When people age and begin to lose their memory, they can become isolated or lose touch with community and family. Music can help build those connections again. A special choir in Sarasota, Florida, pairs professional singers with people who have dementia.
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch welcomes Project DJ guest Chris Johnson, a recruiting coordinator at a financial institution whose happy place is the North Shore. Listen now!
On this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ host Steve Seel explores composers from South America, including music by Brazil’s Clarice Assad, Venezuela’s Gabriela Montero and Argentina’s Osvaldo Golijov. Listen now!
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ composer Tina Davidson explores her connection to family, life and nature on her latest album, ‘Hymn of the Universe,’ with VocalEssence. Listen now!
The impact of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is more important than ever. Join us for a special edition of ‘Performance Today’ honoring King through music. We'll hear the music he loved and the pieces composed by musicians who loved him as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On the latest edition of ‘Friday Favorites,’ Steve Staruch welcomes Project DJ guest Micah De Caro, a 14-year-old bassoonist whose favorite class at St. Croix Prep is band, and takes listeners requests for a winter afternoon. Listen now!
In 2018, three years before his death, the pianist and composer gave a concert in Sardinia that included both Mozart and George Gershwin. A live recording of that concert is now available.
Composer Errollyn Wallen has had teachers tell her that classical music is ‘not her sort of music’ and has had to deal with being underestimated her whole life. Now she is one of the United Kingdom’s leading composers. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
On this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ host Steve Seel shares a program featuring music by composers from the United Kingdom, such as Elizabeth Maconchy, Thomas Ades and Helen Grime. Listen now!
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ John Jeter and the Fort Smith Symphony release an album featuring the music of Native American composer, performer and educator Louis Wayne Ballard. Listen now!
