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In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2020
We lost icons in every genre: founders and innovators and steadfast traditionalists. The world of jazz, so reliant upon elders to anchor its constantly developing notion of history and legacy, bore an especially heavy burden. Continue Reading In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2020
StoryCorps Northwest: Two Science Professors On The Importance Of Mentorship
Rachel Jameton struggled as a new teacher at Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Her colleague, Jane Finan, co-taught biology with her. The two talk about mentorship and how disappointing a teacher can be transformative for a student, in this episode of StoryCorps Northwest, recorded virtually. Continue Reading StoryCorps Northwest: Two Science Professors On The Importance Of Mentorship
Cello Plus Piano Equals Jan Vogler, Alessio Bax And Beethoven For A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
For this Tiny Desk (home) concert, we pay a visit to the doctor’s office. Actually, the venue is called Rare Violins of New York and it’s something of a second home to cellist Jan Vogler, who pops in frequently to have the experts give his 1708 Stradivarius cello a thorough checkup. Continue Reading Cello Plus Piano Equals Jan Vogler, Alessio Bax And Beethoven For A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
‘Rompan Todo’ Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music
Break Everything — Rompan Todo in Spanish — begins in the early ’60s in Mexico, where bands like Los Teen Tops started covering American hits. Others, including Mexico’s Los Locos del Ritmo and Uruguay’s Los Shakers also inspired many young musicians across Latin America to play their own version of rock. Continue Reading ‘Rompan Todo’ Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music
StoryCorps Northwest: ‘Hardest Thing To Be Is A Black Person’ Says Jewish Woman Who Hid In Attic
When Spokane resident Evelyn Woods was a little girl in World War II Germany, she hid in an attic with her Jewish parents. In today’s StoryCorps Northwest, Evelyn’s step-daughter, Robin, asks her how that confinement compares to today’s COVID-19 restrictions. Evelyn, 82, discusses that and the Black Lives Matter movement in this segment of StoryCorps Northwest recorded virtually. Continue Reading StoryCorps Northwest: ‘Hardest Thing To Be Is A Black Person’ Says Jewish Woman Who Hid In Attic
Borromeo String Quartet Marks Beethoven’s 250th Year With A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The humorous side of Beethoven’s personality seeps into his music, such as the false stops and musical giggles that fuel his two-minute-long Presto from the Quartet Op. 130, which opens this performance. For contrast, the Borromeos follow with a serious movement from later on in the same piece, the prayerful Cavatina, which Beethoven said even got him choked up. Continue Reading Borromeo String Quartet Marks Beethoven’s 250th Year With A Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
