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Getting started, whether you're writing a term paper, a novel or a piano concerto, can be tough. But you have to get off to a good start. That's ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :21
Vivaldi wrote his set of violin concertos, known as the "Four Seasons," for the orchestra at an all-girls school and orphanage. For violinist Sara...
Bought by WEKU
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Calling a political opponent a "flip-flopper" is one of the more frequently heard accusations heard on the campaign trail. While changing one's vi...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
The cynical judgment often leveled against Vivaldi is he wrote the same concerto 100 times. Vivaldi fans respond to that charge with varying degre...
Bought by WEKU
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
Alamosa has water advisory because of Salmonella Outbreak. Gov. Ritter, Senator Salazar and other VIPS hold Press Conference March 22, 2008 in Ala...
- Added: Mar 24, 2008
- Length: 07:08
The Bach Cello Suites are the cellist's Holy Grail. The exquisite nature of the music is both a source of inspiration and intimidation. Cellist S...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :20
Three Purple Heart recipients talk about how they earned their medals.
Bought by The Story, KUT, KRUA, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Feb 12, 2008
- Length: 05:25
- Purchases: 4
You can only dress up a well known piece of music so much, whether it's the Star Spangled Banner or the Christmas standard, "Jingle Bells." And so...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :25
The Canadian Brass knows their way around holiday music – they've made numerous holiday recordings in their 30 plus years. They're the first to ad...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :21
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 30:00
Although Jean Sibelius is best known for his symphonies and his violin concerto, he also dabbled in the world of short piano pieces. Olli Mustonen...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
The Piano Sonata No.1 by Rachmaninoff is, like most of Rachmaninoff's music, robust and hearty in sound. Pianist Olli Mustonen calls it "a symphon...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :25
We are exploring the Booker T Washington National Monument in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 12:39
- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: 03:16
The "what if" question game is always an interesting game to play. What if Leonard Bernstein had pursued composing over conducting? What would he...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
This program looks at the Japanese-American Community in the San Luis Valley and how they arrived.
Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KRFC
- Added: Jan 01, 2007
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Good News: you don't need an advanced degree, or have even played an instrument, to enjoy classical music. Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman passes o...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Dec 23, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
Reality, hopes and dreams of kids on the streets of Cape Town
- Added: Dec 06, 2006
- Length: 09:31
Sometimes music is not just about melody, it's about creating a scene or portraying a character that often redefines the boundaries of "beauty". G...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 2
While Nicolo Paganini's violin playing brought him enormous prestige and adoration from his many female admirers, he also got around on the guitar....
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 25, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Apr 23, 2006
- Length: 39:31
A conversation with Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, advocate and activist on behalf of the immigrant worker
- Added: Apr 12, 2006
- Length: 33:04
Interview with Montana's Earthjustice advocate Tim Preso
- Added: Jan 23, 2006
- Length: 07:50
