Is classical music in trouble? Pianist Orli Shaham believes most people, “given half a chance,” will seek out deeper art forms at some point in their lives. This week, Orli Shaham on helping people find their way to classical music, and more.
Harmonia | By Sarah Huebsch Schilling - April 15, 2024
This week, music from 15th-century Milan from the court of the powerful Sforza family, whose lavish productions sometimes bordered on the spectacular, including staging machinery designed by da Vinci. Join us!
It’s a mixtape! Five songs (okay, stories), by five different producers. Three are about being behind the scenes. One’s about your dad retiring. And an investigation into love.
If you’ve spent any time in the early European wing at your local art museum, you might have noticed just how musical religious art can be. This hour on Harmonia, join us for harmonies both heavenly and terrestrial as we imagine the soundscapes of angel concerts in medieval and Renaissance art.
With a total solar eclipse just days away, we’re looking up at the sun for inspiration. We’ll hear songs of sunshine from the songbook, including “New Sun In The Sky,” “I Like The Sunrise” and “On The Sunny Side Of The Street.”
Critic Eric Deggans says TV offers him a wide canvas for engaging with culture, and comedian Sara Schaefer decides Twitter isn’t the best place to address sexism in comedy. So she makes video sketches instead.
Journey Indiana | By Alex Chambers - April 3, 2024
From the History Museum in South Bend: explore the Indiana Museum's coverlets exhibit, learn about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and tour the Studebaker Museum.
In 1433, around 3:00 PM in Scotland in high summer, the sun vanished. This total solar eclipse came to be known as “The Black Hour.” Join us this week as we listen to eclipse-themed music from across the centuries. Music of darkness- this week on Harmonia.
We’re celebrating the centennial of the Divine One, Miss Sarah Vaughan, listening to some classic recordings, including “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” and “Misty.”
