Born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1924 (- 1979), Julia Amanda Perry was a prolific composer of neoclassical music during her relatively brief life. In her 55 years she completed 12 symphonies, two concertos, three operas and numerous smaller works, and won several awards and accolades.
3/3 Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Daniel Bjarnason: Percussion Concerto Profkofiev: Suite No. 3 from Romeo and Juliet (Martin Grubinger, perc; German Symphony O; Andris Poga, cond)
3/10 Julia (Amanda) Perry: A Short Piece for Orchestra R. Strauss: Don Quixote Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (Jean-Guihen Queyras, c; Rebecca Albers, vla; Minnesota O; Karian Canellakis, cond)
Hear some of Julia Amanda Perry's music:
3/17 Norman: Try Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Violin Concerto Donatoni: Eco Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Italian (Hilary Hahn, v; Margaret Batjer, v; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gemma New, cond) 3/24 Von Bingen: Nunc aperuit nobis Esmail: Teen Murti Montgomery: Strum Carreno: Serenade for Strings Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Elgar: Introduction and Allegro (A Far Cry Chamber O) 3/31 Saariaho: Vista Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, October (Autumn Song) Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy (Beatrice Rana, p; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, cond)
3/24 Von Bingen: Nunc aperuit nobis Esmail: Teen Murti Montgomery: Strum Carreno: Serenade for Strings Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Elgar: Introduction and Allegro (A Far Cry Chamber O)
3/31 Saariaho: Vista Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, October (Autumn Song) Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy (Beatrice Rana, p; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, cond)
