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St. Louis Symphony - John Williams and Kevin Puts - A Cosmic Journey

Grammy-award winning trio, Time for Three
SLSO
Ranaan Meyer, Charles Yang and Nicolas Kendall of the Grammy-award winning trio, Time for Three

Music by three of America’s most respected contemporary composers comes together for a thrilling ride to the far corners of the galaxy. The orchestra performs John Adams’ driving fanfare and selections from John Williams’ iconic film scores. The SLSO also plays "Contact" by composer-in-residence Kevin Puts, featuring the Grammy-winning trio, Time for Three.

An agreement with the St. Louis Symphony allows us to share audio for this program up to two weeks after the program's original air date. You can find more episodes here.

Host

Rod Milam
St. Louis Public Radio

Commentator

Lauren Eldridge Stewart
Assistant Professor of Music at Washington University

Conductor

Stéphane Denève

Program

John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Kevin Puts' Contact (Triple Concerto for Two Violins, Bass, and Orchestra)
Time for Three, trio (SLSO debut)
Ranaan Meyer, double bass
Nicolas Kendall, violin
Charles Yang, violin

Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio's Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (encore)
Time for Three, trio (SLSO debut)
Ranaan Meyer, double bass

Nicolas Kendall, violin

Charles Yang, violin

John Williams' Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

John Williams' “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

John Williams' Selections from Star Wars Suite

These broadcasts are produced by St. Louis Public Radio and made possible in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3