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Last Call for Alcohol
From: KCUR
Series: KC Currents
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Jazz was born in Kansas City during the prohibition, but what happens when 1920s-era hangout stops serving liquor?

  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:46
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Audience Reviews)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Feedback can be helpful, informative or devastating. Musicians constantly receive feedback, invited and uninvited, and some of Jennifer Higdon's h...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
There's A Class For This...An Interview With Cute Is What We Aim For
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with fast-rising emo-rockers Cute Is What We Aim For about their sound, music and the internet, and a lot more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 09:05
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Clueless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Breaking down the barrier between classical music and its audience is a priority for many classical music performers, including the charismatic per...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 02, 2007
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Music is Medicine)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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We often hear about the healing qualities of music. Percussionist Evelyn Glennie recommends we take it in regular doses. Use this 31 second clip ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Scalpel Sutures Harp)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In the event you may be undergoing surgery in the near future, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis suggests you check to see if your health insurance cover...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
New Horizons at Jupiter and Singer Cheryl Wheeler's Orbiting Jupiter
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Two encounters with Jupiter, as we get a status report from Alan Stern on the eve of the New Horizons flyby, and we talk with folksinger Cheryl Whe...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Feb 26, 2007
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
The Secret Pianos of Manhattan
From: Ken Cormier
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One piano tuner, three clients, and a common craze for classical music.

Bought by KUOW and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
CURIUM: E.E. CUMMINGS FRIED IN A HARD DRIVE
From: John Diliberto
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A POET GETS DIGITIZED

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSFR, KRUA, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2007
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 4
Joe Ely Profile
From: KUT
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A light feature of the legendary Texas troubador

Bought by KLCC and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path: An Interview With The Early November
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with emo rock band The Early November about their latest triple-disc album, their sound, their favorite bands, and lots more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2007
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
Wet From Birth: An Interview With The Faint
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with well-known indie synth rockers The Faint about their music, their past, their name, thai food, and more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
In Search of James Brown: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00 / 29:00 or 6:30 Feature)
From: Paul Ingles
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In 1999, radio producers Paul Ingles and Joe Warnes went in pursuit of an interview with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown at a tour stop in Albuq...

Bought by KRVS, KGLP, WCBE, Radio New Zealand, WYSO and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 30
Virtuoso Voices - David Russell (Dowland in the Dumps)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Certain pieces of classical music are known to be soothing and even healing for the listener, but it can have similar effects on the composer who a...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Islands Are Forever...An Interview With Islands
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Canadian rockers Islands give us the inside scoop about their name, their sound, and much more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
SHE GROOVES HOLIDAY HOUR
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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rare Christmas selections by artists including The Andrew Sisters & Etta James. She Grooves then pushes forward to include gems such as Joan Baez s...

Bought by KMUN, KDUR, KMXT, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:05
  • Purchases: 14
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Brahms' Paganini Demon)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Without question, the beauty and craftsmanship within Brahms "Variations on a Theme by Paganini" are substantial. 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competiti...

Bought by WITF, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Gershwin What If?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Gershwin's "An American In Paris" captures both the American spirit and the bustling, jazzy sounds of Paris in the 1920's. Conductor Andrew Litton...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 29, 2006
  • Length: :36
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Leila Josefowicz (Smile for Jazz)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Actor and Director Charlie Chaplin wrote all the music for his films, and "Modern Times" (1936) contains his most enduring music, specifically the ...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KISU


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Gil's Big Break)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The teenage violinist Gil Shaham was well on his way to a promising career, when one day he received a surprise opportunity that immediately change...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
A Million Ways To Be...Cool: An Interview With Ok Go
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Zoe Cordes Selbin interviews Damian Kulash, singer of the rising band Ok Go.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 11, 2006
  • Length: 11:49
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Go To The Punk Rawk Show: An Interview With MxPx
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Zoe Cordes Selbin interviews the drummer of the 15-year-old pop-punk band MxPx.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Leila Josefowicz (Smiling is Easy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Among his many talents, Charlie Chaplin was also a composer. He wrote the sweet and melancholy song, "Smile." Violinist Leila Josefowicz loves th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Whose Violin is it Anyway?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Gil Shaham's violin has enjoyed a noteworthy history, including time spent in the company of a famous Baroque composer and a forward thinking count...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, PRX Administrator, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 4
K is for Koechel: The Story Behind Those Mozart Numbers
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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A colorful history of the K numbers we use to keep tabs on Mozart's music.

Bought by WMNR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT-HD, WCPN, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 7

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