10 Blog England, 1934 By Alan Brandt
May 02 Blog Suites for Strings The composers of Great Britain have a long tradition of writing suites for string orchestras. We’ll hear a few of them on this week’s English Pastorale. Hubert Parry’s Lady Radnor Suite was written in 1894 for an all-woman orchestra lead by Lady Radnor of Salisbury. The six movements are marked by charm and invention and, […] By Alan Brandt May 02 Blog Suites for Strings By Alan Brandt