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Every weekend, Discover Classical presents recorded concerts by many of the region's finest performing arts ensembles, like the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Bach Society of Dayton, Chamber Music Yellow Springs and others.

5/31

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Maureen Hickey Haitch and Keitaro Harada, conductors

"Rhythms of Wonder: United by the Beat"

Recorded March 8, 2026, at the Schuster Center

Antonin Dvorak: Carnival Overture

Aram Khachaturian: Suite from Masquerade

Manuel de Falla: Danza from The Three Cornered Hat

"From Sea to Shining Sea"

Recorded May 3, 2026, at the Schuster Center

William C. White: Acadia Fanfare

Florence Price: Dances in the Canebrakes

Leonard Bernstein: Selections from West Side Story

Ferde Grofe: Mississippi Suite

Aaron Copland: Hoe-Down from Rodeo

 

6/6

Chamber Music Yellow Springs

Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles

Recorded April 26, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs

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Trio Timia

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor

Trio Caspar

Igor Stravinsky: Selections from Histoire du Soldat

Libby Larsen: Slang

Robert Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen - III. and IV.

Paul Schoenfeld: Trio

 

6/7

Chamber Music Yellow Springs

Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles

Recorded April 26, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs

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Trio Timia

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor

Trio Caspar

Igor Stravinsky: Selections from Histoire du Soldat

Libby Larsen: Slang

Robert Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen - III. and IV.

Paul Schoenfeld: Trio

 

6/13

Musica

Ginger Minneman, director

Steven Aldredge, accompanist

Tom Sobieski, Cynthia Schindler, William Ayers, Cyerra Pemberton, Gary Brooks and Wes Alexander, soloists

"American Tapestry"

Recorded May 3, 2026, the Dayton Art Institute

Aaron Copland (arranged by Glenn Koponen): Zion's Walls

Steven Aldredge: A Few More Years May Roll

Steven Aldredge: Hymn from "Variations for Violin and Piano"

Richard Hundley: The Astronomers (An Epitaph)

Samuel Barber: Under the Willow Tree

19th Century Shaker Hymn: Lay Me Low

Carlisle Floyd: The Trees on the Mountain

Whitney Perez: Spring in the Hollow

Stephen C. Foster: Some Folks Do

Stephen Sondheim (arranged by Robert Page): Sondheim Medley

Simon and Garfunkel: The Sound of Silence

Frank Wildhorn: Tell My Father

Traditional Spiritual (arranged by Shawn Kirchner): O, What a Beautiful City

 

6/14

Musica

Ginger Minneman, director

Steven Aldredge, accompanist

Tom Sobieski, Cynthia Schindler, William Ayers, Cyerra Pemberton, Gary Brooks and Wes Alexander, soloists

"American Tapestry"

Recorded May 3, 2026, the Dayton Art Institute

Aaron Copland (arranged by Glenn Koponen): Zion's Walls

Steven Aldredge: A Few More Years May Roll

Steven Aldredge: Hymn from "Variations for Violin and Piano"

Richard Hundley: The Astronomers (An Epitaph)

Samuel Barber: Under the Willow Tree

19th Century Shaker Hymn: Lay Me Low

Carlisle Floyd: The Trees on the Mountain

Whitney Perez: Spring in the Hollow

Stephen C. Foster: Some Folks Do

Stephen Sondheim (arranged by Robert Page): Sondheim Medley

Simon and Garfunkel: The Sound of Silence

Frank Wildhorn: Tell My Father

Traditional Spiritual (arranged by Shawn Kirchner): O, What a Beautiful City

 

6/20

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus

David Crean, director

R. Alan Kimbrough, accompanist and harpsichordist

Edward Ferran and Carlos Ahrens, tenor; Jim McCutcheon and Thomas Garcia, guitar; Aurelian Oprea and Youjin No, violin; Aliyah Johnson, bass; Kallan Imhoff, Noah Griffiths and Dominic Donile, percussion

"Canta y Bailla"

Recorded May 17, 2026 at Kettering Adventist Church

To see the music lyrics and program booklet go to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57470d2222482e35634c3a85/t/6a0485e7157a0304143bce35/1778681323900/Combined+CANTA+PROGRAM+ONLINE+VERSION.pdf

Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla

Guitar Selections: Jim McCutcheon, soloist

Alberto Favero (arranged by Liliana Cangiano): Te Quiero

Pedro Gutierrez (arranged by Angel Sauce): Alma Llanera

Ruben Uquillas (arranged by Gerardo Guevara): Ojos Azules

Jesus Bonilla Chavarria (arranged by Anna Song): Luna Liberiana

Arranged by Waldo Aranguiz: El Tortillero

Jose Fernandez (arranged by Gene Glickman): Guantanamera

Arranged by David Conte: La Bruja

Arranged by David Conte: La Llorana

Arranged by Alberto Carbonell: La Llorana