Avi Avital has just recorded a new CD with music by Johann Sebastian Bach with Deutsche Grammophone. I have compiled some videos and interviews with Avi Avital. Avi Avital Performs Bloch’s “Nigun” from Baal Shem Avi Avital presents Bach Watch the trailer of Avi Avital’s debut album on Deutsche Grammophon including transcriptions of Bach’s Violin [...]
Today I want to present two marches by Sousa, the High School Cadets March and the Imperial Edward March. The scans of the sheet music for those two marches is available in the Library of Congress. High School Cadets March For mandolin and guitar http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.sousa.200028276/default.html Sousa’s Band-High School Cadets March Victor Records-VE Imperial Edward March [...]
Roots of Woody Guthrie: Celebrating Woody at 100 July 14th, 2012 will mark the 100th birthday of the great songwriter, author and artist Woody Guthrie. On today’s show we’ll honor Guthrie by playing a number of his songs and taking a look at some of the sources for the melodies he used and influences on [...]
Recently I have been listening to some resources from the Smithsonian websites, especially the radio programs. Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. A set of radio programs with many interesting recordings is available at: [...]