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Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Up Close and Personal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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
Virtuoso Voices - Lorin Maazel (New York Love Affair)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Lorin Maazel
Since leaving the New York Philharmonic in 2009, conductor Lorin Maazel has been as busy as ever, but never too busy to look back at his seven year...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Kevin Hearn. The Canadian Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter makes crowd-ple...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (Mirror in Mirror)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Anne Akiko Meyers
The name of the piece is "Mirror in Mirror." It's a seven minute work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers describes it as...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :26
A Musician's Life: Squeeze founding member Glenn Tilbrook
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Squeeze's founding member Glenn Tilbrook. In the early 1980's critics were comparing Tilbrook and his collaborator Ch...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bobby McFerrin talks to RADIJOJO
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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A while ago, Bobby McFerrin performed at the Berliner Philharmonic with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Well, that was something we just couldn't m...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 09:29
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta Conducting Without Words
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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To get an orchestra of 60 or 100 players to play like one is the eternal challenge for a conductor. Every orchestra is different but conductor JoA...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :29
A Musician's Life: Liam Finn
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In New Zealand Liam Finn's dad Neil Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House) is royalty. Both in the U.S. and at home Liam is trying to establish him...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Joan Osborne
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The performer known for her 1995 hit "One of Us" is back with a new album. Joan recorded "Little Wild One" as a love letter to her adoped home of ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGDR, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Orli Shaham (Winds in the Graveyard)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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From a bone chilling graveyard scene, to the sound of a heart beat that slows down and finally stops beating, Prokofiev's First Violin Sonata has j...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (More to Come)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The soloist faces a number of temptations in the Sibelius Violin Concerto, especially the magical moments at the beginning. For Hilary Hahn, the t...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :27
A Conversation with Ramsey Lewis
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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A fascinating 55-minute three-way conversation between host Mike Cuthbert, the extravagantly gifted and knowledgeable Ramsey Lewis, and his compani...

Bought by WFIU and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:00
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Julia Fischer (Art v Commerce)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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All performers face numerous pressures, from career choices to wardrobe selection. Young musicians and teenage actors are often pressed to grow up...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :22
Marfa Couples: Liz Lambert and Amy Cook
From: Marfa Public Radio
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A creative couple in Marfa, Texas, discuss their unique collaboration.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 28:52
Hollywood Hills And Suburban Thrills: An Interview With The Academy Is...
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with well-known emo/indie rock band The Academy Is...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 1
HEAT -- Stories We Can Tell
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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John swaps stories with Singer/Songwriter Luka Bloom, Storyteller Mike Feder and Lynda Barry

Bought by WCPN, KLCC, WGBH Radio Boston, KERA, and WCQS


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 5
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell Clip (Religious Regardless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The power of music is so strong for some it takes on religious proportions. That's the case for violinist Joshua Bell. Music IS his religion, whe...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Classical Responsibility)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The ideal job is one that's also your favorite hobby. Conductor Andrew Litton says making music is both his job and his passion - and both come wi...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WBST


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Percussion is Universal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Evelyn Glennie may be one of the only full-time percussion soloists, but she reminds us we all have some kind of drum in our past. Use this 21 sec...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Native Musician Shelley Morningsong
From: KSUT
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Interview with music beds of her first CD - "Out of the Ashes"

  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 09:12
Classic conversation with legendary singer/songwriter Janis Ian
From: Out of Bounds
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Classic interview w/ Legendary Singer/songwriter Janis Ian discussing her long career with humor and candor

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WMNF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KVNF, WDNA and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6