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Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Inspiration by the Dots)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Throughout his illustrious, 60-year career, pianist Menahem Pressler has been associated with the biggest names in classical music, from Toscanini ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
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
Street kids in Cape Town
From: Mikko Kapanen
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Reality, hopes and dreams of kids on the streets of Cape Town

  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 09:31
She's An Ironman
From: James Mills
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A first-year Ironman triathlete compares the event to being pregnant

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Audience Grows Young)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Where have all the young people gone? Surprise! Some, at least, are at classical music concerts. That's one encouraging trend pianist Jean-Yves ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 31, 2006
  • Length: :35
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Classical Responsibility)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The ideal job is one that's also your favorite hobby. Conductor Andrew Litton says making music is both his job and his passion - and both come wi...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WBST


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (All or Nothing)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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All her life, Evelyn Glennie dreamed of becoming a solo percussionist, with the ardent support of family and friends. When it came time to make he...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 26, 2006
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
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
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
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
Voices of Courage in the Civil Rights Movement
From: Janis Shields
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Mary Frances Berry, Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania explores how we can achieve true social and economic justice in American...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 30:51
Blind Dancers
From: Miae Kim
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A dance program in California that connects dancers who can see with those who cannot.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Tribal Canoe Journey 2005 Aluets Join Family Canoes
From: Robin Carneen
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Mark Daniels a non Native becomes skipper and boat bulider for Aleuts

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Nov 20, 2005
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
Artists in Exile
From: Rachel Bonham Carter
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Feature about New Orleans gallery owner Jonathan Ferrara & his artists taking their show on the road while 'exiled' from N.O.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2005
  • Length: 07:49
Vision of Palate
From: Rachel Bonham Carter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
At an herb tasting workshop in New York for people with visual disabilities, Indian chef Vikas Khanna tells of a life-changing accident that sharpe...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 19, 2005
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1

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