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May 2008 Articles
Radio Lab
Sunday, May 4, 4 p.m.
"Pop Music" is the fifth and final installment
of this new Radio Lab season.
In the first segment, we ask, "Why do some songs mercilessly
stick in our heads and repeat themselves over and over?
And what happens when a song, or just a piece, really and
truly won't disappear from your head-for years? It's called
an "earworm"-a song that wriggles way into your
brain and won't leave. Now imagine that the distant tune
in the back of your head suddenly becomes very real. These
are called musical hallucinations and there are some people
who actually suffer from them on a daily basis.
We hear from Leo Rangell who awoke one day to the sound
of a rabbi singing. Twelve years later, the music is still
there. Then Michael Chorost, a writer who abruptly went
deaf one day, tells us about how a world without sound is
filled with music. We talk to scientists Oliver Sacks, Diana
Deutsch, and Tim Griffiths to try to understand why our
brains would produce such vivid music.
We also learn the story behind the sixties hit that was
written by an Englishman about an American city whose promise
of togetherness really yields loneliness: "Downtown."
The program concludes with a visit to Aaron Fox, an anthropologist
of music at Columbia University, who explains the popularity
of country music in Zimbabwe, Thailand, and South Africa.
Though he denies any kind of meaningful "universals"
in music, he thinks that quite simply, country music tells
a story that a lot of us get.
Radio Lab is produced by New York public radio WYNC and
hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.
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After the KGB: Inside Russia's
Security Services
Sunday, May 4, 8 p.m.
This documentary from The Changing World gets under the
skin of the fastest growing and arguably most politically
influential secret service in the world: the new KGB. When
the agency was re-branded and re-launched in the early '90s,
it was assumed, as host Martin Sixsmith reveals, that the
erstwhile creaking engine of state authority would wilt
along with the system it represented. But with former KGB
director Vladimir Putin taking over in the Kremlin, some
say its successor has become just as potent a force. Vladimir
Putin has given unprecedented positions of power to former
secret service colleagues.
Caption: Russia's new leader President Dmitry Medvedev,
and the man he has succeeded, Vladimir Putin
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Intelligence Squared: "America Should
Be the World's Policeman"
Sunday, May 4, 9 p.m.
Intelligence Squared brings Oxford-style debating to America-one
motion, one moderator, three panelists for the motion, and
three against. With informed and provocative panelists and
strong moderators taking on the hot-button issues of the
day, these debates enlighten, entertain, and inflame.
The panelists arguing for the motion are Max Boot, senior
fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign
Relations in New York; Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A.
Herter Professor of American Foreign Policy at The Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies;
and Douglas Murray, director of the Centre for Social Cohesion,
a London-based think tank which focuses on terrorism and
extremism within the UK.
Arguing against the motion are Ian Bremmer, is president
of Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy; Ellen Laipson,
president and CEO of the Henry L. Stimson Center; and Matthew
Parris, a former British Member of Parliament who now writes
for the Times of London and the Spectator and is a broadcaster
for the BBC.
The moderator for the evening is Morley Safer, correspondent
and co-editor for CBS' 60 Minutes and veteran broadcast
journalist.
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Mom's Good Move
Sunday, May 11, 4 p.m.
Whether they are forced to, or whether they plan to, each
year more and more older Americans move into retirement
homes. In the year 2000, Peg Collison was one of them. Collison
left the town of San Mateo, California-where she'd been
living for almost 35 years-and moved two hours away into
a newly built retirement community in Davis, California.
These transitions can be difficult for the person who's
moving and for family members and friends left behind. Collison's
son, Dan, gave his mother a tape recorder and asked her
to document her transition. Together, mother and son produced
a three-part series on Peg's move and what it meant to her
and her family. In 2005, Dan updated Peg's situation. This
documentary is an hour-long special combining all four stories.
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The Tartan
Spangled Banner
Sunday, May 11, 8 p.m.
Why are more Americans digging up their Scottish roots
and claiming their Scottish identity? In this Inside Out
documentary, Scotsman and BBC Correspondent David Stenhouse
travels the U.S. to find out.
Stenhouse begins his journey in New Hampshire where Americans
of Scottish descent, and a few who would just like to
have Scottish blood in their veins, meet together at one
of biggest Highland Games of the season. Every weekend
during the summer there is a Highland games going on somewhere
in the U.S., a chance to put on a kilt, meet other members
of your clan, and dig in to authentic Scottish Haggis.
Scots used to be thought of as cheap and dryly amusing,
In the 1950s, American movie goers were sold on the image
of Scotland presented in Brigadoon, the musical starring
Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly. It showed a Scotland which
hadn't changed since the 1800s, where lads and lassies
in kilts danced around Highland Glens singing songs. But
in the last decade, Scotland's image on the big screen
has had a radical overhaul. Randall Wallace may provide
some of the answer-his screenplay for the movie Braveheart
turned a generation of Americans onto the appeal of Scottish
culture.
Without meaning to, our reporter gets an award, which
gives him the chance to visit the Scottish Home, an old
folks home for Scots in Chicago which is full of transplanted
Scots, perfectly at home amongst the tartan carpets, pictures
of Rabbie Burns, and stag's heads.
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A Conversation with Ramsey
Lewis
Sunday, May 11, 9 p.m.
Primetime Radio presents this fascinating three-way conversation
is between host Mike Cuthbert, the extravagantly gifted
and knowledgeable Ramsey Lewis, and his companion-a well-tuned
grand piano that frequently speaks eloquently on his behalf.
Lewis ruminates, both in talk and in melody, about style,
the creative process, and the huge constellation of his
aesthetic mentors and progeny.
Since 1965, Ramsey Lewis has been one of the nation's most
successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with "The
In Crowd," "Hang On Sloopy," and "Wade
in the Water." Since then, he has won three Grammy
Awards and the Recording Academy Governor's Award, and earned
seven gold records. He is also well-known as the radio and
TV host of Legends of Jazz.
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Church Music
Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m.
All over the country people sing music in church. They
sing to praise, to vent, to find
peace, and to gain hope. The life and breadth of church
music overflows the senses, ranging from gangsters-turned-religious
rappers to the blues to so-called "high church music."
Church Music explores who sings, why, and what it means
to the communities struggling to make it in America. Join
us as we explore the many kinds of church music from several
Christian denominations in America-the culture and the people
behind the voices. Who sings and why, and what those songs
say about our country.
We visit gospel competitions, hidden basement churches,
and fast food joints, looking for the best church music
in the country. We find one of the few pure forms of human
expression: just people, their voices, and the belief that
compassion begets more compassion.
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Remembering Herbert von
Karajan
Sunday, May 18 and 25, 8 p.m.
April of this year was the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of the legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan.
This biographical portrait presents specially recorded memories
from international singers, instrumentalists, and orchestra
players who performed with the maestro, and others in the
music industry who knew and worked with him. They help to
reveal just what the qualities were that made Karajan the
most powerfully influential conductor of his time, and one
of the most successful and admired musicians in history,
despite some personal and artistic controversy that continues
today.
The four-hour program (broadcast in two parts) features
tenor José Carreras, baritone José van Dam,
baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, soprano Mirella Freni,
soprano Barbara Hendricks, flautist Sir James Galway, soprano
Sumi Jo, pianist Yevgeni Kissin, tenor Luciano Pavarotti,
tenor Jon Vickers, and present and former members of the
Berlin Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra. There is also archive material of Herbert von
Karajan himself in conversation.
The first two hours trace the main historical landmarks
of von Karajan's career with recordings spanning a period
from his very earliest discs in 1939 to his final recorded
performances in 1989. This section of the program concentrates
mainly on his orchestral performances.
The program features extracts from mammoth size centenary
releases that EMI and Universal are bringing out-a sure
sign of the continuing demand for von Karajan's art and
the continuation of his powerful effect on music lovers
nineteen years after his death. They cover the vast majority
of his career, from his young years when he was "Das
Wunder Karajan" up to his final days when, as some
of the contributing artists reveal, he still mesmerized
musicians who performed with him.
Among those remembering Karajan are tenor José Carreras,
baritone José van Dam, baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
soprano Mirella Freni, soprano Barbara Hendricks, flautist
Sir James Galway, soprano Sumi Jo, pianist Yevgeni Kissin,
tenor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Jon Vickers, present and
former members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Philharmonia
and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, former President of
EMI Classics Peter Alward, and former Head of Opera at Decca
Records Christopher Raeburn. There is also archive material
of Herbert von Karajan himself in conversation.
Karajan is heard conducting music by Bartók, Beethoven,
Brahms, Bruckner, Debussy, Dvorak, Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel,
Respighi, Schumann, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky,
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Wagner, Waldteufel, and Weber. There
are orchestral works, concerti and operas. There are also
clips of Maestro von Karajan in rehearsal.
The host and producer is Jon Tolansky.
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Prisoners of War
Sunday, May 25, 4 p.m.
In December of 1944 with the Allies closing in on the German
heartland, Hitler had a desperate plan to save the Third
Reich. He believed that a massive assault on Canadian, British,
and American forces advancing from the west would prove
so demoralizing that the Allies would seek a separate peace,
leaving only the Russian army on the eastern front. On December
16 the Germans unleashed an offensive that would become
the most brutal battle of the European war, known then and
ever after as the Battle of the Bulge. This is the story
of four men who survived that terrible battle and were captured
and imprisoned for the remainder of the war.
Prisoners of War tells the story of four World War Two veterans:
Harrison Burney, William Busier, Cliff Austin, and Robert
Norton-all of whom were captured in the first days of the
Battle of the Bulge and imprisoned for the remainder of
the war. The program runs without narration, building its
story by intercutting excerpts from extended field recordings
with each of the men.
The program begins with the men remembering the chaos and
confusion of the battle itself and quickly to each man's
capture, interrogation, forced march, and transport by rail
car to slave labor camps in Germany and Germany-controlled
territory. The program focuses in detail on the fabric of
daily life in these camps, particularly starvation, disease,
and the brutality of the German guards. It follows the men
through their liberation, debriefing, repatriation, and
reintegration into American society. It chronicles their
struggle with the life-long aftereffects of trauma and the
shame they felt for having surrendered.
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Artist
of the Month
WFIU's Artist of the Month for May is conductor Thomas
Baldner.
Thomas Baldner studied music at the Berlin Academy of Music.
His professional activities as conductor began while still
studying in Berlin and Freiburg. With a series of scholarships,
he obtained a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from
the Indiana University School of Music in the early 1950s.
Baldner continued his studies with Pierre Monteux and, in
1954, founded the Greenwich Philharmonia Orchestra. He later
served as chief conductor of the Rheinisches Kammerorchester
of Cologne and guest conductor for the Berlin, Munich, and
London Philharmonics and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Baldner joined the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music
in 1976 and served as chair of the Department of Instrumental
Conducting from his appointment through the year 2000. Baldner
will retire from the Jacobs School this month.
WFIU highlights Thomas Baldner throughout May and in this
month's Broadcasts from the Jacobs School of Music. Details
can be found in the Broadcast from the School of Music article.
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Community
Events
WFIU is the media sponsor for the following events. For
more information on these and other activities on the calendar,
visit wfiu.org
This American Life - Live!
Thursday, May 1
Bloomington Showplace 11
Terre Haute Showplace
8 p.m.
For the first time ever a public radio show comes to you
live on the big screen. Join This American Life host Ira
Glass as he unveils never-before-seen stories and outtakes
from the upcoming season of This American Life television,
performs a radio story, and answers audience questions.
For one night only, Glass will be on stage in New York City,
where the show will be shot in high definition and sent
live via satellite onto movie screens across the country.
Bloomington Chamber Singer
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Saturday, May 3
Evangelical Community Church
8 p.m.
www.chambersingers.info
BCS presents three of Brahms' greatest musical achievements
and Gerald Sousa conducts the Chamber Singers and Orchestra
in what promises to be a memorable evening.
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Work by Terri Wagener
May 8-24
Bloomington Playwrights Project
www.newplays.org
The winner of this season's Reva Shiner National Full-Length
Playwriting Contest, Work is the story of a recently-widowed
mother of two who receives an unexpected guest: an executive
of her husband's employer has just arrived with a widow's
compensation check. What should be a routine delivery of
a tragic gift becomes a reality trip into the harsh social
climate of the late 1960s, cleverly echoing our contemporary
experience.
Salvation Army Week
Donut Day
Tuesday, May 13
Outside Von Lee Theater
9-1 p.m.
www.bloomington.salvationarmyindiana.org
The National Salvation Army Week is a chance for the Salvation
Army to thank Monroe County for its support. For more than
a century, the Army has given second chances to those in
need.
Lawrence County Concert Association
A Tribute to the Beatles
Friday, May 16
Bedford North Lawrence High School
7:30 p.m.
812-279-6542
Beatles impersonators The Revolution captures the essence
of the men whose music continues to win the hearts of millions.
Bloomington Early Music Festival
Friday May 16-26
www.blemf.org
The 15th annual Bloomington Early Music Festival will feature
performances of Scarlatti's Tigrane. Other concerts feature
The Concord Ensemble; Liber unUsualis; Moira Smiley and
others.
Dancing with the Celebrities
Saturday, May 24
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
7:30 p.m.
The event is modeled on the hit television series Dancing
with the Stars. In the local version, each celebrity represents
a local charity and members of the audience help cast ballots
for their favorite dancers by donating to his or her charity.
Each couple will dance the foxtrot and swing, and will choose
a third style as their "special" dance.
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Contemporary
Music Highlights
WFIU's featured contemporary composer this month is György
Kurtág.
Kurtág was born in Lugoj, Banat, a region of Central
Europe currently divided by three countries, Romania, Serbia
and Hungary. He studied piano, composition, and chamber
music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, and in 1957,
he moved to Paris. There he studied with Messiaen, Milhaud
and Max Deutsch. In 1967 he was appointed professor of music
at the Liszt Academy and taught there until his retirement
in 1986.
György Kurtág's musical language is highly individual,
yet reflects several influences including J.S. Bach, Beethoven,
Bartók, Berg, Messiaen, and Schoenberg. Many of Kurtág's
compositions are for chamber groups, but more recently Kurtág
has written for symphonic forces, including his Grabstein
für Stephan (Gravestone for Stephan), which surrounds
the audience with instruments.
WFIU will feature the works of György Kurtág,
Wednesday nights at 11:30 p.m. throughout the month of May.
May 7th
Scenes from a Novel
May 14th
What is a Word
May 21st
Grabstein für Stephan (Gravestone for Stephan)
May 28th
Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Trusova
Other selected new music highlights:
Thursday, May 1st
9 a.m. HARRIS-Symphony No. 3; Neeme Järvi/Detroit Sym.
Orch
Tuesday, May 6th
3 p.m. GALINDO-Sones de Mariachi; H. de la Fuente/Orquesta
Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico
Monday, May 12th
3 p.m. HOVHANESS-Prelude and Quadruple Fugue, Op. 128; Gerard
Schwarz/Seattle Sym.
Wednesday, May 14th
11:30 p.m. GULGOWSKI-Reflection; Niklas Sivelöv, p.
Wednesday, May 21st
10:08 p.m. WHITACRE-When David Heard; Ronald Staheli/Brigham
Young Univ. Singers
Monday, May 26th
3 p.m. GORECKI-Three Pieces in Old Style; Rudolf Werthen/I
Fiamminghi (The Orch. of Flanders)
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Featured Classical Recordings
Selections from each week's featured recording can be heard
at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. and
10 p.m. Wednesday; 3 p.m. Thursday; and 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
May 5th-10th
Corellisante: Sonatas for Two Violins & Basso Continuo
by Corelli & Telemann
(Dorian DSL-90703)
Rebel
Ensemble Rebel adds to their collection of superbly produced
and performed music of the Baroque with this release on
the Dorian label. Celebrating the legendary status of Arcangelo
Corelli and his contribution to the trio sonata repertory,
music of Corelli is juxtaposed with that of his longtime
admirer, George Philipp Telemann. Featured are Telemann's
Sonates corellisantes, composed at the height of Telemann's
career, emulating the Italian master.
May 12th-17th
Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 5
(Bridge 9250)
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Continuing his journey through the great keyboard works
of Ludwig van Beethoven, Garrick Ohlsson compiles perhaps
his most recognizable compositions on this recording. Ohlsson's
graceful, yet powerful performances of the "Pathetique,"
"Waldstein," and "Moonlight" sonatas
are a must have for admirers of both the artist and the
composer.
May 19th-24th
The Beauty of Two
(Dorian DSL-90705)
The Kennedy Center Chamber Players
This delightful recording of four intimate sonatas from
Grieg, Hindemith, Poulenc, and Martin? will be a welcome
addition to your listening collection on a mild spring day.
Pianist Lambert Orkis accompanies cellist David Hardy, flutist
Toshiko Kohno, and violist Daniel Foster.
May 26th-31st
Air on a G String
(Telarc CD-80693)
David Russell, guitar
Transcriptions of Baroque masterpieces by J.S. Bach, F.
Couperin, and Saint-Luc are performed by world-renowned
guitarist David Russell. Devotees to the genre will be pleasantly
surprised by a suite of music by Silvius Leopold Weiss,
complied from five of his existing works for lute. Newcomers
will appreciate sensitive performances of favorites like
Bach's "Air on the G String."
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HD Radio and You
You wanted more talk and more music-you'll get it very
soon!
HD Radio is a new technology that gives you more public
radio choices. You can hear WFIU's mix of classical and
jazz, in addition to the schedule of news and talk programs,
on the same 103.7 frequency, at the same time. Imagine:
On 103.7A you'll hear mostly music; on 103.7B you'll hear
mostly talk programs. Below are the most frequently asked
questions about HD Radio
How is HD Radio different from regular radio?
Because HD Radio is broadcast in digital, rather than analog,
it delivers crystal clear reception. It effectively eliminates
noise, interference and fades-that "picket fence"
static you may have had driving around town. Another key
feature, quite a boon for audiophiles, is that the technology
is capable of delivering CD-quality audio-true 5.1 surround
sound.
In addition, it allows for "multicasting"-the
ability to divide the digital bandwidth into multiple audio
streams, without significant loss of audio quality. WFIU
has divided its audio stream to offer both music programming
(classical and jazz) on one channel and news and talk programming
on another.
Digital radios can also receive and display text and images
on small liquid crystal screens. WFIU envisions this feature
will offer you the title, composer and performer information
from pieces of music or present important text messages,
such as updated traffic reports or weather forecasts-without
interrupting our music or news programming.
How can I hear WFIU's broadcast in HD Radio Technology?
To hear WFIU in its purest digital form, you will need an
HD Radio receiver for your car or home. WFIU will remain
at its same dial position and you can still hear WFIU with
your current analog radio.
Because of technical and legal restrictions, HD Radio is
currently available only in Bloomington and its immediately
surrounding communities, but we're looking for ways to bring
it to our other communities as well.
How can I purchase an HD Radio?
Several HD Radio receivers are now on the market. Kenwood,
JVC and Panasonic are among a few of the major manufacturers
with car units. A number of automobile manufacturers are
expected to offer HD Radio option upgrades in select 2008
model cars, and most 2008 models of Ford and BMW will come
equipped with HD Radios. Home receivers are currently available
too.
When you purchase an HD Radio from the NPR Shop through
the link on our Web site, you help support WFIU. On wfiu.org,
scroll down and click on "Shop & Support this station."
This takes you to the NPR Shop. In the search box, type
in the keywords "HD Radio."
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IU Undergrad Speaks Her
Mind
You can be a twenty-year-old undergrad and still get your
message out to thousands of listeners.
Jennifer Jameson, a junior at IU Bloomington, demonstrated
that recently when she wrote and delivered an on-air commentary
for WFIU's opinion program, Speak Your Mind. She spoke about
her experiences volunteering for a food pantry in an op-ed
she titled, "Food for the Soul." The two-minute
segment was broadcast twice in December and is now archived
on the WFIU Web site.
"I urge you to become a part of something bigger than
yourself and work to alleviate hunger and poverty by becoming
a volunteer for Mother Hubbard's Cupboard," Jameson
said in her on-air commentary. She wrote and delivered the
piece as a class assignment for "Beyond the Sample
Gates," a course that strives to teach students responsible
citizenship. Students in the course are required to give
twenty hours of community service over the course of a semester.
Jameson is taking the course towards her minor in Leadership,
Ethics, and Social Action. Her major is in folklore and
ethnomusicology with an emphasis on American music and its
connection with social movements.
For her community service requirement, she chose to volunteer
at Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, a food pantry in Bloomington.
"Even as a new volunteer, I have come to learn so much
about the wonderful and resilient people of our community,"
her commentary continued. "I have also learned about
the great need for nourishment that persists among our neighbors.
Some of our patrons have virtually no income; however, most
of them are the working poor.
"Our patrons are the men and women you see serving
you lunch at the Indiana Memorial Union, they are the student
sitting next to you in class, and they are the children
you see walking to school. These are our neighbors, our
friends and our acquaintances and they all need our help."
Yaël Ksander, Speak Your Mind's producer, praised Jameson's
op-ed as, "a very well-written, well-delivered commentary
on her volunteer experience." Ksander invited Jameson's
professor, Nicole Schonemann, to continue to encourage students
to submit commentaries to Speak Your Mind.
In an e-mail to Schonemann, Ksander wrote, "It provides
an excellent opportunity for the student, creates additional
promotion for the agency with which he or she is working,
and dovetails with WFIU's mission to work with community
agencies."
Near the end of her commentary, Jameson said, "Whether
you are best at harvesting tomatoes from the beautiful Harmony,
Crestmont, or Banneker gardens, teaching a class on slow
food cooking, or stocking shelves in the pantry, you can
be an active part of civic engagement." She closed
with a quote from activist Dorothy Day: "Food for the
body is not enough, there must be food for the soul."
Those interested in preparing a commentary may contact Yaël
Ksander at yksander@indiana.edu. You can listen to Jameson's
commentary on our Web site: Visit wfiu.org, open the Programs
menu, and click on Speak Your Mind.
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Jazz Notes
Tune into WFIU on Sunday, May 11 at 9 p.m. for an interview
with jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, the three-time Grammy winner
and host of the TV program Legends of Jazz. Lewis, who achieved
widespread commercial success in the 1960s with hits such
as "The In Crowd" and "Wade in the Water,"
reflects on jazz and its history and plays piano as part
of the narrative.
Our regular WFIU jazz programming this month features our
own daily dose of jazz and conversation with Joe Bourne
and Just You and Me, every weekday afternoon from 3:30 to
5 p.m. On Friday evenings Joe swings the sounds of The Big
Bands from 9 to 10 p.m. The Big Bands is preceded by Marian
McPartland's long-running Piano Jazz, and this month Marian
welcomes guests such as pianists Larry Vuckovich and Laurence
Hobgood, and singer Veronica Nunn, and also features archived
interviews with the late jazz greats Oscar Peterson and
Frank Morgan.
Following Piano Jazz and The Big Bands, WFIU's Afterglow
winds down the Friday-evening lineup with two hours of jazz,
ballads, and American popular song. In honor of Indiana's
primary we kick things off this month with "Vote for
Prez" on May 2, a program featuring a new collection
of Lester Young's recordings with the Count Basie big band.
Other shows highlight an anthology of songwriter Johnny
Mercer's vocal recordings, jazz interpretations of the score
for West Side Story, and a show focusing on singer-songwriter
Joni Mitchell and jazz. Check out these and many other Afterglow
programs after they're broadcast in the archives section
of the afterglow website at afterglow.indiana.edu.
Our Saturday evening classic jazz show Night Lights offers
up programs this month about the early music of composer,
pianist and bandleader Carla Bley (in celebration of her
70th birthday), recordings by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that
were inspired by the group's international travels, the
collaborations of saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist
Red Garland, jazz interpretations of spirituals, and music
from the 1950s West Coast jazz label Nocturne Records. Night
Lights airs Saturday evening at 11:05; to read the show's
blog, listen to archived programs, and read jazz news and
commentaries, visit the website at nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org.
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Primary Coverage
Indiana's primary elections on Tuesday, May 6th will be
some of the most watched in the state's history. On that
day residents will play an important role in deciding the
winner of the Democratic Party's nomination for president.
And at the state level, voters will choose a Democratic
candidate who will run against Gov. Mitch Daniels in the
2008 Indiana gubernatorial race. Tune in to WFIU throughout
the day on May 6th for up-to-date coverage of the primaries
at the local, state, and national levels.
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Profiles
Sundays at 7 p.m.
May 4 - Grey Larsen
Grey Larsen is a performer, recording artist, composer,
teacher, author, producer, and a mastering and recording
engineer. The Bloomington resident is best known as one
of the world's foremost players and exponents of the Irish
flute. To many musicians and music lovers, his recordings
are classics. He is the author of two books: The Essential
Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle, a 480-page work (with
two accompanying CDs) on playing and appreciating Irish
flute and tin whistle, and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox,
which takes the beginner, novice, or intermediate player
of Irish tin whistle to a high level of competence. Larsen
spoke with Yaël Ksander. (repeat)
May 11 - Andrea Koppel
Andrea Koppel has more than two decades of experience
covering many of the biggest stories and events in the U.S.
and across the globe. She served as a foreign correspondent
for CNN for fourteen years, holding posts in Africa, Japan,
and China. As the network's diplomatic correspondent, she
traveled the globe with three secretaries of state and two
presidents. In 1996, Koppel won a prestigious Gracie Allen
Women in Radio and TV award for her documentary Daughters
of the Revolution, which tells the story of Chinese women
in the wake of the communist revolution. Owen Johnson hosts.
May 18 - Lewis Ricci
Lewis Ricci is executive director of the Indiana Arts
Commission. Previously he was the director of the University
of Idaho's International Jazz Collections at the Lionel
Hampton Center, and served on the adjunct faculty of that
university. He has also served as associate director of
development for a number of programs at Penn State University.
Ricci holds a Master's Degree in Arts Administration from
Indiana University and served as the executive director
of the Columbus Area Arts Council for five years. During
his tenure there, he initiated a major visual arts festival,
established an arts education endowment, and developed a
long-range community cultural plan. Your host is Peter Jacobi.
(repeat)
May 25 - Bernice Pescosolido
Bernice A. Pescosolido is distinguished Professor of
Sociology at Indiana University and Director of the Indiana
Consortium for Mental Health Services Research. Her research
encompasses three areas: health care services, stigma associated
with people who have mental illnesses, and suicide research.
She focuses on how social networks bind humans to one another,
influence their lives, and create the institutions that
connect them to the places and times in which they live.
Books that she has co-written include Mental Health, Social
Mirror and Social Networks and Health. Shana Ritter hosts.
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Broadcasts from the IU
Jacobs School of Music
WAGNER-PARSIFAL: Good Friday Spell; Roy Samuelsen, bar.;
Thomas Baldner/IU Sym.
Airs: 5/5 at 7 p.m., 5/6 at 10 a.m. 5/9 at 3 p.m.
STRAUSS, R.-Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28; Thomas
Baldner/IU Phil. Orch.
Airs: 5/12 at 7 p.m., 5/13 at 10 a.m., 5/16 at 3 p.m.
BEETHOVEN-THE CREATURES OF PROMETHEUS, OP. 43: Overture;
Thomas Baldner/IU Concert Orch.
Airs: 5/19at 7 p.m., 5/20 at 10 a.m., 5/23 at 3 p.m.
BACH-Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069; Thomas Baldner/IU
Ch. Orch.
Airs: 5/26 at 7 p.m., 5/27 at 10 a.m., 5/30 at 3 p.m.
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