Here are MTPR program highlights for Sept 18- 24, 2014
THURSDAY- Sept 18, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics - Rubinstein: Six Characteristic Pictures, Op. 50, for piano 4 hands; Rabaud: Solo de Concours, Op. 10, for clarinet and piano; Busoni: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a; Dvorak: 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, for 2 violins, cello, and harmonium, Sibelius: Symphony #1 in E minor, Op. 39
1:00 p.m Ready to Work: Reviving Vocational Ed - The final of four education documentaries from American Radioworks. - Vocational education was once a staple of American schooling, preparing some kids for blue-collar futures while others were put on a path to college. Many experts say it's time to bring career and technical education back.
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 – James Dashner, author of the ‘Maze Runner’ series
FRIDAY – Sept 19, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Mozart: Piano Sonata #18 in D major, K. 576; Reinecke: Trio, Op. 274, for clarinet, horn, and piano; Chabrier: Larghetto for horn and orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet #3 in C minor, Op. 60; Bach: Orchestral Suite #2 in A minor
SATURDAY- Sept 20, 2014
11:00 a.m. San Francisco Opera – Mozart: The Barber of Seville
4:00 p.m. Radiolab – “Laughter” – We all laugh. And you’ll find that humor has very little to do with it. We ask what makes us laugh?
SUNDAY- Sept 21, 2014
8:00 a.m. Center Stage from Wolf Trap – music of J. S. Bach, Stephen Hartke, and György Ligeti
11:10 a.m. Front Row Center – The MTPR weekly arts interview – Fern Glass Boyd of the String Orchestra of the Rockies
11:20 a.m. The Food Guys - “Leeks”
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 – “Lichens”
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 – Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Haydn
MONDAY- Sept 22, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Debussy: Preludes for piano, Book 2; Lefkowitz: Etude for solo harp; Ashford: Summer’s End for string quartet, also Life Like Flowing Water for piano; Keal: Ballade in F minor for viola and piano; Decruck: Sonata for viola and piano; Moeran: Serenade in G; Finzi: The Fall of the Leaf
1:00 p.m. Alternative Radio - Deepa Kumar and Arun Kundnani – Racism and Surveillance
7:30 p.m. Monday Music Special – Global Beats Mexico – The producers visit cafes, galleries, squares, concerts, recording studios and even taxis to talk to some of the most promising bands of the Mexican music scene.
TUESDAY – Sept 23, 2014
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics – Franz Liszt: Consolation #3 in Db major, Hungarian Rhapsody #6 in Db major, Un Sospiro in Db major – all for piano; Frederic Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65; Béla Bartok: First Rhapsody for cello and piano; Erno Dohnanyi: String Quartet #3 in A minor, Op. 33; Josef Suk: Praga, Op. 26 Symphonic Poem
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 – Hilary Hahn – The Grammy Award winning violinist features her most recent project “In 27 Pieces.” Hahn commissioned 26 composers from around the world to write short-form works. For the 27th encore, she held an open contest that drew more than 400 entries.
8:30 p.m. Reflections West – – Erin Saldin reflects on the mysterious bond between parent and child. She pairs her thoughts with the classic western Novel Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson.
WEDNESDAY- Sept 24, 2014
9:00 a.m. Morning Classics – Bernhard Heiden: Horn Sonata; Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in Bb major, Op. 99, D. 898; Carl Czerny: Grande Sonate in F minor, Op. 178 for piano 4 hands; W. A. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in Bb major, K. 191/186e
1:00 p.m. Moyers and Company
1:25 p.m. Of the West – with producer/host Philip Aaberg
8:30 p.m. What I Like About Jazz - Features small group jazz from 1950 to now