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Originally aired February 4, 2021

Associate Dean Chris Jenkins introduces ���سԹ� Conservatory's series of Black History Month events and revisits the celebration of Black Artistry on ���سԹ� Stage Left. Click here to read more.

Originally aired February 6, 2021

Professor Steven Plank introduces moderator Associate Dean Chris Jenkins for a panel discussion about the place of the canon in the conservatory with Professors Naomi André, Loren Kajikawa, Imani Mosley, and Kira Thurman.

Originally aired January 29, 2021

Alums Chris Eldridge and Ed Helms ruminate about their ���سԹ� roots, and more, in this edition of The Red Herring Conversations.

Originally aired December 16, 2020

Peter Takács and friends perform 17 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas celebrating the 250th anniversary of the master's birth.

Originally aired December 10 , 2020

Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi perform following a conversation with Professor Jan Miyake about all things banjo and what led to the development of Giddens' immense social consciousness.

Originally aired November 12, 2020

Christian McBride, joined by Afton Battle, Toni-Marie Montgomery, Joy Payton-Stevens, and Titus Underwood, leads a panel discussion about a just and equitable future for Black artists in concert music.

Originally aired October 8, 2020

Moderator Steven Banks leads a discussion about the experiences of Black musicians in concert music with Joseph Conyers, Ann Hobson Pilot, and Nkeiru Okoye. 

Originally aired September 10, 2020

Moderator Chi-chi Nwanoku talks about the often overlooked contributions of Black musicians to concert music throughout history with Aaron Diehl, Aaron Dworkin, Fredara Hadley, and Tammy Kernodle. 

Originally aired August 20, 2020

Director of Vocal Ensembles Gregory Ristow and Assistant Professor of Voice Kendra Colton explain sound latency and demonstrate real-time musical collaboration over the internet.

Originally aired August 13, 2020

Contemporary music division director Tim Weiss presents a virtual performance recorded in 29 homes across the country and discusses how the concept of ‘‘ensemble’’ has taken on a different meaning during 2020.

Originally aired August 6, 2020

Meet the ensemble members in conversation with violin professor Sibbi Bernhardsson, as they chat about their selections for this performance, which includes works by Beethoven, Adolphe, and Janáček (plus a little bluegrass!).

Originally aired July 30, 2020

Associate Dean Chris Jenkins, pianist Dianna White-Gould ’85, and vocalist Matthew Jones perform music by ���سԹ�-connected Black composers. Jenkins chats with H. Leslie Adams ’55 and discusses the Black Lives Matter movement with White-Gould and Jones.

Originally aired July 23, 2020

New violin faculty member Francesca dePasquale and viola professor Kirsten Docter ’92 discuss chamber music collaboration during COVID-19. Pianist Adam Golka joins for a performance of Brahms’ Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40.

Originally aired August 20, 2020

Professor of Music Education Jody Kerchner joins former ���سԹ� Music at Grafton student choir assistants and ���سԹ� Strings facilitators to discuss how their community outreach at Grafton Correctional Institution has fostered new understandings for those on both sides of the bars.

Originally aired July 9, 2020

Assistant Professor of Conducting Tiffany Chang ’09 chats with members of OASO and guest soloists ���سԹ� Professor Alvin Chow and his twin brother, Alan Chow, from a performance of Poulenc’s Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra.

Originally aired July 2, 2020

Copland's Sonata for Violin and Piano featuring violin professor David Bowlin and pianist Tony Cho, following a discussion about the work with Bowlin and teacher of music journalism Mike Telin.

Originally aired June 25, 2020

Organ professors Jonathan Moyer and Christa Rakich and curator David Kazimir discuss ���سԹ�’s expansive organ collection.

Originally aired June 18, 2020

Former students Ruby Brallier MM ’19 and Rebecca Landell Reed ’11 join retiring Associate Professor Catharina Meints as they discuss a shared love of historical performance and enjoy excerpts from Meints‘flutist  2019-20 performances.

Originally aired June 11, 2020

Associate professor Alexa Still and pianist Evan Hines perform works by flutist and composer Valerie Coleman and end with a discussion about American race relations.

Originally aired June 4, 2020

���سԹ� professors Peter Swendsen, Tom Lopez and Aurie Hsu feature electroacoustic composition with movement in this TIMARA show-and-tell.

Originally aired May 28, 2020

���سԹ� faculty Peter Takács (piano), Jesse Jones (composition), and Annemarie Sammartino (history) delve into Beethoven‘s iconic identity and the enduring popularity of his music.

Originally aired May 21, 2020

Excerpts from ���سԹ�’s 2018 ‘‘prism concert’’ following a greeting from ���سԹ� College President Carmen Twillie Ambar, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences David Kamitsuka, and Dean of the Conservatory Bill Quillen.

Originally aired May 19, 2020

���سԹ� Faculty Moyer, Jolly, McDonald, and Still discuss their shared experiences and what they‘ve learned so far in virtual teaching during a pandemic.

Originally aired May 14, 2020

Seth Rudetsky ’88 shares stories only the Broadway insiders know in this special edition of BBB hosted by Jamie O’Leary and Chris Mirto.

Originally aired May 12, 2020

In a conversation with ���سԹ�‘s Tim Weiss, composer Sarah Gibson discusses her inspiration for Pas de deux, which is followed by ���سԹ� Sinfonietta’s performance of the piece.

Originally aired May 10, 2020

����������dz�’s Roman Carnival Overture by the ���سԹ� Orchestra prior to its 2016 appearance at Chicago’s Symphony Center followed by Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

Originally aired May 7, 2020

Professors Bobby Ferrazza and La Tanya Hall chat with Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner ’08 before footage of ���سԹ� Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble at Dizzy’s Club in NYC.

Originally aired May 5, 2020

Composer Osvaldo Golijov joins conductor Raphael Jiménez for a wide-ranging conversation exploring what it means to be a ‘‘world musician.’’

Originally aired May 3, 2020

Gregory Ristow ‘01 and Helen Paxton ‘73 reflect on the 1970 Kent State shootings, followed by the archival performance of Mozart’s Requiem Mass at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Originally aired April 30, 2020

Composer Kati Agócs discusses Vessel with conductor Timothy Weiss before ���سԹ� Sinfonietta presents the 2011 work recorded in Warner Concert Hall.

Originally aired April 28, 2020

Professor David Bowlin and pianist Tony Cho perform Richard Strauss’ warmly romantic Sonata for Violin and Piano. Introduction of the piece by Bowlin.

Originally aired April 26, 2020

A family friendly broadcast of ���سԹ�’s 2013 release of Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches, featuring an introduction from Professor Steven Plank.

Originally aired April 23, 2020

Celebrating the release of ���سԹ� Music’s Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra with Professor Robert Walters and composer Bernard Rands.

Originally aired April 21, 2020

Professors Jamie O‘Leary and Chris Mirto lead a virtual celebration of reasons why it's a good day to be fabulous—even in the era of COVID-19.

Originally aired April 19, 2020

Flute professor Alexa Still leads a discussion with cellist Rachael Lander. .

Originally aired April 16, 2020

Ethnomusicology professor Kathryn Metz leads a discussion with rock music biographer Peter Carlin.

Originally aired April 14, 2020

Discussion and performance related to Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera.