From the Vault

Series produced by WICR

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From the Vault is a musical treasure hunt for unusual, intriguing and underplayed classical music of the 20th and 21st century. These "hidden gems" give listener's the chance to experience fascinating music that is out of the ordinary.

From the Vault presents music that is out of the ordinary. Music from the 20th and 21st century that is for the musically curious who enjoy going on a weekly treasure hunt for pieces by Eric Ewazen, Eric Whitacre, Graeme Koehne, Frank Martin, Bohuslav Martinu, William Grant Still, Michael Daugherty and many others.

These one-hour episodes include full orchestra and choral works as well as chamber music for brass, strings and winds and, once in a while some remarkable music by composers from other eras. Your host is Henri Pensis, has been working in public radio since 1977 in many roles and classical music has been a common denominator at each stop.

Join us for the weekly treasure hunt that is From the Vault. From the Vault is produced at the facilities of WICR Radio at the University of Indianapolis.


120 Pieces

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Two works for strings and the final symphony of Bohuslav Martinu.

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 57:20
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Music from a leading Finnish composer of the early 20th Century who was not Jean Sibelius, piece for string orchestra by Norman Dello Joio and a 2...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:25
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Three compositions by American composers make up this program. Horatio Parker was one of the first important teachers of American composers--some ...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 57:24
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Music by a Soviet composer who became friends with Dmitry Shostakovich after he had been accused of formalism. Then Andre Jolivet's take on ancie...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 57:41
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Two pieces by French composers sandwich a Fantasy for English Horn, Harp and Strings written by an American composer.

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
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Highlights four pieces appropriate for Labor Day weekend

  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:19
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Two of the most popular pieces by Carl Nielsen and Lars Erik Larsson lead off this episode. Then a breakthrough piece by Benjamin Britten and the ...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2023
  • Length: 57:57
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Franz Schreker's Overture to a Drama begins this show. Then a brief piece by Messiaen arranged for this MSR Classics release featuring the Chicago...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 58:10
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We celebrate the 300th anniversary of Corelli's birth with Michael Tippett's Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli. Then Ewazen's Flute Conce...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 57:26
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Music by two American Composers, Barbara Harbach and Easley Blackwood.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 56:55
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Music by the teacher and the pupil on this episode. That is music by John Ireland and E.J. Moeran.

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:41
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Film music by VIrgil Thomson, a musical memorial to King George the 5th and Albert Roussel's Symphony no. 3.

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 57:26
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This episode of From the Vault consists of Neoclassical pieces and works that feature the tuba and the oboe.

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
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Program 071 features the music of three composers who emigrated to other countries (Richard Stohr, Gian Carlo Menotti and Aryah Levanon) and creat...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 57:25
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This program consists of E.J. Moeran's Serenade in g, Jack Stamp's Red Cedar Lake Suite for Brass Quintet, Roy Harris's Concerto for 2 Pianos and O...

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 57:08
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This Program consists of a wide-variety of pieces and styles. VIrgil Thomson's setting of Federal Era tunes provide the music for the ballet Parso...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:34
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Three works on this show--two by composers with Armenian roots and the last is a symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
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This one is a world tour of composers--music of Spanish, Irish, French and American composers

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 57:56
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This is another program featuring works by American composers. Joseph Jenkins' American Overture opens the show. Then music created by Virgil Tho...

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 57:03
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Works for smaller ensembles are featured on this program. This includes a Pascal Octet, Larsson Concertino, Bridge Suite for Strings and Alfred Re...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 1