Here are MTPR program highlights for Oct 9 – Oct 15, 2014
THURSDAY- Oct 9, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics - Haydn: Flute Sonata in C major, Op. 87; Mozart: Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, K. 498; Mercadante: Flute Concerto #4 in G major; Manfredini: Two String Quartets: #4 in C major and #3 in A major; Clementi: Minuetto Pastorale in D major, also Symphony in Bb major, Op. 18 #1
1:06 p.m Resource Revolution – from Climate One. The global energy economy is undergoing tectonic shifts. Business leaders, scientists and authors talks about the path toward a prosperous and sustainable economy
2:06 p.m. Jazz Sessions - A variety of jazz tunes and styles with Terry Conrad
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat with Annie Garde – a show for children of all ages
7:30 p.m. The Write Question – Pete Fromm, author of the novel “If Not For This”
FRIDAY – Oct 10, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – CPE Bach: Fantasie in F # minor for piano; Geminiani: Sonata #2 in D minor for cello and basso continuo, Op. 5; Beethoven: Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for violin, viola, and cello; Kuhlau: Violin Sonata in Eb major, Op. 64; Haydn: Symphony #98 in Bb major
SATURDAY- Oct 11, 2014
11:00 a.m. San Francisco Opera – Dolores Claiborne (in English), composer Tobias Picker
4:00 p.m. Radiolab – “Parasites” – Could parasites be the shadowy hands that pull the strings of life? Learn about nature’s moochers, with tales of lethargic farmers, zombie cockroaches, and even mind-controlled humans. Plus claims that some parasites may be good for you.
SUNDAY- Oct 12, 2014
8:00 a.m. Center Stage from Wolf Trap – Music of Bela Bartok, Alfredo Catalani, Martin Hennessy, Shelley Foster Gurin, and Erno Dohnanyi
11:10 a.m. Front Row Center – The MTPR weekly arts interview – Kim Anderson talks about the 15th annual and the final Humanities Montana coordinated Montana Festival of the Book.
11:20 a.m. The Food Guys - “Butter”
11:30 a.m. Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me - The “oddly informative” NPR news quiz show – with Peter Sagal
12:25 p.m. Field Notes – “Daddy Longlegs”
4:00 p.m. TED Radio Hour - A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create
7:00 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Edo de Waart and Ton Koopman conduct music of Mozart, Brahms, and Haydn
MONDAY- Oct 13, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes; Katherine Hoover: Canyon Echoes for flute and guitar; John Thow: Breath of the Sun for three flutes and alto flute; Paul Lansky: Arches and Line and Shadow; Mary Ann Griebling: The Four Elements for clarinet and piano; Dave Brubeck: The Desert and the Parched Land; Arthur Foote: Suite in E, Op. 63; William Schuman: Symphony #5
1:00 p.m. Alternative Radio - Rebecca Solnit – Breaking Stories
7:30 p.m. Indigenous Expression with David Sam
TUESDAY – Oct 14, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – J.S. Bach: English Suite #5 in E minor, BWV 810; Alonso Lobo: Versa est in luctom; Heinrich Isaac: Virgo prudentissima; Mozart: Symphony in D major, K. 81; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio #1 in D minor, Op. 49; Telemann: Overture – Suite in Bb major
11:00 am Freeforms with Michael Marsolek
1:00 p.m. Home Ground Radio with Brian Kahn
1:30 p.m. Musician’s Spotlight with John Floridis – The Carolina Chocolate Drops –This Grammy award winning group has been bringing the African-American roots of “old-time” and traditional folk music to the forefront of that genre for the past decade.
8:30 p.m. Reflections West – – Robert Lee reflects on his experiences teaching poetry in a fishing town in Alaska. He pairs his thoughts with a poem by an elementary student from Hydaburg.
WEDNESDAY- Oct 15, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Raff: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 179; Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata #2 in D major, Op. 58; Hummel: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 65; Bruch: Symphony #2 in F minor, Op. 36
1:00 p.m. Moyers and Company
1:25 p.m. Living on Earth – the public radio environmental news magazine
8:30 p.m. What I Like About Jazz - Features small group jazz from 1950 to now