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OBT PLAYLIST ARCHIVE
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2011-2012 SEASON
A HOLIDAY REVUE (DECEMBER 10-22, 2011)
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Ultimate Holiday Cocktail Party Playlist!
 Where does RuPaul rub elbows with Over the Rhine and Boris Karloff share space with Mariah Carey? Only on Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Ultimate Cocktail Party Playlist! OBT presents a sparkling, quirky and eclectic holiday soundtrack from Hanukkah to Christmas to New Year’s, with gems from Kay Starr’s fabulous “The Man With the Bag” (an all-time favorite of OBT Artistic Director Christopher Stowell) to Bruce Springsteen’s joyous live rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” We’ve whisked up a delicious mix of beloved classics (from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dean Martin) and new favorites (from The Bird and the Bee’s haunting “Carol of the Bells” to a catchy cover of “Last Christmas” by the cast of Glee).So put on your dancing shoes and grab a martini, or curl up by the fire with a mug of peppermint hot chocolate, and enjoy our Ultimate Cocktail Party Playlist!
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THE NUTCRACKER (DECEMBER 10-24, 2011)
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 Ultimate Classical Holiday Playlist
From Bach to Britten to Belafonte, this holiday mix celebrates holiday traditions, with English wassail songs, traditional winter carols from around the world, classical choral favorites and so much more! Dame Joan Sutherland delivers the quintessential “O Holy Night” while Sting goes medieval on a haunting acoustic “The Cherry Tree Carol.” The Vienna Boys Choir, the Harlem Boys Choir, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the King’s Singers are all here too, along with local favorites like the Christmas Revels, the Oregon Bach Festival Choir, and the Portland Symphonic Choir. And for a more contemporary flavor, Peter, Paul and Mary celebrate Hanukkah with their classic “Light One Candle” and John McCutcheon takes us to wartime Europe with “Christmas In the Trenches.”
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2010-2011 SEASON
THE ESSENTIAL STRAVINSKY (FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 5, 2011)
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Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Ultimate Stravinsky-Lover’s Playlist ($25.74) BUY HERE
If you love Stravinsky, this playlist is for you! Check out these excerpts from works you’ll hear in our show (“Valse pour les enfants,” “Cadenza Finala” from Serenade in A, “Tango,” and many more), and don’t miss the last track, Heather Perkins’ “4x4x3” – this electronic sound artist from Portland will be creating original music for The Stravinsky Project. We also polled Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Artistic Director Christopher Stowell and OBT Orchestra Conductor Niel DePonte for their all-time Stravinsky favorites.
(SPOILER ALERT: Two of the pieces in this playlist will appear in our upcoming 2011-2012 season . . . but we can’t tell you which ones yet!)
If you’re a fan of Stravinsky, we’ve also included some other pieces you might like – from Ravel and Prokofiev, to Bartok and Bernstein – as well as some of our favorites from contemporary composers like Steve Reich, Nico Muhly and John Adams. Enjoy!
SPECIAL THANKS TO Christopher Stowell, Niel DePonte, and Evan Lewis of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra for sharing their recommendations with us!
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OTHER PLAYLISTS OF INTEREST
The Original Jacket Collection: Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: The Essential LP Recordings ($49.99) BUY HERE
For the true Stravinsky diehard, this boxed set contains recordings of the composer himself conducting all his greatest works – from The Firebird and The Rite of Spring to Petrushka and Pulcinella, plus dozens more. If you’re starting from scratch and you want Stravinsky 101, or if you just can’t get enough, this album will have you covered.
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & “The Firebird” Ballet Suite 1945 ($6.99) BUY HERE
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s lush recording of both Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and The Firebird Ballet Suite (the revised 1945 version our dancers will be performing) for the same price as a venti latte and muffin? Who says classical music’s not accessible?
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SONG & DANCE PLAYLISTS (APRIL 21 - MAY 1, 2011)
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LEFT UNSAID PLAYLIST
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nicolo Fonte’s sultry Left Unsaid is set to a backdrop of Bach works for solo violin, including the “Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor” and the 3rd and 4th movements from the “Sonata for Solo Violin No.3 in C Major.” Yo-Yo Ma’s lush performances of Bach’s suites for solo cello provide a great complement, so we’ve included a few snippets of those as well. And for a neo-classical spin on Baroque, and in keeping with our recent Stravinsky theme, we’ve included the 2nd movement from his “Dumbarton Oaks,” a piece based on Bach’s famous Brandenburg concertos.
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EYES ON YOU PLAYLIST
Cole Porter
It’s an all-star homage to Cole Porter, undisputed king of the old-school show tune whose music forms the foundation of Christopher Stowell’s swingin’ ballet Eyes On You. We’ve put together a sumptuous feast of Porter’s greatest hits – from golden age classics sung by Marlene, Fred, and Ella, to lush renditions by contemporary artists like Everything But the Girl and kd lang, to straight-up Broadway hits that cry out for jazz hands. We’ve even included Joan Jett’s wild punk cover of “Let’s Fall In Love” from the Tank Girl soundtrack, Kate Capshaw’s screwball performance of “Anything Goes” in Mandarin from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and a sparkling piano version of “You’re the Top” sung by Porter himself. It’s like a glass of champagne in musical form. Cheers!
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SPEAK PLAYLIST
Bloodhound Gang & Tracie Morris
CAUTION: EXPLICIT LYRICS AHEAD! Trey McIntyre set his hip-hop ballet Speak to the Bloodhound Gang’s “Shut Up,” which we’ve included here along with their cover of Kim Wilde’s 80’s New Wave classic “Kids In America.” The rest of the mix is an all-star blend of OBT staff members’ all-time favorite 90’s tracks, with hip-hop classics like “Bust a Move,” “Jump Around” and “Mama Said Knock You Out” side-by-side with alternative/grunge gems like “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” by Cake, and Beck’s “Where It’s At.” And, to balance out all the testosterone – Gwen Stefani kills it on No Doubt’s chart-topping hit “Just a Girl,” Lauryn Hill delivers powerhouse vocals on the Fugees’ stellar cover of “Killing Me Softly,” and Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson rocks “Only Happy When It Rains.” If we’ve inspired you to host a 90’s-throwback dance party in your living room, then our work here is done.
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SQUARE DANCE PLAYLIST
Antonio Vivaldi & Arcangelo Corelli
George Balanchine’s Square Dance is set to a gorgeous medley of Vivaldi and Corelli which we’ve provided here for your home listening enjoyment – it includes Vivaldi’s “Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10” and the 1st movement of his “Concerto Grosso in E,” as well as the 2nd and 3rd movements of Arcangelo Corelli’s “Suite for Strings: Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie.” We’ve also added another Sarabande with a more contemporary flavor: Francis Poulenc’s “Sarabande No. 2,” as well as an excerpt from another Concerto Grosso – this one by noted female composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – as performed by the New York Philharmonic. And, just for fun, we’ve tossed in a real, honest-to-goodness square dance: Zip Wilson’s “Mississippi Sawyer,” complete with square dance calls.
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