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Why is it important for the Hispanic community to participate in the 2010 Census

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2010
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn once performed on the Tonight Show and her appearance just happened to coincide with the late night show's little hosting dra...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: :40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. Her strategy for playing in front of a huge audience of 100's of thousands is to...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. The late night show had been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. D...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Manuel Barrueco, Credit: Photo by EMI-David Thompson
When guitarist Manuel Barrueco teamed up with conductor and tenor Placido Domingo to record the famous guitar concertos by Rodrigo, along with some...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robert Spano
Perspective – that magical line between the head and the heart. It’s something conductor Robert Spano tries to maintain whenever he conducts his f...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Manuel Barrueco, Credit: EMI-David Thompson
What are the ingredients that go into a successful performance? Guitarist Manuel Barrueco says once you have the notes under your belt, it’s time ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :19
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The development of the large human head and broad shoulders provide many evolutionary benefits for our species but also require assistance for a sa...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Evelyn Glennie
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie had formal music training all her life, including attending the Royal Academy of Music in London. Still, some of her ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: Vadim Repin
The Piano Trio by Tchaikovsky is somewhat bathed in sadness and melancholy – and for understandable reasons: it was written as a memorial for Tchai...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Vadim Repin
Rachmaninoff is known for writing expressive and engaging melodies. That's certainly the case with his Elegiac Trio No. 1. Violinist Vadim Repin ...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Vadim Repin
Brahms knew how to make an entrance. After a stormy orchestral introduction, the violin enters with plenty of fire and electricity. But like all ...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :29
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Caption: Vadim Repin
It might not have been a "fly on the wall" moment, but it would be interesting to know who spoke first when three leading classical music soloists,...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
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NYC’s best lounge band performing the New American Songbook

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 16:13
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Syrian vocalist working at the intersection of Arab, Jazz and Improvised Music.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 17:54
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Alex Meixner: Acclaimed accordionist playing jazz, Bulgarian dance music, Cleveland-style polkas and more.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 19:49
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Why is it that Thanksgiving is celebrated almost exclusively in the United States and Canada. How has it been celebrated and how is it celebrated now?

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Joshua Bell
Violinist Joshua Bell has a CD – "At Home with Friends" – where he recaptures the musical get-togethers he hosts in his Manhattan home with friends...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :22
Caption: Lorin Maazel
There are coffee breaks, lunch breaks, and at one point in his career, conductor Lorin Maazel found the need to take a Mahler break. Use this 28 s...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :28
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French pianist Pascal Roge enjoys a personal connection with French composers – not just because they come from French soil, but because they're so...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :27
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Caption: Pascal Roge
Pianist Pascal Roge has fond memories of his student days at the Paris Conservatory. He studied with Marguerite Long, who was one of Debussy's fav...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pascal Roge
All children go through phases and stages. They can be cute, adorable, precocious and obnoxious. Pianist Pascal Roge went through each of these p...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lorin Maazel
Some obsessions and compulsions are better than others, and conductor Lorin Maazel admits that at one point in his career, he spent too much time a...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KVLU, KUHF, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Cochineal Bug
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:37
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
More than 350 musicians are heard on the recording of the Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tils...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :30