Oct 1st, 2009 · Carnegie Hall kicks off its season in New York with a new work by prolific Hollywood composer John Williams. It's a concerto for harp and orchestra, and Williams wrote it specifically for Ann Hobson Pilot. For the past 40 years she's been the Principal Harpist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She was the first African American woman to win a seat with the BSO, and one of the first in any major symphony. Now she's ready to enjoy the music from a new perspective- the audience's.
Keywords: New York · audience · African American · Pioneer · music · Hollywood · Composing · orchestras · concerto · Williams · Symphony · Boston Symphony Orchestra
Oct 1st, 2009 · For 40 years, harpist Ann Hobson Pilot has given the Boston Symphony an angelic sound. To mark the occasion of her retirement, she introduces a new concerto written for her by composer John Williams.
Keywords: angeles · retired · Composing · concerto · BSO · John Williams · harpist · Boston Symphony · Ann Hobson Pilot
Sep 28th, 2009 · Ann Hobson Pilot, the principal harpist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), is retiring after 40 years with the orchestra. Host Michel Martin talks to Pilot about her distinction as one of the first African-American classical musicians with the BSO and how the genre has evolved during her career.
Keywords: African American · retired · music · orchestras · genre · Boston Symphony Orchestra · BSO · evolving · trailblazer · harpist · Michel Martin · Ann Hobson Pilot
Jun 26th, 2009 · The adventurous harpist joins flutist Joshua Smith and violist Cynthia Phelps in the Performance Today studio to explore the musical connections between two impressionist composers — Toru Takemitsu and his hero, Claude Debussy.
Keywords: music · Composing · Yolanda · studio · adventure · heroes · Performance Today · violist · impressionistic · explore · flutist · harpist
Feb 26th, 2009 · The superb acoustic music of young Columbian harpist Edmar Castaneda weaves Cuban son, Brazilian samba, and Spanish flamenco into his lovely Pan American jazz. Castaneda and four-mallet vibesman Joe Locke performs at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in the Berkshires on Labor Day weekend, 2008.
Keywords: Spanish · music · Jazz · Cuban · 2008 · Brazilian · Festival · acoustic · Joe · trio · Columbian · Tanglewood
Feb 14th, 2009 · Once a week, Jody Grossman plays harp in the emergency room at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. The goal of this musical experiment is to provide comfort to patients, but doctors and nurses are enjoying side effects as well.
Keywords: emergency · Washington · D.C · Patient · music · comfort · harpist · Jody Grossman
Oct 8th, 2008 · This week, seven classical teens take the stage at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium in Portland, Oregon, where a 15-year-old harpist plays Carnival of Venice variations, an athletic young violinist offers up music by Beethoven, and a self-proclaimed moody pianist pours her heart into dances by Bach
Keywords: athletes · music · Portland · Oregon · Teen · pianist · Beethoven · Violinist · proclaimed · Venice · Bach · harpist
Aug 15th, 2008 · Legions of harpists play throughout the countryside, in the concert halls of the capital city and even in Asuncion's airport terminal. People play the instrument's 36 strings with their fingernails, and the resulting sound is the music of Paraguay — particularly when the songs are the country's traditional polkas.
Keywords: national · city · country · identity · airports · capital · music · Traditional · songs · concert · instrumentation · legions
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