The American Century; No. 26

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Series
The American Century
Episode Number
No. 26
Producing Organization
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-1n7xk85k4h
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Description
Episode Description
This is Episode 26. Host David Dubal plays recordings and discusses the following American composers and one of their respective works: Peter Schickele (Clarinet Quartet performed by pianist David Oei, clarinetist David Schifrin, violinist Eriko Sato, Fred Sherry), Aaron Jay Kernis ('Musica Celestis' from The String Quartet No. 1 performed by the Lark Quartet), Paul Schoenfield ('Cafe Music' performed by Eroica trio), Stephen Paulus ('Flowers Near the River' performed by violinist Cynthia Phelps and pianist Judith Gordon), and Michael Whalen ('The Shadows of October' performed by clarinetist Mitchell Estrin and the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Dennis Burke).
Series Description
"The American Century was a large scale retrospective of American music composed in the twentieth century by American composers. The weekly one hour program focused on the vast scope and variety of American serious music written in this century and included a wide range of American music that was new to the majority of the listening public. When looked at closely, the music of the United States during the twentieth century is one of the glories of this country; and by broadcasting over one hundred and fifty American composers on this program we have given the audience a chance to judge for themselves the extent of this flourishing culture."--1999 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1999-06-27
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:55:17.856
Credits
Executive Producer: Mercer, Margaret
Producer: Dubal, David
Producing Organization: WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Writer: Dubal, David
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-802eb350d99 (Filename)
Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
Duration: 1:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “The American Century; No. 26,” 1999-06-27, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 5, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1n7xk85k4h.
MLA: “The American Century; No. 26.” 1999-06-27. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 5, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1n7xk85k4h>.
APA: The American Century; No. 26. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1n7xk85k4h