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Brain Painting and Music of the Mind
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Still from brainwave animation, Credit: Paras Kaul
You know what it's like to have a song stuck in your head. But what if your brain was constantly making music of its own without your knowledge?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFIU, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts
From: Baltimore Public Media
Series: Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts explores the lives of students at this amazing school in Baltimore

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 43:58
Virtuoso Voices - Vladimir Ashkenazy (Cancellation Clause)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When describing Beethoven's astonishing accomplishments as a composer, it's hard to know where to start. Pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy ...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (The Teacher)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon's career path does not line up with that old saying, "those who can't do... teach." She's one of the busiest, most perfor...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Interview With Alternative Press Magazine Founder Mike Shea
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Interview with Alternative Press Magazine Founder Mike Shea

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:16
Virtuoso Voices - Orli Shaham (In Mozart's Hand Prints)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Orli Shaham, Credit: Photo by Christian Steiner
Pianist Orli Shaham's most recent recording is an all-Mozart disc she made with her brother Gil. She's played Mozart all of her life, and fittingl...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Point and Play)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Working without a conductor creates both creative and practical challenges for an orchestra: how do you get the music started? For the conductor-...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :32
Host Philip Aaberg with Paul Zarzyski - Part 1
From: Philip Aaberg
Series: Of the West: Creativity & Sense of Place
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Host Philip Aaberg with Paul Zarzyski

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 29:02
Berlin Without Walls - The Sound
From: WNYC
Series: Berlin Without Walls
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In this series, we examine various aspects of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in both modern and historical context. From the players themselves...

Bought by WDAV Classical Public Radio and WETS


  • Added: Jan 24, 2008
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (Canadian Christmas)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Canadian Brass knows their way around holiday music – they've made numerous holiday recordings in their 30 plus years. They're the first to ad...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - John Adams (Grumpy Players)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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As talented and exceptionally skilled as today's orchestra musicians may be, there are plenty of living composers whose music still presents a chal...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Studying Straight Edge: An Interview With Professor Robert Wood
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Straight Edge; Who, What and Why?
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An interview with Professor Robert Wood on straight edge---why he studies it, his book on it, and some of the complexities and details of the culture.

Bought by KUNM and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 11:27
  • Purchases: 2
CamForum - Bob Dylan Artist
From: Cambridge Forum
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The art and poetry of Bob Dylan's music

  • Added: Jun 28, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
Card House Dreamers: An Interview With This Providence
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Zoe interviews indie rock band This Providence about music, Christianity, touring, and more...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 1
An Interview With Poster Artist Clint Wilson
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An Interview With Poster Artist Clint Wilson

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Latvala Files: Hangin' Out in the Vault
From: Justin Grotelueschen
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Never-before released interviews with the late Dick Latvala, the first official archivist for the Grateful Dead.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 03, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
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
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 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
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
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

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