A Musical Offering
Tuesdays from 11 am - 1 pm
on WFCF 88.5, St. Augustine
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Program #105
Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
On this program we will celebrate the music of Randall Thompson, an American composer whose choral music was once the most frequently performed in the US. Although his popularity has faded in recent years, Thompson's music remains an essential and enjoyable contribution to 20th Century American Music.
We will hear Thompson's Symphony No. 2 (1931) which was as first public performance for a 21 year old conducting student, Leonard Bernstein, who studied orchestration under Thompson at Harvard and the Curtis Institute. Also included are his String Quartet No. 1 (1941) and various choral works written between 1940 and 1963.
In his music are elements of Renaissance and Russian Orthodox polyphony as well as American patriotic, folk and Jazz styles.
Randall Thompson Hour 1 playlist
Randall Thompson Hour 2 playlist
Testament of Freedom
Best of Rooms
Symphony No. 2
Two Worlds