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The Conductor Who Invented Himself

April 18, 2019 - 11:30am

It must have been the radio interviewer’s nightmare. In 1955 the world-renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski arrived for a live interview before he was to conduct a concert with the Miami University Symphony Orchestra. The interviewer began by stating that Stokowski was born in 1882. Stokowski interrupted and said that he...

Henderson, A River-Town Retreat With World-Class Music Festivals

April 18, 2019 - 11:00am

With a long history as a haven for musicians and artists, legends like John James Audubon and W.C. Handy once called Henderson, Kentucky home and discovered their callings on the banks of the Ohio River. Framed by nature, downtown Henderson is a southern river town with historic charm that transforms...

Spectrum West, April 18, 2019

April 18, 2019 - 10:00am

Jazz Singers, Streisand Tribute, Theater and Bike Share Program- Jazz vocalists Darmon Meader and Lauran Kinkhan of the New York Voices stopped by to talk about their headlining show at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival with host Al Ross on Spectrum West. The program also featured a Barbara Streisand tribute concert in Chippewa Falls, a Menomonie theater production, and a new community bike share program in Eau Claire.

ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Collaborate on the Water-Related Masterpiece “The River”

April 18, 2019 - 9:00am

The Wisconsin Union Theater welcomes ETHEL and Robert Mirabal on Thursday, 04/25/19 at 8 p.m. in Shannon Hall. Prices for the event are as follows: General Public are $25/$30/$34, Union Members are $25/$26/$30, UW Faculty/Staff are $25/$28/$32, Youth are $20, and UW-Madison students are $10. Tickets may be bought online...

A Taste of Tejano

April 17, 2019 - 4:00pm

I'm dining this week on the inspiring & richly textured music of Los Texmaniacs. Their 2018 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings release "Cruzando Borders", showcases the band's affinity for conjunto tejano fused with diverse elements from various genres like rock & roll and jazz while remainin musically grounded in Conjunto Tejano. Anyone...

Paying Quiet Homage To Notre Dame

April 17, 2019 - 3:00pm

WPR "Morning Classics" host Stephanie Elkins reminisces about spending time in Notre Dame de Paris as a homesick student, and then returning 40 years later.

The Blessing of a Broken Leg

April 17, 2019 - 11:30am

Sometimes a musician to make a tremendous effort just to go through with a performance. In the case of pianist Oscar Levant, a broken leg helped. In 1955 Levant had a thirty-year performing career to his credit, but in recent seasons he had become better known for his cancellations than...

UW-Madison's Yiddish Music Cylinders Added To National Recording Registry

April 16, 2019 - 3:30pm

UW-Madison's music library is home to wax cylinders holding the oldest known recordings of Yiddish songs, made between 1901-1905. We talk to a librarian about the music, which is now part of the National Recording Registry.

The Orange Plan

April 16, 2019 - 11:30am

Sergei Prokofiev's previous trip to America had not gone very well. The critics had panned his piano pieces and playing as "Bolshevism in art" and "the epitome of Godless Russia." Worse, he had become known as a performer with a mechanical style. Now it was 1920 and Prokofiev came to...

Steel Fingers

April 15, 2019 - 11:30am

It had worked for Sergei Rachmaninoff. Sergei Prokofiev thought it might work for him too.

'Dimension X'

April 14, 2019 - 10:00pm

Mr. Underhill sells robotic household help in 2006, but the Humanoid Institute is giving him stiff competition, in "With Folded Hands." Originally aired 04/15/50.

April Listener Request Show

April 14, 2019 - 5:00pm

It’s the listener request show and we have a playlist full of your favorite artists including John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel, Tom Paxton and Susan Werner.

Carlene Carter Pays Tribute To Her Country Music Roots

April 13, 2019 - 11:00am

Carlene Carter was born with country music running in her veins. She’s the daughter of country music stars June Carter and Carl Smith and she’s the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family. All 12 of the songs in her latest album — "Carter Girl" — were written or co-written by a member of the Carter Family.

Episode 201: Invisible Suitcases

April 13, 2019 - 11:00am

Writer Damon Young tells us how existing while black is an extreme sport. Also, podcast host Nora McInerny finds happiness in the wake of profound loss. And journalist Geoff Edgers on how Run-DMC and Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way’ collaboration changed American music.

#1293 4.13.19 Live Broadcast

April 12, 2019 - 4:00pm

Live Broadcast features music by: Kepa Junkera, Korrontzi, Makala, Simon & Garfunkel, Nano Stern, Rachael Sage, Olcay Bayir, Bon Debarras, Trhaki, Raye Zaragoza and more. Soundbed: Bubango, Chano Dominquez, Alb. Hecho A Mano

Chopin: Concertos 1 & 2 With Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin

April 12, 2019 - 2:45pm

Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras

April 12, 2019 - 12:00pm

Members of WYSO playing at UW Madison's Music Hall

Norman takes today's program to Music Hall on the UW-Madison campus for a live recitals by three ensembles from the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. Introducing the performers is Karl Lavine, Chamber Music Program Director. Pieces performed include the last movement from Beethoven's String Quartet No. 9, Schubert's Quintet in C and the first movement from Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor.

A Dangerous Detour

April 12, 2019 - 11:30am

Charles Burney, courting danger on Mount Vesuvius in 1770.

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

April 11, 2019 - 12:00pm

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins Norman to talk about his upcoming performance of Strauss' "Burleske in D minor" and Ravel's "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G Major" with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, John DeMain conducting, at the Overture Center in Madison on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 12-14.

Mr. Hamelin has released almost 80 albums and has been nominated for a Grammy nine times. He is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the German Record Critic’s Association and has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec, and a member...

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The Conductor Who Invented Himself

Henderson, A River-Town Retreat With World-Class Music Festivals

Spectrum West, April 18, 2019

ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Collaborate on the Water-Related Masterpiece “The River”

A Taste of Tejano

Paying Quiet Homage To Notre Dame

The Blessing of a Broken Leg

UW-Madison's Yiddish Music Cylinders Added To National Recording Registry

The Orange Plan

Steel Fingers

'Dimension X'

April Listener Request Show

Carlene Carter Pays Tribute To Her Country Music Roots

Episode 201: Invisible Suitcases

#1293 4.13.19 Live Broadcast

Chopin: Concertos 1 & 2 With Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin

Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras

A Dangerous Detour

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

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