A sampling of the great jazz pianist and swing-era holdout, Teddy Wilson

A sampling of the great jazz pianist and swing-era holdout, Teddy Wilson.

A one-hour tonic to lift you out of the routine and deliver you back refreshed, revitalized, rekindled.

A brief biography and a sampling of music from the 19th C. master of solo piano, Frédéric Chopin.

A variety of songs and a few comments from outside the limits of permissible debate.

The singer everyone knows, and the story of the men determined to destroy her that we’ve waited 60 years to hear.

A wide sampling of songs of April and springtime from the medieval to the present day.

A celebration of April, the month of eternal youth. Peepers, bird song, and songs of the human heart singing of spring eternal.

Chinese composer Tan Dun leads off this week’s program with a sampling from his soundtrack to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.  And also a little tango from the French group L’Armenonville.

A sampling of Aaron Copeland’s music written for Martha Graham’s ballet, which she named Appalachian Spring, and a host of others celebrating the arrival of spring.

The story of a treasured work of modern art, Elis & Tom.