Renegade in a Powdered Wig
In honor of his 340th birthday this week, an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach. You’ve heard his greatest hits. Now come along and meet the man you’ve never really known.
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Some of our recent programs:
E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
Music for the long cold month of January, and a brief review of Yip Harburg, above.
2025!
2025! Happy New Year One and All, with words of wisdom from Georges Gurdjieff (above).
Christmas
An Hour Of Music for the Holidays.
Winter Solstice
A celebration of the drowsy descent and reawakening of Helios.
Song of Amergin
Richness of sound that defies a tally, with a chilling standout, the oldest Irish poem to come down to us through the ages, Song of Amergin or The Mystery.
Sarband and Fadia El-Hage
An 18th Century Middle Eastern musician visits Leipzig; Emily Jane Brontë in the 19th, finishing with music of the present.
Gratitude
The grace and wisdom of Tecumseh in the face of certain defeat.
Viola da Gamba
A look into one of humanity’s most expressive instruments.
Wasteland of the Free
“…laugh about it, shout about it but when you’ve got to choose, every way you look at it you lose.”
Leonard Cohen
Music of the Master, the Maestro, the Mystic from Montreal.