This week on Artworks, we talk with “rural-folk” pianist George Winston about his timeless album “December.” The director and founder of a non-profit focusing on early music talks about their mission. And finally, part three of our Regional Orchestras series brings us to a community member who also plays the part of serious professional musician.
Stories On This Episode
George Winston: more than New Age
By David Johnson - Dec 17, 2008
George Winston’s 1980s Windham Hill records helped launch what became known as the “New Age” music movement, but the pianist prefers to call his style “rural folk piano.” Winston spoke recently with WFIU’s David Brent Johnson about his musical philosophy and his landmark album December.
Early Music in Motion: Growing Early Music in Indiana
By David Wood - Dec 8, 2008
Early music in America has grown considerably over the last several decades, and now one Bloomington organization seeks to educate South-Central Indiana on its importance to music education. WFIU's David Wood spoke with Early Music in Motion founder, Angelique Zuluaga.
The Dark Knight
By Peter Noble Kuchera - Jul 18, 2008
The first thing that must be said about Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” is that this is no comic book movie. It’s a straight up action film with a surprising degree of unpleasantness for summer fare; a different kind of darkness, a modernist darkness. Take Gotham, for example. It’s not the gothic, stylized, noir-ish city […]
Regional Orchestras Part 3: Catherine Marchese
By Annie Corrigan - Dec 6, 2008
Indiana is home to a myriad of local orchestras which draw on the talents of the communities in which they reside.In the final installment of our Regional Orchestras series Annie Corrigan talks with community member Catherine Marcese, who's one serious musician.
