Specials
Primary Runoff Election Debates
In preparation for the August 10th primary runoff election, the Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting present a series of debates between candidates for statewide offices.
Secretary of State (Democratic candidates)
Friday, August 6, 7:00 p.m.
Insurance Commissioner (Republican candidates)
Friday, August 6, 7:30 p.m.
Governor (Republican candidates)
Sunday, August 8, 7:00 p.m.
Attorney General (Republican candidates)
Sunday, August 8, 7:30 p.m.
Ideas from Aspen 2010
The Aspen Ideas Festival brings some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, businesspeople, teachers and other leaders from across the country and around the world for deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that shape our lives and challenge our times. Kai Ryssdal hosts two special programs of highlights from this year’s festival.
Thursday, August 12, 1:00 p.m.: The Next Economy: Innovation as Catalyst
Economic crisis often leads to economic opportunity. So where will that opportunity be found? Listen in to a conversation about innovation and re-invention from the financial thinkers and tinkerers of our time.
Thursday, August 26, 1:00 p.m.: Living Digitally: Another month, another new tech gadget.
How is technology reshaping our lives and our interactions? Join the conversation as some of the brains behind the tech revolution speak about the future of the digital world.
America Abroad: From NAFTA to Narcotics, The Cross-Border Economy
Thursday, August 19, 1:00 p.m.
When the US sneezes, Mexico catches a cold. With the American economy in surgery, Mexico's is on life support. In this edition of America Abroad, we travel from New York to Puebla, to examine the economic ties that bind the two nations, from trade to trafficking, and how what happens on the other side of the border doesn't stay there.
Program Highlights
It's Friday!
Fridays, 4:00 p.m. (Also on University Cable, channel 15.)
Live performance and conversation with local and visiting musicians (and occasionally other performers).
- August 6: Cadillac Sky
- August 13 & 20: TBA
- August 27: Mad Whiskey Grin, the Stereophonics
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Fridays, 8:00 p.m.
August 6: Marian Selects: Remembering Hank Jones
Legendary pianist Hank Jones was one of Marian McPartland's first guests when she began Piano Jazz over 30 years ago. Jones passed away earlier this year, and on this 2009 session, Marian McPartland asked another of her favorite pianists, Bill Charlap, to take a turn on the host's bench to catch up with Jones. The two sparkle on such duets as "Oh Look at Me Now" and Billy Strayhorn's "Lotus Blossom."
August 13: Marian Selects: Remembering Joyce Collins
Singer and pianist Joyce Collins became the first woman to conduct a Las Vegas resort show band in the late 1950s. She also worked in film and television, serving in bands on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bob Newhart's programs. Collins passed away earlier this year, and Piano Jazz remembers her with this 2002 session. She performs her tune "Marjolane," and duets with Marian McPartland on "All Blues and "On Green Dolphin Street."
August 20: Marian Selects: Clark Terry
Legendary trumpeter and educator Clark Terry got his jazz education playing with the Basie Band and Duke Ellington's orchestra. Commanding a wide range of styles and a dazzling technique, Terry went on to become one of the most influential jazz horn players of his generation. On this 1994 session, he joins Marian McPartland for Ellington's "Come Sunday" and Terry's most famous tune, "Mumbles."
August 27: Allen Toussaint with Guest Host Elvis Costello
Five years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but the city's musical heritage is indestructible. Piano Jazz pays tribute to the Crescent City on this session with one of her favorite sons -legendary pianist, singer, composer and producer Allen Toussaint. The ever-eclectic Elvis Costello sits in as guest host for this session, which features Toussaint singing and playing his hit tune "Southern Nights" and a duet with Costello on the pair's recent collaboration -- "Ascension Day."
Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Fridays, 9:00 p.m.
August 6: Benny Golson at 80 at the Kennedy Center
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the All-Stars and the New JazzTet come to the Eisenhower Theater to celebrate saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson, born January 25, 1929.
August 13: Edmar Castañeda at Tanglewood
Edmar Castañeda creates mesmerizing jazz on his acoustic Colombian harp, accompanied by the fluid mallet player Joe Locke.
August 20: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Dolphyana at the Detroit Jazz Fest
Bridgewater swings the Michigan State jazz band and a quartet from Julliard showcases the music of Eric Dolphy (1928-64) and Maupin, the great Detroit reed man. Nestor Torres is on flute.
August 27: BBQ: The Brubeck Brothers at Detroit
Intense yet relaxed, Dave Brubeck's sons Chris on bass and Dan on drums pilot their quartet through "West of One, "Dance of the Shadows," "Cool on the Coast," "Eclipsed," and more.
World of Opera
Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.
World of Opera with host Lisa Simeone brings listeners compelling performances from top American and international opera companies. World of Opera encompasses the seminal operas of the 17th century; the comic, political and social satires of the 18th century; the "bel canto" masterpieces of Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini; the revolutionary 19th-century works of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner; and, of course, operas in the "true-to-life" verismo style of Puccini and Mascagni.
World of Opera goes beyond the traditional, operatic vernacular to showcase opera as anything but an elitist form of art. As the series reveals, opera has been to past centuries what the cinema is to us today: a star-studded, multi-faceted, multi-media form of entertainment, and one that people return to over and over again.
August 7: Leos Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Teatro Communale, Florence
Maggio Musicale Orchestra and Chorus
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
CAST: Isabel Kayrakdarian (Vixen); Quinn Kelsey (Forrester); Judith Christin (Forrester's Wife/Owl); Lauren Curnow (Fox Golden-Stripe); Dennis Peterson (Schoolmaster/Mosquito); Marie Lenormand (Lapak); Carlotta Favino (Pepik); Sabrina Testa (Chocholka the Hen); Elena Mascii (Frantik); Mayumi Kuroki (Jay/Rooster); Kevin Langan (Badger/Priest); Federico Lepre (Pasek); Gustav Belecek (Harasta); Marcella Polidori (Mrs. Paskova); Tiziana Tramonti (Woodpecker)
Based on an illustrated tale published as a newspaper serial, this fanciful opera is one of Janacek's true masterworks -- at once charming, frightening, tragic and, in the end, life-affirming.
August 14: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Royal Albert Hall, London (Proms)
Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Antonio Pappano, conductor
CAST: Placido Domingo (Simon Boccanegra); Marina Poplavskaya (Amelia); Joseph Calleja (Gabriele Adorno); Ferrucio Furlanetto (Jacopo Fiesco); Jonathan Summers (Paolo Albiani); Lukas Jakobski (Pietro)
Placido Domingo again displays the depth of his musical and dramatic artistry in this interpretation of one of Verdi's great baritone roles. The production is from the 2010 Proms Concerts, performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
August 21: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Théâtre Antique, Orange (France)
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
CAST: Catherine Naglestad (Tosca); Roberto Alagna (Cavaradossi); Falk Struckmann (Scarpia); Wojtek Smilek (Angelotti); Michel Trempont (Sacristan); Jean-Marie Delpas (Sciarrone); Christophe Mortagne (Spoletta)
From the festival Les Chorégies d'Orange, the celebrated tenor Roberto Alagna is featured as Cavaradossi, along with the exciting young American soprano Catherine Naglestad in the title role of Puccini's sometimes lurid, yet always compelling tragedy.
August 28: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Placido Domingo, conductor
CAST: Renee Fleming (Lucrezia Borgia); Vittorio Grigolo (Gennaro); Kate Aldrich (Maffio Orsini); Ruggero Raimondi (Don Alfonso); Oleksandr Pushniak (Ascanio); Girgory Soloviov (Apostolo); Jose Ortega (Oloferno); Yingxi Zhang (Rustighello); David B. Morris (Astolfo)
This new production features two of the greatest singers of our time -- with soprano Renee Fleming giving a spectacular and highly-emotional performance in the unforgiving title role, and Placido Domingo, the Washington National Opera's General Director, conducting.
Thistle & Shamrock
Sundays, 1:00 p.m.
August 8: Little Windows
Meet Julee Glaub and Mark Weems, who mix Appalachian and Irish music and relish the beauty of two unaccompanied voices in close harmony. Hear them weave their timeless harmonies and talk about the power of communal song.
August 15: New Waves
Celtic music is constantly evolving and finding new pathways. Join us for new music from the crest of the wave.
August 22: One, Two...
Enjoy this hour dedicated to some of the great solo artists and duos whose craft is uncluttered, crystal-clear acoustic music.
August 29: ...And Three
In guitar, fiddle, accordion trios and other three-way instrumental combinations, you can really hear the interplay between artists. This hour features classic and newly formed musical threesomes weaving their melodies and rhythms together in an intoxicating blend.
Mountain Stage
Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
New performers and established artists, heard in a weekly exploration of the exciting and spontaneous sound of live performance, offering intelligent, contemporary music seasoned with traditional and roots artists. Larry Groce is the host.
August 8: Colin Hay, Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears, Cordis, The Proclaimers, Amy Speace
August 15: Indigo Girls, Chris Smither, Alison Brown, Jill Hennessy, Gary Jules
August 22: Regina Spektor, Yo La Tengo, Sonny Landreth, Will Hoge, Great Lake Swimmers
August 29: TBA
From the Top
Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m.
This showcase for the nation's most outstanding young classical musicians presents stunning performances along with lively interviews, unique pre-produced segments, lighthearted sketches and musical games. Pianist Christopher O’Riley is the host.
August 3: From the Top takes residence on the big island of Hawaii for this episode. We'll meet an inspirational band teacher from Hawaii Island and hear outstanding performances from teenagers from Hawaii and beyond.
Repertoire:
- Alexander Hersh, cello, age 16 from Chicago, IL performing III. Rasch und mit Feuer from Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano by Robert Schumann
- Tiffany Cheung, piano, age 17 from Honolulu, Oahu performing Transcendental Etude No. 12 ("Chasse-Neige") by Franz Liszt (1811-1865)
- Daniel Tekunoff, guitar, age 17 from Chandler, AZ performing I. Allegretto from Sonatina by Lennox Berkeley
- Hailey Markman, soprano, age 17 from Brea, CA performing "Monica's Waltz" from The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
Hannah Cho, violin, age 15 from San Diego, CA performing Sonatensatz in C Minor by Johannes Brahms
August 10: From the Top brings back violinist, composer and arts advocate William Harvey, who appeared on one of the program's first episodes, for a performance of Vieuxtemps and a chat about his life now leading international outreach work.
Repertoire:
- Shapka Trio - featuring Christopher Pell, clarinet, 18, from Bronx, NY, Madeline Fayette, cello, 17, from Wading River, NY, and Dasha Burkhartseva, piano, 16, from New York, NY - performing IV. Allegro from Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 114 by Johannes Brahms
- Emma Resmini, flute, age 9, from Fairfax Station, VA performing Concertino by Cécile Chaminade
- Special alumni guest William Harvey, violin, performing Souvenir d'Amérique, Op. 17 by Henri Vieuxtemps
- Caleb Barnes, countertenor, age 17, from Palmdale, CA performing "Dove sei, amato bene?" by George Frederic Handel
- Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, directed by Benjamin Zander, performing excerpts from Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
August 17: From the Top collaborates with Maestra JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic. Performance highlights include a guitar duo featuring the Maestra and a talented teen from Indiana and a moving story from a special violist.
Repertoire:
- William Hagen, violin, age 16, performing III. Allegro non troppo from Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.64, by Felix Mendelssohn
- Matthew Vera, viola, age 17 from Oro Valley, AZ performing III. Presto (6:15) from the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K.364 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Michael Ludwig, Concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Chaconne Klaverenga, guitar, age 16 from Lafayette, IN performing I. Allegro from the Concerto in G for Two Guitars, RV 532, by Antonio Vivaldi with JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Christopher ORiley and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performing III. Presto from the Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel.
- Buffalo's St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral Choir with Jeremy Bruns, Choirmaster performing "How Can I Keep From Singing" arranged by John Scott.
August 24: From the Top broadcasts from its hometown concert hall at New England Conservatory with the inspiring story of a 17-year-old pianist from Washington, D.C. and the energetic Boston Children's Chorus.
Repertoire:
- Mackenzie Hammel, harp, age 17 from Cincinnati, OH performs VI. Seguidilla, VII. Tango and VIII. Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances by Carlos Salzedo
- Aaron Wolff, cello, age 15 from Newton Center, MA performs Hungarian Rhapsody by David Popper
- Alison Beskin, flute, age 18 from Atlanta, GA performs III. Animé from Sonatine by Henri Dutilleux
- Clifton Williams, piano, age 17 from Washington, D.C., a From the Top Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, performs Suggestion Diabolique by Sergei Prokofiev
- Boston Children's Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Trecek-King performs "Como tú" by Alberto Grau
- Boston Children's Chorus, under the direction of Anthony Trecek-King and accompanied by Clifton Williams performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
August 31: From the Top takes residence on the big island of Hawaii for this episode. We meet a slack-key guitarist from Hawaii island who loves the surf and music culture of his island home and a oboe, bassoon and piano trio bring the music of Poulenc to life.
Repertoire:
- Aris Doike, cello, age 17 from Honolulu, Oahu, performing Requiebros by Gaspar Cassado
Lilia Xie, flute, age 16 from Holmdel, NJ performing IV. Allegro con moto from Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 94 by Robert Muczynski
- Evan Lin, piano, age 14 from Pearl City, Oahu performing IV. Vivace from Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14 by Sergei Prokofiev
- Sean Robbins, slack key guitar, age 16 from Pahoa, Hawaii performing "Ku'u Ipo Onaona" by Maddy Lam
- Trio Vivo featuring -- Lauren Williams, oboe, age 17 from Northbrook, IL; Quinn Delaney, bassoon, age 18 from Wilmette, IL; Frank Wu, piano, age 16 from Buffalo Grove, IL -- performing I. Presto from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano by Francis Poulenc
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