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Culture in the News
Omar Thomas on making “Griot Songs” at GBH
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His newest album, “Griot Songs,” was recorded entirely in the GBH Fraser Performance Studio. He spoke to Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson about the process.
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Climbing The 'Mount Everest' Of Piano Works, Jonathan Biss Reflects On Beethoven And Mental Health
"On April 24th, 2007, Beethoven's Sonata Opus 109 made me lose my mind." -
Acclaimed Bassist Victor Wooten Plays With BSO
The Grammy winner is playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra this weekend -
Trick Or Treat: How One Wellesley Professor Is Rethinking The Salem Witch Trials
Professor Julie Walsh's "Philosophy and Witchcraft" class, offered each fall, focuses on witchcraft, its prosecution, and, of course, Salem, Massachusetts.
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Episode 6, Season 3<br> Poems about Motherhood by Sharon Olds and Bernadette Mayer
Elisa New, Emily Oster, Sharon Olds, & Bernadette Mayer explore poems on motherhood.| 25:38 -
Episode 27, Season 10<br> "Each Other," "Svadba," and Paris Alston & Jeremy Siegel
"Each Other," "Svadba," Love Stories," and Paris Alston & Jeremy Siegel| 26:46 -
Episode 5, Season 3<br> Mending Wall, by Robert Frost
Caroline Kennedy, Tracy K. Smith & more read Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” with Elisa New.| 25:21 -
Episode 5, Season 3<br> Is Pop-Punk Coming Back?
Explore pop punk’s popularity. FeFe Dobson helps us answer the question, “Why now?”| 12:53
