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It Happened at the Wisconsin State Fair (w/o Music)
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Interesting events that happened at the Wisconsin State Fair

  • Added: Sep 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:34
Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (Fountains of Tarrega)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's one of those tunes you've heard a hundred times but never really caught the name. Guitarist Sharon Isbin introduces Memories of the Alhambra ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 07, 2006
  • Length: :35
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (When Tragedy Strikes)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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At the one year anniversary observance of 911, Guitarist Sharon Isbin was invited to perform at Ground Zero during the reading of the names of the ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 07, 2006
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Durham Love Yourself
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the Durham Love Yourself bumper sticker

  • Added: Sep 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:20
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Loves Choosing Repertoire)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Have you ever wondered how a performer chooses the music they'll play and record? For Gil Shaham, it's simply a case of love at first hearing. Us...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Chopin's Nocturnal Mystery)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Nocturne" in Classical Music refers to music for night time. Pianist Alexander Kobrin says that Chopin's Nocturnes explore and illustrate man...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Leila Josefowicz (Smiling is Easy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Among his many talents, Charlie Chaplin was also a composer. He wrote the sweet and melancholy song, "Smile." Violinist Leila Josefowicz loves th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Percussion is Universal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Evelyn Glennie may be one of the only full-time percussion soloists, but she reminds us we all have some kind of drum in our past. Use this 21 sec...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Remembering Leonard Bernstein)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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What was the secret behind the Leonard Bernstein mystique? Conductor and former Bernstein student, JoAnn Falletta says it was how he inspired her ...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Playing Barefoot)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Percussionist Evelyn Glennie plays shoeless, but she says it's not to make a fashion or social statement. Use this 30 second clip to introduce any...

Bought by WITF, WEKU, and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Leila Josefowicz (Playing John Adams)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Two modern day rebels meet up in this clip that introduces Leila Josefowicz's performance of (either) Adams' Road Movies or his Violin Concerto. Th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Chopin Speaks)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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2005 Van Ciburn Piano Competition Gold Medalist, Alexander Kobrin describes vocal and linguistic requirements to play Chopin. Use this 16 second c...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :16
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Dvorak Wind Serenade)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Conductor Andrew Litton gives Dvorak and a highly polished Wind section some time in the spotlight. Use this 27 second clip to introduce Andrew Lit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Whose Violin is it Anyway?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Gil Shaham's violin has enjoyed a noteworthy history, including time spent in the company of a famous Baroque composer and a forward thinking count...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, PRX Administrator, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Hears Music Everywhere)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Travel can be a demanding part of the musician's life. But pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet says going on the road is one of the best perks to being a ...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 3
Tejidos Culturales (prog.2)
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A culturally historic piece looking at the San Luis Valley of Colorado.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM


  • Added: Aug 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 1
Young Drivers
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece investigates the experiences of teen drivers and the adults who support them.

Bought by KUT, WRNC-LP, Littleglobe, WXLV-FM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 10:46
  • Purchases: 5
Hard Times
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A looking back on what were undeniably hard times growing up during the depression with a degree of n...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:03
From Mexico to the Dodgers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nelly Castillo tells the story of her son?s dream of becoming a major league pitcher.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
Cooking For Sinatra
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Francisco Mena recounts his experiences as a private chef in Vegas

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:45
Mothers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A. revealing that more than just memories, mothers are an inner presence.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
Music In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A talking about their preferences for music from Mexican music to rock and roll.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1
Teapot Lids
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nonagenarian Mimi Hunt recalls playing as a child in the LA River

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:09
We Need More Teachers Like This
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
David Orosco left school after third grade to work supporting his family. Here he recalls the importance of his elementary school teacher.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:44
Growing Old In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An audio version of David Greenberger?s Duplex Planet magazine, Growing Old In East L.A., offers a look into the lives of elderly Mexican-Americans...

Bought by KGLT, KPFA, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 4

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