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You can only dress up a well known piece of music so much, whether it's the Star Spangled Banner or the Christmas standard, "Jingle Bells." And so...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :25
Holiday music recordings are a dime a dozen, with a few exceptions. Some really stand out, but all holiday recordings, with or without creative me...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :24
The Canadian Brass has dozens of holiday music recordings – in their most recent holiday CD, they continue their tradition of giving some familiar ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :21
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is a staple of the holiday season, and conductor Erich Kunzel says the music is that perfect mix of heart and skill. Use ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :18
- Added: Nov 21, 2007
- Length: :39
On the hunt of a rare spider into a little-known "geographic wonder."
Bought by XRAY.fm and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 15:00
- Purchases: 2
A look at America's immigrant roots.
- Added: Nov 09, 2007
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 3
Choosing a title for a new piece of music can be as tough as writing the very first note. Composer Michael Torke tries to avoid titles that push l...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :27
Like many composers Michael Torke worries about coming up with the right titles for his music. When he wrote "Javelin," he wondered if the title m...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :21
A daily one-minute news feature about the greening of America
- Added: Oct 22, 2007
- Length: 01:00
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
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
This is an in depth look at one of the many charter schools opening this fall in New Orleans
- Added: Sep 04, 2007
- Length: 12:59
A look at some of the initiatives started by Silence is Violence, which strives to address the crime and social issues facing New Orleans
- Added: Aug 16, 2007
- Length: 07:46
The uncertain effects of untested chemicals.
- Added: Aug 13, 2007
- Length: 55:00
Burgundy Farm School was desegregated 4 years before Brown v. Board
Bought by WCSU-FM, WTJU, 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 06, 2007
- Length: 05:48
- Purchases: 4
Chopin's Ballades for piano scale some of the hefty dramatic and emotional heights that personify the "romantic" era of composition from the late 1...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Jul 31, 2007
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 1
A reciped for pea and coriander soup
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:30
A recipe for fresh lemonade
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:30
A recipe for Hollandaise sauce
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:41
A recipe for real French potato salad
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:30
A recipe for pickled red onion.
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:26
Building a charcoal fire for cooking
- Added: Jun 16, 2007
- Length: 01:27
Instead of making millions modeling, thousands of people got stuck with the check after getting caught in a scam.
- Added: May 02, 2007
- Length: 01:37
It may sound like Mozart is easy to play, but just about any performer will grimace and tell you his music is about as tough as it gets. In the Vi...
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
