Live with Robert Kritz

14/02/2015 58 min Episodio 134

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Episode Synopsis

Composer Robert Kritz spent many years working in the corporate world   by day and busily composing music into the wee hours of the night. A   decision several years ago to show some of his pieces to professional   composers was the occasion of great excitement and led to a flurry of   public performances and commissions.
We’ll talk with Kritz about his  unusual career path as a composer  and feature live performances of  several of his pieces by the musicians  who support his work.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Robert Kritz: “When I Was a Green Girl” (from Songs of Later Love)
“You Are Not Really Mine” (from Songs of Later Love)
“The Tender Glance” (from Songs of Young Love)
Amy Conn, soprano; Diana Schmück, piano
Robert Kritz: Diaspora Dances
Nigeria: “Ile Labo Simi Oko” – Moderato, with an easy, swinging feel
Egypt: “Bint As Shalabiyeh” – Andante – with zest and passion
Daedalus Duo: Bonnie Campbell, clarinet; Diana Schmück, piano
Robert Kritz: Concerto for Saxophone and Strings, II. Blue (excerpt)
Warsaw Radio Symphony/Tadeusz Wicherek conductor; David Pituch, saxophone
Robert Kritz: Blue Reflections for Saxophone and Piano
David Pituch, saxophone; Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano
Robert Kritz: Connections, II & III
Orion Ensemble: Kathryn Pirtle, clarinet; Judy Stone, cello; Diana
Schmück, piano