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Unsilent Night
At Christmas, musical customs abound, even if some traditions seem rather unconventional. Rule-breaking composer Phil Kline visits for a conversation about his 11th-annual boombox Christmas carol, Unsilent Night. As composer/director for the Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Raphael Mostel has created a multimedia theater work based on the most beloved elephant in children’s literature. He discusses his new musical, The Travels of Babar. Plus, John McGlynn, cofounder of the Irish choir Anuna, gives stateside fans a preview of what the ensemble’s got cooking for its first-ever American tour.
More about Phil Kline and Unsilent Night
Not only has The Travels of Babar featured such celebrity narrators as actors
Phylicia Rashad and Jerry Stiller, it was also New York City Opera Education’s
first time presenting work by a living composer in its Opera is Elementary program.
More about Raphael Mostel
Among Anuna’s Celtic-inspired recordings are a new collection of rearranged
Christmas songs and an album celebrating the ensemble’s 15th anniversary
this year.
More about Anuna
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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