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SITPE # 1136
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Credit: Cover artwork by Mati Klarwein
Miles beyond the garage.

Bought by KWMR, KMXT, KEOS, KKRN, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Keeping the Music Playing... After Losing Your Hearing
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Charles Mokotoff spent years hiding his hearing loss, as he performed and taught classical guitar., Credit: Cathy Dyer
Finding out you have hearing loss might not be music to your ears... but it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.

Bought by KVNF, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 4
NEA Jazz Master Hubert Laws
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Four Jazz Moments featuring flutist and 2011 NEA Jazz Master, Hubert Laws.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 10
Django Reinhardt (Gypsy Jazz Guitarist), May 16, 1953
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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A Gypsy, he never lived in a house or wore a suit until age twenty. At age 18, a late-night caravan fire left him with only two, useful fingers on ...

  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Trumpet Man
From: jeff resnick
Series: Stories in Sound
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I am a documentarian, chronicling the lives of performing musicians. As a writer, I am obligated to put their words to paper. As a story-teller, I ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 42:23
  • Purchases: 1
Kareem Salama - Muslim Country & Western Singer
From: Kyle Gassiott
Caption: Kareem Salama
Born and raised in Ponca City, OK to Egyptian parents Kareem Salama had one dream to become a country and western singing star. If you've ever won...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Marin Alsop (Language Barrier)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
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Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing any performance co...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, New Hampshire Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 10
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Sir James Galway (Practice Days)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Sir James Galway
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, WSKG, WMNR, KRPS and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
I Don't Know
From: Andy Mills
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A child's Christmas thoughts spring into song.

Bought by KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KVNF, KMXT, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 14
Anh Le's Sound Story
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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A lovely story about a chicken and a bull.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
Virtuoso Voices - Misha Dichter (Feeling Cheap)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Misha Dichter, Credit: Stefan Cohen
You don’t usually see a lot of extra physical gestures or exaggerated facial expressions when pianist Misha Dichter is on stage. But there was a c...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :23
BGWM 090503hr2 Blind Alfred Reed, Shady Grove
From: Dan Sadowsky
Series: The Bluegrass With Mustard Show
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Deep immersion in Blind Alfred Reed covers and originals, an extended “Kontrast ‘n’ Kompare©” segment. Then onto, “More Than You Ever Wanted To Kno...

Bought by KVNF and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bluegrass With Mustard 090503.1 House of David Blues
From: Dan Sadowsky
Series: The Bluegrass With Mustard Show
Caption: The Bluegrass With Mustard Show
Bluegrass, yes. Humor, why not. Alternate aural pathways to ultimate all-knowing truth, jeez I guess. Bluegrass you can listen to with your shades ...

Bought by KVNF and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Kim Kashkashian (A Very Proud Thief)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH
In addition to being the butt of musical instrument jokes, the viola suffers from “lack of solo music syndrome.” Violist Kim Kashkashian says that...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :14
Virtuoso Voices - Yuja Wang (Brahms the Torturer)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Yuja Wang
The technical and musical challenges for the pianist who plays Brahms are immense, and when it comes to his “Paganini Variations,” pianist Yuja Wan...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: :24
Virtuoso Voices - Bryn Terfel (Got the Words Wrong)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Bryn Terfel, Credit: Catherine Ashmore
The new production of Tosca at the Met caused an enormous uproar of epic proportions. While the new production pleased some, it inspired near riot...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Piotr Anderszewski (Beethoven is Tiring)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Piotr Anderszewski
Piotr Anderszewski’s association with Beethoven’s music goes back a long way. It’s a connection he cherishes, but like all relationships, they’ve ...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: :25
Rapping 101: The New 'Schoolhouse Rock'
From: Alexander Mayer
Caption: Rapping 101, Credit: Yvonne Martinez
A middle school in North Hollywood, CA is expanding its music curriculum beyond the traditional orchestra, band and choir. Oakwood Secondary Schoo...

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
NPR's All Songs Considered: Guest DJ Jonsi Of Sigur Ros
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
Caption: Jon ("Jonsi") Thor Birgisson and Billy Holiday
Jon ("Jonsi") Thor Birgisson of Sigur Ros spins some of his favorite music -- everything from Iron Maiden to Django Reinhardt! Available for free ...

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Nuggets: Three Chords and a Station Wagon
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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The incredible story of a lost chapter of music history...and the equally incredible songs now rediscovered.

Bought by KGLT, Marfa Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 56:34
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Group Therapy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - Piotr Anderszewski (Chopin's Immaculate Suit)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Piotr Anderszewski
Like most of his countrymen and women, Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski is proud of Chopin's Polish connection, but he says Chopin has other conne...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:13
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (5-4-3-2-GO!)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Hilary Hahn
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. The late night show had been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. D...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Robert Spano (The War Room)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Robert Spano
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra operates under a management approach known as “collective leadership.” Conductor Robert Spano is clearly in charge,...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 2

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