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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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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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