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Caption: Teresa Berganza
On this week’s program, we celebrate the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, who died May 13, 2022 at the age of 89. Joining ...

Bought by KVNO, WRTI, WXXI Rochester, WCQS, KENW and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Young People's Chorus of New York City members
Music written for children -- to sing, to play, to enjoy -- by Cuban-born Paquito D'Rivera and Emilio Aragón, Catalan Xavier Montsalvatge, and Teru...

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 31
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From 17th -century masters Juan García de Zéspedes and Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla to modern-day composers Guillermo Alvarez Navarro and Sergio Cárde...

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 33
Caption: Ancia Saxophone Quartet, Credit: Leslie Shank
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet showcases its new CD in upcoming performances. This Thursday, February 22, the show is at 12 noon, at Landmark Center i...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Quena (Andean bamboo flute)
From Joaquín Rodrigo to Ernesto Lecuona to Alberto Ginastera to Gabriela Lena Frank, old and new favorites from Spain and Latin America.

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 21
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This week we are chatting with FBX born & ANC based singer/songwriter Caleb Aronson, about what he has been up to and what's on the horizon. Plus a...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: John Singer Sargent: "El Jaleo"
A program recorded live in concert of Spanish and Latin American music of some of the most recognizable and beloved popular dances of Spain. Habane...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 48
Caption: Gaieteros (Galician Bagpipers)
Forgotten by time and still finding an audience: hidden treasures from South America and the Iberian Peninsula.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 36
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From Cuba’s Joaquín Nin and Leo Brouwer to Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov to Uruguay’s Alfonso Broqua, music by Latin American com...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 41
Caption: Guitarist Narciso Yepes
From the Generation of the Maestros to El Grupo de los Ocho to today, orchestral works by Julio Gómez, Salvador Bacarisse, and José Luis Greco.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 44
Caption: Alberto Ginastera with pianist Barabara Nissman
Works by Alberto Ginastera, the self-described “man of Latin America” and one of South America’s most important and innovative composers of the twe...

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 43
Caption: Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
A program of music inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ timeless novel Don Quixote. Manuel de Falla’s one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show (El Reta...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 49
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On this episode, we discussed the new book "Dance-Punk," part of a new series of "Genre" books from 33 1/3. We discussed the history of dance-punk ...

  • Added: May 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the book "Songs of Earth," which is an updated version of song collector/folklori...

  • Added: May 13, 2023
  • Length: 27:30
Caption: Larry McDonough and Joel Shapira, Credit: Andrea Canter
Pianist Larry McDonough and guitarist Joel Shapira are known for their complementary duet style. It’s much like that of pianist Bill Evans and guit...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Peter Borne aboard Joyful Noise, Credit: James Napoli
Richfield couple Peter and Michele Borne are on a mission to unite communities along the Mississippi River through music and education. But before ...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 06:58
Caption: Delphia Cello Quartet, Credit: Kate Wilson
The Delphia Cello Quartet plays a mix of classical music and pop and folk songs, all arranged for 4 cellos. Phil Nusbaum asked manager Julia Flober...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ticket to Brasil, Credit: Andrea Canter
Pavel Jany has led Natania and Ticket to Brasil for decades. The group does bossa nova and related styles old and new. But the group values origina...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ticket to Brasil, Credit: Andrea Canter
Next, Phil Nusbaum talks to Pavel Jany about the release of a new CD by Natania & Ticket to Brasil. The release party will be at the Dakota in Minn...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
Caption: Oudyano, Credit: Margie O'Loughlin
Who would have thought that an Arabic music based oud player and an American pianist schooled in jazz and roots traditions could interact musically...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 06:01
Caption: Roseville Big Band Trip to Acapulco 1989, Credit: Glen Newton
The Roseville Big Band brings its special arrangements to an Edina concert on Oct 2. Band director Glenn Newton tells Phil Nusbaum about it.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Roseville Big Band in Acapulco, 1989 , Credit: Glen Newton
The Roseville Big Band has been playing for dances in airplane hangars for a really long time. The next one will be in Fleming Field's Hangar #3 in...

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  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Marc Steiner Show producer Mark Gunnery shares an appreciation and review of the latest John Coltrane release, Offering: Live at Temple University....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Blues Team's CD Release Party and Anti-Cancer Charity Event. Piece for Nov 25-29, 2013. Paul Metsa and Willie Walker are releasing a new set of Bl...

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1