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A profile of the man who raises students' political awareness and runs a mock presidential election every 4 years.
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Nov 03, 2007
- Length: 03:48
- 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
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
- Added: Oct 20, 2007
- Length: 24:00
- Purchases: 1
We visited the Wat Mai Monestary for Burmese Buddhist monks in Bangkok, Thailand. During our stay we were able to talk directly to the monks about...
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 28:02
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 28:00
Ann Hancock, director of the Climate Protection Campaign, gives personal solutions to Global Warming.
- Added: Oct 11, 2007
- Length: 07:59
- Purchases: 2
Audio tour of a children's home in Bulgaria
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 10:10
Short feature about the Mbira, or African thumb piano, for BBC Radio Oxford
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 07:49
The surprising wonder of routine in the making of a peanut butter sandwich
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 1
The Finnish Four Seasons are a magnificent gift of nature, according to Finnish pianist Olli Mustonnen. He says that makes him well suited to play...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :23
How much do you need to know and understand to enjoy classical music? Olli Mustonen is best known as a pianist, but he also conducts and composes ...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :25
Although Jean Sibelius is best known for his symphonies and his violin concerto, he also dabbled in the world of short piano pieces. Olli Mustonen...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
The Piano Sonata No.1 by Rachmaninoff is, like most of Rachmaninoff's music, robust and hearty in sound. Pianist Olli Mustonen calls it "a symphon...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :25
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
When composer John Adams attends a concert that features his music, he looks forward to hearing what the audience has to say -- as long as they don...
Bought by WETS
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :17
- Purchases: 1
What came first, the chicken or the egg -- the music's title or the music itself? Composer John Adams talks about the origin of his extroverted wo...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :27
What makes a composer's music resonate with the audience? Composer John Adams offers a starting point to this ultimately unanswerable question. U...
Bought by WETS and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
"Back Seat Drivers" are bad for those of us in the driver's seat, and they can be just as distracting for composers. Conductor Bernard Haitink tal...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
Anton Bruckner's music is out of place, and maybe out of sync in our current fast-paced world. Conductor Bernard Haitink says Bruckner's luxurious...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :24
Anton Bruckner's most popular work is his Symphony No.4, but conductor Bernard Haitink says he's under the spell of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Use...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :19
We are exploring the Booker T Washington National Monument in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 12:39
- Added: Sep 22, 2007
- Length: 06:47
- Purchases: 2
