{"id":807006,"date":"2020-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382492"},"modified":"2020-05-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:00:00","slug":"tired-of-tv-treat-your-ears-to-these-recommendations-from-classical-to-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/tired-of-tv-treat-your-ears-to-these-recommendations-from-classical-to-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired of TV? Treat your ears to these recommendations from classical to comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Topilow-SDN-012819-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-359786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Topilow-SDN-012819-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Topilow-SDN-012819-1-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption><strong>Principal conductor and music director of the National Repertory Orchestra, Carl Topilow, leads a rehearsal July 26, 2018, inside the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. Though the orchestra\u2019s season in canceled, Topilow recommends some music to listen to while staying at home.<\/strong><br \/><em>Hugh Carey \/ <a href=\"mailto:hcarey@summitdaily.com\">hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I\u2019ll tell you about everything that\u2019s hot and happening.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the state has loosened some restrictions and transitioned to the safer-at-home phase, it is still in everyone\u2019s best interest to stay home as much as possible. Hopefully you haven\u2019t gotten cabin fever yet, but maybe you need something to drown out the barking dogs outside or your neighbor stomping on the floor above you while you focus on telecommuting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, though, you\u2019re simply looking to expand your horizons. Either way, the staff at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nromusic.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Repertory Orchestra<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> has picked contemporary and classical songs to fill your halls.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Topilow, music director and conductor, recommends pieces by English composer&nbsp;Ralph&nbsp;Vaughan Williams, particularly \u201cThe Lark Ascending,\u201d \u201cFantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis\u201d and \u201cSerenade to Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He knows they\u2019re not upbeat or lively but said he finds them inspirational.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, orchestra CEO Dave DePeters suggests Gustav Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMahler encompasses just about every human emotion: calm, love, grief, hope, sorrow, exhalation,\u201d DePeters wrote in an email. \u201cThis piece inspires me to be thankful for all I have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DePeters finds Richard Strauss\u2019 \u201cFour Last Songs\u201d beautifully life changing, and Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s \u201cGoldberg Variations\u201d makes him strive to be a better musician. He calls Bach\u2019s harpsichord composition \u201cperfect in so many ways, yet feels almost improvisatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For slightly more modern music, DePeters enjoys listening to Led Zeppelin\u2019s catalog while riding down a powder run. He also finds it difficult to not smile when playing Electric Light Orchestra\u2019s progressive rock song \u201cMr. Blue Sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The store Affordable Music in Dillon also has some recommendations if you want to engage your ears with something other than tunes. Owner Gary Koenig has been slipping comedy albums into curbside orders to spice things up. He suggests putting on George Carlin\u2019s relatable \u201cClass Clown\u201d or Steve Martin\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Get Small\u201d for some levity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to mix things up when you\u2019re cooped up,\u201d Koenig said. \u201cNot just listen to jazz or hard rock or rock and pop. We\u2019ve got to laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He knows his personal musical tastes \u2014 like the Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd \u2014 aren\u2019t for everyone, but he hopes people take the time to explore music during this time. He\u2019s finding customers are listening to Pearl Jam\u2019s latest album, \u201cGigaton,\u201d along with rediscovering the songs of the late John Prine.<\/p>\n<p>As for something a little less downloaded, Koenig recommends checking out Free\u2019s \u201cFire and Water\u201d or the works of Robin Trower.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jefferson Geiger is the arts and entertainment editor for the Summit Daily News and managing editor for Everything Summit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/tired-of-tv-treat-your-ears-to-these-recommendations-from-classical-to-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal conductor and music director of the National Repertory Orchestra, Carl Topilow, leads a rehearsal July 26, 2018, inside the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. Though the orchestra\u2019s season in canceled, Topilow recommends some music to listen to while staying at home.Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? 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