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THE PLEASURES OF INTERPRETING: An interview with Thupten Jinpa, translator for the Dalai Lama
From: The Tibet Connection
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Behind the scenes with the Dalai Lama - what it's like to be his translator.

Bought by Interfaith Voices, WBEZ, and WNYC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 14:41
  • Purchases: 3
CAN BUDDHISM SURVIVE MODERNITY? An interview with scholar B. Alan Wallace
From: The Tibet Connection
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Can Buddhism survive modernity? How does science play a role? Julie Adler takes an in depth look at these questions and more with leading scholar a...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 17:08
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Sad Songs are Uplifting)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Two of violinist Joshua Bell's most recent recordings are devoted to well-known songs and arias that he arranged for violin and piano and violin an...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 1
A Taste of America: Fireworks
From: Jake Warga
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International Fireworks Contest, Macau China

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, KVNF, Prairie Public, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 14
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Not Always Sweet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Yolanda Kondonassis is an advocate for harp music new and old. When she lobbies today's composers, she encourages them to both appreciate and thin...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Who's Hovhaness?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Traditionally, composers have gone beyond their own national boundaries for their creative inspiration. One composer who frequently thought and co...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Easy Does It)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There is ample evidence that composer Aaron Copland wanted his music performed straight, as is, with little added emotion or nuance by the performe...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Copland's Career Change)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Aaron Copland is called the "Father of American classical music" for his ability to set American landscapes and the American spirit to music. Befo...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Brooklyn Cowboy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's natural to wonder how a composer can write music that touches us in such powerful ways. With Aaron Copland, that question is more specific. ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 1
Memorial Day: "Good Muslims, Great Americans"
From: Kyle Gassiott
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A story about Muslims in the American military-including a WWII vet who lobbied the government to designate Islam on military dogtags.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Little Lenny Bernstein)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
The "what if" question game is always an interesting game to play. What if Leonard Bernstein had pursued composing over conducting? What would he...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Poetry: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Hourlong Radio Documentary examining the Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Bought by KRZA, KSJD, WEKU, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 7
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Sor Winner)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Spanish composer Fernando Sor wrote a ton of music for the guitar. On the surface, they're mostly short, sweet and delightful little pieces. Guit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Wide Ranging Giuliani)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some composers go unnoticed, or become forgotten for a variety of reasons. Mauro Giuliani composed in Beethoven's shadow, but guitarist David Star...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Virtuoso Dash)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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More than a dozen composers have written music based on an engaging melody by Nicolo Paganini. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini is th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (New Music Advice)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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New music can be complex and difficult to process at first, second and even third hearings. Guitarist David Starobin has spent much of his career ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Paganini the Opera)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Something's missing in violinist Hilary Hahn's latest CD. Rather than take the traditional "show off your fantastic technique" approach in two hig...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Bill Moyers on Media Reform 2007
From: Steve Schultze
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Bill Moyers talks in detail about corporate media and media reform.

Bought by KWCW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 1
Ramsey - Alternative Music
From: Hopi High Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Alternative Music

  • Added: Dec 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:20
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell Clip (Religious Regardless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The power of music is so strong for some it takes on religious proportions. That's the case for violinist Joshua Bell. Music IS his religion, whe...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
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 - Leila Josefowicz (Shostakovich the Movie)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich spent most of his entire creative life worrying about whether his government was going to send him to jail or...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: :22
  • 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
Tejidos Culturales #5 The Chicano Movment #2
From: KRZA
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Tejidos Culturales is a cultural series looking at the San Luis Valley. This program is the 2nd part looking at the Chicano Movement.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KWCW


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Chopin's Nocturnal Mystery)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Nocturne" in Classical Music refers to music for night time. Pianist Alexander Kobrin says that Chopin's Nocturnes explore and illustrate man...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2

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