Music

Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House

Tue, 05/28/2013 - 8:00pm

This new music special features an all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Carole King, the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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Quilted Music: Caris Burton and Birds in Warped Time

Hearing a piece of music on WXXI's Classical 91.5 inspired quilting artist Caris Burton to create a new work. I love the connections she made with this music and its composer, and I'm glad that she took some time to write up this story to share here on the WXXI blog. Read Caris's story below, and you can see two music inspired quilts by Caris Burton on display at the Genessee Valley Quilt Club Show at RIT May 31st through June 2nd.

 

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On Record with Peter Bay and William Cahn, and Russell Hartenberger

During Julia Figueras' Shift on Classical 91.5

NEXUS Percussion Ensemble. 

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The Rite of Spring - The 100 Year Shock-wave

Wed, 05/29/2013 - 8:00pm

The Rite of Spring's percussive rhythms and violent score enraged its first listeners in 1913.

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Grant, Gershwin, and King

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Host Robert Hammond welcomes six-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant

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LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: Audra McDonald: Go Back Home

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:00pm

Join series host Audra McDonald as she takes center stage to perform new songs and other favorites. 

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Pacific Heartbeat: Under a Jarvis Moon

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 7:00pm

The story of 130 young men from Hawai'i who, from the late 1930s through the early years of World War II, were part of a clandestine mission by the U.S. federal government to occupy desert islands in the middle of the Pacific.

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On Record with Karen Tanaka

During Julia Figueras' Shift on Classical 91.5

Karen Tananka stops by. 

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Hochstein at High Falls Concert Series Presents The Dady Brothers

Thu, 08/01/2013 - 12:15pm

Always a crowd pleaser, the Dady Brothers are a versatile duo -- playing the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bodhran, banjo, uilleann pipes, harmonica, and even pennywhistle.



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Hochstein at High Falls Concert Series Presents Mambo Kings

Thu, 06/27/2013 - 12:15pm

Their explosive blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz improvisation is contagious!

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