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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS: THE SECOND HURRICANE (TV)
Summary
One in this series of New York Philharmonic programs intended for young audiences and featuring musical analysis interspersed with performance. This program from Carnegie Hall is a performance of the play-opera "The Second Hurricane," composed for high school performers by Aaron Copland, with libretto by Edwin Denby. Bernstein narrates and conducts this opera about six high school students stranded on a hill during a hurricane. Student soloists include the following: Julie Makis (Queenie); John Richardson (Gyp); Marion Cowings (Jeff); Omega Milbourne (Gwen); Steven Wertheimer (Butch); Julian Liss (Fat); and Lawrence Willis (Lowrie). Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: April 24, 1960 1:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T84:0010
- GENRE: Children's; Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; Music - Analysis, appreciation; Operas; High School of Music and Art
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1958-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Roger Englander … Producer, Director
- Mary Rodgers … Production (Misc.), Assistant to the Producer
- Leonard Bernstein … Writer, Conductor, Host
- New York Philharmonic … Symphony Orchestra
- Aaron Copland … Composer
- Edwin Denby … Librettist
- High School of Music and Art Chorus … Choir/Chorus
- Marion Cowings … Singer
- John Richardson … Singer
- Julian Liss … Singer
- Omega Milbourne … Singer
- Lawrence Willis … Singer
- Julie Makis … Singer
- Steven Wertheimer … Singer