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Sir Neville Marriner, one of the stalwart legends of today's classical scene, passed away on Oct. 2, 2016. Recently, Fred spoke with Joshua Bell about Marriner's legacy.

For the past few years, the Grand Teton Music Festival has invited Performance Today to host a night of music. Listen for highlights from our night at the festival, and while you're here, take in some of the breathtaking sights this magical place has to offer.

PT honors 100 years of the National Park Service with a show recorded in Grand Teton National Park.

Members of the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra play two movements from Seasons by John Stevens.

The GVSU New Music Ensemble played works they commissioned to play in U.S. National Parks across the country.

Daniel Handler can choose the perfect music for ANY situation... just ask.

The Star-Spangled Banner was written over 200 years ago. Journalist and author Steve Vogel joins Fred in the studio to discuss how and why our national anthem came to be.

Listen to in-studio interviews with host Fred Child and exclusive musical performances by flutist Emma Resmini and pianist Hugh Sung.

Acclaimed novelist Julian Barnes has published a new book about composer Dmitri Shostakovich, which explores the most turbulent years of Shostakovich's life under the regimes of Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev.

The ensemble joins host Fred Child in the studio to play Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout by their friend, composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Members of the Chiara String Quartet also talk about what it means to play music "by heart."