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Music on the Brain
A study conducted by researchers from Montreal's McGill University earlier this year had conductor Keith Lockhart, musicians in the Boston Symphony, and their audience members wearing special sensors in an unusual attempt to monitor their emotional responses to music. Dr. Daniel Levitin, a cognitive neuroscientist who is a member of the McGill team, joins us to explain why a Puccini opera may make your heart flutter. Also, Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle. And, composer Michael Galasso discusses his collaboration with experimental director Robert Wilson on Henrik Ibsen's verse-drama "Peer Gynt." This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck
This is your Brain on Music
Researchers at McGill University explore audiences' emotional responses to live music performance. Musician and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin discusses their research.
Bollywood Superstar
Asha Boshle is one of Bollywood's most beloved voices. She joins us today to discuss 60 years of Bollywood movie music.
A Modern Anti-Hero
Composer Michael Gallasso discusses his new score for the Henrik Ibsen existential masterpiece, "Peer Gynt."
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Find out what John Schaefer and the Soundcheck staff have to say about recent segments on the show. Plus, watch videos from in-studio performances.
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Introducing our Video Contest
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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.
In Studio: Angel Deradoorian
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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.
