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Songs for Hippos and Wasps
From: Richard Paul
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The work life of a composer who writes music for Nature Documentaries

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Fear of God and the Love of Meat
From: Laura Kwerel
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What halal meat means to Chicago's Muslims

Bought by Vocalo.org and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Maurizio Pollini (Mozart Without Conductor)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Mozart originally conceived many of his Piano Concertos as works he would both play and conduct. Occasionally, pianist Maurizio Pollini performs t...

Bought by WHRV and WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Maurizio Pollini (Universal Chopin)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Before Pope John Paul II, Poland's most celebrated national hero was Frederic Chopin. His music was a source of inspiration and comfort for a coun...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (America's Debussy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In Classical Music, "Impressionism" means the music of Debussy and Ravel - and light washes of sound and pastel-like colors. Though impressionism ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Better than Bellini)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composed while Chopin was still a teenager, Pianist Garrick Ohlsson calls Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2 "as great a masterpiece as anybody has ever ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Halstead's Horn)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The French Horn is hard enough to play in its modern-day set up of valves, extra tubing and other gadgetry. But the original French Horn, the Natu...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 02, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: T-Bone Burnett
From: WXPN
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The musician and record producer talks about his addiction to sound and his work on the film "Oh Brother Where Art Thou"?

Bought by WQJC and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 2
An Old Song in a New Land: Differentia
From: AMRAP: Australia
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Jewish composers from Australia are celebrated in this festival of contemporary classical music.

  • Added: May 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:32
Is Peace Possible In The Middle East?
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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dennis ross examines the rise of anti-american radicalism in the middle east.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2005
  • Length: 59:52
Life Stories - Jobs: Women at Work
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
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Three portraits of women working - A pastor, a seasonal worker, and a judge

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KMUN, KUER, WFAE and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2003
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 72
Life Stories - Families: Fathers, Sons & Brothers
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
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Four stories of men and family

Bought by KGOU, WRVO Public Media, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KAAD-LP, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2003
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 63
Life Stories - Jobs: Teaching ("Educating Esme')
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
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The Diary of a First Year Teacher, "Educating Esme." One hour of a five-hour series of first-person portraits.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUER, WFAE, KPIK-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2003
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 19
Life Stories - Families: Women and Children
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
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Three stories of young women - Concerning Breakfast, The Trapeze Artist, Alone Like a Stone. One hour of a five-hour series of first-person portra...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KUER, WFAE, HowSound, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2003
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 18