Classical KUSC Podcasts

As Gustavo Dudamel’s arrival is being heralded, the youth-oriented program that nurtured his musicality, El Sistema, is in the process of being duplicated in Los Angeles. Concert-goers at last Saturday’s Hollywood Bowl ¡Bienvenido Gustavo! concert heard a little of this fledgeling program: The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles- YOLA. LA Phil Chairman of the Board, David Bohnett talks about the confluence of talent and money that is helping this South Central LA Basted musical education get off the ground.

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Nancy Bea Heffley, longtime organist at Dodger Stadium, speaks with Classical KUSC’s Gail Eichenthal and Brian Lauritzen.  Portions of this interview are on Arts Alive for July 4, 2009.

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Hall of Fame sportscaster Vin Scully talks to Classical KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen and Gail Eichenthal about Nancy Bea Heffley, longtime organist at Dodger Stadium.  Portions of this interview are on Arts Alive for July 4, 2009.

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Part 2 of a 2-part conversation.  Part 2 originally aired on KUSC’s Arts Alive on April 11, 2009

Best known for ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’, playwright Edward Albee welcomed KUSC’s Arts Alive’s Chris Stanley into his Tribeca loft for a conversation about his distinguished career.

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Part 1 of a 2-part conversation.  Part 1 originally aired on KUSC’s Arts Alive on April 4, 2009

Best known for ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’, playwright Edward Albee welcomed KUSC’s Arts Alive’s Chris Stanley into his Tribeca loft for a conversation about his distinguished career.

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Gail Eichenthal discovers how a longtime understudy becomes a musical theater star in this feature about singer Jeannette Bayardelle. The feature includes musical excerpts, and insight into what it takes to belt out demanding solos eight performances a week in the national touring company of “The Color Purple.”

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Reporter Chris Stanley probes the unusual techniques utilized in the Oscar-winning documentary about the almost unbelievable feat accomplished by Philippe Petit: an extended high-wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. Chris Stanley interviews the director, plays excerpts from the film, and puts the story in the context of 9/11

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