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The Audiophiles: Finding music in the sounds of Antarctica
From: KALW
Caption: Local composer Cheryl Leonard recording the sound of Antarctica in 2009
When we imagine Antarctica, we often think of an empty place: big expanses of ice, almost no other people on the entire continent. It might even se...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 2
NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Two Moments featuring 2011 NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KBEM, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 13
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Lynn Harrell (Upside Down Cello)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Lynn Harrell, Credit: Christian Steiner
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and KUHF


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 4
That Barbershop Chord
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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They have no band. No backup. No room for error. In a barbershop quartet the only instrument is the vocal chords.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
Virtuoso Voices - Vadim Repin (Who Spoke First)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Vadim Repin
It might not have been a "fly on the wall" moment, but it would be interesting to know who spoke first when three leading classical music soloists,...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Music Styles of the Arab World
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Moroccan musicians performing with double-ended rattles in Rabat
Musicians from across the Arab World join Georges Collinet to demonstrate musical culture of diverse Arabic nations.

Bought by WSLR, WSLR, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 3
Instruments and Rhythms of the Arab World
From: Richard Paul
Caption: An Arab musician demonstrates traditional upright fiddle-playing
Georges Collinet on the instruments and rhythms of the Arab World

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 13:31
  • Purchases: 1
What Makes Arabic Music Unique?
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Qatari men perform a traditional Ardha (warriors' dance)
Georges Collinet on the unique elements of Arabic musical culture

  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 12:07
Transatlantic Music Box Vol 1
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
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Open the box and see what metamorphoses. If kids put together a music show from their very own perspective, the outcome will mostly be somewhat une...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:59
Leaping for Joy
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Supposedly someone asked Franz Josef Haydn why the Dona nobis pacem of his “Nelson” Mass was so exhilarating, and not the expected peaceful atmosph...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2009
  • Length: 27:38
  • Purchases: 1
Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we study great legends of the past—legendary performers, legendary recordings.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Favorite Chopin
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Every dedicated listener surely has favorite Chopin performances.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 1
Turning Points
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Many times in the arts, in literature, in any discipline, a turning point in a story hinges on one decision, on one unfolding, on one change of dir...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 1
Opera Underage
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the teenage world of opera, give it a try, it's cooler than you think!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Claudio Roditi
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Claudio Roditi
Trumpeter Claudio Roditi fuses the smooth rhythms of his native Brazil with the New York jazz tradition.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
Fastball -- a 'Secret Showcase'
From: KUT
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The Grammy-nominated kings of Austin-American powerpop reemerge at SXSW '09 with a new batch of instant classics.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 55:36
The List: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008 Preview
From: KUT
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A music-rich introduction to one of the year's biggest festivals

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 53:55
Alejandro Escovedo -- Live in Austin
From: KUT
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An exclusive performance and interview for public radio, recorded before a live studio audience on the stage of PBS' Austin City Limits.

Bought by KGLT, KALW, and KGLT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - David Russell (Bach Rules)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When playing Bach, and especially when you play your own transcriptions of Bach, guitarist David Russell says it's important to color outside the l...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: :23
THE BO DIDDLEY BEAT: The Music of Bo Diddley and His Disciples
From: Paul Ingles
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To mark the passing of rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music from Bo's songbook as well as music from some of the ma...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, KMUW, Radio New Zealand, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 37
Virtuoso Voices - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Torture Chamber)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. They make all musical decisions as a group. In the business world, decision by consen...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :25
Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Parisian Jewelry)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 begins quite dramatically with a thick, almost foggy texture. But, in the second movement, pianist Jean-Yves ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: :19
The Des Moines Metro Opera
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interviews with performers in the Des Moines Metro Opera.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2008
  • Length: 22:00
Bugler at Arlington National Cemetery
From: Richard Paul
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Who is the bugler at Arlington National Cemetery?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WGUC/ WVXU, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 11:14
  • Purchases: 4
Decomposer: An Interview With The Matches
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with much-loved art-punks The Matches about touring, art, music, and tons more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 15:19
  • Purchases: 1