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WILDERWORLD
by Alec Wilder
100 records to celebrate 100 years of Alec Wilder...and more!
Episodes
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Episode 183: 183 - The Alec and Joe Show (1940s)
Alec Wilder and his friend Joe Schiff having fun in the studio ACETATE TITLES (as written on labels): 01 City Nights 02 Dad 03 Italian Song German Song French Song 04 [Untitled] 05 [Untitled part 2] 06 It’s So Peaceful in the Country 07 Nancy Bogle First Part 08 Peaceful II 09 Nancy Bogle Second...
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Episode 182: 182 - American Popular Song: In Reprise and Retrospect (1978)
The final show, # 40, originally broadcast March 30, 1978 Host Alec Wilder Co-host Loonis McGlohon Yes, that's Alec singing on If I'd Only Done What Mother Told Me To
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181 - If You See Kay (1950)
Sometimes there is just one thing you can say about the world around you, and in that spirit Wilderworld now unleashes upon the world the mythical and hilarious If You See Kay, with words by Alec Wilder and music by Morty Palitz. This recording is from an acetate, privately waxed by Jimmy Carroll...
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180 - Peacock Feathers (1964)
Music by Alec Wilder, from the film Open the Door and See All the People by Jerome Hill Orchestra conducted by Samuel Baron SIDE A - 1. I See It Now 2. 5/4 Dance 3. Love Is When 4. Bill’s Theme 5. Taylor Mead Theme 6. Hat In Sky 7. Potted Palm #1 8. Potted Palm #2 9. Gypsy Theme 10. Recorder and...
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179 - Entertainment No. 2 (1966)
Performed by the Eastman Orchestra, Rochester, New York Don't miss the 34th annual FRIENDS OF ALEC WILDER CONCERT on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 3 p.m. at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue in New York City See photo for details See you there!
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178 - American Popular Song: The Songs of Willard Robison (1976)
Recorded in early April 1976, with a broadcast date of October 3, 1976, it's American Popular Song Show #1! This is the first show NPR listeners heard, and, for many, their first exposure to Alec Wilder Singer Barbara Lea joins Alec and Loonis for a lively exploration of the pastoral songs of...
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177 - Western Star (1975)
A rare example of Alec Wilder singing his own song, accompanied on piano by Loonis McGlohon, recorded October 8, 1975 Words by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder From the musical play Western Star, originally titled The Wind Blows Free and based upon the Book of Job Photo of Alec and Loonis...
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176 - I'll Be Around (1961)
Words and Music by Alec Wilder (and, on this record only, "S. Murphy") The 33rd annual Friends of Alec Wilder Concert will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place in Brooklyn, New York at 3 p.m. Be there!
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175 - When I Get Old Enough to Vote (1953)
Words by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder. By Jimmy Boyd with the Norman Luboff Choir. This is an acetate of a never-released Columbia Records recording featuring child singing star Boyd, and produced by Mitch Miller. Very timely tune! Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the day I started…
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173 - Miss Chicken Little (1953)
A Cantata for The Theatre Text by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder Miss Chicken Little was broadcast on CBS' Omnibus television program on December 27, 1953 Jo Sullivan as Miss Chicken Little, with Charlotte Rae and Jim Hawthorne Recording is from a live soundstage air check acetate disc At...
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172 - The Lowland Sea (1963)
Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1952 Performed May 16 & 17, 1963 in Dolton, Illinois at the Thornridge High School Spring Musicale Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of John Pearce Betty Smith as Dorie Davis, Paul Maddux as Johhny Dee "The Lowland Sea was…
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171 - Highlights of the 28th Annual Friends of Alec Wilder Concert Part 2 (2013)
All music and words by Alec Wilder unless otherwise indicated Octets introduced by Mike McGinnis and played by the Four Bags Such a Tender Night Dance Man Buys a Farm Little Girl Grows Up Jack, This is My Husband The Four Bags are Brian Drye trombone, Jacob Garchik accordion, Sean Moran guitar…
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170 - Highlights of the 28th Annual Friends of Alec Wilder Concert Part 1 (2013)
New York City April 14, 2013 Honorary Host and piano Aaron Gandy All music by Alec Wilder and words by William Engvick, except as noted Mimosa and Me Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart), music by Georges Auric I See It Now So Long to All That, from the unproduced musical Chance of a…
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169 - Engvick on Wilder (2001)
Bill Engvick delivered this speech at the annual Alec Wilder Concert in New York on April 22, 2001 While We're Young performed by Melinda Dillon from the soundtrack to Staying Together, a Hemdale film, 1989 Pictured are Engvick and Wilder in Stony Point, NY, March 1952 Photo by Fran Miller Happy...
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168 - I See It Now (1972)
Words by Bill Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder Performed by Mabel Mercer with Buddy Barnes, piano From An Evening with Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short, broadcast on PBS Television December 1972 Thank you Mark Walter See also wilderworld 68
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167 - In the Morning (1946)
Words by William Engvick (pictured), Music and Orchestration by Alec Wilder Performed by Eileen Farrell with Mitch Miller conducting the CBS Symphony, August 29, 1946 My love took wings and flew away In the morning In the morning Said "I'll be back on Saturday In the morning" He wore his suit…
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166 - Highlights of the 27th Annual Concert Part 2 (2012)
Sonata No. 3 for Bassoon and Piano in Five Movements, played by Carl Rath, bassoon and Jeongwon Ham, piano I Like It Here words by Bill Engvick, The Sounds Around the House words by Johnny Mercer, Photographs words by Fran Landesman, The Winter of My Discontent, Moon and Sand words by Engvick,...
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165 - Highlights from the 27th Annual Concert Part 1 (2012)
New York City April 15, 2012 All words and music by Alec Wilder unless otherwise indicated Bob Levy introduces Honorary Guest Host Joe Wilder If Someday Comes Ever Again words by Johnny Mercer, Ellen and Lovers and Losers words by Bill Engvick, arranged by Roger Wesby and performed by The...
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164 - Highlights from the 26th Annual Concert Part 2 (2011)
All music by Alec Wilder except as indicated Love Among the Young, Walk Pretty, Night Talk, Blue Fool, It's a Fine Day for Walking Country Style - John Carlson trumpet, John Dirac guitar, Douglas Yates bass clarinet Photographs (words by Fran Landesman), Whistle Stop (music by Hugh Martin,...
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163 - Highlights from the 26th Annual Concert Part 1 (2011)
April 10 in New York brought another rich and varied presentation of the extraordinary music of Alec Wilder Air for Oboe and Strings oboe Rita Mitsel, piano Maria Dessena When You Are Old (poem by W. B. Yeats), The Moon (Percy Bysshe Shelley), Suddenly (based upon the poem Everyone Sang by...
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162 - Pantagleize Suite (1966)
Composed by Alec Wilder for a production of the play Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelderode at Jerome Hill's 3rd Annual Festival de Cassis in Cassis, France, August 1966 Performed by the New York Woodwind Quintet: Samuel Baron flute, Ronald Roseman oboe, Ralph Froelich french horn, David Glazer...
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161 - Alec Wilder's Tribute to the Phillips Family (1973)
All music by Alec Wilder 1 Song for Carol written 1968 2 Suite No 2 for Tuba and Piano (Jesse's Suite) 1964 3 Suite No 3 for Tuba and Piano (Little Harvey Suite) 1966 4 Suite No 4 for Tuba and Piano (Thomas Suite) 1968 5 Suite No 5 for Tuba and Piano (Ethan Ayer Suite) 1963 All Suites contain…
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160 - Walkin'
All words and music by Alec Wilder except as indicated Milwaukee words by Marshall Barer, performed by Kitty Kallen (Mercury 5315 1949) Walkin' Sad music by Loonis McGlohon, sung by Mark Murphy from LP Songs of Alec Wilder (JJA 19795 1979) Walk Pretty words by Fran Landesman, performed by Jackie...
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159 - Piece for English Horn (1953)
aka Barbara Composed by Alec Wilder Performed by Mitch Miller on English Horn with Percy Faith and his Orchestra from the LP Music Till Midnight (Columbia CL 551) wilderworld is saddened by the death last week of Mitch Miller at the great age of 99. No one was more important to the success of…
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158 - Six by Bill Engvick and Alec Wilder (1968)
Words by Bill Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder I See It Now, Ellen and I Like It Here sung by Jack Carroll The April Age and The Lady Sings the Blues by Elaine Delmar from LP Elaine Sings Wilder (Columbia Records SX 6044 1966) Lovers and Losers sung by Marlene VerPlanck The full title of this LP,...
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157 - Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon (2010)
Composed by Alec Wilder in 1979 Paul Lustig Dunkel flute, Stephen Hart clarinet, Harrison Hollingsworth bassoon Another selection from the 25th Annual Friends of Alec Wilder Concert on April 11, 2010 Recorded by David Litofsky Photo by Lou Ouzer
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156 - Sunday Excursion (2010)
Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1953 "Sunday Excursion has been written specifically as a companion piece for those operas, serious in tone but modest in length, which demand a curtain-raiser for their effective presentation. Serving, as it does, the function of...
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155 - Love All the Quiet Flower People (1976)
Words and Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1968 Sung by Marlene VerPlanck with the Loonis McGlohon Trio (see wilderworld 107) From LP JJA Presents the Music of Alec Wilder (JJA 19795B 1979) Originally recorded for the American Popular Song radio program Ms. VerPlanck (pictured above) will be the...
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154 - Suite for Piano (1974)
Composed by Alec Wilder From LP Barry Snyder Piano (Golden Crest RE-7058) "Until Barry Snyder played the pieces he has recorded here, I had never heard them. I wrote them for a friend who though I'm sure was grateful and even enthusiastic about my having written them for her, never got around to...
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153 - Whippa Whippa Woo (1950)
Words by William Webster aka Marshall Barer, Music by Conrad Miller aka Alec Wilder Issued as Columbia 39001 Recorded September 1950
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152 - The Reindeers' Dance and Pull Together (1952)
The Reindeers' Dance Music by Alec Wilder (Golden LGR2B) Pull Together Words by Marshall Barer, Music by Alec Wilder (Golden LGR3F)
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151 - Ready to Go Steady (1947)
Words by Alec Wilder, Music by Eddie Finckel Recorded August 1946 "The pert rhythm harmonies of the De Marco Sisters spin out with much attraction for the tuneful riff rhythm ditty, Ready to Go Steady, with plenty of bounce quality to both the lyrical blend and the instrumental beat of the studio...
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150 - Nonet for Brass (1970)
Composed by Alec Wilder 1st Moderate 2nd Song 3rd With Good Humor 4th Swing A Little From Mirafone presents Deskants and Tubens, featuring Members of the Horn Club of Los Angeles (Mirafone SZB-3216 7" for demonstration only, excerpted from LP Angel S-36036) Conducted by Gunther Schuller "Wilder's...
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149 - The Owl and the Pussycat (1949)
Words by Edward Lear, Music by Alec Wilder From LP Puff the magic dragon and Other Songs (Golden LP 149) Originally issued as Little Golden Record 25, featuring Anne Lloyd, Mitchell Miller and Orchestra When visiting Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California, be sure to insert your Magic Key in...
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148 - Where Do You Go? (1961)
Words by Arnold Sundgaard, Music by Alec Wilder (see wilderworld 91) From LP Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson Two's Company (Roulette R-52068) Connor vocal, Ferguson trumpet Recorded December 22, 1960 R.I.P. Chris Connor, the wonderful singer who died on August 28 at the age of 81. Ms. Connor…
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147 - I'll Be Around (1959)
Words and Music by Alec Wilder Perhaps the only version of this oft-recorded song to include an opening verse (not composed by Wilder) See wilderworld 73 “The Castaleers *** I’ll Be Around – Felsted 8585 – Okay reading of the old Mills Brothers hit. Some coin possible. (Regent, BMI)” -Billboard...
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146 - Station Breaks (1957)
Elegie to a Pet Robin Aire for Trumpet Rock Without Rollin' A Dream Takes Only a Minute Written and scored by Alec Wilder From LP Station Breaks (Golden Crest CR 3034), conducted by Jack Zimmermann "Station Breaks--One Minute Spots--were planned originally as a professional music service to disk...
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145 - American Popular Song: The Songs of Billie Holiday (1977)
From director Dick Phipps' Columbia, South Carolina lakeside living room it's Alec Wilder and Loonis McGlohon with another complete one hour episode of their great American Popular Song radio show! This episode, number 21, originally aired on February 20, 1977 and features guest vocalist Carrie...
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144 - Looey the Local Locomotive (1949)
Words by Ben Ross Berenberg, Music by Alec Wilder This wilderworld episode is dedicated to the memory of Louis "Looey" Geller July 15, 1955 - June 13, 2009
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143 - Woodwind Quintet No. 3 (1962)
Composed by Alec Wilder in 1958 From notes by Samuel Baron: "Quintet No. 3 is...energetic and angular in its outer movements but it has a characteristic Wilder tenderness in the second movement and characteristic Wilder whimsy in the Scherzo. The original meaning of Scherzo is 'joke' and this...
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142 - Friends of Alec Wilder Concert Highlights (2009)
This year’s concert in New York was yet another rich and moving presentation of the varied musical talents of Alec Wilder. Here are some highlights from an afternoon of wondrous performances All words and music by Alec Wilder except as noted Movements I, III and IV from Suite No. 2 for Tenor...
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141 - Suite for Soprano Saxophone and Clarinet (1980)
Composed by Alec Wilder Paul Brodie saxophone, James Campbell clarinet Transcribed from Suite for Two Clarinets written in 1976 From LP Paul Brodie and Camerata (Golden Crest CRS 4194) Fibre Sculpture "Enchanted Forest" by Rima Brodie Recorded April 1980 "This suite exploits some of the...
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140 - Rain, Rain (Don't Go 'Way) (1982)
Words by Marshall Barer, Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1955 From LP Bernie Knee (Audiophile AP-144) Knee vocal, Loonis McGlohon piano, Terry Lassiter bass and Jim Lackey drums. Recorded November 1977 for the American Popular Song radio program "Absolutely marvelous, all of you!" - Alec Wilder...
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139 - An Old Friend is the Best Friend (1950)
Words by William Engvick, Music by Alec Wilder Written in 1945 Recorded August 1950
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138 - Project 60 part 2 (1960)
All words and music by Alec Wilder except as indicated Tacet for Neurotics from LP New Music of Alec Wilder (Riverside RLP 12-219 1956) [for complete track see wilderworld 36] Air for Clarinet from LP The New York Woodwind Quintet Plays Alec Wilder (Golden Crest CR 3019 1957) Animals of Farmer...
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137 - Project 60 part 1 (1960)
A Personality Portrait of Alec Wilder was written and produced by Loonis McGlohon for WBT Radio in Charlotte, North Carolina The first of many collaborations between Wilder and McGlohon, who was Musical Director at WBT for several years. All words and music by Alec Wilder except as noted I’ll Be...
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136 - Four Studies for Four French Horns (1970)
"Alec Wilder gives us short, pleasant to listen to pieces which amount to three songs and a march" Written in 1962 Burt Hardin, professor of Horn at Eastern Illinois University, plays all four parts with the aid of modern multi-track recording technology. "If I have any recommendation for anyone...
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135 - Kalamazoo for Kids
Two examples of Alec Wilder songs rewritten to make them more appealing to children Kalamazoo to Timbuktu (see wilderworld 38) from Songs of Travel (Golden Record Library RL 9911 1959) Song of the Sparrow (Golden R343 1956); see wilderworld 48
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134 - Summer Rain (1963)
Words by Fred Hellerman, Music by Alec Wilder From LP An Evening with Carol Lawrence (Cameo C-1077) Written in 1953 wilderworld recently asked Mr. Hellerman, one of The Weavers of folk legend, about how his unlikely collaboration with Alec on Summer Rain came about: “Summer Rain has the…
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133 - Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (1953)
Music by Alec Wilder From LP Presenting Robert Farnon (London LL 812); Denny Vaughan, piano, with Robert Farnon and his orchestra Recorded January 27, 1950 aka From Dawn to Dusk
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