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Saint Cecilia , according to the Martyrologium hieronymianum , was a Roman noblewoman who converted to Christianity and was martyred for her faith on an undetermined date, between the years 180 and 230. In the Catholic Church , she is the patron saint of music and other guilds and municipalities. ; Its attributes are the organ, the lute and the roses. Around the year 480, anonymous minutes of Saint Cecilia appeared in Latin, which were transmitted in numerous manuscripts and translated into Greek. According to this text, Cecilia had been a virgin from a Roman senatorial family of the Metellus , who had converted to Christianity since her childhood. Cecilia 's artistic reputation was probably the result of a poor translation of the minutes of Saint Cecilia .

Cantantibus organis is an antiphon or hymn in honor of St Cecilia , of which numerous versions have been written. Today we offer the composition written by Peter Philips and performed by The Priory Singers directed by Harry Grindle.

Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and wrote works of different genres, although where he achieved the greatest success was with his ballets. In 1859 he obtained a civil servant position in the Ministry of Justice , which he would leave after three years to be able to dedicate himself only to music. His personal life was plagued by continuous crises since the death of his mother and his repressed homosexuality, which forced him to enter into a marriage that only lasted a few months. He wrote more than 150 compositions, including works for piano, quartets, suites, symphonies, concertos, choirs, cantatas, operas and ballets. He died at the age of 53 and is considered one of the greatest composers in history.

The nocturne is a piece of vocal or instrumental music, with a sweet melody and free structure. The name "nocturne" was given, in the first instance in the 18th century , to a piece played at times, generally at night parties and then put aside. In its most common form (that is, as a single-movement piece usually written for solo piano), the genre was cultivated mainly in the 19th century . The first nocturnes written under that name were composed by John Field , seen as the father of the romantic nocturne , which has a characteristic cantabile melody with an arpeggiated accompaniment. However, the most famous exponent of this music was Frédéric Chopin , who wrote 21 works of that genre.

Today we offer Tchaikovsky's Nocturne Op.19 No.4 written for cello and piano performed by the Ukrainian cellist Daria Janssen and accompanied by the Spanish pianist Raquel Gorgojo .

Gerald Raphael Finzi (1901 1956) was a British composer of the first half of the 20th century , a continuator of the great English tradition embodied by Elgar, Parry, Stanford and Vaughan Williams . His popular image is that of a lyrical pastoralist, which made his music seem old-fashioned even during his lifetime. In his case one cannot speak of experimentation and even less of modernity; but he had his own, personal voice, recognizable in his song cycles and choral works, in which he demonstrated a perfect communion between word and music, the result of his great knowledge of English literature. Works such as the Cello Concerto and the Intimations of Immortality show him as more than just a miniaturist. His popularity has been increasing since his death.

The ode (from the Latin oda , borrowed in turn from the Greek οdé, originally "song" or "action of singing", and very shortly later also used to designate hymns and songs of joyful or funeral, war or magical praise) is a lyric poem and a poetic composition with a high or sung tone that deals with various issues, including a reflection by the poet. Depending on the topic being discussed, it can be religious, heroic, philosophical or loving. In general it applies to any poem intended to be sung. It is also used to praise qualities possessed by people or objects that the poet wants to highlight positively.

Today we offer the Ode to Saint Cecilia written by Gerald Finzi for tenor, choir and orchestra performed by tenor Kameron Ghanavati accompanied by the Eastman-Rochester Choir and the Eastman Philarmonia Orchestra, conducted by Maestro William Weinert .

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824-1910) was a German composer, teacher, pianist and conductor. Born in Hamburg , he began writing music at the age of seven, eventually performing as a pianist at the age of twelve. In 1846 he was appointed pianist to the Court of Christian VIII of Denmark . In 1851 he became a professor at the Cologne Conservatory ; In the following years he was appointed musical director of Barmen , musical and academic director of the Singakademie Wroclaw (Breslau), conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra , where he remained until 1895 and where he died at the age of 85. Reinecke is remembered as one of the most influential and versatile musicians of his time; As a teacher, he taught great figures of music.

Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Horn. The entire trio contains great dialogue and the three instruments are arm in arm the entire time. The first movement (0´50´´) is a beautiful mix of longing and joy, with an idiomatic theme for oboe and excellent interaction between the three instruments. The horn, playing a more subdued version of the theme, balances the oboe. The two dance around each other before the oboe returns to the main theme while the piano waves beneath. In the second movement (10´38´´), faster and lighter than the first, the oboe and the horn work in imitation at all times. Lasting only about two minutes, in this scherzo the piano plays a lyrical counterpart to the oboe and the rhythmic back-and-forth of the horn. ( Excerpted from Jessie Rothwell's LA Phil article )

Today we offer these two movements in interpretation of Bengü Aktan : Oboe, Burçak Uysaler : Horn and Alina Shalamova : Piano.

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930) was an Italian conductor and composer born in Padua . After achieving some notoriety as both a director and composer, he moved to Saint Petersburg where he directed various operas and ballets. He remained in Russia for 40 years writing different operas and ballets in collaboration with notable choreographers such as Marius Petipa , Lev Ivanov and Michel Fokine with whom he would collaborate closely.

Marius Petipa (1818-1910) was a French choreographer, ballet master and dancer, based in imperial Russia ; With him the era of romantic ballet ended to inaugurate that of the grand Russian ballet. His notable works include Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Don Quixote, Paquita and La Bayadera .

Les Millions d'Arléquin. It is a ballet created in 1900 by Marius Petipa to music by Riccardo Drigo . In it, Columbine , Cassandre 's daughter, is in love with Harlequin , but her father has other plans. Her choice of groom for Columbine is the rich old Lèandre , but with Harlequin always nearby, Cassandre and his servant Pierrot must be on guard to keep the lovers apart. However, Pierrette , Pierrot 's wife, sympathizes with the couple and thwarts the plans of her husband and his master. In the end, love triumphs when the Good Fairy helps Harlequin by presenting him with a magical buffoonery that grants all his wishes.

Today we present the version offered by the Maracay Opera Theater Ballet School .

Persian dance or Iranian dance refers to the indigenous dance styles of Iran . Dance genres in Iran vary depending on the area, culture and language of the local population, which includes many ethnicities, such as Kurds, Azeris, Turkmens, Jews, Armenians, Georgians, in addition to numerous Iranian tribal groups that can be found within of the borders of today's Iran . ​Ancient Persia was occupied by foreign powers: first the Greeks, then the Arabs, and then the Mongols, and in turn, political instabilities and civil wars occurred. Throughout these changes, there was a slow disappearance of heritage dance traditions. After the fall of the Persian Empire , when the country was destroyed, Iranian women and girls were enslaved by the new conquerors, often forced into sexual slavery and forced to dance erotically for the new rulers. The religious ban on dancing in Iran came with the spread of Islam , but was spurred by historical events. As a result, many of the talented Persian dancers moved to the West and spread mainly throughout Europe and the USA , and the new generation of Iranian dancers and ballet artists grew up in the diaspora.

Iran has four categories of dance and these genres are: Chain or line dances , individual improvisation dance, war or combat dances and ritual or spiritual dances. Line or chain dances are often named for the region or ethnic groups with which they are associated. Improvisation Dances use delicate and elegant movements of the hands and arms, such as wrist circles. War or combat dances imitate combat or help train the warrior. Ritual or spiritual dances often consist of a healing ritual involving trance, music and movement that is performed to rid a person possessed by a spirit and appears to be a state similar to that of an exorcism.