Show 214: Happy New Year, and Here's Some Music You're Going to Hate!!!

I can't resist.  It's been a trying year in many ways, and I want to get even.

Well, the music is uploaded to the infamous WXPI computer.  I think the system is still shaky, but this link seems to work: WXPI Listen Live.

Here's the minimally annotated playlist.  I played a little more Bach than I usually do, which is a lot.

Part A [Bach, Beethoven, Karl Jenkins]

Bach:  Introduction - BWV 543 (fragment)

Beethoven:  Romanze for Violin and Orchestra Nr 2 in F major, Op. 50

Bach:  Concerto in A minor for Violin, BWV 1041
We play all three movements.

Karl Jenkins:  Adiemus
His most popular hit.

Part B [Bach]

Bach:  Gloria In Excelsis Deo  from the Mass in B minor.

Bach: Italian Concerto for keyboard solo in F major, BWV 971 - Andante  (Angela Hewitt)

Bach: 10 - Brandenburg Concerto No 2
All three movements (Amsterdam Guitar Ensemble), courtesy of Joseph Le Blanc

Bach: Selections from the Musical Offering.
Ricercare a 6

Part C [Bach]

Ricercare a 3
Trio Sonata, II - Allegro
Trio Sonata, IV - Allegro
Group 2, 5 Canons

Part D [Beatles, Dave Brubeck, Leroy Anderson]

Beatles:
The Fool On The Hill (Magical Mystery Tour)
Hello Goodbye (Ibid.)
I will (Album, White)
Long, Long, Long (Ibid.)
Savoy Truffle (Ibid.)

Dave Brubeck: Three to Get Ready

Leroy Anderson:
Blue Tango for orchestra
Fiddle-Faddle for string orchestra

Archie: Tune - Orchestra (A fantasia based on Jonny Heykens's "Starlight Serenade")

Archie

Show 213: Bethany's Music

Added later: As most of our listeners know, we upgraded the Station computers to Windows 10, and I believe that the station software was also upgraded, which threw everything off.  Our link from the Station to the Transmitter is also via the Internet, so WXPI has apparently been off the air for more than a week.

I have no actual information about whether last Saturday's program actually hit the airwaves, but I'm going to air the same program again, mostly because it would be a dirty trick to play on Bethany not to air her program at all; certainly a worse trick than airing her program twice, back to back!  We will have a seriously Christmassy program the following week, which will be Boxing Day.

I interviewed Bethany H. from Montgomery, and we talked about the sorts of music she likes, and her varied musical experiences.  Bethany is an alto (or contralto, as they call the voice type), and sings in the Lycoming Choir, and sang in her high school choir, and acted in at least one musical, namely Shreck, the Musical.  She has an enormous voice range, from low Alto, sneaking into the Tenor range, and all the way up the treble staff (and probably higher!)

They cut the Montgomery Area HS choir program, for lack of interest, and Bethany survived that tragedy.  It is such a tossup (unless one's parents are willing to actually move to a school district with a strong choir program) whether you're going to get the benefit of a good musical education as part of your school program.  Bethany is a math major, and both Bethany and Coral were in my class of Geometry students this last semester, and it was fun teaching them.  (I asked them all whether they'd like to be interviewed on Archie's Archives, but all except these two could not bring themselves to actually say they liked music, though they probably do.)

I'm getting these links up in a hurry, anticipating the worst with the Radio Station, and its unreliable website.  I'll expand the page after the show airs.

Part A:

Part B:

Part C:

Part D: