
Catbird
A tribute to the musical world we live in, especially that of birdsong, and in particular, the eastern virtuoso, the catbird.
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Some of our recent programs:
Carnival
Mardi Gras, and an hour of samba and Brazilian music in general. Get out your feathered headdress, it’s Carnival!
Gidon Kremer
A scant 58-minute review of the vast career of violinist Gidon Kremer, a door to contemporary composers far and wide.
Nina Simone
A review of Nina Simone’s first recording, 14 tracks on Bethlehem Records, that made it clear, A Big New Talent Has Come to Town.
Correspondence
Kathleen Turner reads Argentinian/Chilean Ariel Dorfman’s arresting poem Correspondence that will both chill and warm you. And in his honor a sampling of tango.
Erysichthon
The ancient tale of our times, plus music of Cy Coleman, Thomas Newman, Aimee Mann, and Violet Orlandi (above).
Köln Concert
The turbulent story of the Köln Concert, a landmark in contemporary music that came within a hair’s breadth of not happening.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Music of Zbigniew Preisner, Alberto Iglesias, James Horner, and a tribute to the courage of Martin Luther King Jr.
Winter Nights
As humans have since earliest times, we gather to pass the dark hours with stories, ballads and epic tales–Arachne, The Lady of Shallot, The Walrus and the Carpenter, with music throughout.
Mysterium
With the depths of winter approaching, a sampling of the music of Vasks, Pärt, Arnalds, and Silvestrov.
Light in the Land of Plenty
Music to bury the dying year in the west and birth the next rolling in from the east.