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Benjamin Britten 2: The Simple Symphony Apr 09, 2022

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Benjamin Britten composed his Simple Symphony when he was twenty, but he based it on music that he’d written much earlier — some of it when he was only 10! […]

Benjamin Britten 1: About Benjamin Britten Apr 02, 2022

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After studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music in London, Benjamin Britten got a job writing film music. Then he went on to compose choral music, chamber music, songs, and […]

Women’s History Month 4: What’s It Like to Be a Conductor? Mar 26, 2022

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A program featuring acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta, who talks about her early love of music, how seeing her first symphony concert inspired her to become a conductor, and all the […]

Women’s History Month 3: Contemporary Women Composers Mar 19, 2022

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There are many women composers these days, and this program introduces some of them: Caroline Shaw, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Lera Auerbach, Kaija Saariaho, Chen Yi, Jennifer Higdon, Libby […]

Women’s History Month 2: Women Composers of the Past Mar 12, 2022

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Though many societies either forbade or looked down on women who wanted to be composers, many persevered. This show highlights Francesca Caccini, Élizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Louise Farrenc, […]

Women’s History Month 1: Women in History and Classical Music Mar 05, 2022

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How women in world history – Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II, Aphra Behn, Joan of Arc, Emmeline Pankhurst, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, Rosa […]

Scott Joplin 4: Black Composers of Classical Music Feb 26, 2022

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Music by composers with all kinds of hyphens to their African heritage: African-French, French-Cuban, African-English, and African-American.

Scott Joplin 3: Classical Music and the Movies Feb 19, 2022

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Lots of movies use classical music. Sometimes, that music is such a big part of the movie that the two become linked forever.

Scott Joplin 2: Ragtime Music Feb 12, 2022

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Ragtime music is truly African-American music. It combines rhythms that were brought to this country by slaves, with musical forms brought over to the United States from Europe. Ragtime uses […]

Franz Joseph Haydn 5: Patriotic Songs By Classical Composers Jan 29, 2022

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Many countries around the world have national anthems and other patriotic songs that were written by classical composers. Haydn, Elgar and Verdi are just a few you’ll explore here.

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