HighNotes Links
Hello again from the Evanston Symphony Orchestra! We’re a true community orchestra, with volunteer players who all live in Evanston and nearby towns and come together for the sheer joy of making music. Please join us whenever you can, either in person when we can play together again or on YouTube in the meantime! The theme of this November issue of HighNotes is ”Americana,” music by American – or honorary American – composers that evokes some of the many distinct cultures in this country. The links to these pieces of music are below, as are links to some of the things mentioned in “Bygones” or other articles. (By the way, some of these pieces on YouTube start out with an ad. Just give it five seconds and click on “Skip Ad” in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.) Unfortunately, we don’t have any videos of the ESO playing the featured musical works, so have chosen links to videos and articles we think you’ll also enjoy. We hope to see you back here in December for “Season of Light” in music – and food!
George Gershwin – Billy the Kid – with a fun British listening guide! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrWdp6MjdT8 Rodeo – The four dance episodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXikDnYZYpM&list=RDSXikDnYZYpM&start_radio=1 Appalachian Spring – Some interesting commentary about Copland from conductor Leonard Slatkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMaAe2aH6pw Lincoln Portrait – James Earl Jones narrates; begins with Fanfare for the Common Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dW1pFvbnNk
Mark O’Connor – Easy search: “YouTube Mark O’Connor Waltz” of just “Mark O’Connor fiddle.” Appalachia Waltz - with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and bassist Edgar Meyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkgNEO_Yeg Also: Midnight on the Water/Bonaparte’s Retreat – O’Connor’s induction into the National Fiddlers Hall of Fame. Incredible fiddling! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DJxW_-Phc AND Mark O’Connor and Wynton Marsalis Best "Boil 'em Cabbage Down" ever! Just great fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyt646v4hxA
If you can’t click on the link or copy it, you can go to “YouTube.com” and search for “Mark O’Connor” or “Mark O’Connor Fiddle,” which will give you lots of choices – and if you like fiddle music, they’re all worth listening to!.
ESO HighNotes Links 1 of 2 Vol.1, No.5: Nov2020 George Gershwin – Easy search: “YouTube Gershwin Porgy” or just “Gershwin Porgy” Porgy and Bess – Original cast recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXLqAmXPQIk
Leonard Bernstein– Easy search: “YouTube West Side Story” West Side Story – Original sound track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKqESnFmTmA&list=PLCD30B46A0041DF14 You can also see what else is available about West Side Story
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate – Easy search “Jerod Tate” You can explore his works. Interview – and he pronounces his house name. Very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9c84278I4Y Hymn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUeoK-UfnvU Heloha Okchamali (Blue Thunder) – Piano and Clarinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-jtM2QjVlU
Antonin Dvořák – Easy search “YouTube Dvorak New” Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.” - Analysis by Conductor Gerard Schwartz – Very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olkflAslkxI Full symphony, no commentary. Gustavo Dudamel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btVb-fAg-VM
Spam – We were a bit snarky in HighNotes about the 1940s Spam ad and the lament about the maid’s night out, but it turns out that Spam sales are doing very well, especially in Hawaii! Check out this interesting video about the history of Spam and the state of the international market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_rV6JuSS4 And we couldn’t , which has apparently also been invaded by Vikings. (Of course it doesn’t make sense! It’s Month Python!) Here are a couple of links, none of them very good and all subtitled in Portuguese, Italian or, yes, English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bW4vEo1F4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxtsa-OvQLA&t=2s
Duffy’s Tavern – Just go to YouTube and search for “Duffy’s Tavern” – then take your pick! Here’s a link to a program from November 1943 with Lucille Ball, whom Archie the Manager describes at “the tomato with the carrot top.”Archie constantly mangles English to the delight of the audience. “Yesterday I was a nobody, but today…who knows? Maybe I will be!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwKWPtk4MCc
ESO HighNotes Links 2 of 2 Vol.1, No.5: Nov2020