Falling into Autumn with Don Freund

By Sascha Groschang,

Published November 10, 2021 at 4:14 PM CST

Celebrate the crisp and cool sounds of fall with Sound Currents. Composer Don Freund joins us for works that pay homage to the autumnal time of year.

The leaves are changing, the weather turning colder, the winds are whipping and the days are slowly dimming. How does the changing of the seasons make you feel? Explore autumn-inspired music on this week's episode of Sound Currents.

This week's guest is composer Don Freund.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to enjoy a bonus piece: Leo Brouwer's Un dia de noviembre performed by Miloš Karadaglić, and be sure to answer this week's "favorite piece" poll down below!

Hosts
Sascha Groschang
Laurel Parks

Guest
Don Freund, composer

Program
November Songs
by Don Freund
Marry Ann Hart - mezzo-soprano, Don Freund - piano

Piano Trio No. 1 - Four Seasons In Bellville - IV. Autumn
by Rick Sowash
The Mirecourt Trio

Autumn
by Stormglas
Stormglas

November
by Gjermund Larsen
Gjermund Larsen Trio, Nordic

Bonus Piece

Hear a performance of Leo Brouwer's 'Un dia de noviembre' performed by Miloš Karadaglić. When you hear this piece, do you think it's "new" or "popular" music? Listen to what Sascha and Laurel think.

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