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Virtuoso Voices - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Not to Worry)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra goes conductor-less; they determine their musical interpretations amongst themselves. While that approach is somethi...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Ideal Soloist)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra goes conductor-less. Multiple players lead the orchestra in any given piece. When they're joined by a soloist, like...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :28
Virtuoso Voices - Marin Alsop (Now Arriving)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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You may have heard of Brahms' several attempts to write his first symphony as he struggled to come out from behind Beethoven's shadow. Conductor Ma...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Marin Alsop (Never Cower)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Today's movie stars and star athletes have it rough, between the paparazzi, critics, reporters and all the others who sit and judge. It's not a ne...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: :26
Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical
From: WFIU
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Perfect for Black History Month (February), this one-hour special tells the story of Duke Ellington's musical "Jump for Joy"

Bought by WVIK, High Plains Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KSUT, KCSM and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 37
Virtuoso Voices - Erich Kunzel (Born to Ballet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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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
Virtuoso Voices - Erich Kunzel (Stand Up Ballet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops recorded the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Although it's a staple of the holiday season, conductor Erich Kunzel ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :18
Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Symphony of Swans - Short)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Separate but Equal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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On the surface, it may seem like there is a world of difference between Beethoven's lighter, and light hearted Symphony No. 8 and his monumental Sy...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :20
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Joanna Newsom
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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Host Bob Boilen talks with Joanna Newsom about her new album, 'Ys,' and she shares some of the artists that inspired her music.

Bought by KTRL, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WFSU, KISU, and WUKY


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Symphony Space Live: In The Beginning There Was Rhythm
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Symphony Space Live
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Stefon Harris explores five ways to experience rhythm.

Bought by KMUW, KALW, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 3
The Tribal Beat 2/25/07
From: KSUT
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Weekly Native News magazine celebrating current happenings in Indian Country. This week you'll hear the final edition of Edge of the Rez Part II,...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Soundbank Funders - Richard Stoltzman (Power in Music)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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For your Fundraising campaign, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman reminds your listeners of the power of music. He adds that "finding music that appeal...

Bought by KTXK, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2006
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 28
The Harmony Harmoneers - Gospel, A Capella Style
From: Philip Graitcer
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Their music is bare bones gospel.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: 07:27
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 67
George Clinton Interview
From: Dan Kramer
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George Clinton Documentry

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KGOU, WNCU, WGBH Radio Boston, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5
The Emergence of Bob Dylan (1 or 2 hour special)
From: Paul Ingles
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THE EMERGENCE OF BOB DYLAN traces the incomparable artist's rise to the world stage. First hour can stand alone.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KVMR, WUTC, KSRQ, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 01:57:55
  • Purchases: 15
AUTISM AND MUSIC THERAPY: UNLOCKING THE BRAIN
From: WOSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Autistic children find language with music

  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 01:11:09
In the Spirit
From: WPSU
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A one-hour retrospective of 20th Century African-American Religious Music and Interviews

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WSGE, 90.5 WSNC, KLCC, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
RN Documentary: Musica Humana
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Musicians and doctors in Denmark compose and use music in hospitals.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KTNA, WHQR, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
"Why Music?" Country PSAs
From: MENC
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31 60-second PSAs by well-known country artists.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2004
  • Length: 32:49
"Why Music?" Pop/Country PSAs
From: MENC
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31 60-second PSAs by well-known pop and country artists.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2004
  • Length: 32:53
"Why Music?" Classical/Jazz PSAs
From: MENC
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17 60-second PSAs by well-known classical and jazz musicians promoting "Music In Our Schools" month (march).

  • Added: Mar 05, 2004
  • Length: 18:23

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