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Author and scholar Gretchen E. Minton discusses her book, "Shakespeare in Montana: Big Sky Country's Love Affair with the World's Most Famous Write...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jan 19, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 5
A simple message for Campbell Corner - Steady As She Goes!
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 16:26
Author and scholar Heather Cahoon discusses her poetry collection, Horsefly Dress, and her work as Director of the American Indian Governance and P...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Jan 12, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
We continue Native American Heritage Month with Sherwin Bitsui, who reads from FLOOD SONG, his collection of poetry that won the American Book Awar...
Bought by KMUN, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and GCR (Global Community Radio)
- Added: Nov 23, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
HOUR ONE: "Poetry In A Troubled Time" - Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? Poetry is often the one language we need. Join us for a...
- Added: Nov 20, 2020
- Length: 01:58:59
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family—— in another city. George Burns
Welcome to melodically challenged, where this w...
- Added: Nov 18, 2020
- Length: 01:00:02
A decades-long resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Randall Freisinger gives insight into the often wintery world of his surroundings and shares...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)
- Added: Oct 29, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, said, “Imagination…can open any door—turn the key and let terror walk right in.” This week on melodically c...
- Added: Oct 23, 2020
- Length: 01:00:03
Kim Hines’ Young Adult Novella Wingo Fly (2020) revolves around Christy Wingo, a 10 year old Black girl in 1965 Minneapolis, Minnesota. The book is...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Oct 21, 2020
- Length: 05:31
- Purchases: 1
The years 1813 to 1816 were a dry period for Beethoven. He was wrestling with his health and with his family. His brother, Casper, had passed away ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:01
At the dawning of the 19th Century Beethoven had not given up hope that his doctors would find a treatment to reverse his hearing loss. His condit...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:05
Ludwig van Beethoven has been called the most admired composer in all of music history. His legacy stands as a monument for the entire 19th Centur...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:05
Muzio Clementi was called the “father of the pianoforte”. He earned this title, not because he played the instrument first, but because he played ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
The rise of the American and French Revolutions were signs of deep changes in the Western world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Not on...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:01
Even if you’re not that familiar with classical music you still know the name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and can probably hum a few of his tunes. His...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
The word symphony is one of the most iconic musical terms, but what makes a piece of music a symphony? The term itself is a compound word with Gre...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
Franz Joseph Haydn is a towering figure of the Classical era. He didn’t just mimic the changes of the late 18th century, in a large way, his music...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
The Age of Enlightenment in the 18th Century called into question the powers of the monarchy and religious dogma. There was an emphasis on scienti...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
The death of J.S. Bach in 1750 has traditionally been regarded as the end of the Baroque Period. The well-known Classical era (of Haydn, Mozart an...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:02
Johann Sebastian Bach had two wives and a total of 20 children from both marriages. Sadly, only half of those children survived to adulthood. Of ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
Bach’s seminal work The Well-Tempered Clavier showcases an ability that we take for granted in modern music. Today, we have the ability to play wi...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
For the Bach family of Germany music was a family business. Over 50 members of the Bach family were employed as musicians over the course of two c...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
The Baroque era was a time of blending cultures as the European continent was becoming smaller and more connected. A mixture of influences from Ita...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
Georg Philipp Telemann was unquestionably the most prolific composer of his generation. He wrote over 3,000 individual works ranging from chamber ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
Antonio Vivaldi is a name that has become synonymous with the Baroque concerto. His style and massive output has influenced composers for almost 3...
- Added: Aug 12, 2020
- Length: 03:00
