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Curious, Cultural Conversation from Calgary and Beyond! CULTURE MONSTER delivers intriguing stories about the giants from the past and introduces you to fascinating figures from the present. Hear what art-makers think about their work in their own words, and listen to host Jonathan Gresl bring to life some forgotten tales from the worlds of music, film, literature and more.
There is always more to explore on CULTURE MONSTER.
Episode 6: Conductor Rosemary Thomson and the story of Beethoven and Bridgetower
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Episode 6: Conductor Rosemary Thomson and the story of Beethoven and Bridgetower
In 1803 a virtuoso violinist came to visit Vienna and Beethoven wrote a new Sonata to play with him that would change music history; so why doesn’t it have Bridgetower’s name on it? The great musical partnership that wasn’t.
I also speak with Rosemary Thomson about all of the things conductors have to keep in balance, and the importance of having a personal relationship with her audience as music director of the Okanagan Symphony.
NPR Obit of Lou Ottens:
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975598869/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-has-died
British Library Webpage about the Beethoven/Bridgetower tuning fork:
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beethovens-tuning-fork
British Library Webpage about George Bridgetower:
https://www.bl.uk/people/george-bridgetower
Rosemary Thomson is music director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra:
https://okanagansymphony.com
Rosemary Thomson photo by Glenna Turnbull
https://www.glennaturnbull.ca
Bramwell Tovey, former music director, Winnipeg Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Opera:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramwell_Tovey
Hans Graf, former music director of the Calgary Philharmonic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Graf
Non-Profit Quarterly article about the CPO turnaround:
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/phoenix-in-calgary-how-the-calgary-philharmonic-survived-bankruptcy-and-flourished/
Composer Jocelyn Morlock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Morlock
Orchestral Album featuring Morlock’s Music
Apple:https://music.apple.com/ca/album/jocelyn-morlock-cobalt/830562463
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ct3kGzOF5upOu4dhvu2EQ?si=N9h0vaGrS-6PIE5h84eZeg
Composer R Murray Schafer
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/r-murray-schafer-emc
Composer Emily Doolitte article about Schafer’s “Wolf Project”
http://emilydoolittle.com/wolfpaper.pdf
Composer Dinuk Wijeratne
Dinuk Wijeratne - Dinuk Wijeratne
Composer Chistos Hatzis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christos_Hatzis
Album featuring Hatzis’ music
Apple:https://music.apple.com/ca/album/christos-hatzis-lamento-ecstasy/1493802947
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3B1rWPvxCXSaSdfzdLvCXP?si=AMBZD-8HR4uOr17RD5MaEg
Composer Allan Bell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Gordon_Bell
Beethoven music provided by Musopen.com
Released March 2021
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Curious, Cultural Conversation from Calgary and Beyond! CULTURE MONSTER delivers intriguing stories about the giants from the past and introduces you to fascinating figures from the present. Hear what art-makers think about their work in their own words, and listen to host Jonathan Gresl bring to life some forgotten tales from the worlds of music, film, literature and more.
There is always more to explore on CULTURE MONSTER.
