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A Conversation with NEA Opera Honoree Carlisle Floyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Carlisle Floyd talks about his extensive career in opera, including writing some of his most famous pieces, Susannah, Of Mice and Men, Willie Stark...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:55
A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master David Baker
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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David Baker discusses his immersion into jazz, from playing to composing to teaching.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Musical Director Alan Gilbert
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Recipient of the 1997 NEA/Seaver Conductors Award, Alan Gilbert discusses his first year as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic

  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 28:50
The Blind Boys of Alabama
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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The Blind Boys of Alabama and Dr. Darrell Rigel, this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Billy Taylor
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Billy Taylor played with the best in the business. But his contributions to jazz went far beyond the bandstand.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 8
Empowerment Through Music
From: KUNM
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This show will be dedicated to New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s new program, Empowerment through Music’s Juvenile Detention Center Digital Technology Pr...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #30, Charla
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode thirty, holy mackerel! Thirty is a lot if you’re counting episodes (not so much when counting bacteria but we’re not counting bacteria toda...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show # 26, Fionntan
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Did you know there might be a negative curvature surrounding us that we can’t see? We find out about that and other interesting things during our c...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:04
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Rich MacDonald: Musician and Educator
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know we introduce Dr. Rich MacDonald. We will get to learn about what inspired him to be a musician, hear stories of w...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
St Cloud Symphony Orchestra Visits Star Wars
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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The Force was strong in Ritsche Auditorium when the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra performed a selection from Star Wars and previewed their season to...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 1
Don Was on Art of the Song Creativity Radio
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
Caption: Don Was , Credit: Berklee Press Photo
Recorded live with an audience at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Don Was talks about the creative process involved in producing, playing and m...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WETD


  • Added: Aug 14, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Recently, St. Cloud State University hosted the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States for their annual conference. Please join ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
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
The Streets of Wedding
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Radijojo Moderators Anna and Kennedy
Germany is not all paved with gold, as some people think. American composer Todd Fletcher wanted to bring a little gold to a city suburb called Wed...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
Perfect Pitch, Autism, Savants, and the Music Connection
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
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Perfect Pitch, Autism, and Savants. Is there a music connection? Therapist Susan Rancer, RMT shares her experiences.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
Keeping Score (PBS) Season 2 Preview
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas, Host of Keeping Score
A Preview of Season 2 of the PBS program series, "Keeping Score" with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Use this 5:17...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
Hip Hop Cops
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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Do you think it is necessary to have a police officer in our school?

  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:46
Renaissance Composers
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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Who in your opinion is the most progressive classical composer of the renaissance era?

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 03:16
Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts
From: Baltimore Public Media
Series: Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts
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Ascending - Baltimore School for the Arts explores the lives of students at this amazing school in Baltimore

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 43:58
People Find the Drum Who Need to Find the Drum
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Powwow music brings a community of Stanford students together around one common drum.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 22:59
The Divine Inspiration in Jazz
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
Series: Divine Expression Through Jazzers
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Drop in for jazz stations: The Divine Inspiration in a Jazzer ...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Ames Piano Quartet
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interview with two members of The Ames Piano Quartet from Iowa State University.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 20:59
Mid- career Interview with the late Pulitzer Prize winning composer STEVEN STUCKY
From: Out of Bounds
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An engaging conversation with award-winning composer and educator STEVEN STUCKY

  • Added: Jan 16, 2008
  • Length: 27:00
Benny Goodman: Flyin' Home
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio documentary explores Benny Goodman's life and music, and the impact it had on both jazz and popular culture.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WDCB, Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, WDCB and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21