Stephen Sondheim on Fresh Air

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Stephen Sondheim appeared on Fresh Air yesterday to talk about lyrics, songwriting, and his new memoir Finishing the Hat.

Weekly Gathering

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The Weekly Gathering (named after a singing concept taught to me by my current teacher) will feature some of the better singing and music articles I’ve found around the web in the previous week.

From Classical Singer Magazine: The Legacy of Richard Miller

NPR’s Report on Better Breathing: Baby Steps to Better

Brian Eno on Singing

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If you’ve ever listened to NPR for any extended period of time, you may have heard their series “This I Believe”. Listeners send in their essays on what they believe, and, if they are chose, they may read those essays aloud on the air. I have personally found many of these very

NPR Interview with Carlo Ponti Junior

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NPR featured an interview with Carlo Ponti Junior on Weekend Edition this Saturday. In it they discussed classical music in our schools, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mussorgsky’s Pictures At an Exhibition, and why classical music is important. There are some recordings on the page as well.

Music Therapist story

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One of my favorite shows is Marketplace on NPR. This is an half-hour daily show that reviews the day’s events and contains stories that cover a broad scope of economics and finance. Some times, this can be a bit over my head.

Weekly though, there is Marketplace Money, which is an hour