{"id":21476,"date":"2026-07-05T06:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T04:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=21476"},"modified":"2026-07-05T06:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T04:52:23","slug":"episode-477-american-orchestral-song-queer-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/episode-477-american-orchestral-song-queer-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 477. American Orchestral Song [Queer Edition]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 477. American Orchestral Song [Queer Edition]<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=2032-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21693\" style=\"width:506px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-2.jpg 338w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know, I know, I said that we were done with Pride for 2026. But honestly, given the tenor of the times (no pun intended), we have to continue foregrounding Pride every day we tread this increasingly precipitous path that is earth. And that is the United States of America. For as I write this. Even as our nation squeezes out what should be a momentous birthday celebration, our very queer existence is threatened. And one way of resisting the animosity and cruelty is to celebrate our history and our solidarity and our resilience and our creativity and our ingenuity and originality. All of these traits come to the fore in this episode: American Orchestral Song, Queer Edition. All of the composers fall somewhere on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, as do many of the poets as well as the performers. It\u2019s interesting how many of the performances today center around the US Bicentennial in 1976, a time when spirits were much higher than they are today. Of course the most familiar figures are here: Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Gian Carlo Menotti, but also Charles Tomlinson Griffes, John Corigliano, Mark Adamo, and David Del Tredici. Perhaps even more important are figures less renowned or perhaps completely forgotten such as Julia Perry, Robert Helps, John La Montaine, Ben Weber, and the elusive Frank Ahrold, whose compisitions all reveal a bold and individual voice. Remembering these figures keeps them alive and provides us with courage to keep forging on, against the current as need be, yet always toward justice, inclusion, and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"550\" data-id=\"21765\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ricky-ian-gordon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ricky-ian-gordon-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ricky-ian-gordon-1-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ricky Ian Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"546\" data-id=\"21764\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cummings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cummings.png 556w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cummings-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">e.e. cummings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricky Ian Gordon, e.e. cummings: who knows if the moon&#8217;s a balloon (<em>and flowers pick themselves<\/em>, Fifth Movement). Melanie Helton, Raphael Jimenez, Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra [2008]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Melanie-Helton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Melanie-Helton.jpg 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Melanie-Helton-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melanie Helton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21719\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Griffes-783x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Griffes-783x1024.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Griffes-229x300.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Griffes-768x1005.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Griffes.jpeg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Tomlinson Griffes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21767\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-1073x1536.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-1430x2048.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1-1600x2291.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/William_Sharp-Fiona-1894-1.jpg 1768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">William Sharp (sometime alter ego of Fiona MacLeod)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charles Tomlinson Griffes, William Sharp (AKA Fiona MacLeod): I. The Lament of Ian the Proud (<em>Three Poems of Fiona MacLeod<\/em>, Op. 11\/1). Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra [1976]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PhyllisBryn-Julson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PhyllisBryn-Julson.jpg 536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PhyllisBryn-Julson-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phyllis Bryn-Julson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21771\" style=\"width:734px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-3-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barber-Menotti-3-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samuel Barber (L) and Gian Carlo Menotti (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gian Carlo Menotti: Picnic by the Brandywine (<em>Landscapes and Remembrances<\/em>, Sixth Movement). Judith Blegen, James A. Keeley, Milwaukee Symphony [world premiere, live Milwaukee 14.V.1976]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Judith-Blegen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Judith-Blegen.jpg 684w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Judith-Blegen-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judith Blegen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frederic-Prokosch-George-Platt-Lynes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21716\" style=\"width:554px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frederic-Prokosch-George-Platt-Lynes.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frederic-Prokosch-George-Platt-Lynes-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frederic Prokosch photographed by George Platt Lynes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samuel Barber, Frederic Prokosch: Nocturne (<em>Three Orchestrated Songs<\/em>, originally Op. 13\/4). Roberta Alexander, Edo de Waart, The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic [1993]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roberta-young-with-pearls-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roberta-young-with-pearls-1.jpg 685w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Roberta-young-with-pearls-1-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roberta Alexander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rorem-at-Dry-Cleaners.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rorem-at-Dry-Cleaners.png 612w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rorem-at-Dry-Cleaners-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ned Rorem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ned Rorem, Robin Morgan: Catafalque (<em>Sun<\/em>, Fifth Movement). Irene Gubrud, Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra [1978 broadcast]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"21743\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan-1600x1066.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robin-Morgan.jpeg 1940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robin Morgan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"501\" data-id=\"21756\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Irene-Gubrud.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Irene-Gubrud.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Irene-Gubrud-239x300.jpeg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Irene Gubrud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ozawa-Bernstein.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21734\" style=\"width:606px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ozawa-Bernstein.png 324w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ozawa-Bernstein-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonard Bernstein [orchestrated Bright Sheng]: The Love of My Life (<em>Arias and Barcarolles<\/em>, Fourth Movement). Kurt Ollmann, Edo de Waart, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic [live Rotterdam 05.I.1992]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ollmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ollmann.jpg 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ollmann-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kurt Ollmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21758\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickinson-1-694x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickinson-1-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickinson-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dickinson-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Dickinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"580\" data-id=\"21757\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copland.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copland.jpg 528w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copland-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aaron Copland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Copland, Emily Dickinson: Dear March, Come In! (<em>Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson<\/em>, No. 5). Marvis Martin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Cleveland Orchestra [live ca. 1985]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"21729\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marvis-Young.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marvis-Young.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marvis-Young-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marvis Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"383\" data-id=\"21698\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ashkenazy-playful.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ashkenazy-playful.jpeg 521w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ashkenazy-playful-300x221.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vladimir Ashkenazy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"21695\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Adamo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Adamo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Adamo-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Adamo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"753\" data-id=\"21739\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Richard-Rodriguez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Richard-Rodriguez.jpg 824w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Richard-Rodriguez-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Richard-Rodriguez-768x702.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Adamo, Richard Rodriguez, Emily Dickinson: He was born in South America&#8230; (<em>Late Victorians<\/em>, Second Movement, incorporating \u201cCrumbling is not an instant&#8217;s Act.\u201d) Emily Pulley, Andrew Sullivan, Sylvia Alimena, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra [2009]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"898\" data-id=\"21753\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-1024x898.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-1024x898.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-768x674.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-1536x1348.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-2048x1797.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily-Pulley-soprano-2-1600x1404.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Pulley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"713\" data-id=\"21745\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sylvia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sylvia.jpg 720w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sylvia-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sylvia-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sylvia Alimena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"21722\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-Corigliano-Pretty-Boy-TRIMMED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-Corigliano-Pretty-Boy-TRIMMED.jpg 395w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-Corigliano-Pretty-Boy-TRIMMED-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Corigliano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" data-id=\"21712\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dylan-Thomas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dylan-Thomas.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dylan-Thomas-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dylan-Thomas-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dylan Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Corigliano, Dylan Thomas: These were the woods (<em>Poem in October<\/em>) [excerpt] Robert White, Chamber Ensemble Conducted by Maurice Peress [1978]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-White.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21742\" style=\"width:567px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-White.jpg 220w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-White-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"21723\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-LaMontaine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-LaMontaine.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-LaMontaine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/John-LaMontaine-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John La Montaine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21747\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau-827x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau-1240x1536.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thoreau.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henry David Thoreau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John La Montaine, Henry David Thoreau: Frogs (<em>Wilderness Journal<\/em>). Donald Gramm, Antal Dorati, National Symphony [live word premiere Washington 10.X.1972]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"470\" data-id=\"21759\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Antal-Dorati.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Antal-Dorati.jpg 363w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Antal-Dorati-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antal Dorati<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21754\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gramm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gramm-2.jpg 747w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gramm-2-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Gramm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-2048x1382.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben-Weber-1600x1079.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Weber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Weber, Song of Songs: <em>Concert Aria after Solomon<\/em>, Op. 29 [excerpt]. Bethany Beardslee, Orchestra conducted by Frank Brieff [1950]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bethany-Beardslee-Singing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21705\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bethany-Beardslee-Singing.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bethany-Beardslee-Singing-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bathany Beardslee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21760\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helps-Robert-615x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helps-Robert-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helps-Robert-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helps-Robert.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Helps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"527\" data-id=\"21761\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Purdy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Purdy.jpeg 379w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Purdy-216x300.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Purdy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Helps, James Purdy: Fast [All along the meadow &amp; all along the stream] (<em>Gossamer Noons<\/em>, Third Movement). Bethany Beardslee, Gunther Schuller, American Composers Orchestra [1978]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"553\" data-id=\"21720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gunther-Schuller.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gunther-Schuller.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gunther-Schuller-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gunther-Schuller-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gunther Schuller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"938\" data-id=\"21702\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beardslee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beardslee.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beardslee-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bethany Beardslee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Del-Tredici_SEO-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Del-Tredici_SEO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Del-Tredici_SEO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Del-Tredici_SEO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/David-Del-Tredici_SEO.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Del Tredici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Del Tredici, James Joyce: Simples [excerpt] (<em>Night Conjure-Verse<\/em>). Benita Valente, Mary Burgess, David Del Tredici, Players from the Marlboro Festival [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21704\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benita-Valente.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benita Valente<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"764\" data-id=\"21721\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Joyce-Sideview.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Joyce-Sideview.jpg 570w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Joyce-Sideview-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Joyce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Julia-Perry.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Julia-Perry.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Julia-Perry-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Perry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julia Perry: Inflammatus et accensus; Face me cruce; Quando corpus morietur (<em>Stabat Mater<\/em>). Taylor Raven, Brandon Keith Brown, Duisburger Philharmoniker [live 2025]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"21707\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brandon-Keith-Brown-1600x1066.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Keith Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"447\" data-id=\"21746\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Raven.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Raven.jpeg 447w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Raven-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Raven-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Raven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ahrold.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ahrold.jpg 692w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ahrold-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frank Ahrold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Ahrold, William Butler Yeats: <em>Second Coming<\/em> [excerpt]. Philip Langridge, Harold Farberman, London Symphony Orchestra [1975]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"562\" data-id=\"21752\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yeats.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yeats.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yeats-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">William Butler Yeats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"21735\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Philip-Langridge.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Philip-Langridge.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Philip-Langridge-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philip Langridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thomson-Stein.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21762\" style=\"width:586px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thomson-Stein.png 418w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thomson-Stein-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virgil Thomson, Gertrude Stein: We Cannot Retrace Our Steps [Final Scene] (<em>The Mother of Us All<\/em>). Mignon Dunn, Raymond Leppard, Orchestra of the Santa Fe Opera [1977]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" data-id=\"21738\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Raymond-Leppard-1024x714.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Raymond-Leppard-1024x714.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Raymond-Leppard-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Raymond-Leppard-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Raymond-Leppard.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raymond Leppard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"21732\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mignon-Dunn-Young.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mignon-Dunn-Young.jpeg 639w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mignon-Dunn-Young-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mignon Dunn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 477. American Orchestral Song [Queer Edition] I know, I know, I said that we were done with Pride 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