Professor Carol interviews New York Times veteran reporter James Barron, author of Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand (New York: Times Books, 2006), which tells the story of a single piano (K0862) and its eleven-month journey from its beginnings as raw lumber to … Read more
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Mahler expanded the orchestra to huge proportions, going beyond the already inflated forces of Wagner. But Mahler simultaneously achieved a striking delicacy and transparency by using solo instruments to create “chamber music” in the midst of his massive musical canvases. He drew his inspiration from … Read more
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What’s this program about? John Gibson’s choral work “Mockingbird Sings” utilizes Native American texts of the Yuma, Zuni, Laguna, and Apache tribes. The title refers to the individual charged with remembering events and traditions and his recounting of this oral history in songs and stories. … Read more
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What’s this program about? Professor Carol talks with Mary Preston, the resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, about the Lay Family Concert Organ. The organ built by C.B. Fisk for the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is one of the finest instruments ever built. … Read more
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What’s this program about? Carol interviews Dean Bouras, arranger for the Dallas Wind Symphony Big Band concerts, and John Trapani, leader of the John Trapani Big Band about the era, the music, and its popularity today. Works Discussed: Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny … Read more
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What’s this program about? Student players in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony join the professionals of the Dallas Wind Symphony for a “side by side” concert, featuring music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Paul Hindemith, Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher, and Giovanni Gabrieli. Where you can … Read more
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What’s this program about? The final segment of Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio turns to the Library of Congress’s American Memory Project, Bill Monroe, John Fogerty, Harry Partch, and Scott Joplin. http://traffic.libsyn.com/professorcarol/GlennMitchell3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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What’s this program about? Glenn Mitchell’s interview of Carol on KERA Radio continues in Part 2 with a discussion of the Sacred Harp (shape-note singing), Stephen Foster, American film music, Louis Armstrong, Broadway, and Ernest Tubb. http://traffic.libsyn.com/professorcarol/GlennMitchell2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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What’s this program about? Carol pays tribute to the late Glenn Mitchell with a reprise of her appearance in September 2000 on his radio program, reproduced here as a three-part podcast courtesy of KERA Radio. Carol and Glenn begin their discussion of America’s highly varied … Read more
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What’s this program about? Professor Carol continues her interview of John Corigliano and Jerry Junkin. Corigliano talks about his approach to composition and how he, and other top composers, are turning to wind bands for an exciting new sound. Works Discussed: Corigliano, Circus Maximus http://traffic.libsyn.com/professorcarol/corigliano_pt2.mp3Podcast: … Read more
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