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San Francisco Symphony on KDFC 90.3/89.9FM
Copland's Organ Symphony (MTT cond.)
- Harrison: A Parade
- Copland: Quiet City (Feat. Inouye deLuna)
- Copland: Organ Symphony (Feat. Paul Jacobs)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4
Performance Date: 9/22/2013
More information: S.F. Symphony on KDFC.
VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Pucker Up
Virtuoso whistler and music journalist Jason Victor Serinus chats about the art of whistling and making a career out of this oft derided vocal art form. (Re-run: program initially aired on October 12, 2012)
Listen to the most recent episode of VoiceBox at KALW on line.
San Francisco Symphony on KDFC 90.3/89.9FM
Marek Janowski Leads Schumann and Brahms (Marek Janowski cond.)
- Schumann: Manfred Overture, Opus 115
- Brahms: Concerto in A minor for Violin and Cello, Opus 102 (Feat. Gerhardt Steinbacher)
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 97, Rhenish
Performance Date: 5/15/2013
More information: S.F. Symphony on KDFC.
VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Slave to Song
Vocalist Linda Tillery, artistic director of the Cultural Heritage Choir, and Sam Edwards, co-founder of Friends of Negro Spirituals, discuss the African roots of the word "spiritual" and the vocal music traditions that led to -- and came out of -- the development of this quintessentially American vocal art form.(Re-run: program initially aired on September 28, 2012)
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S.F. Opera on KDFC 90.3/89.9FM: Tosca
Puccini's masterful melodrama is a sexually charged, edge-of-your-seat thriller, in which a great singer, a rebellious painter and a corrupt police chief engage in a deadly test of wills. Music director Nicola Luisotti, leads a cast staring Patricia Racette, tenor Brian Jagde, and Mark Delavan.
More information: S.F. Opera on KDFC
VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: Drinking/Songs
VoiceBox and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery join forces for another unforgettable interactive journey into the rich global link between drinking ale and singing songs. Featuring The Fill A Steins men’s vocal ensemble, certified beer cicerone Sayre Piotrkowski, VoiceBox host Chloe Veltman and interactive intermission entertainment by Smule. Recorded live before a studio audience at 50 Mason Social House in San Francisco on May 29, 2012.
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra on KDFC 90.3/89.9FM
- Excerpts from Purcell's "Dioclesian"
More information: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra on KDFC.
VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: What a lovely Aria! I mean Number.
Opera blogger Charlise Tiee (Opera Tattler) and musical theatre blogger Chad Jones (Theater Dogs) discuss the often porous line that exists between the worlds of musical theatre and opera.
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VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: The Auto-Tune Revolution
Ever since Cher scored a hit with “Believe” in 1998, Auto-Tune, a digital tool which helps singers adjust their vocal pitch, has become a ubiquitous presence in the pop music world. Join Andy Hildebrand, the inventor of Auto-Tune, for a discussion about the tool’s legacy and future.
Listen to the most recent episode of VoiceBox at KALW on line.
VoiceBox on KALW 91.7FM: The Many Voices of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s voice has been compared to sandpaper and described as "a catarrhal death rattle." Blues music aficionado Devon Strolovitch discusses the colors of Dylan's vocal instrument. (Re-run: program initially aired on November 23, 2012)
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