Theme & Variations

SUNDAYS @ 2PM

Theme & Variations introduces a new topic each week, presenting a wide range of music associated with that theme. Drawn from a millennium of Western classical music, the selections are an eclectic mix of familiar favorites and rarities. Theme and Variations is produced locally in Discover Classical's studios by host Joe Law.

7/19

The ongoing observance of the 250th anniversary of this country’s independence continues this week with music by Native American composers: Dawn Avery, Louis Wayne Ballard, Raven Chacon, Barbara Croall, Brent Michael Davids, Pura Fé, George Quincy and Jerod Impichcha̱achaaha’ Tate.

 

7/26

This week’s program features four symphonies by American composers: David Diamond, Libby Larsen, John Knowles Paine and William Grant Still.

 

8/2

Some composers are best known for a single work, but this week you’ll hear less familiar music by Hugo Alfvén, Paul Dukas, George Enescu, Engelbert Humperdinck, Johann Pachelbel and Amilcare Ponchielli.