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Episode 41 – Will Liverman / Dreams of a New Day
On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg joins Chicago baritone Will Liverman in conversation about his upcoming album Dreams of a New Day — Songs by Black Composers.
Dreams of a New Day is Liverman’s debut album as a featured performer on Cedille. Listen to learn how he sought to showcase the tradition of African American art song and the story behind his commission of a world premiere from Chicago composer Shawn E. Okpebholo.
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Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet’s critically acclaimed epic traversal of Beethoven’s Complete String Quartets, including Vol. 1: The Opus 18 Quartets (2020), Vol. 2: The Middle Quartets (2021), and Vol. 3: The Late Quartets (2022), is now available as a specially priced 8-disc boxed set (price of 3 CDs).
For the month of Thanksgiving, 50 pieces whose lyrics (actual or implied) give thanks to or praise God. Especially featured is mid-20th century Chicago composer Leo Sowerby’s 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning hymn of praise, The Canticle of the Sun, whose movements are interspersed through the playlist.
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On this episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with Chicago a cappella Artistic Director John William Trotter about his experience recording Cedille’s latest release, Miracle of Miracles — Music for Hanukkah. The album features a collection of songs from more than 25 years of Chicago a cappella performances, arranged into a single program that replays the story of Hanukkah.