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The Beat: Doris Stengel - "Grandma Walked Wide"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Dec 10, 2012
Length: 02:26
Purchases: 1

The Beat: Aaron Wenger - "Fireflies Et al."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet. A daily reminder that, in...

Added: Sep 12, 2012
Length: 02:37

The Beat: Charlie Pulkrabek - "Your Culprit"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

Charlie Pulkrabek is a writer and visual artist living in the Bemidji area. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Mi...

Added: Aug 21, 2012
Length: 01:44

Dingmantics: The Unbearable Amstel Lightness of Being

From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics

One drunken afternoon at an Irish Pub in lower Manhattan, a fellow bellhop co-worker of mine informed me that he could see the future. This is an ...

Added: Feb 16, 2012
Length: 17:54

Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Alisa Weilerstein (Rice Krispie Cello)

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

For your Fundraising campaign, cellist Alicia Weilerstein remembers her first cello -- made out of cardboard. Use this 28 second clip as a fundrai...

Bought by WSMC, WWNO, KVNO, WKCP, Vermont Public and more

Added: Jul 27, 2011
Length: :29
Purchases: 9

Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Roy Goodman (Hope for the Best)

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

For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, WFSU, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG

Added: Jul 27, 2011
Length: 02:21
Purchases: 5

Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Canadian Brass (Tuba Power)

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

For your Fundraising campaign, the Canadian Brass remind your listeners that the power and romance of classical music is endless -- even when playe...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WKCP, WMNR, NPR Illinois and more

Added: Dec 31, 2010
Length: :59
Purchases: 6

Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Steven Isserlis (Alive and Playing)

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

For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, WSKG, KUHF and more

Added: Dec 31, 2010
Length: :59
Purchases: 6

Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Ivan Fischer (Individuals)

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

For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, WSKG, and KUCO

Added: Dec 31, 2010
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 5

Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Debt to Society)

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

Caption: Andrew Litton, Credit: Steve J. Sherman

Andrew Litton is not the first, and probably not the last to say his big career break came when he saw Leonard Bernstein conduct for the first time...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Added: Jul 25, 2009
Length: :28
Purchases: 1

I Am Not A Metaphor

From: andy boyd
Series: I Am Not a Metaphor

Andy's parents deliver the news that they were to move to Arizona. At Disneyland.

Added: May 22, 2009
Length: 06:20

The Poet

From: andy boyd
Series: I Am Not a Metaphor

Andy attends a poetry reading on Mill Ave.

Bought by KZYX

Added: May 20, 2009
Length: 02:56
Purchases: 1

“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”

From: Dred-Scott Keyes

IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

Added: Mar 09, 2009
Length: 54:15

Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Leaps Tall Intervals)

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

Debussy's First Rhapsody for Clarinet began as a contest piece for students at the Paris Conservatory. That explains the presence of the virtuoso ...

Added: Dec 30, 2008
Length: :26

NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young gives advice to aspiring players

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young is still playing, after all these years.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more

Added: Dec 30, 2008
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 9

NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on the story behind Uptown Blues

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young discusses his craft and his solo in "Uptown Blues."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more

Added: Dec 30, 2008
Length: 02:30
Purchases: 7

Virtuoso Voices - Anne-Sophie Mutter (Bow Talk)

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

Very few things could be duller than a discussion about violin bows, unless you're a violinist. But a good bow does make a difference. Violinist ...

Added: Nov 27, 2008
Length: :24

Virtuoso Voices - Steven Isserlis (Alive and Well)

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

For some musicians, giving concerts, teaching and making recordings is a full time job. Cellist Steven Isserlis wants more. Use this 23 second cl...

Added: Jul 31, 2008
Length: :23

Virtuoso Voices - Ivan Fischer (Go Crazy)

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

Some orchestras stake their reputation and trademark on a certain sound. Others rely on their celebrity conductor. (The Chicago Symphony Orchestr...

Added: Jun 30, 2008
Length: :34

The Mayor of St. Mary's

From: Eric Zassenhaus

Darlene Thomas is the Mayor of St. Mary's Center, a senior resource center and homeless shelter in Oakland, California. The Bay Area has seen a lar...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Nov 09, 2007
Length: 03:58
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Turning Down Work)

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

There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :31
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (After the Storm)

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

Beethoven's 4th Piano Sonata is one of the longest of his 32 sonatas, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson says every minute is rich with melody, musical in...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media