William Schuman composed more than 100 works during his lifetime and won the Pulitzer Prize for music. But he still found time to re-shape Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School. Today, we look back at one of the country’s most powerful arts administrators. Also: jazz singer Holly Cole performs live in our studio.
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Holly ColeThe Life of William Schuman
The arts world is looking to the Obama Administration for new policy, increased funding, and a new head for the National Endowment for the Arts. Some are calling for a "secretary of the arts" in Obama's cabinet. Today we look back at the life of one the most powerful figures ...
Holly Cole
Nova Scotian singer Holly Cole claims jazz as her bedrock, but her adventurous and divergent repertoire may suggest otherwise, spanning pop, country and show tunes. She joins us to perform live and to discuss her latest CD.
Schuman Revisited
Although William Schuman died in 1992, his heyday as a composer was in the middle of the century – the 40s through the 60s. At that time, composers who wanted to be taken seriously wrote music of great, brow-furrowing complexity. Atonality was the rule – melodic, tonal music like Schuman’s ...