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Selling the Symphony
New York Times arts reporter Daniel Wakin looks at the tactics orchestras are using - some very shrewd and some very silly - to attract a younger crowd. As we'll hear, more and more orchestras are trying to lure them with pre-concert cocktail hours, speed dating, salsa lessons at intermission, video screens in the concert hall, and various other strategies. So do any of these tactics work? We look at some examples and take listener calls on this subject. Also on the show: Singer-songwriters Duncan Sheik and David Poe met at a songwriter's retreat in the south of France and found they have a mutual love for crafty pop songs about girls and a love of vino. The two artists are touring together currently and stop by today for a conversation.
Duncan Sheik and David Poe
The singer-songwriters talk about their unique partnership.
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Symphony Orchestras Get Hip?
New York Times arts reporter Daniel Wakin looks at orchestras' efforts to bring younger audiences.
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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.
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Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico
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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.
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In Studio: Stephanie McKay
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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.
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In Studio: The Decemberists
The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.
Sound Off
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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.
