“The Sound of 13” and “The Middle”
Tonight at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.
Thursday, August 15, 7:00 pm: The Sound of 13 (SOT 20-05)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
When the 13th Amendment was ratified the work for true freedom for Afro-Americans was only just beginning. As far as a Black man from England was concerned, composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor, it was work that he felt that he had to be engaged in as well. Music by this Afro-Englishman and more on episode 5 of The Sound of 13.
Florence Price – Fantasie Negre; Lara Downes, piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Romance in G Major for Violin and Orchestra; Rachel Barton-Pine, violin; Encore Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hege
Libby Larsen – Holy Roller; Dan Goble, saxophone Russell Hirshfield, piano
Valerie Coleman – Shotgun Houses; Harlem Quartet/David Shifrin, clarinet
Thursday, August 15, 8:00 pm: The Middle (24-33)
A weekly, nonpartisan, live, call-in talk show specifically focused on elevating the voices of the people in the middle of the country.