C. P. E. Bach's Symphony in D Major, Wq 183/1
The second movement is a mind-bending journey from the neopolitan key of E-flat Major to the resolution on an A Major chord, which may have been the dominant of the opening D Major, but is not related to the key of  E-flat, nor to the proceeding finale in C Major! Enjoy! 

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Symphony in D Major, Wq 183/1 (1776): II. Largo

Did a run through on Merlin just now. I made a mistake, but it made the ending sound awesome! (added an 32nd at around 0:03)

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Merlin (end)

Jordan Smith conducts musicians of the Peabody Conservatory in historic Griswold Hall. October 11, 2013. Nikita Borisevich, Violin.

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Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I.

Peabody Opera Theater present Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites. November 14, 15, and 17 at the Baltimore Lyric Opera Theater. In collaboration with Peabody Symphony Orchestra. Steven White, Guest Conductor.

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Blanche: Alex Razskazoff
Le Chevalier: Josh Diaz
Jordan Randall Smith, Conductor
John Wilson, Piano

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites: Act II, Scene III.

From Backstage at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Offered in tribute to Cellist Dmitry Volkov, seen here in the 2013 World Premiere of Andrew Boss' Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. RIP Dmitry Volkov, 1988-2014.

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Andrew Boss, Cello Concerto: II. Romanza

Excerpt from the 2013 World Premiere of Andrew Boss' Concerto for Cello and Orchestra.

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Andrew Boss, Cello Concerto: I. Maestoso

Conductor Jordan Randall Smith conducts Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. Smith leads Ars Nova Dallas at the 2009 Dallas Festival of Modern Music. 

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The work opens from the poet’s perspective. He sets the scene. Pierrot is heard in the music, though not yet mentioned by name. We hear the moonlight, painted by the instruments. 

Lyrics:

Den Wein, den man mit Augen trinkt,	The wine that one drinks with the eyes 
Gießt Nachts der Mond in Wogen nieder,	The moon spills nights into the waves, 
Und eine Springflut überschwemmt	And a Springflood overflows 
Den stillen Horizont.	The silent horizon. 

Gelüste schauerlich und süß,	Desires, visible and sweet 
Durchschwimmen ohne Zahl die Fluten!	Countless swim across the flood. 
Den Wein, den man mit Augen trinkt,	The wine that one drinks with the eyes 
Gießt Nachts der Mond in Wogen nieder.	The moon spills nights into the waves. 

Der Dichter, den die Andacht treibt,	The poet, who practices devotion, 
Berauscht sich an dem heilgen Tranke,	Enrapts himself on the holy drink, 
Gen Himmel wendet er verzückt	He turns against the sky ecstatic 
Das Haupt und taumelnd saugt und schlürit er	Headlong reeling sucks and slurps 
Den Wein, den man mit Augen trinkt.	The wine, that one drinks with the eyes.

01 Mondestrunken (Drunk with Moonlight)

Conductor Jordan Randall Smith conducts Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. Smith leads Ars Nova Dallas at the 2009 Dallas Festival of Modern Music. 

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09 Gebet an Pierrot (Prayer to Pierrot)

18 Der Mondfleck (The Moonspot)

Conductor Jordan Randall Smith conducts Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. Smith leads Ars Nova Dallas at the 2009 Dallas Festival of Modern Music. 

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20 Heimfahrt (Barcarole) (Journey Home)

21 O alter Duft (O Old Perfume)

Jordan Randall Smith is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Susquehanna University, and Music Director of Symphony Number One and Hunt's Church. He is also Conductor of the Hopkins Concert Orchestra, and Creative Director of the International Florence Price Festival. Jordan's leadership of Mahler's Fourth Symphony was praised by the Baltimore Sun: "The third movement, in particular, was quite sensitively molded." Conductor Alan Gilbert called Jordan’s conducting, “impressive.”

A 2010 Bruno Walter Fellow at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Smith studied with Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier and conducted the festival orchestra in concert. Jordan has recorded six commercial releases and led over 50 world premieres.

Smith has mentored hundreds of young musicians in ensembles across the country and is currently the conductor of the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra Symphonia. A Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory, Jordan was invited to give a TED Talk at TEDxMidatlantic 2017 and is a contributor to Baltimore Magazine.

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