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Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (Piazzolla and Scotch)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Anne Akiko Meyers
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
Kyle Schmid
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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Talented young actor who plays the vampire lover, Henry Fitzroy to Christina Cox's Vicki Nelson, in the hit Lifetime series, Blood Ties.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2009
  • Length: 25:13
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (Nice Wig)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The Canadian Brass
When brass players audition for a rare opening in the Canadian Brass, playing the notes is only one part of the process. You've got to show them y...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :19
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (No Problem)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The Canadian Brass
The days of men ruling the brass instrument world are mostly over. More women are playing trumpets, trombones and French horns in high school band...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (European Swingers)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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American Classical Music has found an enthusiastic home in most European concert halls. Conductor JoAnn Falletta appreciates the zeal and enthusia...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Nov 14, 2008
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Name Recognition)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Joshua Bell
The story behind the "Devil's Trill" Sonata by Tartini is a dream where the Devil appears and asks the composer for violin lessons. At the end of ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :25
Non-Muslims fast during Ramadan.
From: Will Wright
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Non-Muslims get a taste of Islam by fasting during Ramadan.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:09
Ken McCoy Entertainment Report
From: Ken McCoy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hot Updates: BET HIP HOP Awards, Oscars,Country Music Awards,etc

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:50
Fundraising Voices: Produced Funders - Orli Shaham (Instant Feedback)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Orli Shaham, Credit: Christian Steiner
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 Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUHF, WSKG, Wisconsin Public Radio, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2008
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
VirtuosoVoices - Andre Watts (Liszt's Secret Ingredient)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Andre Watts is best known for his command of the most popular and more challenging piano repertoire - sometimes called "warhorses." But he...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: :29
Why We Wear Baggy Pants
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A vox pop of teen points of view about baggy pants.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (2,000 Organists Agree)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When you think of the Canadian Brass, what comes to mind? How about five players who play great and who really know how to have a fun time on stag...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: :18
Virtuoso Voices - Steven Isserlis (Cello Economics)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Ask any musician what makes their instrument special, and maybe better than any other instrument, and they almost always point to the same characte...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: :23
Fundraising Voices: Produced Funders - Feel Great Mix
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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For your Fundraising campaign, use this 29 second clip as a fundraising message during your classical music fundraising programming. This spot fea...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KHNS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUHF, WSKG and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 11
Virtuoso Voices - Yo-Yo Ma (Cello Left Behind)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It was a busy week in New York for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played a big concert in Carnegie Hall, and attended several important meetings the next da...

Bought by WKYU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Bed Time)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's two children both grew up to pursue musical careers. It's not something he pushed, but music was one of the parenti...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Loud and Colorful)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Young & Fearless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Overnight success does happen but it's more myth than reality. Violinist Sarah Chang made her debut when she was 8 years old. Her success that ev...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Interior Decorator)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some Rock 'n Roll musicians are notorious for going on the road and destroying their hotel rooms. Violinist Hilary Hahn doesn't trash her room whe...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Carnegie Hall Horror)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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No matter how much you practice and prepare for a concert, anything can happen on stage, like the time a bottom section of Richard Stoltzman's clar...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: :43
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Nightmare at Carnegie)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
No matter how much you practice and prepare for a concert, anything can happen on stage, like the time pieces of Richard Stoltzman's clarinet fell ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Exodo-Como los imigrantes cambiaran la cara de los EEUU...coyotes, pollos y carteles de drogas
From: John (Jock) Chamberlain
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News Comentary (in Spanish), humor and Human Interest Stories

  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 38:30
Virtuoso Voices - David Russell (Pujol's Clatter)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Sometimes music is not just about melody, it's about creating a scene or portraying a character that often redefines the boundaries of "beauty". G...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Walton's Henry V)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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If you have any doubts about the quality and integrity of film music, and the music's ability to stand on its own without the picture, composer Wil...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 27, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Liszt the Ladies' Man)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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What kind of composer was Franz Liszt? He was "lady slayer" composer according to conductor Andrew Litton. In this clip, the conductor talks abou...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 27, 2006
  • Length: :36
  • Purchases: 2