Return to Improvisation

Something of a lost art, improvisation in classical music is making a comeback in a big way thanks to composers like Steven Snowden, Don Malone, and Aaron Johnson. Teaming up with fantastic performers, they prove that improvisation very much has a place in the modern concert hall. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Playlist ◦ Bach/Montero: Toccata in d minor, Gabriela Montero, p.EMI 64647 ◦ Song of Cerberus, Ens./Thompson Dane recordings 0062 ◦ Repercussions, Agrell, hn.; Masunik, p.Wildwind Records 1001 ◦ Anon: Sumer is Icumen In, DuendeMSR 1158 ◦ Aaron Krister Johnson: Diabolical Suite, I & II, Johnson, p. ◦ Don Malone: Prelude & Toccata (excerpt), David Schrader, p.(live performance) ◦ Steven Snowden: Ground Round, Steve Parker, trombone ◦ Noam Sivan: Improvised introduction to Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, Sivan, p. ◦ David Darling: Chorale, Darling, vc. ◦ Gunnelpumpers: Symphonie Improvisé