Across the globe with guest host Bonnie North
On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ guest host Bonnie North features contemporary classical music from around the world. Listen now!
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Anna Clyne and the Knights bring folk into classic on new album
English composer Anna Clyne incorporates elements of folk music on her latest recording featuring the Knights. Listen as host Julie Amacher speaks to her and Eric Jacobson from the ensemble about their recent collaboration on the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks.’
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As Trump takes over leadership at Kennedy Center, some protest through dance
President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.
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Listen to 'Songs of Freedom,' with G. Phillip Shoultz
While protesting the difficult conditions of racism and injustice in the United States, people sang freedom songs to give them strength to keep on working for the cause. Join us for ‘Songs of Freedom,’ narrated by G. Phillip Shoultz. Listen now!
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February listener requests
This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for music by four often-requested composers: Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, James Horner and Howard Shore. Listen now!
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A Vermont choir shows that people with aphasia who struggle to speak can still sing
People who've had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia: difficulty using language, both written and spoken. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the brain.
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Guest host Vernon Neal features John Adams' ‘After the Fall’
On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ guest host Vernon Neal spotlights composer John Adams’ new piano concerto, ‘After the Fall.’ Listen now!
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Lost songs from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' find voice in new piece
Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.
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Christian-Pierre La Marca highlights love through the Schumanns' music
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca pays tribute to Clara and Robert Schumann on a new album inspired by their love letters. Listen now!
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The Kennedy Center's history was, until now, marked by cooperation and independence
Proposed in 1955 by President Dwight Eisenhower and championed by the arts enthusiast whose name it would ultimately bear, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a storied history.
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