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In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, establishing a new canon of songs. This week, we’ll explore some of her entries into this new American songbook.
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This week, jazz historian Will Friedwald joins us to talk about the early years of Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio.
A look at the nature of performance, and its effect on performer and audience alike.
The work of women in film has been overlooked since the beginning of movies. Alicia Kozma, incoming director of the IU Cinema, is working to change that.
In 1962 John Coltrane collaborated with Duke Ellington, recorded an all-ballads LP, and established the group now known as the Classic Quartet.
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In a public talk, poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will discuss her collection of essays, World of Wonders, and the role of nature in our lives on Thursday, September 22, at the Cook Center in Bloomington. The event, sponsored by Indiana Humanities, is free but registration is required.
How does a ship’s trumpeter end up leading Venice’s most prestigious 15th-century wind band? This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the impact of maritime culture on music from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.
Austin Davis reads "The World Will End Tonight," "Lotus & Fear," and "Lotus & Love.
Austin Davis reads "The World Will End Tonight," "Lotus & Fear," and "Lotus & Love.
Beginning in the 1950s, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from some of her best live sets in places like Berlin, Juan-Les-Pins, and the Hollywood Bowl.
Even after doing the March Trilogy with Congressman John Lewis, artist Nate Powell thought social progress was inevitable. Then came the 2016 election. His new book of graphic essays reckons with what that meant as a parent and citizen.
This week, IU Cinema screens the 1929 Soviet silent film Man with a Movie Camera, with a live score by the Austin, Texas-based group Montopolis.
IU Opera Theater presents Don Giovanni, beginning this Friday, September 16. The production is directed by Jacobs faculty member Michael Shell and conducted by Louis Lohraseb, Assistant Conductor at Los Angeles Opera.
Join us for a special fund-drive edition of Ether Game
Stories from around Indiana...coming to you from the Angel Mounds State Historic Site.
We’re celebrating the Cleveland baroque orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, which enters its thirtieth season in 2022. We’ll follow their journey from baroque standards like the Monteverdi Vespers and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, forward to Mozart, sideways to traditional American and British music, and backwards to Celtic chant and cantigas.
This week, we pay tribute to vocal jazz Annie Ross, chronicling her solo work as well as her time with the groundbreaking jazz group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
One of those personalities you'd love to have a beer with. He'd be buying. You'd be listening
Henry Gray has been alive for a century. This week, he reflects on the 70 years he had with his wife, Alice, on growing up in Indiana, and on getting old. And Kaity Radde visits the Bloomington Catholic Worker.
Constellation Stage and Screen's first theatrical production runs September 14-October 1 at The Hundredth Hill, just outside Bloomington.
Stories from around Indiana...coming to you from the Angel Mounds State Historic Site.
Kayte Young talks with the festival coordinators about what to expect at this year's event.
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