“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 22, 7:00 pm: The Sound of 13 (SOT 20-06)

Black Codes
Black Codes were special laws held over the heads of post-Civil War Black Americans in response to their so-called freedom: laws that were particularly harsh in the states of Mississippi and South Carolina. Learn a little more about Black Codes with a side of music inspired by Mississippi and South Carolina on this edition of The Sound of 13.

Valerie Coleman – Red Clay and Mississippi Delta. Imani Winds

George Gershwin (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) - Porgy and Bess Suite. London Symphony O., Andre Previn

Florence Price – Mississippi River Suite. Women’s Philharmonic – Apo Hsu

Thursday, August 22, 8:00 pm: The Middle (24-34)

A weekly, nonpartisan, live, call-in talk show specifically focused on elevating the voices of the people in the middle of the country.