The Grand Canyon Music Festival has a close relationship with the Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP), where Native composers and guest string players enter Southwest schools to mentor students and perform their music. Often those students have received no prior training in composition and are impressively able to produce brief original pieces in a short time; some works subsequently appear on Grand Canyon Music Festival concerts. Three programs from August and September 2024 at Shrine of the Ages are excerpted in this broadcast.
Featured in this episode:
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” – Steven Moeckel, violin; Karlos Rodriguez, cello; Silvan Negrutiu, piano
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo
- III. Presto
“NACAP Suite No. 1” – Grant Houston, violin; Bengisu Gokce, violin; Jay Julio, viola; Nicholas Johnson, cello
- Ben – Nuclear Crystal
- Begay – Forest Fire
- Morningstar – Silent Rain
- Esquivel – Lost in the Golden Age
Tate – Pisachi (Reveal) – Grant Houston, violin; Bengisu Gokce, violin; Jay Julio, viola; Nicholas Johnson, cello
