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#1379 November 21, 2020 Live Broadcast

November 18, 2020 - 10:00am

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My budding enthusiasm for ragtime music led me to the following text. Join me in reading, learning and pondering the question asking if the Paris music scene in fact played a 'legitimate' role in helping to 'legitimize' jazz in the U.S.

From the introduction:

During

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What To Listen For In Music

November 10, 2020 - 10:30pm

I still have a well-worn copy of this important introduction to music by Aaron Copland. My 3rd edition copy cost 35 cents and it was my 'go to' reference during my days as a vocal

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Ragas Live Festival

November 10, 2020 - 10:00am

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Granada 1013-1502

November 10, 2020 - 10:00am

From the introduction of this 2016 recording:

"On this moving portrait of Granada, Jordi Savall leads Hespérion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya in an exploration of 500 years of Spanish history. Granada is a symbol, like no other, of the fruitful but conflictual encounter

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#1378 November 14, 2020 Live Broadcast

November 6, 2020 - 10:00am

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#1377 November 7, 2020 Live Broadcast

November 6, 2020 - 10:00am

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WPR Celebrates The Music Of William Grant Still

November 5, 2020 - 10:10am

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of American composer William Grant Still, and WPR will be featuring a wide range of his works during our music programs the week of Nov. 9, including our weekday classical shows between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Coming Soon, An Interview with Putumayo World Music Founder Dan Stoper

October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm

Putumayo began in 1975 as a Latin American handicraft shop in New York City, by then 23-year old founder Dan Storper. Dan majored in Latin American Studies, and on a trip to Colombia found himself in the Putumayo river valley where he fell in love with the indigenous handicrafts, people,...

Coming Soon - A Conversation with Cuban Pianist Alejandro Falcón

October 30, 2020 - 3:00pm

Hailed as a "stellar young Cuban pianist", Alejandro Falcon offers his musical insights on the depth of today's Cuban music scene. And, viewers will have an opportunity to hear his music as well.

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#1379 November 21, 2020 Live Broadcast

In Harlem in Montmartre

What To Listen For In Music

Ragas Live Festival

Granada 1013-1502

#1378 November 14, 2020 Live Broadcast

#1377 November 7, 2020 Live Broadcast

WPR Celebrates The Music Of William Grant Still

Coming Soon, An Interview with Putumayo World Music Founder Dan Stoper

Coming Soon - A Conversation with Cuban Pianist Alejandro Falcón

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