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Classics for Kids - July 2013 Charles Ives Program 2 - Marching Through the Country Band March
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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In his Country Band March Ives combined a tune that he wrote with bits and pieces of many other popular and folk tunes.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - July 2013 Charles Ives Program 1 - About Charles Ives
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Charles Ives

Bought by KVLU, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Maplewood Mall's Venetian Carousel
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Visitors to Maplewood Mall will find more than retail shops and restaurants. The center of the mall is home to a double-decker Venetian carousel, m...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:58
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I still think the same way I thought as a child. I still worry. I'm still frightened... Nothing changes." - Maurice Sendak In 2009 Newsweek's And...

Bought by WABE, KALW, KJZZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tell Us a Tale Episode 2
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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Peter and Co. perform "Giraffe" and "JumpMouse"

  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 28:11
WHAT MAISIE KNEW -- David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Onata Aprile Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Scott McGehee, Onata Aprile, David Siegel, San Francisco CA 4/25/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Scott McGehee, David Siegel, and Onata Aprile talk framing shots, casting children, and climbing Alexander Skarsgard like a tree.

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:32
Peter Pan In Kensington Garden by James M. Barrie
From: Roy Trumbull
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This short story of 4 chapters was where Barrie tried out some of the ideas that would be used in the play "Peter Pan". The main difference is that...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:43:57
Classics for Kids - June 2013 Giuseppe Verdi Program 5 - Famous Instrumental Music from Operas
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Music that is so famous by itself that you could forget it is part of an opera.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - June 2013 Giuseppe Verdi Program 4 - What's It Like to Be an Opera Singer?
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Denyce Graves talks to host Naomi Lewin about her career as an opera singer.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - June 2013 Giuseppe Verdi Program 3 - The Story of Aida
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Naomi tells the tale of Aida.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - June 2013 Giuseppe Verdi Program 2 - About Giuseppe Verdi
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - June 2013 Giuseppe Verdi Program 1 - What's an Opera?
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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A look at the components of an opera.

Bought by KVLU, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
WSU's "Straw Into Gold"
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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The Winona State University Department of Theatre and Dance will presented the 46th annual children’s show, “Straw Into Gold: The Classic Tale of R...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 17:57
  • Purchases: 2
Classics for Kids - Johann Strauss Jr. Program 4 - Musical Conversation
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Tritsch-Tratsch is Austrian slang for "chit-chat." More music that portrays conversation -- and more.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Johann Strauss Jr. Program 3 - The Waltz
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Waltz takes center stage.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Johann Strauss Jr. Program 2 - Other Members of the Strauss Family
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Introducing the very musical Strauss family.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Johann Strauss Jr. Program 1 - About Johann Strauss Jr.
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Johann Strauss Jr.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
BETTER NATE THAN EVER
From: Judlyne Lilly-Gibson
Caption: Better Nate Than Ever , Credit: Tim Federle
Author Tim Federle has written a book for young readers about a 13 year old boy who sneaks away from home for the New York audition of ET-The Musi...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
A Goodnight Moon story
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Margaret Wise Brown
The story of Margaret Wise Brown's work, life, and tragic early death.

Bought by WABE and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser)


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Classics for Kids - Frederic Chopin Program 4 - Famous Pianist-Composers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Composers who were also famous pianists

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Frederic Chopin Program 3 - Military Music
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Composers who imitated battles with their music.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Frederic Chopin Program 2 - The Polonaise
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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An introduction to a dance from the Polish court, the Polonaise.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Frederic Chopin Program 1 - About Frederic Chopin
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Frederic Chopin

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
"The Mysterious Thieve of Thieves"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev reads "The Mysterious Thieve of Thieves", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Pedro Pablo Sacristan, read by Joe Bevilacqua. Great for Christmas Day (Humphrey Bogart's birthday), a funny film noir or anyt...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 05:12
130228 Tool Noise Songs and Discarded Americana Music From the 50s to the 70s
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Tonight's music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of include: Songs made of tool noises and songs with musical instruments imita...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 03:59:13