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July 30th, 2010
Caption: Robert Spano
Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra share a commitment to the creation of new music, and it enjoys a regular presence in the orchestra’...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :30
Caption: Robert Spano
Performances by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra have been called “vivid” and “rhapsodic” by the New York Times, and it’s clear that Atlanta hosts on...

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  • Length: :28
Caption: Robert Spano
Even before the recent economic challenges, there have been ongoing discussions and blogs about the future of the American symphony orchestra. Wha...

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  • Length: :23
Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH
How does one make a sound on an instrument? Violist Kim Kashkashian says it actually has little to do with the instrument itself. Ultimately, she...

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  • Length: :22
Caption: Gil Shaham
Sarasate’s Ziguenerweisen – or “Gypsy Airs” – is a work that is often played with an extroverted romantic passion. On his most recent recording of...

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  • Length: :24
Caption: Robert Spano
American composer John Corigliano essentially got his start with the New York Philharmonic. His father was the orchestra’s first violinist for mor...

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  • Length: :29
Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH
Betty Olivero’s Neharót Neharót was composed in 2006 in response to the pain and suffering of the war in Lebanon. It’s written for solo viola, two...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :22
Caption: Robert Spano
It’s the same music, but in a different setting and with a very different sound. Samuel Barber arranged his well-known “Adagio for Strings” for ch...

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  • Length: :25
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James Lee Burke's eagerly awaited new novel find Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and d...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When we travel to a foreign country, we often bring our assumptions with us. That’s what reporter Jina Moore did during a trip to the capitol of t...

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  • Length: 02:36
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It’s monsoon season now in Nepal and that means few tourists. Street vendors in the capital of Kathmandu are accustomed to the slowdown in sales. ...

Bought by KUOW


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  • Length: 03:12
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Shanghai is host to the World Expo this summer, but it’s another exhibit in town that’s stealing the show. It’s a display of robots made from scra...

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  • Length: 04:20
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Experts say the capitol of Yemen quickly running out of water. It might sound crazy, but the water crisis in Sana’a is due in large part to its un...

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  • Length: 06:01
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We all know how easy it is to take for granted those things we’ve grown up around. But imagine growing up in the midst of historical monuments 700...

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  • Length: 05:09
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Camels are critical in parts of Africa and the Middle East. If you want to buy one, they’re not cheap and haggling over the price is a long establ...

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  • Length: 02:24
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

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  • Length: 28:00
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The Acoustic Styles of Michelle Lynn

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  • Length: 32:21
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Alejandro Escovedo hosts an hour of live music and conversation with singer and songwriter Carrie Rodriguez.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUER, KRCB 104.9, Radio Catskill, KBYS 88.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
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We talk with KAXE member Tiffany Briggs in Cook, MN, NOT Angora, MN. She had a home-baked cranberry-lemon scone and coffee for breakfast.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 10:45