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From: David Kunian
Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard talks about his latest work: "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Nov 02, 2007
- Length: 05:56
- Purchases: 1
A profile of a vinyl record store owner during his last week in business.
Bought by KSRQ, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more
- Added: Nov 02, 2007
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 6
The music of R. Strauss for those who can't stand R. Strauss.
Bought by KTRL, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUCO, KAMU, KWAX and more
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 13
Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Paul Simon as revealed by musicians, writers and fans and archival interviews with ...
Bought by WHRV, KSUT, WHYY, KZYX, Prairie Public and more
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 01:59:03
- Purchases: 17
A musical travelogue into rural Cuba
Bought by PRX Remix, WBEZ, PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: 08:45
- Purchases: 5
Choosing a title for a new piece of music can be as tough as writing the very first note. Composer Michael Torke tries to avoid titles that push l...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :27
Composer Michael Torke lives and composes in New York. His choice of address and even possibly his writing style can be traced back to an event in...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :28
Like many composers Michael Torke worries about coming up with the right titles for his music. When he wrote "Javelin," he wondered if the title m...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :21
If you're a well established performer, writer or artist of any kind, you're likely to have your fans tell you they like your early work the best. ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
Composer Carl Maria von Weber is a favorite of clarinetists - including David Shifrin. Weber's Grand Duo concertante is, basically, 19th century s...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
You may have heard the story of the young clarinetist who brought Brahms out of retirement to write for the instrument. Fittingly, Brahms' clarine...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :28
The clarinet was most likely invented by Johann Christoph Denner in 1690. While Denner may have been the inventor, David Shifrin says it was Mozar...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :26
The word "spiritual" continues to have a wide range of applications when discussing religion and the 21st century lifestyle. Conductor Herbert Blo...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :23
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :26
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :41
On the surface, it may seem like there is a world of difference between Beethoven's lighter, and light hearted Symphony No. 8 and his monumental Sy...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
With Peer Gynt, composer Edvard Grieg did not write in the big orchestral setting that made Beethoven's symphonies so popular. Conductor Herbert B...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :24
An honest commentary on Hip Hop music and culture.
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: 02:42
A honest commentary on hip hop culture and music
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: 02:41
A honest commentary on Hip Hop music and culture.
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: 03:14
Host Bob Boilen sits down with Swedish pop artist Jens Lekman.
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 4
Violin and cello concertos by "the Chinese Rachmaninov."
Bought by KTRL, KAMU, KUCO, WPVM 103.7, KENW and more
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 14
Patricia Smith, Naeem Murr, songs by Matt Sheehy, and more!
- Added: Oct 28, 2007
- Length: 28:33
The Western Wind's Christmas Special, narrated by Roma Downey
- Added: Oct 28, 2007
- Length: 58:23
- Purchases: 34
Stories and poems about "mother," sublime songs by Team Turnip, and more!
- Added: Oct 27, 2007
- Length: 29:31
