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The tale of our guests today begins, perhaps, in a home in which the father, a painter, exchanged some of his paintings for musical instruments. His sons, soon to be a harpist, a fiddler, and a guitarist, grew up to be Kirkmount, a Celtic band that, when the boys were still very young, kept up a rigorous schedule performing at festivals and in concert halls, making recordings, and they even won A Prairie Home Companion's "Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand" contest. Two of those brothers, Harpist Alex Bigney and fiddler Sam Bigney join us in the studio for an hour of medleys featuring traditional tunes and original pieces. Songs featured: Late Summer Aire, Home on the Columbia, Homecoming, Jerry's Jigs, Rosey's Waltz, Wandering.

Anton Nel enjoys a remarkable and multifaceted career that has taken him to North and South America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa. Following an auspicious debut at the age of twelve with Beethoven’s C Major Concerto after only two years of study, the Johannesburg native captured first prizes in all the major South African competitions while still in his teens, toured his native country extensively and became a well-known radio and television personality. As recitalist he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum and the Frick Collection in New York, at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, Davies Hall in San Francisco, and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Eager to pursue dual careers in teaching and performing he was appointed to the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in his early twenties, followed by professorships at the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Michigan, where he was chairman of the piano department. In September 2000, Anton Nel was appointed as the Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Piano and Chamber music at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches an international class of students and now heads the Division of Keyboard Studies. For the past two years he has been presenting a series of masterclasses in piano and chamber music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York as Visiting Professor, and also teaches regularly at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He is a Steinway artist. Repertoire: HANDEL Air and Variations from Suite No. 5 "Harmonious Blacksmith"; DEBUSSY Suite Bergamasque (Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied); SCHUMANN Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26, Mvt. 1 "Allegro"; SIBELIUS Romance in D-Flat, Op. 24, No. 9; BEETHOVEN Sonata in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein", Mvt. 1 - Allegro con brio.

The New Time Ensemble plays traditional Irish tunes on unconventional instruments with porch-jamming earthiness. Leslie Ann Harrison (flutes), Frederic Pouille (guitar, banjo, vocals) and Liz Davis Maxfield (cello) met while studying music at the University of Limerick in Ireland. They recorded an album “A Year in Ireland” at the end of their studies and have toured in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States.

Singer/Songwriter Paul Jacobsen has performed with Sheryl Crow, the Jayhawks, John Hiatt, and many others. He’s been a finalist in both the Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter contests, is a regular member of The Lower Lights, and has release 2 solo albums with one on the way. Tonight he plays all original music, including multiple tracks from his yet-unreleased new album, and chats with host Steven Kapp Perry about twins, Neil Young benefit concerts, and spontaneous Wyoming meteor showers. Songs featured: Two Headed Heart, Some Amazing Grace, Western Skies, You're the Song, The Same Night's Waiting for us All, Muslin Dress, and Time.

From the Sawtooth mountains of Stanley, Idaho to downtown Nashville, Tennessee to the city limits of Austin Texas, Micky and the Motorcars spend 200 days a year jamming in every nook of the nation. They've released 7 full-length records so far, their latest of which is "Hearts from Above." Micky and the Motorcars is normally a five-man group, but today we got a special unplugged three-man performance. Tour bus malfunctions can't keep the music down! Brothers Micky and Gary Braun and guitarist Dustin "Sunshine" Shaefer perform acoustic versions of some of the band's top hits, including the title track from their newest album. Host: Steven Kapp Perry Songs featured: "Hearts from Above," "Carolina Morning," "Long Road to Nowhere," "Led Me the Wrong Way," "Long and Lonely Highway," "Fall Apart," "Casino."

We didn’t make Camille Nelson bring all of the instruments she plays into the studio today, which is a good thing – there may not have been room for them all. Camille Nelson is a classically trained artist whose new album, "Lead Me Home," can be found near the top of a number of different Billboard charts. For Camille, studying violin at age 6 was the doorway through which she stepped to develop a close relationship with the guitar, and then piano, banjo, mandolin, and more. All of that have given her the ability to experiment with classical, folk, pop, and new age sounds, and all of those influences have found a comfortable home in her recordings. She has distinguished herself as an athlete, a public speaker, an educator, an author, and more. Camille has lived in South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and she speaks German and Italian fluently. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Utah and her Ph.D. from Gonzaga University. She currently teaches MBA courses in management, communication, and leadership. She is also the sister of Steven Sharp Nelson, the cellist in The Piano Guys. Songs Featured: Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Be Thou My Vision, Be Still My Soul, Israel Israel God Is Calling, Come Come Ye Saints, Lead Me Home, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Count Your Many Blessings.

Ben Reneer is a singer-songwriter from Alpine, Utah. According to the man himself, Ben “is determined to tell stories in the best way he knows how: through the universal language of music.” Songs featured: Off My Mind, Emma, I Should Be Getting More Sleep, 25 Years (What's it Gonna Take?), Orange Avenue, Senseless, Swallow, Songbird

Susan Facer and Jerry Steichen became good friends when they performed on Broadway together in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Susan was singing the lead, Christine Daae, and Jerry was conducting. But when the show ended their paths diverged and they lost contact. A decade later they serendipitously bumped into each other in the Salt Lake airport. Susan was moving to Utah from New Jersey and Jerry had become Principal Pops Conductor of Utah Symphony. Today they perform Broadway tunes together including “Think of Me” from Phantom for the grand finale! Eric Glissmeyer chats with Susan about stage mishaps, touring with her young family and landing the big role. He also chats with Jerry Steichen about his Oklahoma roots and current projects.

When Debra Fotheringham was a kid, the music from her father’s collection of jazz albums filled up the house, and filled up Debra’s heart. With a heart full of jazz, it’s no wonder that art began to make its way out of her heart and into the world. Debra began to make her mark as a fiction writer, getting invited to writers’ conferences even as a first grader. In Junior High, she discovered the versatility of the acoustic guitar and the rhythms of hand percussion. Marrying her love of writing with her love of making music on those instruments, Debra has been a staple in not only the songwriting scene, but also as a key contributor to the albums of other songwriters in one of the most vibrant independent songwriting communities in the country. Debra's first homemade CD sold more than a thousand copies from the merch tables at local shows, and her 2007 self-titled album and her 2010 EP, “Time,” are respected and loved by fans and fellow musicians alike. Audiences have seen her most often on stage as a part of the hymn-singing supergroup The Lower Lights, as well as the frontwoman for the Americana cover act the Blue Heart Revue. 2017 marks the release of another Debra Fotheringham album, called “The Darkness and the Sun.” Songs featured: White Bird, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Darkness and the Sun, Sometimes the Wolf, Drive Across the Desert, Dan's Song, Summer Rain, Odd-Shaped Pieces, Winter That Will Never Come

Together they're sometimes a duo, and sometimes the're a 5-piece band, but Morgan Snow and John Davis are always called "Triggers and Slips". Morgan recently summed up what they do when he tweeted: "I write original songs and sing my guts out when necessary"! Currently split between Nashville (Morgan) and Utah (John) they're back together to play the Utah Arts festival and other concerts. Today Morgan is on acoustic guitar, harmonica and lead vocals while John takes acoustic guitar, dobro, lap steel and back-up vocals. Songs featured: Modern Age, 4 Letters, Erastus, Stars, Phoebe Snow, Come Down, Future Variations.

Accomplished Italian concert pianist, Antonio d’Abramo is joined by the brother and sister opera duo of Clara Hurtado Lee and Isaac Hurtado. They perform a variety of classical pieces, including piano solos from Antonio, solo pieces from both Clara and Isaac, as well as some duets.  Songs featured: Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableau op. 39 Nº 4, Pozzoli: Etude Nº 30, Puccini: Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut, Mascagni: The Cherry Duet from L'amico Fritz, Gounod: Je Veux Vivre from Romeo et Juliette, Donizetti: Larala...Caro Elisir, sei mid from Elisir D'amore, Puccini: Quando m'en vo from La Boheme, Cilea: Lamento di Federico from Arlesiana, Chopin: Etude op. 25 Nº 25, Sibelius: Etude op. 76 Nº 2

Joining us on this episode are Leslie Harlow, Pamela Palmer Jones, and Russel Harlow. They are a trio from The Beethoven Festival. This is a non-profit organization and is the longest running classical music festival in Utah. Pieces featured: Telemann Trio Sonata, Faure Trio Op 120 Mvt 1, Max Bruch Acht Stucke Op 83 Mvts 2 & 3, Beethoven Trio Op 1 #1 Mvt 1 Learn more about the Beethoven Festival here: http://www.pcmusicfestival.com/

Michael Barrow and the Tourists is a folk rock band from Provo, Utah that has been together since the Spring of 2016. Their music has been praised by reviewers as full of “melodic beauty” and “narrative complexity”. Listen to hear some of their signature songs and the story behind their first album, Juneau! Songs Featured: “Sing Me Something New”, “Sweet Honey”, “Hey, Hey, Hey”, “What Is It For?”, “12 Bar”, “Something New”, “All I’ll See Is You”, “What Are We Gonna Do?”, and “Clover” Learn more about them here: https://michaelbarrowandthetourists.com/

Live music performances from Studio 6 at BYU Radio.

Live music performances from Studio 6 at BYU Radio.

Roseburg takes its name from a small, green city in Oregon where the founding three band members, Zach Knell, Samuel Sheppard, and Keith Lambson met. They formed the band in early 2018, later adding bassist Soren Buchert. Since then, the young rockers have been busy working with producers like Scott Wiley and Nate Pyfer to perfect their Pacific Northwest boy band sound.  Songs featured: Identity Prices, Be Good, Evergreen, Stay Golden, Travel Safely, Premonition, Wave  Learn more about them here: www.roseburgband.com Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

The Tribeca Ensemble - a string quartet composed of Jesse Massey, Julie Beistline, Devan Freebairn an Audrey Hudgens - returns to Studio 6 to perform pieces exclusively by modern, Utah-based composers.  Songs featured:“No. 11 op. 89” by Nicolet Singleton; “Cloudseeding 10” by Devin Maxwell; “String Quartet No. 3 ‘Sacred Spaces’” by Esther Megargel; “Small World Fantasies, II. ‘Beatle D’” by M. Ryan Taylor; “String Quartet No. 1, 1st mvt.” by Ashkan F. Tabatabaie; “Two Views of Eternity for string quartet, mvt. 2 ‘And Ever, Amen’” by Stephen Voorhees  Learn more about them here: https://www.tribecaensemble.com/

Image may contain: 2 people, guitar Mythic Valley is an indie-folk duo made up of Tommy Gunn and Tony Aman. Their sound “finds its core within the neo-Americana genre.” Their musical influences include James Taylor and Fleet Foxes. Songs featured: Mythic Valley, Whole Again, Steeples, Closed Doors, Come Clean, Something Sweet, The Last One, Full Moon, Sadie, King at Last Learn more about them here: https://mythicvalley.com/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

Peter Breinholt, Nancy Hanson, David Tolk and Craig Miner are a talented group of musicians. They each have their own musical pursuits, but come together every now and again to work on special projects like the one recorded in Studio 6.  Songs featured: “Dancing Queen” (ABBA); “Rocket Man” (Elton John); “Roll Away the Stone” (Mott the Hoople); “Only You” (Yaz); “So Lonely” (The Police); “Only in Your Heart” (America); “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)” (George Harrison); “I Got You Babe” (Sonny and Cher); "Friday I'm In Love" (The Cure); “Heart of Glass” (Blondie) Learn more about them here: https://peterbreinholt.com/  http://www.nancyhanson.com/  https://www.davidtolk.com/  http://www.craigminer.com/

photo by Josh Siebert Ben Reneer is a singer-songwriter from Alpine, Utah. According to the man himself, Ben “is determined to tell stories in the best way he knows how: through the universal language of music.”  Songs featured: Off My Mind, Emma, I Should Be Getting More Sleep, 25 Years (What's it Gonna Take?), Orange Avenue, Senseless, Swallow, Songbird Learn more about him here: https://www.benreneer.com/music/  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

aspen laugh.jpg Aspen Winds is a string quartet native to Utah. In this epsiode they present a selection of songs that celebrate the 150th anniversary of the completetion of the transcontinental railroad. Songs featured: Surmounting Every Barrier; Irish Jig; Zhang Songs; Summerland;  City of Kindling; Thule Ultima; Fantasia and Cabaletta; Woodwind Quintet 3, Mvt. 2 Learn more about them here: http://www.aspenwinds.org/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

Image may contain: 1 person, eyeglasses and outdoor Columbia is a singer-songwriter of Americana music who comes from a small town in Maine. He is currently based in Murray, Utah.  Songs featured: Run, Twenty-Five, Trouble, Life Changes, Hang My Hat, Save My Soul, Devil’s Music, Call You, Real Bad, Daddy’s Boots Learn more about them here: https://columbiajonesmusic.com/  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

The Copper Hills High Madrigals Choir, directed by Marc Taylor, is the winner of the 2018 Classical 89 High School Choir Competition. In this episode of Highway 89 they perform a selection of their best music. Songs featured: Walking on the Green Grass; Take Care of This House/My House; It Don't Mean a Thing; Pure Imagination; The Kiss; Suo Gan; Vestigia; Unicornis Captivatur; Leron, Leron Sinta Learn more about them here: https://bit.ly/2WPN95X

Carl Cranmer is a world-famous pianist performing two differet excerpts from Gabriel Faure and Nikolai Medtner on Highway 89.  Songs featured: Nine Préludes, Op. 103 (five of them) 1. D-flat major-Allegro 2. c-sharp minor-Allegro 4. F major-Allegro moderato 5. d minor-Allegro 8. c minor-Allegro; Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 1. Meditazione 2. Romanza 3. Primavera 4. Canzona matinata 5. Sonata tragica Learn more about him here: https://www.wcupa.edu/music/appliedmusic/cCranmer.aspx  Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

Image result for aimee nolte Aimee Nolte is a jazz singer and pianist, visiting us from LA where she shines in the gigging scene as both a solo artist and the leader of a trio. While she’s primarily a jazz player, she brings her chops to music of all kinds – Aimee knows more than a thousand songs and can play them at the drop of a hat. Some of those songs have been captured in a growing catalog of recordings that have been called “deeply personal, captivating works of art.” In 2016, Aimee started her YouTube channel, "Aimee Nolte Music" where she shares music and music conversation with a large and growing family of subscribers and fans. the world. There, in cyberspace, she teaches things like harmony, arranging, advanced jazz piano techniques, and even beginning piano and vocal skills. Her visit to us on Highway 89 marks the release of a new album. About the album, she says she wants to create something that capitalizes on her jazz background, but “sees no limits, and stretches to include all flavors of music.” Learn more about her here: https://www.aimeenolte.com/ Songs featured on the show: The Loveliest Girl, Falling Snow, I've Gotta Get, Looking For Answers, Save Me One Last Time

Folk-rock group Grizzly Goat describes their sound as 'Undomesticated Americana.' Listen to discover exactly what that means, what it's like to record in a rural Utah cabin, and why this band wants to write a song about all 50 states! Songs featured: Time; Oh My Road; Virginia, Gentle, Wild Spaces; Oh Good Lord; Idaho; Don't Know How; Out of Sight Ain't Out of Mind; Southern Indiana; The Higher Ground  Learn more about them here: https://www.grizzlygoatmusic.com/ Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:  "Oh Good Lord": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6tAVDPm50 "Southern Indiana": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztsWpSE3wtY "Oh My Road": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2a0MFgvHjY "Idaho": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUmlOJXcbI

In 2005, a group of singers was en route to a festival in Italy. They had the repertoire, they were rehearsed – all ready to wow their waiting audience. All they needed now was a name. Paul Smith, one of those singers, said, "We needed a name to go on stage and there were eight of us and we were in Italy. We wanted something that feels like voices but had that Latin vibe to it, so we went with voces." Thus was born VOCES8, a group that Gramophone calls “impeccable in its tone and balance.” The group brings to audiences a captivating blend of original and commissioned pieces, classical works, and even pop tunes. They’ve got a large and growing catalog of recordings, including their 2019 release Enchanted Isle, and maintains a touring and performing schedule that puts them before audiences in the most prestigious halls in the world. As part of their visit to Brigham Young University as guests of the BRAVO! series, members of the group stopped by the Highway 89 studio to share conversation and album cuts with us.  Learn more about them here: http://www.voces8.com/  Songs featured on the show: May it Be, Song for Athena, The Parting Glass, Hymn to the Fallen, O Magnum Mysterium, Stars, The Luckiest

The Crossroads Project: Rising Tideroger chase Touring music of the masters as well as exciting original works from visionary composers of our time, the Fry Street Quartet has perfected what The Strad calls a "blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity." The quartet has reached audiences from Carnegie Hall to London, and from Sarajevo to Jerusalem, exploring the medium of the string quartet and its life-affirming potential with what the Deseret News calls "profound understanding...depth of expression, and stunning technical astuteness." The Quartet is joined on this episode by a couple of very special guests: acclaimed violist Roger Chase, who once said “I was very bad at being told how to play – I wanted to find out for myself” – a philosophy that has put him in good stead on stages and in classrooms all over the world as a truly inspiring performer and teacher. Also with us the group is pianist Michiko Otaki, having traveled from Clayton University near Atlanta, which is merely home base for a career that has seen extensive travels throughout the US, Europe, and other places. They’ve all come together to make music for a series of concerts here in Utah, and we’re thrilled that they could join us here on Highway 89.

The NEXT Ensemble performs live at Kaffe Mercantile. Their mission is to bring concert music to small coffee-shop venues like this one. Songs featured: Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello in G Major, Prelude; Sonata No. 1 for Solo violin in G Minor, Adagio; Five; B.B. Wolf; PBD19; You Are Not Machines Learn more about them here: http://nextensemble.org/web/home.aspx Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

When the talented musicians of Brigham Young University’s Mountain Strings play their instruments, the air comes alive with sounds of good, old-fashioned fun. With energetic performances featuring American and international folk music, Mountain Strings plays their way into the hearts of audiences around the world. Mountain Strings performs live in Studio 6 at BYU Radio. Learn more about them here: https://pam.byu.edu/group/mountain-strings/

Image result for ethel string quartet In 1998, a string quartet burst onto the New York City music scene, bringing with it the riches of conservatory scholarship and study, and also embracing the intensity of rock, the grooves of jazz and hip hop, the eclecticism of world-beat bands, and more. We’re talking about ETHEL, the group that now includes cellist Dorothy Lawson, violist Ralph Farris, and violinists Corin Lee and Kip Jones. And in the decades since its beginnings, the group has fostered a dedication to collaboration and innovation that has seen it share stages and recordings with artists like David Byrne, Kurt Elling, Jake Shimabukura, Thomas Dolby and many more. The group also elevates the musical world around it through a passion for performing new work by exciting contemporary composers. ETHEL has premiered nearly 200 new works in addition to its own compositions. Now, decades after its beginnings, the group has taken its place as a trailblazing force in redefining contemporary concert music. In words from its mission statement: ETHEL Loves adventure. ETHEL Tells stories. ETHEL Builds Community. ETHEL Connects souls. ETHEL Never stops reinventing itself. ETHEL Rocks You’ll see today just how the group has wrung adjectives like “indefatigable and eclectic,” “vital and brilliant,” and “Infectiously visceral” from news sources no less venerable than The New Yorker and The New York Times. Today's episode features the members of ETHEL, in an hour of great music and conversation.  Learn more about them here: https://ethelcentral.org/

Cherie Headshot 1 Vocalist Cherie Call is accompanied by pianist Brett Raymond share some of their holiday favorites on this Christmas-time Highway 89.  Learn more about them here: https://cheriecall.com/; https://brettraymond.com/home/(Vocalist Cherie Call is accompanied by pianist Brett Raymond share some of their holiday favorites on this Christmas-time Highway 89. Learn more about them here: https:/cheriecall.com/; https:/brettraymond.com/home Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:)   Watch selections from this episode on YouTube:

Image result for jim brickman World-renowned pianist Jim Brickman joins Highway 89 at the beginning of his Joyful Christmas tour.  Songs featured: Celebration; Thanksgiving; The Gift; Christmas Medley; That Silent Night; Simple Things; Rocket to the Moon; Timeless; Fly; If You Believe Learn more about him here: https://www.jimbrickman.com/

Image result for rob brandt byu  November 11, 2018, marked the hundredth anniversary of the end of the first World War – the war to end all wars. It saw the mobilization of more than 70 million military personnel. The fighting cost the lives of 9 million combatants and seven million civilians, and the war contributed to other factors – including a worldwide flu epidemic, that cost the lives of tens of millions more. In our time, we come to understand the war by studying its history. But much of what we imagine about living in the world during that conflict has been shaped by our experience with the work of poets, authors, composers, and musicians of the time. We are moved by Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” or the poetry of “In Flanders Fields” by John McRae, or “Marching Men” by Marjorie Pickthall, or “My Boy Jack” by Kipling. Today on Highway 89, we're very pleased to welcome pianist Scott Holden and baritone Robert Brandt into the studio. They bring with them a handful of pieces by World-War-I-era composers; George Butterworth, Ivor Gurney, and Frederick Keel among them.

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The Deseret String Quartet, which comprises cellist Michelle Kessler, violinists Alex Woods and Monte Belknap, and violist Claudine Bigelow, performs a piece by Haydn and a contemporary work by Ethan Wickman, commissioned and first performed right here at Brigham Young University. Songs featured: Franz Joseph Haydn's Opus 76 No. 2 "Fifths" and Ethan Wickman's Namaste Learn more about them here. Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

The tale of our guests today begins, perhaps, in a home in which the father, a painter, exchanged some of his paintings for musical instruments. His sons, soon to be a harpist, a fiddler, and a guitarist, grew up to be Kirkmount, a Celtic band that, when the boys were still very young, kept up a rigorous schedule performing at festivals and in concert halls, making recordings, and they even won A Prairie Home Companion's "Talent from Towns Under Two Thousand" contest. Two of those brothers, Harpist Alex Bigney and fiddler Sam Bigney join us in the studio for an hour of medleys featuring traditional tunes and original pieces. Songs featured: Late Summer Aire, Home on the Columbia, Homecoming, Jerry's Jigs, Rosey's Waltz, Wandering Learn more about them here: www.alexbigneyharp.com Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Image result for La Farandole de Courtepin La Farandole de Courtepin is a folk dance and music group from the Alpine town of Courtepin, in the the canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland. The group is made up of about thirty dancers, a brass band of about ten musicians, a team of flag swingers, and three Alphorn players. The group performs all over the world as ambassadors for Swiss culture and are in town to perform at the World Folkfest in Springville, Utah. The group has a mission guided by its stated values: to share, in Switzerland and abroad, the traditional dances and customs of the Fribourg regions while familiarizing young people with folk and traditions, celebrating open-mindness, sharing, commitment, respect of traditions and innovations.  Songs featured: La Triple Danse, Au Jardin d'Automne, Bergers-bergeres, Fanfare du Printemps, Tarentelle Nouvelle, Alphons-Polka, Hymne de la Suisse Romande Find out more about them here: http://farandole.ch/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Image result for ensign piano quartet The Ensign Piano Quartet recently performed at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and the music you'll hear today was recorded live at that concert by Concerts at Temple Square. In this episode we'll bring you that audio along with conversation with the members of the group: CJ Madsen, Kaden Larsen, Hyrum Arneson, and Zach Adamson.  Songs featured: Espana, Finale from Symphony 3, Fugue in G Minor, Barcarolle, Fantasy on Themes from Carmen Learn more about them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOqd-0QvDsO4URYr3PQgmZZ4no0zN_AKt Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Image result for emily sternfeld-dunn Emily Sternfeld-Dunn is certainly a modern artist, sharing the work of contemporary composers in concert halls all over the country, but there's a rich musical heritage to which Emily remains very firmly attached, no matter how far, literally or musically, she may travel. Emily joins us today on Highway 89 to share some old favorites, but also to perform music from her album, titled "She." The album features a lot of great stuff that is talked about in conversation between tunes.  Learn more about Emily here: http://www.emilysternfelddunn.com/#she Songs featured: Too Few the Mornings Be, If All The Griefs I Am to Have, Bee! I'm Expecting You!, How Happy is the Little Stone, Estranged From Beauty, Will There Ever Be A Morning, Good, Snake, The Wound, The Farm, O Mio Bambino Caro, Love is Here to Stay, Where or When, Happy Days/Forget Your Troubles  Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Sometimes when you hear recordings by Billboard instrumental music chart-toppers like Paul Cardall or The Piano Guys, you're partly hearing the work of our guest today. Shane Mickelsen is a composer, arranger, and coach who works with some of the biggest names in the world of commerical instrumental music and distinguished himself early on by finishing an undergraduate degree in music when he was just 19 years old. Songs featured: Annie Jane, There is a Green Hill Far Away, Music for Piano in D, A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, Sweet Baby Sleep, I Stand All Amazed, The Swing, Musical Excerpts form the Jordan River Temple Youth Celebration, Requiem i, ii, iii, Abide With Me Learn more about him here: https://www.mickelsenmusic.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

In 2017, a group of undergrads from the University of Utah got together to make music, starting a band and naming it after the first letter of their last names spelling "PANTS." The members of PANTS are woodwind players performing with a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and French horn. PANTS is a young ensemble with many of the members still studying at the U as undergrads. However, they are doing great work that often would characterize a more established group: for example, they work with a composer, commissioned pieces, and given those pieces world premiers. They are joined for this episode by composer Darlene Castro.  Songs featured: Three Shanties for Wind Quintet (Arnold), Wind Quintet in G Minor (Taffanel), Pastorale (Beach), Weaving (Castro), Roaring Fork (Ewazen) Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Lyndsey Willis and Russell Wulfenstein have been happily married for years now and happily making music as well. They call themselves the W Duo when they're on stage and together with their band American Train they bring a show to the stage that features original songs, traditional bluegrass tunes, more than 20 instruments, and even some dancing shoes. Their band brings and all-American feel to their music, filling this episode with an upbeat and enjoyable set of tunes.  Songs featured: Oh! Susanna, Half-Priced Wagon, Home, Alley Cat, Down to the Valley, Fighting Through, I've Got You, Foggy Mountain Top, Has Anybody Seen My Girl, Wild Pig, Magnetic North, These Days, Plukke, Young in the Mountains Find out more about them here: https://www.facebook.com/thewduo/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89  (Not pictured: Jesse Christopher)

Right after getting a college degree in the rocky mountains, a quick car ride away from the town where she grew up, Wrenne wandered away from home to take a job as a nanny in the UK. She's been there ever since, but she's not nannying anymore. Now, she's got a team of designers, producers, and other creatives supporting her ever-expanding musical ideas. She is currently putting the finishing touches on a stage show that's part music, part trampoline art, part costume, and part dance. The show is called "I Said Yes To Everything" which is perhaps the best description of Wrenne's feelings about making art and living life.  Learn more about her here.  Songs featured: All of Everything, Ready/Brothers Road, Far Away, Dance Song, One More Day, Sorry, Running to Orion, Dandelion, I Do, You Are More, Puzzle Place, So Goes Time Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Each summer, The Intermezzo Chamber Music Series provides an intimate classical music experience in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah. The Series features superb performers and bold programming interweaving the familiar, the novel, and the obscure. The series features classical favorites, as well as commissioned works by living composers, and other surprises too. Our guest on this episode includes Dr. Vedrana Subotic, Intermezzo series music director and the pianist at the center of the Mozart piano quartet we'll enjoy today. Dr. Subotic is joined by violinist Alex Martin, violinist Carl Johanesen, and cellist Louis-Phillipe Robbilard.  Songs featured: Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Allegro, Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Andante, Mozart Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Rondo Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

This episode brings Clive Romney into the studio with Bob Morphis, Curtis Woodbury, and Nathanael Davenport. Together they call themselves "Willingly," and they perform music based on stories from Utah history for all kinds of audiences, many of them very young. You can find more about the work of these gentlemen and others who share their zeal for Utah history at the Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts website, www.upharts.org.  Learn more about Clive here: http://www.cliveromney.com/ Songs featured: The Old Spanish Trail, Get Us Over This Mountain Lord, Sticky Ta Tudy, Set in Stone, What I See, Use It Up, Don't Let Them Be Forgotten Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

A story of how we discovered Solomon Reynolds: The setting is an evening celebration for the employees of BYU radio and their friends and family- a kind of talent show. Everyone is having a great time laughing at each other's jokes and enjoying the evening together. Somewhere in the middle oft he program, onto the stage bursts a young guy surrounded by band mates, all on acoustic instruments, performing an original tune that gets the whole crowd cheering. Someone we had worked with every day wound up having a secret identity as a terrific singer. Since then, Highway 89 has had its eye on Solomon Reynolds and we've long wanted to invite him to the show to chat and perform. Songs featured: Emma Dear, I Still, Home and Heart, Everything, Father's Day, For Anna, Social Anxiety, My oh My Find out more about Solomon: https://www.facebook.com/SolomonReynoldsMusic/ Listen to his music: https://soundcloud.com/solomon-reynolds See the video for "Emma Dear": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4aNooE3QOM  Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Many people would describe Molly in the Mineshaft as playing "contemporary folk music for contemporary folks." With instruments lining the studio wall to wall, this band played contemporary tunes and a handful of original songs as well, often patterned on folk pieces they've come to love. Their music includes Celtic, folk, blues, bluegrass, and even pop and rock influences. We thouroughly enjoyed hearing them play and engaging in fun conversation including how the name "Molly in the Mineshaft" came to be.  Songs featured: Bill's Reel, Minor/Stranger, Billy Dooley, Fair Maid, Gets Me Through, Raise a Ruckus, Fiddler's Despair, These Words Meant for You, Kolb, All Creatures, The Parting Glass Find more about them here: https://mollyinthemineshaft.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Highway 89 was happy to welcome Paul Cardall to the show a second time, it being a few years since his last visit to our studio. Cardall's career can be described in terms of accolades and public recognition. He has more that 2 billion lifetime digital streams on one platform or another and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Utah Board of Education. His incredible personal story of battling Congenital Heart Disesase is an inspiration to all and has led him to be a powerful advocate for those suffering from similar challenges. He's touched the personal lives of many with his uplifting and comforting music, with us at Highway 89 being no exception.  Songs featured: Sweet Hour of Prayer, Sacred Nature, Time, One by One ("Eden Za Dugrim"), Eye to Eye, Be Calm, Our Love Find more about him here: https://paulcardall.com/ Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89

Dr. Joshua Lindsay spent years educating himself as a musician, at Utah State University, the Manhattan School of Music, and Indiana University. After that, he spent years singing in the concert halls of Europe, living in Germany and Austria and racking up more than 500 performances before European audiences. Now, we're happy to welcome him to Brigham Young University, where's he's been for just a few months- although we hope to enjoy many more with Dr. Lindsay. Dr. Lindsay performs Robert Schumann's \_Dichterliebe, \_with CJ Madsen on the piano, and talks about how he got into singing, his experience performing in Europe, and his favorite opera roles to perform. Songs featured: Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe Follow Highway 89 on Instagram: @byuh89 and Twitter: @byuh89