Encore: The Lumps of Clay

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this Egyptian, Iraqi, Palestinian, Sudanese and Tunisian tale shows the importance of never biting off more than you can chew.</span></p> <p>Sign u ... Show More

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this indigenous Pacific Northwest tale follows a wily coyote on a daring rescue.</span></p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar ... Show More

A well-meaning teacher discovers a student's talent, and in the process of helping out his family, bites off more than she can chew. Recorded live at the Now Hear This festival. This story appears in James McBride's collection FIVE CARAT SOUL, available now from Riverhead Books. 

Finally! Kirra makes it to the bright lights of the Sydney Opera House where she returns the lost concert ticket and gets a very big musical surprise. Featuring all the music and characters from the story, children can cheer and clap along to the big musical concert finale! 

Get ready to move and gallop in ‘Toroi Bandi,’ the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime featuring traditional Mongolian folk music and original illustration and animation by Joseph Midthun and Daniel Hoffstrom. 

As the town prepares for the opening of the new Opera House, a crisis arises when all the instruments in the orchestra start playing the wrong notes. Now everyone is ornery and ready to quit. Can Lucy Wow and friends save the day so that the show can still go on? 

US rock band Steely Dan’s song The Second Arrangement has developed a cult following since it was accidentally wiped in the studio in 1979. Now the family of recording engineer Roger Nichols have found a never-before-heard version – and the community is ‘freaking out’. Guardian A ... Show More

This week violinist James Ehnes joins the Gramophone Podcast to talk about his new recording of Bach's complete violin concertos, recorded with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, and released on the Analeketa label.   

When Kirra Quokka finds a lost ticket to a concert at Sydney Opera House she sets off on a big musical adventure. With the help of her excited friend Carlos the Crow, Kirra gets ready to leave Rottnest Island. In this episode children can hop, swoop and dance along like Carlos Cr ... Show More

As the town prepares for the opening of the new Opera House, a crisis arises when all the instruments in the orchestra start playing the wrong notes. Now everyone is ornery and ready to quit. Can Bobby Wonder and Grabstack save the day so that the show can still go on?