300.04 - BBC Sacred Music Presentation - BACH and the Lutheran Legacy

Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. With music performed by The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers, Beale explores how Martin Luther, himself a composer, had a profound effect on the development of sacred music, re-defining the role of congregational singing and the use of the organ in services. Ultimately, these reforms would shape the world of JS Bach and inspire him to write some of the greatest sacred music.

Note: The featured Sopranist is Elin Manahan Thomas.

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dAC1lLYJpg

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7-fUPwPHaE

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1rfLUTzow

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZKv19KEtA

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lecMZDofRw

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr6g9B4nCnI

300.03 - George Gershwin (1898-1937)

George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 -- July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist.Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera, Porgy and Bess (1935).

Gershwin died intestate. All his property passed to his mother. In 2005, The Guardian determined using "estimates of earnings accrued in a composer's lifetime" that George Gershwin was the wealthiest composer of all time.


Rhapsody In Blue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePM0aITzYc

American In Paris:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jpV-dOGJ8&feature=related

Porgy and Bess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbh1BrDE2ac&feature=related

Porgy and Bess: The Movie - 5 Parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVS3XEXOFGU&feature=related

300.02 - The Dixie Cups

THE DIXIE CUPS

The Dixie Cups are an American pop music girl group of the 1960s.

The trio consisted of sisters Barbara and Rosa Lee Hawkins; plus their cousin Joan Johnson, from the Calliope housing project in New Orleans. They first sang together in grade school. Originally they were to be called Little Miss and the Muffets, but were named The Dixie Cups just prior to their first release.


Chapel of Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=001JlTfLZPE

Thank You Mama, Thank You Papa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX9AdJvObrQ

Iko - Iko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNSHPQj0W8&feature=related

I'm Gonna Get You Yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqVPhoefYZI&feature=related

Gee Baby Gee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=modOte2BVaQ&feature=related