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Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (Solo Duet)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Recording duets with yourself, meaning recording both parts of a duet, is not a new invention. You record the first part, and then record the seco...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :24
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Paavo Jarvi (Family Business)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Paavo Järvi, Credit: Photo by Lang Photography

It's many a mother and father's dream to have their children follow in their footsteps. Then there's the Jarvi family. Use this 28 second clip to...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :29
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Jonathan Biss (Testing Beethoven's Limits)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

As a young man, and a young composer, Beethoven used the piano as a laboratory, where he could experiment and try out new sounds and musical ideas....

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :26

Virtuoso Voices - Jonathan Biss (Quick Change Artist)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

We tend to forget that composing requires advanced skills, in addition to its purely creative inspiration. That fusion of skill, craft and creativ...

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :23

Virtuoso Voices - Jonathan Biss (Not On the List)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

There are hundreds of lists that designate the Top Ten or Top 100 of anything, from movies to books to restaurants. Classical music has its "best ...

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :26

10 Greats You've Probably Never Heard

From: KUT

Think you know music? NPR music critic Tom Moon has found ten artists you probably don't know...but should.

Bought by KLCC, KGLT, and North Country Public Radio

Added: Jun 16, 2009
Length: 55:16
Purchases: 3

The Peace Work of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (54:00 / 59:00)

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Caption: John & Yoko at Montreal Bed In 1969, Credit: Photo by Ivor Sharp/©Yoko Ono

In 1969, musician John Lennon and his wife, performance artist Yoko Ono, were among the most high profile peace advocates on the planet. We'll spot...

Bought by KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, Marfa Public Radio and more

Added: Jun 15, 2009
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 14

Jeff Buckley: Grace Around the World

From: Joyride Media

A look into the life and music of singer and songwriter Jeff Buckley.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WXXI Rochester, CBC Inside the Music and more

Added: Jun 08, 2009
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

Back To The Garden: Woodstock Remembered (2 x 59:00 or 2 x 54:00)

From: Paul Ingles

Woodstock organizers, artists and audience members recall the 1969 music festival that rocked the world in more ways than one. Music and memories ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KGLP, KRVS, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KAAD-LP and more

Added: Jun 08, 2009
Length: 01:57:40
Purchases: 72

Every Move You Make

From: With Good Reason

Caption: The Four Rings, Credit: Limsonline.org

Each day most of us wave to a friend or gesture in a meeting with colleagues. Dance professor Karen Studd sees patterns and language in all of the...

Bought by WFIU and CKMO

Added: Jun 01, 2009
Length: 28:54
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - John Corigliano (Embracing the Unknown)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Before a new piece of music is played for the first time – before it is judged either a masterpiece or a disaster, it exists in a state of musical ...

Added: May 29, 2009
Length: :19

Virtuoso Voices - John Corigliano (No Thank You)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Composer John Corigliano grew up surrounded by music. His father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years...

Added: May 29, 2009
Length: :24

Virtuoso Voices - Leif Ove Andsnes (The Nature of Silence)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Simon Fowler

In almost every profession, some of the best work gets done away from the office. It's true for pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. He likes to work from h...

Added: May 29, 2009
Length: :23

Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (You're in Japan)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

"Sea in Spring" was written by a blind Japanese composer, Michio Miyagi . Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers says this music calls on her to use some spe...

Added: May 29, 2009
Length: :18

Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (Piazzolla and Scotch)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

The music by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is often charged with romantic and melodramatic urges. When it comes to playing Piazzolla, violi...

Added: May 29, 2009
Length: :24

Gems of Bluegrass #924 Influence of Stanley Bros on Earl Bros.

From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass

Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun

Over the short history of bluegrass, its audience has changed from rural to urban. It broke off from the country music industry. It grew from a reg...

Bought by WAMU

Added: May 21, 2009
Length: 06:48
Purchases: 1

Jazz: The '59 Sound

From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials

Exploration of some of the enduring jazz recordings of 1959.

Bought by 90.5 WESA, WICR, KNKX, KPSQ-LP, Troy Public Radio and more

Added: May 18, 2009
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 31

Told and Retold :Spring

From: Sarah Montague

A Seasonal celebration of storytelling : Spring

Bought by North Country Public Radio

Added: Apr 06, 2009
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 1

The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009

From: KUT

For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT

Added: Mar 13, 2009
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 4

Ashford & Simpson: The Real Thing

From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials

One-hour special delves into the history and music of songwriting and singing team Ashford & Simpson.

Bought by WFUV, KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KPIP-LP, WSGE and more

Added: Feb 04, 2009
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 19

Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue

From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials

One-hour special explores the creation and impact of Miles Davis' album "Kind Of Blue."

Bought by WDCB, WVTF, 90.5 WESA, WJCT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more

Added: Feb 04, 2009
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 57

"Before The Legend: The Rise Of Bob Marley"

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

Produced by Dred Scott Keyes, "Before The Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley", this entertaining and informational interview/music mix with author Chr...

Bought by WNCU, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WCPN

Added: Feb 04, 2009
Length: 59:30
Purchases: 3

Lance Reddick

From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk

Actor who plays Special Agent Phillip Broyes in the Fringe. He has also appeared in Lost and The Wire.

Added: Jan 26, 2009
Length: 30:36

The Philly Mummers: A Wild Tradition Keeps Strutting

From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio

Caption: The one on the left is Kevin Rivell. The one on the right is Joey King., Credit: Dan Nowakowski

I went looking to do a piece about a crazy parade, but I found a deeper story of working families keeping up their traditions and spirits in tough ...

Added: Jan 14, 2009
Length: 29:30

Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison

From: Joyride Media