Listen to New Voices on Studs Terkel our partnership with 826CHI-here! Read the Story
Showing 451 - 465 of 558 results
-
-
Discussing the "Symphony for Survival" concert to benefit organizations dedicated to reversing the nuclear arms race with three Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians; oboist Ray Still, horn player Dale Clevenger and trumpeter Adolph "Bud" Herseth
Nov. 15, 1982 *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
-
Discussing the "Do-It-Yourself-Messiah"
Jan. 25, 1978 Al Booth and Margaret Hillis discuss the "Do-It-Yourself-Messiah", a scratch messiah that has been performed in Chicago since 1976, organized by the International Music Foundation.
-
Discussing Soviet avant garde music with Joel Sachs
May. 12, 1982 Joel Sachs discusses Russian avant-garde music and Soviet Union artists.
-
-
-
Discussing Maria Callas with Arianna Stassinopoulos (Huffington)
Mar. 5, 1981 The Greek-American author talks about her biography, Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
-
Discussing jazz music with cabaret performer and jazz vocalist Spider Saloff
May. 14, 1997 Discussing jazz music with jazz vocalist and cabaret performer Spider Saloff. Spider Saloff discusses George and Ira Gershwin. Songs removed due to copyright.
-
Discussing his autobiography "Perfect Pitch: A Life Story" with Russian-born musicologist, pianist and composer Nicolas Slonimsky
Apr. 13, 1988 *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
-
Discussing folk music with folk musician Pete Seeger
Feb. 11, 1982 The following songs were removed due to copyright restrictions:, "East Virginia", "Sticking With The Union", "Old Blue", "Jesu, Meine Freude", "We Shall Overcome", "The Draft", "Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down", and "Precious Friend" an instrumental song.
-
-
Discussing contemporary music with Easley Blackwood, Paul Fromm and Ralph Shapey
Feb. 13, 1967 Studs Terkel has a conversation with Easley Blackwood, and Ralph Shapey, composers and Paul Fromm philanthropist and patron of the music arts. They discuss contemporary music, composing music, composers and the passion of creating music.
-
Discussing Cole Porter's work and the book "Cole" and interviewing its author Robert Kimball
1970 Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.
-
Discussing Chicago Opera Theater's production of the play, "The Crucible," with artistic director Alan Stone and stage director Roger Brunyate
Sep. 16, 1985 Music by Robert Ward and text based on the Arthur Miller play.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
-
Discussing bicentennial time and interviewing Otto Friedrich
Jun. 1, 1975 Otto Friedrich discusses his "Time" magazine piece, his writing, and American history. Songs "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Free America" by Joseph Warren, a German song, an 18th century Boston Tea Party song, and an 18th-century British soldier song have been removed for copyright restrictions.