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<p>Part three of our special summer pop-up series -- recorded live with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra -- comes from Ghana and the West Indies, and explores the dangers of greed.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm ... Show More

<p>In this encore, we revisit an Italian folktale starring Bobby Moynihan ("Duck Tales," "SNL") about a father who gives seemingly simple gifts to his three sons. But there is more to these family heirlooms than meets the eye. </p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Li ... Show More

<p>French comedian Gad Elmaleh stars in this episode about one little armadillo who doesn't let anyone discourage him from following his dreams. This lively Bolivian folktale tells the origin story of the "charango," a small Andean stringed instrument.</p> <p>Sign up for our mon ... Show More

<p>Jennifer Higdon wrote her Concerto for Orchestra for the Philadelphia Orchestra and its then-Music Director Wolfgang Sawallisch who gave the work its premiere in 2002. Since then it's been recorded by the Atlanta Symphony and, on a new Naxos album just out, by the Houston Symp ... Show More

The pop-meet-classical duo perform a quarantine concert from their New York City apartment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

<p>More than just 'da da da dum! </p><p>Beethoven's 5th Symphony accompanied Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on the regular Bombay to Basra route he sailed during his early days in the Merchant Navy. </p><p>Archaeologist and crime novelist, Dana Cameron, spent many a long day in a dark, ... Show More

A podcast event like no other, we couldn't just kick off Season 2 of BeeBop Tales without a trailer! Here's the info for our live show at Printers Row! The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian is a sci-fi story podcast for kids. Many thanks to Mark Greenberg of the Mayfair Workshop f ... Show More

Melly Victor of Stoopkid Stories joins us for the story of Ella Fitzgerald's first performance at the famous Apollo Theatre. Also, we talk about the history of tuning, how the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I also tried to standardize musical tuning, and how singers hu ... Show More

<p><strong>Xavier de Maistre</strong> – with Cologne's WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann – has recorded harp concertos by Reinhold Glière and Alexander Mosolov for Sony Classical, supplemented by a couple of transcriptions of Russian ballet music. James Jolly ... Show More

Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica discuss the tenor saxophonist and his roots in the thriving Los Angeles jazz scene. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and S ... Show More

<p>We are performing live this summer across the state of Florida! For the full list of our performances, please visit: <a href="https://www.eatyourspanishpodcast.com/live-concerts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.eatyourspanishpodcast.com/live-concerts</a></ ... Show More

Together - Michael Cartellone, Phil Collen, Joel Hoekstra & Jay Jay French have 186 cumulative years of rock n roll legacy under their belts. Tune in to hear this star studded lineup of guests discuss their musical upbringings, life as a touring musician and their experiences pla ... Show More