TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


"Reviving Classical Music"
*Classical musicians don't come with better pedigrees than violinist
Anne Akiko Meyers. She's been wowing audiences since she was four,
performs all over the world and has commissioned many new works. In this
hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Meyers talks about why she chose
to record popular songs for her new album, from Charlie Chaplin's
"Smile" to the tunes her Japanese grandmother used to hum to her. 


PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Reviving Classical Music"

0:00 - 12:43        SEGMENT 1: (12:44)
            Anne Akiko Meyers is an acclaimed concert violinist.  She
            tells Steve Paulson about the difference between playing
            traditional western music and Japanese or other Asian
            music and we hear her play popular music from a variety
            of cultures.
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

12:44 - 13:13  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

13:14 - 39:14       SEGMENT 2: (26:01)
            Jade Simmons is a classical pianist who's equally happy
            to play music by Samuel Barber or hip hop master DBR. She
            tells Anne Strainchamps about the music on her
            "Revolutionary Rhythm" CD and what she'll do to make
            serious music interesting to kids.  Also, Rita Dove,
            former Poet Laureate of the United States, talks with Jim
            Fleming about her book-length verse narrative, "Sonata
            Mulattica," which tells the story of George Bridgetower,
            the mixed race violinist who first performed and bore the
            original dedication of what we now know as "The Kreutzer"
            sonata.
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

39:15 - 39:44       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

39:45 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (13:15)
            The iconic violinist of his generation, Joshua Bell tells
            Steve Paulson about his involvement with composer John
            Corigliano for "The Red Violin" film and subsequent
            concert pieces.  They also discuss Bell's instruments and
            career.
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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