Classical Classroom, Episode 52: RERUN - Inside A Boléro With Howard Pollack
Ravel's Boléro. Next to most of the soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi, it's possibly the most repetitive piece of music ever written, amiright (respect, Philip Glass)? As it turns out, I am wrong, so wrong. In fact, Boléro is a piece built entirely around change. Howard Pollack, professor at Moores Schoo…
Urologic Radiology-Ultrasound "with nary needle or knife" ep.44
I want to start this episode with a quote from Robert Hooke, a British natural philosopher, architect and polymath who lived and worked during the years 1635 to 1703. Hooke’s personal story as a hardworking and honest, but ultimately irascible and enigmatic character is one I will save for another …
Walter Piston - Symphony No. 2
####Bio
- Born 1894 in Rockland, Maine, and eventually the family moved to Boston.
- Early on, Piston considered becoming an artist instead of a musician. He actual finished his degree in painting at the Massachusetts Normal Art School. He spoke of the transition quote
> “I went to art school and…
Classical Classroom, Episode 52: Inside A Boléro With Howard Pollack
Ravel's Boléro. Next to most of the soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi, it's possibly the most repetitive piece of music ever written, amiright (respect, Philip Glass)? As it turns out, I am wrong, so wrong. In fact, Boléro is a piece built entirely around change. Howard Pollack, professor at Moores Schoo…
Howard Pollack
In this fourth episode, author Howard Pollack talks with filmmaker H. Paul Moon in Brooklyn about his forthcoming biography of Samuel Barber, the latest in his distinguished career writing about other leading American composers and lyricists including Aaron Copland and George Gershwin: https://amzn…
Episode 6 - 1948: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 3
In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore the winner of the sixth Pulitzer Prize in Music, Walter Piston for his Symphony No. 3.
Walter Piston was a long-time teacher at Harvard University (Leonard Bernstein and Elliott Carter count among his students) and author of several influential text…
Episode 3 - 1945: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore the winner of the third Pulitzer Prize in Music, Aaron Copland for Appalachian Spring. Copland is among the most important and well-known American composers, and his style defined "America" in music for generations. Join us as we explore why Appalachian Spri…
Bonus: An Interview with Howard Pollack
In this episode, Dave and Andrew are joined by Howard Pollack, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Music at the University of Houston. Dr. Pollack is the author of acclaimed biographies of several Pulitzer Prize winners from the early years, including a recent biography of two-time winner Samuel B…
Evanescence & Seether – Max Gets Hired As Zoo Runner
Mid-2004 was stacked.
Canadian rock rolling through town. Finger Eleven. Thornley, fronted by Ian Thornley, who previously led Big Wreck. Multiple rooms. Cain’s. Bricktown Live. The Rockwell.
Then August 11.
Zoo Amphitheatre.
Evanescence. Seether. Three Days Grace.
That was a strong bill. Post–“Bri…
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